Behringer Podcastudio 2 USB: all you need for podcasting on a budget

Behringer has updated its podcasting bundle. The Behringer Podcastudio 2 USB includes everything you need for podcasting on a budget: USB mixer, headphones, microphone, mic stand and cables.

Behringer BA 19A and B 906: more cloned microphones for the masses

Behringer has announced the BA 19A Condenser Boundary Microphone and B 906 Dynamic Microphone. With the new mics, the company continues its mission of cloning the most successful microphones around.

FL Studio 20.6 update adds new effects, CV control and many improvements

FL Studio 20.6 is available! A sizeable update, it not only optimizes this venerable DAW but packs in a lot of new additions, like the Distructor and Voltage Controller features.

Erica Synths discontinues DIY modules to focus on educational kits

Erica Synths has decided to discontinue its line of DIY modules in order to focus on creating educational kits aimed at learning the basics of electronics.

Klevgrand Hillman: A simple, great-sounding vintage combo synth

A perfectly simple and beautifully presented virtual instrument from Klevgrand that's a bit like an organ, a bit like a string synth and a lot like a lush sounding instrument.

Heritage Audio HA-609A: Neve-style dual mono/stereo compressor/limiter

Heritage Audio has introduced the HA-609A diode bridge compressor/limiter. The dual mono/stereo compressor/limiter offers two linkable channels with an entirely discrete class A circuit design.

Zplane deCoda helps you transcribe and learn songs

Zplane has released deCoda, a new application for transcribing songs. It offers some exciting features like automatic chord detection and a focus mode for highlighting specific instruments in the mix.

Audified ToneSpot Voice Pro: the all-in-one vocal mixing plug-in

Audified has released ToneSpot Voice Pro, a complete vocal processing chain with EQ, saturation, compression, reverb, delay, and more. It’s a one-stop shop plug-in for mixing vocal tracks.

Randy Rhoads’ guitars stolen, Ozzy Osbourne offers big reward for safe return

Guitars and instruments once owned by guitar legend Randy Rhoads have been stolen - and Ozzy Osbourne is offering a huge reward for their safe return!

Roland Juno-DS and FA-06 Black Edition available now for super-limited run

Roland has produced a very limited edition run of its Juno-DS and FA-06 synthesizers, a Black Edition with all-black keys. But if you want one, you'll have to be quick...

Kemper Rig Manager 3.0 Beta: The Profiler Editor is coming!

Kemper has listened to its users and released a beta of its Rig Manager that includes a Profiler Editor! This long-awaited feature is going to have a big impact on how people use their Profiler.

DrumComputer: Synthetic beats and audacious kits from Sugar Bytes

DrumComputer pulls together 8 sound engines, layered synthesis, sequencing, performance controls and effects into a deliciously vintage-looking beat making virtual drum machine.

Moogfest synthesizer arts festival has been shelved for 2020

Moog Music has announced that they've put Moogfest 2020 on hold for logistical reasons in order to focus on the future and to investigate new ways of exploring the future of music, art and technology.

Boss Waza-Air: Wireless headphones with a built-in guitar amp!

These headphones have a Katana amp stuffed in, with bags of amp sounds and effects! Oh, and there's some 3D spatial imaging tech going on in there, too. The perfect home practise set-up?

Teenage Engineering M-1: foldable, voice sampling headphones for OP-Z

Teenage Engineering has come up with some headphones that pair nicely with the OP-Z and other devices for on-the-move music listening and music-making.

KISS my signature! Epiphone launches Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul

Epiphone's new Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul is an eye-popping new model in a blue, sparkly finish. This new signature model screams for attention. Can it win over anyone who's not a KISS fan?

Best Eurorack Modules 2019: Top 5 Modular Synths and Effects

Eurorack modular continues to generate interesting pathways into sound and synthesis and is becoming more accessible all the time. Here's our choice of modules that stood out this year.

Boss SY-1000: An expansive – and expensive – new guitar synth floor pedal

Boss has just unveiled its most powerful guitar and bass synthesizer system to date, the SY-1000. Yup, it packs in a lot of features and has an epic-looking blue frame. But is it simply too expensive?

Korg teases a New Legendary Synthesizer Recreation

It's Korg's turn to tease with a little video on the Korg UK Instagram channel. It reports to be a "New Legendary Synthesizer Recreation" and Korg says that "something super exciting is coming!"

Tesseract Modular Radioactive: toxic analog modelling digital oscillator

Radioactive is a 6HP digital chiptune-inspired synth voice for Eurorack with 5 different waveshaping modes, 3 oscillators with selectable waveforms, multi-mode envelope, quantizing and slew.

Waldorf Quantum Shadow Limited Edition anniversary synth

Waldorf Music celebrates 30 years in the business with a very limited edition version of what they are calling the Quantum Shadow. They will make only 30.

Tesseract Modular Sweet Sixteen Eurorack MIDI controller

Tesseract has taken the Open Source 16n Faderbank project and respun it into a Eurorack module with 16 CV inputs and outputs, MIDI and USB MIDI, and I2C connections.

Pittsburgh Modular releases the Analog Delay from the Voltage Lab

Pittsburgh has released a neat and perfectly formed bucket brigade "Analog Delay Unit" taken straight from the Lifeforms Voltage Lab modular synthesizer. 

The Mad Professor Super Black: A Blackface amp in a pedal (and a bit of a bargain)

Mad Professor's new Super Black is a Fender Blackface amp-in-a-box pedal, adding classic '60s valve amp sounds to your favourite guitar amp. Plus, it has a built-in overdrive pedal too!