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Former Catalinbread mastermind Howard Gee is building a new fuzz pedal!

Mr Kittycastermusic aka Howard Gee almost vanished from the pedal scene after leaving Catalinbread. But is a new fuzz pedal in thew works? Are we witnessing the birth of a new pedal company?

EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) LifePedal 2019 Silver: The final limited edition!

Back for a final limited run of 250 units, one of the most sought-after pedals around is back. Miss out on the last Black or Gold editions? Here is a last chance to grab a limited edition version.

Waves Abbey Road Saturator: analogue console saturation for your DAW

Waves has released the Abbey Road Saturator plug-in, based on saturation chains from two of the studio's vintage EMI consoles. It also includes the EMI TG12321 Compander circuit for pre-saturation signal ...

DNIPro DOT Polyrhythm: a striking 3-channel pattern generator

DOT is a compact and rather lovely looking Eurorack module that can generate up to 3 channels of trigger patterns either Euclidean or entered by hand. Interesting patterns are bound to ensue.

Colour your space with Perfect Room de-metalized reverb and Slappy hysteresis delay

Perfect Room (reverb) and Slappy (delay) appear just in time for the Black Friday frenzy, the latter being a free download with the former.

Berzerk distortion plug-in is the mean Waves freebie for Black Friday

A free download until Nov. 30, Berzerk is a pretty wild distortion plug-in that features creative and advanced controls like random waveshapes and M/S processing.

Behringer unveils the SL 84C, a Shure microphone clone for 11 bucks

A vocal mic for 11 bucks? Eh, what? The Behringer SL 84C, BA 85A, SL 85S and SB 78A look very similar to various classics from Shure, yet all four of them together cost less than 90 US dollars.

Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25 1×10 combo – Small footprint, huge tone

The new Mark Five: 25 1x10 combo is Mesa/Boogie's way of condensing its flagship combo yet retaining all the classic tube tone you would expect from a Mk V amp.

Arturia MatrixBrute gets even better with Firmware 2.0

Arturia has released a major update to their flagship synthesizer the MatrixBrute. It tackles many of the requests and bugs and improves the modulation engine, sequencer and preset management.

OMG! Bastl Instruments has a mutes – LOL!

Somewhere, lost in the realms of internet shorthand Bastl Instruments has released an unfortunately named passive mute module called LOL.

Sampleson Push: Generative sounds at the push of a button

Sampleson has released a one-button polyphonic synthesizer called Push. It will create a new patch every time you hit the button - it doesn't get much simpler than that and it's completely free.

New Leslie rotary speaker effect pedals for guitar: Neo Micro Vent 122 and 16 pedals

Due out early 2020, these two new Leslie simulator micro pedals from Neo Instruments are based on the classic Leslie 122 rotary speaker and the Fender Vibratone. And they sound pretty juicy, too.

Audiaire Zenith: a super-flexible MIDI parameter sequencer plug-in

Audiare has released Zenith, a very flexible MIDI plug-in. Zenith serves up sequences, arpeggios and chords and comes with presets for your favourite hardware and software synths.

Behringer reveal the Poly D: a polyphonic 4-voice Minimoog

Behringer has revealed the outcome of their Model D Warp Drive tease video - it's a polyphonic version called the Poly D and it looks like a proper synth - hooray! UPDATE: Preorders open for £599!

J Rocket Audio APE pedal adds vintage echo tone to your digital delays

Delay pedal fans: Not getting enough mojo from your digital delay? J Rockett Audio's APE gives you that old Echoplex EP3 preamp tone, adding a classic preamp sound to your existing delay.

Orba: the musical grapefruit that will revolutionise your music making

Orba is a synthesizer, a looper and a MIDI controller in a grapefruit inspired widget that you can tap, stroke and wave about to make instantly awesome music and beats - it's the band in your hand.

Coming soon: The Thorpy FX Camoflange analogue flanger pedal, hand-built in the UK

ThorpyFX has just announced the new Camoflange analogue flanger effect pedal. Designed by Adrian Thorpe and Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame, this analogue flanger looks pretty darn sweet.

Vostok 2020: Analogue Solution’s pin matrix power-synth returns

Analogue Solutions has released an all-new Vostok. Taking the best bits from the V2 and V3 the Vostok 2020 brings the pin matrix back in a serious-looking, upright analogue power-synth.

The Tetanuscaster: Nail your metal tones!

The Tetanuscaster is a guitar made from used nails pulled from old pallets. Yes, you might well need your shots refreshed before you pick out riffs on this one. Cracking build video!

Behringer casually teases a polyphonic Model D

The Model D Warp Drive tease was ambiguous enough to make you think it could mean all sorts of things. But the latest tease video makes it clear than the Model D Warp Drive is all about polyphony.

Is the Orange Crush Acoustic 30 the dream amp for buskers?

The Orange Crush Acoustic 30 packs plenty of features into its compact form factor. Two channels, effects and battery power option will make this an attractive one for buskers.

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Minim: Reverse, Reverb and Delay effects in one pedal

The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Minim is the successor to the Rêver, combining a reverse effect, a reverb and a modulated delay in one device for a spherical, textural multi-effect.

Modal introduces ARGON8 polyphonic wavetable synthesizer

The Argon8 derives much of its heritage and DNA from the Modal 002 hybrid synthesizer and brings that benchmark wavetable sound into a more compact and price-conscious space. Updated video and pricing