Ernie Ball Music Man releases September Ball Family Reserve models

The September 2020 Ernie Ball Music Man Family Reserve models include a Cutlass, Mariposa, JP, and a Bongo bass, in striking Lemon, Lime, and Cinnamon finishes.

Gibson has built Kirk Hammett a ‘Greeny’ 1959 Les Paul

Kirk Hammett of Metallica has just posted a photo on his Instagram of Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul Standard - cloned by Gibson! Does this mean we will see a limited run of this guitar soon?

Harley Benton Mighty-15TH: An affordable new 15-Watt all-tube head

Harley Benton adds to its range of affordable amps with the Mighty-15TH, an all-tube 15-Watt amp head offered at a very impressive price point.

Roland FANTOM V2.0 update brings multisampling, new effects and more

Roland introduced the FANTOM in 2019 as an all-in-one music production environment. Version 2 overhauls the sampling engine, introduces effects to the master section and brings automation editing to the touch ...

Leak: Ableton Push 3 – could it be a standalone groovebox? No, it’s a fake.

An image emerged of the back of what could be the Ableton Push 3. There appeared to be audio in/outs and MIDI connections that got us all excited but it turns out it was a fake - Oops!

Nervous Squirrel WAVIATRIX: 24 channel sample playback module for 5U Moog Modular

WAVIATRIX will fire off 24 samples in response to buttons or trigger inputs with looping, polyphony and pitch control. Opens up huge soundscape potential in 5U Moog Modular.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Sounds for cinema, lo-fi loops, and brass instruments

We've got some awesome sample packs for you this week: dark cinemascapes, versatile lo-fi loops, a free collection of brass instruments, and a raft of sounds you need to create sound design for film.

Error Instruments Sound Scaper: Metallic digital sound torturer

Error Instruments brings us a metallic nightmare that'll generate shifting digital soundscapes. Sound Scaper is available in Eurorack or desktop with unique features.

Erica Synths Black Quad VCA 2: An update on a classic

You can never have enough VCAs and the Quad VCA has become a classic route to the control of CV and audio. Erica Synths updates the Black Quad VCA 2 to make it more versatile.

The Strymon NightSky has officially landed – and it looks good

The Strymon NightSky has now officially been launched, a reverb with analogue-synth like control and a step sequencer. It is everything we all hoped for and could be the perfect creative effect for your rig

IK Multimedia MixBox: A virtual channel strip with 70 effects!

With a whopping 70 virtual 500-series modules taken straight from IK's various effects and insturment suites, MixBox is a Swiss Army knife of a channel strip.

Deal: Get BreakTweaker Expanded + Trash 2 & Carbon for EUR 9.66!

You can get iZotope BreakTweaker Expanded at Plugin Boutique for EUR 9.66! In addition, you will receive the Trash 2 & UJAM Carbon Bundle! That's a discount of - drum roll - 95%!

Boss announces new OC-5 octave pedal with upgraded mono and poly modes

Boss has given its new OC-5 octave pedal some impressive specs, with enhanced, vintage-voiced monophonic modes, as well as modern day polyphonic octave modes.

Will Boss Pocket GT revolutionise how we learn electric guitar?

The new Boss Pocket GT has Bluetooth music streaming, a USB audio interface and YouTube compatibility as well. This multi-effects and amp simulator appears to handle a lot of useful things in one neat package.

Strymon NightSky to be revealed today, but have we had enough of teaser marketing?

Strymon's new pedal will be called NightSky, but has Eventide stolen Strymon's thunder with the Blackhole reverb pedal announced recently? And do we still need teaser-style campaigns in 2020, anyway?

Deal: Soundtoys Effects Rack in a flash sale for only EUR 89!

Plug-in stronghold Soundtoys is temporarily reducing the price of its all-encompassing virtual tool box Effects Rack by almost 70 percent! Check 'em out here.

Dunlop releases limited-edition Tom Morello Cry Baby Wah

This bright red Dunlop limited-edition Tom Morello Cry Baby Wah is emblazoned with two quotes by the guitarist and is based on his favourite Cry Baby GCB95 circuit.

The MXR FOD Drive gives you two amp tones in one pedal

The new MXR FOD Drive lets you stack two distinctly different guitar amp circuits together, and then blend between them, allowing you to create your own unique overdrive tones.

The Tula Mic: an all-in-one mobile recording solution that fits in your pocket

The sharp-looking Tula Mic is an all-in-one portable USB mic and digital recorder for content creation, streaming, conferencing and more.

Tim Shoebridge’s Digital Waveform brings DW-8000 sounds to Korg *Logue synthesizers

In the latest custom *Logue oscillator from Tim Shoebridge comes an attempt to recreate the sounds of the Korg DW-8000 hybrid polysynth. Compatible with the Korg NTs-1 Minilogue XD and Prologue.

Lightning Boy TI Box: A “thicker” sounding premium DI box

Lightning Boy Audio drops its TI Box Direct Input box aiming to give you a "thicker" sounding DI box with rich harmonics and high output. Is the TI Box worth getting excited about?

The iPad Air 2020 is more like the iPad Pro and starts at USD 599

Slim bezels, USB C, Apple Pencil & keyboard covers compatibility, new A14 chipset, five colors - the iPad Air just got plenty of love! All that starting at USD 599 for 64GB + Wi-Fi.

Eventide pulls out all the stops with new Blackhole Reverb pedal

The new Eventide Blackhole Reverb pedal gives you a superb level of control over your reverb, whether it's tight spaces, or infinite expanses that trail off into the universe.

Arturia PolyBrute Analog Matrix Synthesizer: Full details!

After the image of this impressive-looking new synthesizer leaked yesterday we now have all the details of Arturia's PolyBrute 6-voice, 2 oscillator analog flagship polysynth.