Fender Japan announces limited edition Black Paisley Stratocaster, with a chunky neck

This limited edition run of the Fender Black Paisley Stratocaster is exclusive to the Japanese market, but the specifications are so good you may well want to hunt one down.

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork + Polyphonic Pitch Shift: More details emerge

Is the new Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork + Polyphonic Pitch Shift pedal imminent? Leaked in January, it's now appearing on dealer sites in the US. Here's what we know so far.

DirtyWave M8: Handheld synth and tracker project is looking stunning

The M8 is an open-source sequencer/tracker and synthesizer project by musician Timothy Lamb (AKA Trash80) is based on Mutable Instruments Braids and is shaping up beautifully as it nears release. 

Bragi Modular Frigg: Parametric EQ kicks off new viking inspired modular range

Odin’s wife, Frigg, was a paragon of beauty, love, fertility and fate and is apparently capable of +- 12 dB of gain in low and high bands of EQ. Bragi Modular release their first module.

Ritual Electronics Pointeuse: Trigger, Gate, Mute and Switch with your feet in a 1U module

Ritual Electronics unveils their first 1U module in a series of modules we saw prototypes of over Superbooth. Pointeuse will trigger, gate, mute and switch from a footswitch.

Kurzweil innovates with 76-key versions of PC4 performance controller and SP6 piano

Just when you thought Kurzweil was running out of ideas someone suggested removing an octave and we have the entirely new and almost the same PC4-7 and SP6-7. 

United Plugins Transmutator lets you get creative with crossfades

Crossfades are boring? Not anymore! United Plugins and JMG Sound have released Transmutator, a crossfading plug-in that lets you get creative with 16 different fade modes.

Behringer’s RD-6, a TR-606 clone, available now in a kaleidoscope of colours

Behringer revealed their RD-6 analog drum machine at NAMM with 8 sounds, individual outputs, 64 steps of sequencing and a big fat distortion. Pre-orders have just opened.

Newfangled Audio Generate: Chaos unleashed in Buchla inspired animated synthesizer

You tried a bit of free chaos with Pendulate but now embrace the animated unpredictability of 5 types of chaotic oscillator in the fully fleshed out Generate by Newfangled Audio and Eventide.

Endorphin.es Queen of Pentacles complex hybrid drum module rocks 909 day

Make way for the Queen of Pentacles a massive 7 voice drum module combining analogue and digital sound sources with Endorphin's inspired filtering and effects processing.

Waves Kaleidoscopes: a multi-faceted suite of modulation effects

Waves Kaleidoscopes takes the classic modulation effects phaser, flanger, chorus and tremolo and lets you combine them in a variety of ways. It's a colorful swirl of dynamic modulation.

Review: Is the Arturia KeyStep 37 the perfect MIDI and Modular controller?

More keys and arpeggios, a display, polyphonic sequencing, an expanded Chord mode, MIDI controls and loads of tweaks: the KeyStep 37 packs a punch for modular and MIDI control. Here's our review!

Overloud Voice: An all-in-one vocal mixing chain for your DAW

Overloud debuts Voice, an all-in-one vocal mixing chain plug-in with a wide range of preamps, EQs, compressors and other essentials - all the tools you need for a perfect vocal sound.

Is Fender’s Billie Eilish Signature Ukulele presaging a signature Telecaster?

Fender jas just launched the Billie Eilish SIgnature Ukulele! But speculation is already rife that we could be seeing a signature Telecaster soon, too...

Arturia KeyStep 37: More notes, more lights, chords and arpeggiator patterns

Arturia has upgraded their KeyStep sequencer and controller to 37 keys and added a whole new Chord mode, new Arpeggiator patterns, display, MIDI controls and lights above the notes.

Welcome back the Rocksonics MB-3X mastering compressor – as a plug-in!

Made in the mid 90's, the Rocksonics MB-3X is an analog mastering-grade compressor/limiter designed for musical compression - will this new plug-in recreate the magic?

Origin X: Snazzy Modern Loop Engine for Kontakt from Artistry Audio

Artistry Audio has put together a loop-based instrument featuring a wad of modern content with an emphasis on sound design and cinematic soundscapes. Origin X looks rather nice.

Leak: Teenage Engineering is building a BlueTooth Speaker

Teenage Engineering told us they have a new magical device that they'll tease us about until the end of September. But a leaked report tells us it's a Bluetooth Speaker called the OB-4.

Leak: Native Instruments standalone Maschine+ groove box imminent?

Is Native Instruments about to release a standalone groove box? A leak from VintageKing reveals what could be a self-contained version of Maschine that they are calling Maschine+. This could be good.

Walrus Audio Julianna Deluxe Chorus/Vibrato: Smooth tones with modern features

The new Walrus Audio Julianna Deluxe Chorus/Vibrato is a bigger sister to its Julia pedal, with more features and a handy extra footswitch for added versatility. And it sounds every bit as good!

Fender 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass: Aged to perfection?

In 1960 Leo Fender released the successor to the Precision - the Jazz Bass was born! In 2020, Fender has released the 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass - it looks like a compelling instrument.

CEntrance PortCaster Audio Interface: Broadcasting made easy?

If you podcast or live stream, then the new PortCaster by CEntrance could be for you! Full of clever and useful features, we take a look at this well-priced podcasting solution...

Relive those 8-bit game soundtracks with the NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer

With more than a passing resemblance to a games console cartridge the NES Poly looks like a classic box of chiptune noise. Hours left on Kickstarter - grab one before they're gone!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Classic quartet, free piano, 90s metal drums, house loops

This week's best sample packs include a beautiful string quartet that you can conduct yourself, a free grand piano, the heaviest of 90s metal drums, and a well-rounded pack of heavy electronic loops.