Is Fuse Audio Labs’ Flywheel the best tape machine sim for EUR 25?

Flywheel brings back the subtle imperfections of tape recording thanks to simulated saturation, hysteresis, upper frequency damping, and head bumps. Is this the best tape sim plug-in for €25?

Solar Guitars A1.6: Vinter is coming… and it is feature-packed

Solar Guitars' A1.6 Vinter is a super cool six-string in an eye catching, all-over, Pearl White matte finish, and comes loaded with an Evertune bridge and a set of Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers.

NUGEN Audio Paragon: A premium hybrid IR/algorithmic surround reverb

Paragon is a highly advanced reverb that makes short work of IRs by re-synthesizing them and lets you create surround reverbs from mono sources. It's big and expensive, but it's the way forward!

We used the new FindYourFender tool and it chose guitars we’d never even consider.

Fender's new FindYourFender tool is an interesting new tool aimed at newcomers to guitar, bass and ukulele that recommends instruments from its vast range based on a few preferences.

Big Fish Audio Aura: 4 sound engines, endless soundscapes

Aura consists of 4 separate sound engines, each with a dedicated X/Y pad for parameter morphing. These are complemented by a collection of 23+ audio effects, 10 of which can be modulated...

Peavey relaunches the HP 2 following Eddie Van Halen’s death

Peavey has just officially announced that it will restart production of the HP 2, a guitar based on the Wolfgang model from the 1990s designed in cooperation with the late Eddie Van Halen.

The Taurus Stomp-Head 6.CE: An all-in-one pedalboard amp with classic vintage tones

The new Taurus Stomp-Head 6.CE pedalboard amplifier packs plenty of power and classic amp tones in a compact unit, and has a 12AX7 tube at the heart of its tone.

Fender Parallel Universe Vol II Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe: A Fender LP Custom!

If you've ever wondered what Fender's take on the Gibson Les Paul Custom would look like, here's your answer. Will this new limited-edition hybrid guitar sound like one though?

Jamahook: powerful AI generates harmony, rhythm and drums for your songs

Suffering from composers' block? The makers of Jamahook say their new tool generates melody and harmony loops that will fit your song's key, tempo and mood.

Rupert Neve Designs unveils the 5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor

The Rupert Neve Designs 5254 Diode Bridge Compressor delivers two channels of classic Neve 2254-style compression in one unit of rack space, with some modern improvements.

AFX Station revealed as a rebranded Bass Station II – is that it?

After a global campaign of intrigue and excitement teasing a new synth in collaboration with Aphex Twin it ends up in crushing disappointment. They could have just given us a bunch of stickers. 

SolidGoldFX NU-33 Vinyl Engine: a chorus/vibrato pedal with Lo-Fi vinyl tricks

Hand made in Montreal, the new NU-33 Vinyl Engine from SolidGoldFX is a "lo-fi" chorus/vibrato pedal with a special vinyl mode that simulates the warp and hiss of an old record.

u-he CVilization: the details are in and it’s available now

You Mix, Route, Record/Mutate and Pan - that's what CVilization is all about through its 4 colour-coded modes of CV manipulation and it hopes to change your whole approach to modular.

Julien’s Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock ‘N’ Roll auction to feature two Eddie Van Halen guitars

Two Eddie Van Halen guitars are going up for sale in the Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock ‘N’ Roll auction. Both instruments have great provenance, and could fetch up to $80,000, each.

d16 Group Spacerek: workhorse room reverb with tons of possibilities

The new d16 reverb is all about room simulations and tweaking potential, driven by a cutting-edge hybrid algorithm. Intro and loyalty prices are pretty great, given what's on offer.

Waves V12 update brings resizable GUIs, preset browser, free plug-ins

The 12th major update to Waves' plug-in technology brings resizable interfaces, new preset browser, free plug-ins and further tweaks. How's your Update Plan?

Behringer 2600 rolls off the production line, to cost $599!

Behringer has released some photos of their ARP 2600 clone going through test procedures and sitting around in boxes ready to ship. How much it will cost is still unknown.

Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption as you’ve never heard it before!

YouTuber maromaro1337 has a unique take on the famous guitar solo Eruption, and we think Eddie would have loved it! So sit back and enjoy this 1 min 54 seconds of blistering Stylophone.

PreSonus AVB-D16 AVB to Dante Bridge: Is it time to admit that AVB is dead?

PreSonus has just launched the AVB-D16 AVB to Dante Bridge letting your AVB equipped gear talk to Dante networks. Is this an admission that Dante networking is now dominant?

Erica Synths SYNTRX analogue synthesizer ships

The SYNTRX synth is now available off-the-shelf from your local music store and direct from Erica Synths for a Synthi AKS inspired, convention challenging audio adventure.

SynthBooth: Weston Precision Audio TS0 Time Segment Oscillator

From a DIY Pro-One replica to Thru-Zero Eurorack modules Weston Precision Audio is carving out a space for interesting tones so the TS0 Segment Oscillator is unsurprisingly complex and rich.

SynthBooth: STEM Modular – connecting modular with science, math and engineering

Never mind the educational constructs STEM Modular is developing a range of earthy and creative Eurorack modules to experiment with the fundamental components of sound and electricity and make music.

SynthBooth: WMD throw in a Javelin multimode envelope and C4RBN filter with a twist

Javelin is an ADSR with added attitude and depth what C4RBN loses in vowels it makes up for in saturation and wavefolding on its 4-pole/2-pole state variable output.

SynthBooth: IO Instruments KALYKE, CARPOL and KALLICHORE modules

IO Instruments has released a line of modules this year and was showing three new ones at SynthBooth: KALYKE Dual Function Generator, CARPOL triple headphone amp and KALLICHORE their extraordinary 6 Voice DCO ...