Boss announces new OC-5 octave pedal with upgraded mono and poly modes
17 Sep 2020 in Guitar
Boss has given its new OC-5 octave pedal some impressive specs, with enhanced, vintage-voiced monophonic modes, as well as modern day polyphonic octave modes.
Will Boss Pocket GT revolutionise how we learn electric guitar?
17 Sep 2020 in Guitar
The new Boss Pocket GT has Bluetooth music streaming, a USB audio interface and YouTube compatibility as well. This multi-effects and amp simulator appears to handle a lot of useful things in one neat package.
Strymon NightSky to be revealed today, but have we had enough of teaser marketing?
17 Sep 2020 in Guitar
Strymon's new pedal will be called NightSky, but has Eventide stolen Strymon's thunder with the Blackhole reverb pedal announced recently? And do we still need teaser-style campaigns in 2020, anyway?
Deal: Soundtoys Effects Rack in a flash sale for only EUR 89!
Plug-in stronghold Soundtoys is temporarily reducing the price of its all-encompassing virtual tool box Effects Rack by almost 70 percent! Check 'em out here.Dunlop releases limited-edition Tom Morello Cry Baby Wah
16 Sep 2020 in Guitar
This bright red Dunlop limited-edition Tom Morello Cry Baby Wah is emblazoned with two quotes by the guitarist and is based on his favourite Cry Baby GCB95 circuit.
The MXR FOD Drive gives you two amp tones in one pedal
16 Sep 2020 in Guitar
The new MXR FOD Drive lets you stack two distinctly different guitar amp circuits together, and then blend between them, allowing you to create your own unique overdrive tones.
The Tula Mic: an all-in-one mobile recording solution that fits in your pocket
16 Sep 2020 in Studio
The sharp-looking Tula Mic is an all-in-one portable USB mic and digital recorder for content creation, streaming, conferencing and more.
Tim Shoebridge’s Digital Waveform brings DW-8000 sounds to Korg *Logue synthesizers
16 Sep 2020 in Synths
In the latest custom *Logue oscillator from Tim Shoebridge comes an attempt to recreate the sounds of the Korg DW-8000 hybrid polysynth. Compatible with the Korg NTs-1 Minilogue XD and Prologue.
Lightning Boy TI Box: A “thicker” sounding premium DI box
Lightning Boy Audio drops its TI Box Direct Input box aiming to give you a "thicker" sounding DI box with rich harmonics and high output. Is the TI Box worth getting excited about?The iPad Air 2020 is more like the iPad Pro and starts at USD 599
15 Sep 2020 in Tech
Slim bezels, USB C, Apple Pencil & keyboard covers compatibility, new A14 chipset, five colors - the iPad Air just got plenty of love! All that starting at USD 599 for 64GB + Wi-Fi.
Eventide pulls out all the stops with new Blackhole Reverb pedal
15 Sep 2020 in Guitar
The new Eventide Blackhole Reverb pedal gives you a superb level of control over your reverb, whether it's tight spaces, or infinite expanses that trail off into the universe.
Arturia PolyBrute Analog Matrix Synthesizer: Full details!
15 Sep 2020 in Synths
After the image of this impressive-looking new synthesizer leaked yesterday we now have all the details of Arturia's PolyBrute 6-voice, 2 oscillator analog flagship polysynth.
Patch & Tweak with Moog: Kim Bjørn collaborates with the masters of semi-modular
15 Sep 2020 in Synths
Kim Bjørn's Patch & Tweak can be found on the coffee table of every synth enthusiast and now with Moog Music he releases a special edition focusing on their unique range of semi-modular synthesizers.
M-Audio Keystation 88 Mk3: The Keystation controller grows wider
15 Sep 2020 in Synths
M-Audio extends the range of their MIDI/USB Keystation controllers to a full 88 keys with the Keystation 88 Mk3 while keeping it lightweight and gigable.
Web mastering service CloudBounce launches desktop app, slashes subscription price
CloudBounce is now a Windows and macOS app with batch processing functionality and a wider choice of export formats. The yearly subscription price has been slashed considerably, too.GBSoundlab EasyMix: A new quick-fix analog modeled channel strip plug-in
14 Sep 2020 in Studio
A plug-in to get your mix in order "very easily"? Bring it on! GBSoundlab presents EasyMix, a new channel strip plug-in with controls to edit individual audio tracks, buses or entire mixes.
Audio Test Kitchen 2.0: compare over 300 microphones online, for free!
14 Sep 2020 in Studio
Compare over 300 mics's looks and sounds online, completely free! Such is the great premise of Audio Test Kitchen. Is this clever tool going to forever change how we buy microphones?
The Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork+ Polyphonic Pitch Shift is here at last
14 Sep 2020 in Guitar
With its +/- 3 octaves of polyphonic pitch-shifting and multiple output routing options, is the Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork+ Polyphonic Pitch Shift the new top dog pitch-shifter?
Leak! Arturia are about to release a PolyBrute!
14 Sep 2020 in Synths
We felt something like this, something huge was going to drop from Arturia and we weren't wrong. The PolyBrute is Arturia's new flagship polysynth and it's a beauty.
Instruments of Things TBD: Open source Eurorack DSP module for running your own algorithms
14 Sep 2020 in
If you ever wanted to run your own DSP synthesizer and effects algorithms in Eurorack then the TBD is for you! It gives you the hardware interface for your programming skills.
Review: Overloud Gem Voice – great vocal sounds without the complexity?
13 Sep 2020 in Studio
So you want comprehensive digital tools to get the best out of your vocals? Overloud Gem Voice can get you some great sounds, but keeps the learning curve nice and flat. Check out our full review.
Has COVID-19 saved the electric guitar?
13 Sep 2020 in Guitar
As lockdown hit, the future of the guitar industry looked bleak. But now it appears that manufacturers are struggling to meet demand. Has Covid turned around the fate of the electric guitar?
Behringer gives us an update on the RD-9 drum machine
13 Sep 2020 in Synths
Behringer says they are trying to fix the RD-8 MIDI sync which impacts the RD-9 firmware and so once one is ready the other will ship because "we simply don't compromise on quality".