Behringer introduces the KIRN Corksniffer: Vintage sourced cork-knobbed synth

Behringer takes a swipe at synth snobs with a video introducing the KIRN Corksniffer. Has the discussion about vintage authenticity got too silly or has Behringer turned nasty? Update: video's been pulled.

Squarp Rample: 4-voice sample machine for endless sound in your Eurorack

Squarp Instruments has officially announced Rample. It's a 4-voice Eurorack sample player and effects processor with no duration limit that can playback both sampled audio files and control voltage.

Superbooth makes a statement on the Coronavirus – Relax and make music!

With many large events cancelling or postponing in light of the spread of Coronavirus, Superbooth has just made a statement to say that until Berlin is declared unsafe then they are good to go.

TC Electronic unchains the Icon Series Legacy plug-ins from their controllers

TC Electronic has released native versions of the Icon Legacy Series plug-ins. From now on, the DVR250, TC1210, TC8210 and TC2290 plug-ins don't require the desktop controllers anymore.

Behringer Poly D or Minimoog? Watch the shoot-out video and vote!

Behringer Poly D and Minimoog go head to head in an epic new synth shoot-out video by YouTuber Starsky Carr - how do they compare? Watch the video and vote now in our poll!

TC Electronic Plethora X5 multi-FX board: Preorders open on Thomann

TC Electronic's new Plethora X5 multi-FX board crams in every TonePrint algorithm yet released like the Flashback and Hall of Fame - and lets you combine these any way you like as "virtual boards".

MIDI 2.0 Specification is available: Here’s what you need to know

After the monumental vote at NAMM to adopt the MIDI 2.0 specification in full, it is officially released to the world as the utopian ideal for electronic music machine communication and control.

Will Chapman Guitars weather the storm? Enter the “Battleworn” ML1 Pro.

Chapman Guitars teases a new "Battleworn" ML1 Pro, a guitar with a post-apocalyptic 'backstory' darker than any YouTube spat over who said what... Is this a stormy new chapter for Chapman?

Polyend releases another tease: It definitely samples

Polyend is ramping up the tease machine with two new videos since they dropped the first one a couple of weeks ago. In this video they appear to directly sample a Fender Rhodes piano; very intriguing.

Superbooth 2020: Get all the hottest news and rumours here.

Superbooth 2020 is approaching! The hottest synthesizer show on the planet is back and we're ready to guide you through the latest news and rumours in the world of synths.

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12: new demo video goes online

Drive two stereo reverbs in parallel or in series! The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 pedal can do that and more. Dive into the full details of EHX's new reverb machine here.

Steinberg introduces the UR24C audio interface

Steinberg has just told us about the UR24C USB-C audio interface, with two inputs with D-PRE mic pres, four outputs and MIDI In/Out. Oh, and DJs will like the RCA outputs, too.

Guild Starfire I Semi-Hollowbody: Budget Semis for all!

Fancy getting your first semi-hollow guitar? Take a look at the new Guild Starfire I range, available as a single- or double-cut and with an optional Bigsby trem at a very decent price.

Brexit: How will the break-up affect touring musicians?

The commemorative 50p coins have been minted, and the blue passports are making a return. But what does Brexit actually mean for the gigging musician?

PreSonus adds 7-inch Eris E7 XT to its studio monitor range

Like its brethren, the Eris E7 XT features a custom Eliptically Boundary Modeled waveguide which is designed for a 100-degree wide "sweet spot" - and it's attractively priced, too.

Ratchet: Eurorack drum brain for deep thinking rhythms from Schottkey Modular

Ratchet is the first module from Lia Harmon of Schottkey Modular and it's an impressively deep dive into the nature of beat making and rhythm composing in Eurorack.

Music Fingers: Unleash your fingers and tap out some tunes with these techno thimbles

Spanish hopefuls Music Fingers has some wearable instruments in the shape of thimbles designed to get you tapping out tunes and playing along with your fingers.

Boost your NerdSEQ with the More CV 16 Expander

The More CV 16 Expander boosts the NerdSEQ tracker's output possibilities with 16 more CV outputs. That's more notes, more modulation and more polyphony in your Eurorack.

Leak: meet the Elektron model:cycles FM groovebox

model:cycles is Elektron's new machine, or should we say one of the machines which the Swedish manufacturer wants us to meet on February 26. It's an FM groovebox!

Electrosmith Daisy: An open source board that can run a synth, a pedal or a module

We saw the Electrosmith Daisy at NAMM and now it's ready for some Kickstarter action. Daisy is an embedded platform for music that can be an effects pedal, a Eurorack module or a synth.

FirePresser plug-in: blend freely between four classic compressors

FirePresser is a software compressor with a big promise - blend freely between four classic compressor emulations through a familiar clickpad interface and knob controls.

Kiesel shows Gibson the finger by launching a new CS6 signature model!

A new chapter in the Kiesel-Gibson spat: Kiesel launches two new signature guitar models, one of which uses the body shape that was the subject of Gibson's recent cease and desist letter, the CS6!

Acustica Audio Jade: plug-in suite with EQs, compressors and preamps

Acustica Audio has released Jade, a plug-in suite and channel strip with EQs, dynamics and preamps. The company says that it delivers a "warm and smooth sound" with plenty of transparency.

Build yourself a DX7 with the XFM2, a 64-voice, 2-part, 6-operator FM synthesizer!

The XFM2 is a huge synthesizer in a tiny space that has 4 times the capacity of the previous version. They've upgraded the audio quality, simplified the build and given us all a DX7 kit for $99.