Arthur Joly’s Educational Reco-Synth will teach you how to modular

Synth designer Arthur Joly has come up with the perfect way to teach modular synthesis with the Educational Reco-Synth and modular course.

Watch BurlsArt build a carbon fibre acoustic guitar from scratch

BurlsArt documents his acoustic guitar build using carbon fibre, one of the trickier materials for instrument making. Respect! Grab a mug of coffee and spend a few minutes on this video.

Best Sample Packs This Week: A majestic piano, cinematics, psychedelic FX – and a free organ

This week's best samples: a majestic piano, a comprehensive cinematic coring bundle, a free recreation of a legendary organ, a quality chill collection and a sound FX pack that's literally the bomb.

That Klick Knob hits the tonal sweet spot perfectly every time

The latest in guitar knob technology? That Klick Knob lets you hit your guitar's sweet spot perfectly every time and keep it readily at hand. But is a knob really worth $20?

Ellitone E(64) handheld Synthesizer and Sequencer System

In a departure from their previous rustic boxes the Ellitone E(64) is a proper product with a wide spectrum of sonic possibility and experimental interaction.

The guitar made from 1,000 year-old tonewood: Grez Smugglers Bridge Folsom

Grez Guitars' new limited edition Smugglers Bridge Folsom has a one piece 1,000-year-old reclaimed redwood body and some great pickup and hardware configurations on offer as well.

Collab by Facebook: three-way video collaboration app for musicians

Collab lets musicians splice together performances from up to three collaborators in one video - ideal for musicians during lockdown looking for an easy way to make video content for their fans.

POM-400 Matrix Kit turns a Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Modular 400 into a Synthi

The POM-400 Matrix Kit is a Synthi-inspired modulation matrix designed to fit on the top of the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Modular 400 making it strangely tall and totally wondrous.

Save big on NI Komplete 12 updates and upgrades at Thomann

Until 30 June 2020, Thomann is selling updates and upgrades to Native Instruments Komplete 12 / Komplete 12 Ultimate suite at significant discounts. Grab 'em while they're hot.

Sennheiser celebrates its 75th anniversary with special edition HD 25 headphones

The Sennheiser HD 25 headphones are true classics! For its 75th anniversary, Sennheiser throws in an extra set of bright yellow earpads with each set of HD 25s. Here's a great way to stand out!

Vibraslide gives you David Gilmour’s Dark Side Of The Moon infinite sustain

No, the Vibraslide is not a sex toy - it's a unique new system giving lap steel players the infinite sustain sound David Gilmour achieved with Pink Floyd. Back it now on Kickstarter.

Mutable Instruments refreshes Ripples and Shades for 2020

Mutable Instruments has quietly given the Ripples filter and Shades mixer/attenuverter an upgrade and a spruced up look to bring them more in keeping with the current line-up.

Swarovski crystal-encrusted Gibson Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Bullseye for sale!

This Swarovski crystal-encrusted Gibson Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Bullseye could be the ultimate version of a signature Les Paul that accompanied Ozzy Osbourne all those years.

Scaler 2 by Plugin Boutique is out: easy-peasy chords & harmony for any tune

Scaler 2 updates a capable harmony and chord generator/helper utility, adding song analysis with chord recognition. One to check out for songwriters looking for inspiration.

Martinic Retro Pack: A groovy box of two mojo infused instruments and vintage wobble effects

Grab your shades, light a cigarette and shmooze your way into an authentic Elka Panther organ and Kee Bass string simulator while tripping through the Scanner Vibrato and Lem Echo - nice.

Waves updates StudioRack and SoundGrid Studio with many new features

Waves has released new versions of its StudioRack plug-in and SoundGrid Studio software. Among other improvements, StudioRack now offers parallel and multiband processing chains.

Talkback Limiter plug-in recreates the SSL SL4000 E’s punchy limiting

In addition to emulating an SSL Series 4000 limiter, this plug-in gives you the freedom to manipulate each individual modeled component! A pretty cool tool, this one.

Give your drums some Backbone with Steinberg’s new drum designer and re-synthesizer

Steinberg has released Backbone a drum design tool that will level-up the way you generate drums with multiple layers of samples and re-synthesis in a neat and colourful interface.

BeatSkillz SampleX: vintage sampler plug-in that’s yours to shape and tweak

SampleX models the AKAI s900's input section and the Moog ladder filter, then lets you run free with the controls to shape an old-school sound of your own. Cool.

Overloud TH-U iOS: Pipped to the post by Mooer’s GE Labs?

Overloud's TH-U iOS has just been released, coming soon after Mooer's GE Labs. The two appear quite similar, both run on Apple iPhone and iPad. Is TH-U iOS too late to the party?

Ground FX: A new boutique pedal brand wants to add serious dirt to your tone

Ground FX is a boutique pedal maker from Hamburg with two new effects on offer: the new Boneflower overdrive/booster and Burning Sunn Model T-style preamp. Devastatingly dirty tones await!

Bad Comrade V3: Eurorack glitch, delay and chaotic distortion module

In only 4HP the Bad Comrade V3 from Recovery Effects will bring some disaster to your bleeps and bloops with scrambled gate delays, frozen blips and deep distortion.

Beatskillz RetroVOLT “Samplesizer” synth and sample engine smash-up

RetroVOLT is a virtual instrument that combines a rompler sound engine with a synthesizer architecture for some magnificently 80's synth-pop sounds.

Mooer R7 Reverb: A feature-packed, wallet-friendly reverb pedal for any guitar rig

Seven reverb effects, storable presets and a tiny footprint: The Mooer R7 Reverb looks like a great first reverb pedal that's simple to use and priced attractively.