Novation AFX Station: The review

A first look at Novation's AFX Station, a reworking of the Bass Station II by none other than Aphex Twin. And it's a bit of a winner, actually.

Mile End Effects’ mthrfckr=rptr combines a cassette tape preamp and lo-fi tape delay

Mile End Effects’ new mthrfckr=rptr pedal emulates old tape delays, adding in a tape preamp to help mangle your ideas in wonderful new ways.

SSL is giving away 2 plug-ins if you own or buy an SSL 2/2+ audio interface!

SSL is giving away 2 high-quality plug-ins until December 31, 2020. To get them, however, you need to own an SSL 2 or SSL 2+ audio interface. We have the deals!

Manson MA 2020 Red Santa Limited Edition – how would you like yours?

Get into the Christmas spirit with the new Manson Guitar Works MA 2020 Red Santa Limited Edition, which comes in a festive Metallic Holosparkle Red finish.

Deal: Save a whopping EUR 500 on FL Studio All Plugins Edition through November!

Image-Line is taking EUR 500 off FL Studio All Plugins Edition, bringing the price to EUR 389 down from EUR 889. Talk about a Black Friday deal!

High Score: chiptune-tastic retro video game sounds from the 1980s

Updated: Renegade Soundplay has successfully funded the classic computer and video game sounds of High Score on Kickstarter and it's now available.

Turn your iPhone into a cardboard stomp box

Beat Bars has come up with an innovative use for your old iPhone - turn it into a Cardboard Footswitch or Cardboard Expression Pedal.

Biffy Clyro signature Booooom/Blast distortion pedal teased on Instagram

Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil reveals the disctinctive new Booooom/Blast distortion fuzz pedal on Instagram, with and pre-orders starting on 6 November.

Epiphone launches Prophecy series of hard rock guitars with Fishman Fluence pickups

Teased earlier this year, the Epiphone Prophecy range has landed with new colours, high-end hardware and Fishman Fluence pickups. Time to rock out!

Stratus is an intriguing, hyper-minimalist multi-effects pedal now on Kickstarter

Chaos Audio' Stratus is a Bluetooth-enabled multi-effects pedal with a hyper-minimal user interface and a DSP running effects controlled via a smartphone app. Intrigued? So are we.

Antidote and Euphoria: The Chromatic modules we need right now from Dreadbox

In the chaos of modular as a metaphor for life in 2020 a little bit of Antidote and Euphoria from Dreadbox could bring you the arresting beauty of strings and the warm embrace of phasing.

Warm Audio WA-67: A clone of Neumann’s ultra-desirable U67 condenser mic

Warm Audio clones a classic tube condenser microphone, the Neumann U67! The WA-67 will be priced at around €1099 - that's still a fraction of the price of the original.

Apple schedules November 10 press event, first ARM Macs inbound!

One more thing... Next Tuesday (November 10) Tim Cook will take the stage to announce - in all likelihood - Apple's first ARM-based consumer Macs.

Kosmo Format: Look Mum No Computer releases the Funky Filter Grr and Offset Boost Attenuvert

Sam Battle has smashed his mission to produce a Kosmo format module a month for a year with the #1114 Funky Filter Grrr and #1171 OBA bring the total up to 13 and celebrates with an explanatory video.

Pre-orders open on Moog Werkstatt-01 analog synth kit and expander!

Moog's Werkstatt-01 compact and patchable synth-in-a-kit is back for a limited time and comes complete with an updated CV Expander for modular interaction.

Cherry Audio CA2600: Classic looking ARP 2600 emulation that models every model

While new hardware 2600s are now a reality Cherry Audio presents us with a fabulous looking software option in the CA2600 self-contained duophonic synthesizer for 25 bucks.

Caelum Audio Tape Pro – creative FX processor and tape toybox

Tape Pro is something of a tape-based multi-fx processor with a very interesting feature set and signal flow. It's also on introductory sale that sees 20% taken off the regular GBP 40 price!

ARM MacBook Air, iMac, 13-inch MacBook Pro to debut in November?

References to three 2020 Mac computers have been spotted inside the files of macOS Big Sur's first developer beta. We might be in for a solid Mac launch event this November!

Ernie Ball Music Man Jason Richardson Cutlass: in new Rorschach Red Buckeye Burl finish

The new Ernie Ball Music Man Jason Richardson Cutlass comes in an eye-catching Rorschach Red Buckeye Burl finish, and is available in both 6-string and 7-string versions.

7 scarily good Halloween plug-in deals you shouldn’t miss!

We have racked up 7 scary-good Halloween deals and sales by esteemed developers. You you will surely find something to catch your interest!

Mojotone’s new Custom BlackOut British Head: 18-watts of pure valve tone

The new Mojotone Custom BlackOut British Head is an 18 Watt, all hand-wired, made in the USA amp head that uses carefully chosen components to deliver the ultimate tone.

Deal: Sennheiser E 935 vocal microphone for only EUR 99!

Here comes the time for a great Sennheiser offer! The well-regarded E 935 dynamic vocal microphone is currently available for EUR 99.

Halloween Deal: Sonible Equalizer Plug-ins with up to 70% discount!

Forward-thinking developer Sonible has lowered the prices for its equalizer plug-ins in time for Halloween. The offers are good until Nov. 4!

NUX’s new Duotime crams in five rack-style stereo delays and a looper for $149

The Nux Duotime Stereo Delay is not only usable in mono, but has also specialised in rack delay sounds of up to 1800ms delay time, with plenty of 1980s favourites included in one blue pedal.