NAMM 2020: Orange serves up the Bass Butler dual-channel preamp pedal

Can the dual-channel Orange Bass Butler preamp pedal replace a head and various effects pedals? It just might. And it could also be useful for guitar work, too...

Look Mum No Computer pulls the FM guts out of a Sega Megadrive

Sam Battle from Look Mum No Computer has pulled the FM engine out of a Sega Megadrive and turned it into a fabulously accessible FM synthesizer with analogue control

Drawing A Blank: Making spare space in your Eurorack look awesome

Got a hole in your Eurorack that you're not sure how to fill? Why not blank it with some awesome PCB art from Drawing A Blank by Markt Modular?

Rumour: Fender to launch Tom Morello Signature Soul Power guitar – at NAMM 2020?

A rumour on Instagram says Fender is planning to launch a Tom Morello Signature Soul Power guitar endorsed by the Rage Against The Machine guitarist - could this be coming to NAMM 2020 next week?

Best free plug-ins this week: LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G

New year, new free plug-ins! This week, we've got a new release in the Spitfire Audio Labs series, and not one, but two free compressors. Check out LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G.

Korg SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano leaked online!

Has the Korg SV-2, a sequel to their SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano, just been leaked by an online store? If so, it will have more sounds, more polyphony, splits, layers and better effects...

Leak! Is Ibanez launching a new Steve Vai PIA model at NAMM 2020?

Images have surfaced on Facebook of a never-before-seen Ibanez Steve Vai PIA model, based on the JEM but with different frets, pickups and finishes. If genuine, will they be launched at NAMM?

Behringer TD-3 : new colours for the New Year

To celebrate the New Year Behringer has come up with two new colours for the TD-3 their TB-303 Bass Line clone. You can have it in black or a limited edition acid yellow complete with smiley face.

NAMM 2020: Danelectro 3699 fUZZ, a fOXX Tone Machine clone and more

Danelectro is to launch three recreations of classic effects pedals at Winter NAMM! the 3699 fUZZ, Back Talk and Roebuck pedals are all based on some highly sought-after vintage effects.

NAMM 2020: AMT Pangaea VC16 VirginCab pedal with footswitchable IRs

Super-flexible and simple to use: AMT's new IR loader pedal has a host of built in options that make it a real Swiss Army knife for your setup. The new Pangea VC16 VirginCab has it all. No, really!

NAMM 2020: ProCo Sound debuts the W.I.E.M.S. in-ear monitoring system

ProCo Sound has announced the W.I.E.M.S. wireless in-ear monitoring system. The company says that the W.I.E.M.S. is the most compact wireless in-ear system on the market.

Klark Teknik 3rd Dimension BBD-320: a clone of the Roland Dimension D

Klark Teknik has announced the 3rd Dimension BBD-320, a clone of the famous Roland SDD Dimension D analogue chorus of the 80s. Here's an affordable way to sound like Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel.

NAMM 2020: Guild primes its stunning X-175 Manhattan Special for launch

Launching at Winter NAMM, the classy new Guild X-175 Manhattan Special is a stylish hollow-body guitar loaded with a pair of DeArmond Dynasonic pickups. Could this be the star of the show?

Korg pulls their second tease of 2020 from a flight case – could it be the ARP 2600?

Korg has already teased us about something happening on the 7th January and now we've also got to put the 10th in our diaries for what looks like another synthesizer or perhaps an ARP 2600?

Studio MIDI and CV Interface offers complete Synthesizer control

TA Programming Studio MIDI and CV Interface claims to offer a full control system for your synthesizers. How does it do that? Through MIDI, CV, USB, MPE and some clever tuning and control software. 

First look at the finished SP-2400 from Isla Instruments

The SP-2400 is the "Spiritual successor" to the E-Mu SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Isla Instruments are almost ready to ship and have posted a video tour of the finished prototype.

The best music production books for 2020

2020 is here - now's the time to sharpen up your music production skills! Whatever genre you're into, these books will help you improve how you produce, mix and master music and audio.

Milkman Sound doubles the power for The Amp 100, a hybrid amp-in-a-pedal

This super-flexible yet amazingly simple 100-Watt amp-in-a-pedal is doubles the power available on its smaller sibling while retaining the tube sound, FET boost and on-board reverb.

NAMM 2020: Reverend launches signature model for Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck

Reverend has just announced a new signature model for Nine Inch Nails lead guitarist Robin Finck and it looks like it should give you hard-hitting industrial tones galore!

NAMM 2020: New guitars! New synths! New pedals! New studio gear!

NAMM 2020 will see gazillions of new products announced - but we're on hand to sift through it all and bring you the big news and hottest gossip from Anaheim, California.

PreSonus announces the StudioLive ARc series mixers with USB-C

PreSonus has announced the StudioLive ARc mixers. The StudioLive AR8c, AR12c and AR16c feature analogue mixing sections and multichannel audio interfaces with a USB-C connection.

Warm Audio BUS-COMP: all the mix glue you can get for USD 699

Manufacturer Warm Audio roars into 2020 with a no-bull replica of the fabled Oxfordshire stereo bus compressor at a price that will make its competitors take note.

NAMM 2020: Reverend Roundhouse, Contender and updated Warhawk

Reverend has revamped the Warhawk and added two new designs to their Set Neck Series of guitars for 2020, the new Roundhouse and Contender models. Both come in several tasty variants.

NAMM 2020: Ibanez re-releases the Echo Shifter pedal – and more old favourites!

The Ibanez Echo Shifter gets a re-release for NAMM 2020 called the ES3, along with new mini effects, the FLMINI and TRMINI. A great start to the year from Ibanez!