Shure AONIC: wireless noise cancelling headphones and earphones

Shure is launching the AONIC line of wireless headphones and earphones at CES 2020. The Shure AONIC 50 wireless headphones and AONIC 215 wireless earphones come with adjustable noise cancelling.

NAMM 2020: ESP Phase 3 with LTD ’87 Series and more

ESP is hitting hard with new releases ahead of Winter NAMM 2020! Here are our favourites from Phase 3 of ESP's full-on NAMM attack. Lots of retro '80s styling on offer here!

NAMM 2020: Vox Cambridge50, a new 50-Watt modelling combo amp

The new Vox Cambridge50 emulates some classic amp tones using 21st century technology like NuTube and VET, delivering 50 Watts, more than enough for smaller gigs - and the price is competitive, too.

NAMM 2020: PRS S2 McCarty 594, S2 McCarty 594 Singlecut and S2 McCarty 594 Thinline

PRS has announced the S2 McCarty 594! The S2 Series was created to offer the tones and style of Core American-made models, but at a lower price point. Now the Core model McCarty 594 joins the fray.

Roland A-88MKII MIDI Controller could be the first to support MIDI 2.0

Roland has announced a new version of their slim but fully weighted A-88 MIDI controller. The A-88MKII comes with some useful expressive control but most remarkable is that it supports MIDI 2.0

Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer official release

With a dash of nostalgia, a pinch of evolution and a huge chunk of new content Korg works its magic on the Wavestation to give us Wavestate; a fabulously dynamic digital synth that never sits still.

FireSonic FireMaster: All-in-one enhancer for polishing your mix

FireSonic FireMaster by United Plugins is a new all-in-one sonic enhancer and exciter plug-in. It's designed to polish your mix with just a handful of controls.

Leak! Korg is launching the Wavestate synthesizer tomorrow

According to photos of the latest edition of Future Music Magazine the synthesizer Korg is planning to release tomorrow is called Wavestate and it's the spiritual successor to the 1990 Wavestation.

NAMM 2020: Orange debuts Little Bass Thing, a grab-and-go 500-Watt amp head

Need a grab-and-go 500-Watt bass amp? The new Orange Little Bass Thing could be right up your alleyway. Small, powerful and nicely formed, this amp head could prove alluring to gigging players.

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.