Hypno: trippy voltage controlled visual oscillator for Eurorack or Desktop

Hypno is a complete digital video playground in a Eurorack module or little box that can generate seizure-inducing visuals for your modular performances.

FRMS: where granular and FM collide with subtractive

Imaginando has released FRMS the consonant free hybrid synthesizer that ties Granular up with FM and shoves it through a Subtractive sound engine.

Fender American Original Series now with new finishes

Fender has just added six new classic colours to its popular American originals range of guitars: Ice Blue Metallic, Inca Silver, Daphne Blue, Burgundy Mist Metallic and more on offer.

Get a free temporary Reaper license for social distancing

Cockos is offering free Reaper licenses valid until the end of June. This means that you can use Reaper while working from home, or use your time in isolation to give the DAW an extended trial run.

Neutral Labs Elmyra: sonic weirdness DIY Drone Synth inspired by the Lyra-8

Elmyra is a platform for sonic exploration thru the weirdness of drones and implausibility of textures. It's inspired by that Godfather of weirdness the SOMA Labs Lyra-8 and you can build it yourself.

Genius or gimmick? The Circuit Fuzz pedal comes with a DIY pop-out boost PCB

A break-out booster PCB forms the top panel of the Acorn Circuit Fuzz Pedal, which can be integrated into the pedal or used as an independent effect. Genius or gimmick?

Sonic Youth fuzz pedal to be auctioned in bid to save Cafe OTO

Cafe OTO in London holding an auction to stave off closure in these difficult times for live venues. Lot 42 is Thurston Moore's Sonic Youth Sovtek Big Muff, starting at GBP1500!

BEATS: a new custom oscillator for Logue SDK Korg synths from Tim Shoebridge

BEATS is a collection of 28 percussive sounds and a few variations built into a single custom oscillator for the Korg Prologue, Minilogue XD and NTS from Tim Shoebridge.

Free plug-ins this week: Neutrox Creme Rinse, Cassette Transport, Trumpet Fields

What's better to keep yourself occupied in self-isolation than free plug-ins? This week, we've got a new multi-effects rack, a tape transport simulation and some otherworldly trumpets.

Fender Play is free for 3 months, get your access code today.

Fender is offering the first 100k users a free 3 month subscription to their online guitar tutorial site Fender Play. The lessons cover guitar, bass and ukulele too in a range of styles.

Tssss – StartHere: MeeBlip Anode DIY synth starter kit

The Secret Southside Synthesizer Society (Tssss) has released a mini desktop synthesizer DIY kit called StartHere designed as a beginners introduction to Synth DIY and based on the MeeBlip Anode.

Meet the Fuzzbeast, a monstrous Les Paul with built-in fuzz

UK's Jack's Instrument Services has come up with another epic build, this time mounting a fuzz and octave effect into a Epiphone Les Paul. Meet the Fuzzbeast!

Covid-19: Avid gives away free licenses for Pro Tools, Sibelius and more…

Free Avid licenses for its creative tools suite! This includes industry-standard packages such as Pro Tools, Media Composer and Sibelius. Free production software for all? Well, yes and no...

United Plugins Autoformer: three stages of dynamic control

United Plugins has released Autoformer by SounDevice Digital. With three kinds of dynamic control – preamp, volume rider and compressor – the plug-in helps to keep your levels in check.

Audiority Solidus VS8100 plug-in models Marshall’s classic Death Metal amp

Audiority's new plug-in amp simulation, the Solidus VS8100, emulates the legendary Marshall Valvestate 8100 Solid State Amplifier, responsible for the death metal sound of the 1990s!

Pilot Wave turns your pedalboard into a MIDI Sequencer

The new Pilot Wave MIDI Effect Sequencer from Step Audio opens up the world of MIDI parameter control for pedal-heads - take your MIDI enabled effects on a new journey!

Zzzorb: four-pole multimode filter with a linear VCA for extra Zzzing

Alright Devices has released Zzzorb a rather cute looking 4-pole filter with 5 simultaneous filter outputs and a built-in VCA for volume, tremolo or feedback self-modulation.

Free and discounted music content to keep you inspired in isolation

With many of us stuck indoors (thanks, coronavirus), many are looking for some new tools to keep happy and inspired. Here's a list of free and discounted music gear to put a smile on your face.

Kemper Kabinet FRFR cab and Kone DSP speaker now shipping

The Kemper Kabinet FRFR cab and Kemper Kone Celestion speaker are now available to buy - the new system was announced at NAMM 2019 and is finally shipping to dealers.

Euphoria amp sim uses neural networking to recreate a Bogner Ecstasy

Based on an iconic tube guitar amplifier Bogner Ecstasy 101B, Mercuriall Audio's Euphoria uses neural networking to create some - frankly stunning - amp tones in your DAW.

SYNTHR3: An analogue, 3-oscillator synthesizer with a choice of filters

From the workshop of SynthR comes the mighty SYNTHR3, a triple oscillator analogue synthesizer with up to 3-note paraphonic modes and a choice of classic filters.

Charvel USA Select DK24 2PT: Tasty new HSS models from the Custom Shop

Charvel has just added some new premium USA Select DK24 2PT models to its line-up, all built at its Californian Custom Shop, with great looks, HSS pickups and tasty finishes.

Wolfgang Palm retires, hands PPG to Brainworx and Plugin Alliance

Synth pioneer Wolfgang Palm, founder of PPG in 1975, retires and hands on his immense legacy to Brainworx, who pledge to take those VST Instruments and iOS synthesizer apps into the future.

Neural networking for better guitar tone? Mercuriall teases new amp sim!

Neural Networks amp modelling is being teased by Mercuriall Audio in their latest video for a new mystery software amp plugin.