Dinsync RE-606 clone of Roland TR-606 now available if you want to build your own

The Dinsync RE-606 clone of the TR-606 drum machine is now available in the "Roswell Bundle" kit. It includes the PCBs, pots, jacks and transistors, everything else you'll have to source yourself.

ASM Hydrasynth gets a mutant update and a new Hydramorph morphing editor

A new 1.4 software update to the Hydrasynth brings a PhazDiff mutant and new noise generators while a third-party sound design tool will algorithmically morph parameters to new places.

KERMIT MARK III: Quad channel super modulator from Industrial Music Electronics

The Kermit Mark III is an audacious study in multi-channel, tempo-synced, morphing wavetable generating, matrix matching, super modulation while somehow remaining coherent and rhythmically relevant. 

Harley Benton unleashes a new Amarok Range for metal guitarists

A new range of high-performance but affordable djent machines, the Amarok series, has been unleashed by Harley Benton, available in 6-string, 7-string and Baritone models.

Genelec RAW: Eco-friendly speakers for your studio – and your home

They're shiny, metallic, and according to the manufacturer, they're also eco-friendly: The new Genelec RAW series speakers feature cabinets made of unpainted, recycled aluminium.

Superbooth20 Home Edition – visit the synth show from your sofa

The annual and awesome Superbooth20 synthesizer show was cancelled in real life but now a virtual version will be beamed to your living room on the 23rd April.

Best Sample Packs This Week: 80s and 90s drums and a warehouse of furious guitars

This week's roundup includes 80s drum sounds straight out of the VCR, funky drum samples for producing throwback 90s hiphop beats, and hundreds of furious guitar sounds!

Future Sound Systems OSC2: DNA scissoring, VCA gluing Recombination Engine

From the laboratories of Future Sound Systems comes the Recombination Engine they are calling OSC2. It's a wizard 3 oscillator jumble of interconnected positive and negative waves.

Dinosaur Jr tones on tap with the Wren and Cuff J Mascis Garbage Face

To get a Wren and Cuff J Mascis Garbage Face you now need to get on a waiting list. Find out what the buzz behind this collaboration with the Dinosaur Jr frontman is all about.

ACID BEE: Experimental light controlled bassline creator from Error Instruments

ACID BEE is a beep and bassline generator that makes experimental sounds when you do nothing and even better sounds when you play with the knobs, hit the buttons and wave at it.

ROLI Studio is now for everyone – no Blocks or Seaboard needed

ROLI has opened up ROLI Studio to everyone. This means that you no longer need Blocks or a Seaboard to use the software, which contains 500 sounds from ROLI's synth engines.

Arturia’s AudioFuse Studio and 8Pre audio interfaces are now available

Arturia has announced that the AudioFuse Studio audio interface is now available. This means that the entire line-up of three AudioFuse interfaces has arrived in the shops. Lets take a look.

Behringer Eurorack Go 280HP case ready for preorder

The super-wide Behringer Eurorack Go case is now available for preorder and includes an internal 5 amp power supply with 32 bus power sockets for £230.

Harley Benton’s lush new Agufish LTD Signature for YouTuber Hunter Engel

Harley Benton and YouTube star Hunter Engel aka AguFish have collaborated together on an eye.-catching new single-cut signature model with some great specifications and hardware.

Vigier brings its insanely versatile Nautilus II pickup switch system back in 2020

In 1983, Vigier created the Nautilus, an insanely versatile pickup switching system, with recallable settings. The system will be available again in 2020 on its Excalibur HSH guitars.

LA67 WFM Oscillator for Eurorack with Kobol inspired continuously variable wave shaping

The WFM is a WaveForm Morphing analogue oscillator based in part on the 1970s RSF Kobol synthesizer with its sweepable wave shapes and offers FM and AM and can become complex if you add a another one.

SSL 9000 J console emulation: Brainworx adds more SSL to your DAW

Officially authorized by SSL, the SSL 9000 J plug-in claims to bring everything that made the hardware great in the realm of digital.

Daredevil announces the HYPE: No controls, just pure FET Boost!

Daredevil Pedals has been developing a booster pedal for 7 years. In the end it doesn't even have a controller! Read on to find out what all the HYPE is about.

PSP Audioware InfiniStrip: An affordable virtual rack with 22 modules

PSP Audioware released its long-awaited InfiniStrip virtual rack. Initially presented at NAMM 2020, InfiniStrip is now available for testing and purchase.

Noise Lab about to release a range of new Eurorack modules

Noise Lab out of Stockholm has 6 Eurorack modules ready for release including an Analog VCO, Wave Shaper, Interpolating Scanner, Dual Mode Filter, Envelope and Dual VCA.

Erica Synths Pico Drive: wavefolding overdrive packed into 3HP

The latest module in Erica Synth's Pico range is the Pico DRIVE that folds waves into overdrive with 3 knobs, 4 patch sockets and a whole lot of bad attitude.

MIA Laboratories 358 Enhancer: Balance frequencies without an EQ

MIA Laboratories has released the 358 Enhancer. The plug-in is designed to give you control over the frequency balance of a mix. But it's not an EQ: 358 uses internal multi-band phase processing.

Slagwerk-101: solenoid driven audiovisual percussive sculpture from Love Hultén

Music and art adventurer Love Hultén has created the Slagwerk-101 drum machine sculpture that combines acoustic drums with MIDI-controlled solenoids for a uniquely visual performance.

Softube Chandler Limited Zener Bender: greater than the sum of its parts?

Softube and Chandler Limited have merged the Curve Bender EQ and Zener Limiter into the Zener Bender channel strip. This also means that the Zener Limiter is now available as a native plug-in.