Joyo R-14 Atmosphere: Reverbs galore in a budget pedal packed with features

Joyo's new R-14 Atmosphere reverb pedal manages to squeeze in a gaggle of reverbs into one budget pedal - and some are quite spectacular. Love verb sounds but short on cash? Check this one out.

UNION: witness the birth of the next-generation wavetable synthesizer

UNION is what happens when a couple of virtual analogue oscillators get it on and have a bunch of wavetable kids while under the influence of a load of effects - and it's only £5.99

Perceptron: spacious tabletop semi-modular analogue synthesizer

New in from Peru is the Perceptron semi-modular desktop synthesizer with a spacious layout and characterful analogue sounds coming off a single oscillator and16 in/out patch points

Blackhole is a free Soundflower replacement for current Mac users

Developer Existential Audio is building BlackHole, a free Soundflower alternative that works much in the same way, integrating software audio channels in a virtual device.

Sound Devices brings a 16-channel Dante recorder for filmmakers and sound designers

A downsized variant of the manufacturer's 32-channel Scorpio recorder, the 888 takes up Dante audio over Ethernet and doubles down on recording power for a flagship-class offering.

Apple AirPods Pro: In stores October 30, very techy and yes, very expensive.

Available October 30, the Pros push forward with active noise cancellation, improved sound quality and a lighter, shorter in-ear design with changeable eartips.

Waves V11: Much more than just Catalina support and freebies

V11 is a comprehensive update which brings revamped Renaissance plug-ins, new additions to Waves' Premium bundles, EQ Curves support for Pro Tools / AVID S6, and plenty of useful stuff left to go.

Befaco Instrument Interface plugs guitar and voice directly into your Eurorack

Befaco has updated its Instrument Interface module to feature a Neutrik combination connector for microphones as well as Hi-Z guitar and line-level instruments. It also does a bit of envelope following.

Befaco VCMC controls your MIDI gear with CV from your Eurorack

Befaco has released the VCMC Voltage Controlled MIDI Controller module which takes all your CV modulations, notes and gates and sends it out as MIDI to your DAW, soft-synth or hardware MIDI gear. 

Gibson ES-335 Alvin Lee ’69 Festival’ signature guitar: Reliving the Woodstock magic

A new limited run Alvin Lee ES-335 '69 Festival' signature model from Gibson has just been announced. By celebrating the Ten Years After guitarist with a replica of his famous guitar

OPFXS Dig Deep: The best octaver pedal of 2019 so far?

The OPFXS Dig Deep is an octave pedal which can seemingly deal with just about any signal you can throw at it, and still produce clear bass notes to thicken your sound.

Clue #3 – Behringer for the WIN?

Behringer please, it's Friday, the last thing I need is another cryptic video to disturb my weekend. Get on with it so that I can enjoy my Friday beer in peace.

Positive Grid Spark: A new app and speaker system for practising guitar and bass

Positive Grid has launched its new Spark speaker and app system. Aimed at learners, it lets you play along to the chords of your favourite songs or to generated drum and bass tracks.

Jared Dines finally sells his monster 18-String guitar for $20,000

Dines' 18-string monster of a guitar has finally been sold for $20,000 to Philip Kaplan, founder of music distribution service Distrokid. Now Jared can donate the proceeds to kids in need.

Gibson loses Firebird guitar body shape trademark in the EU

Gibson has lost its Firebird guitar body shape trademark across the EU after a legal decision that echoes a previous one stripping Gibson of its Flying V trademark. Ouch.

Big D Whiskey Barrel Top Custom T-Style Guitars: Aged oak tone from the USA

Big D's T-Style models come with unique tops made from Kentucky distilleries barrels from Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey and Knob Creek. Does the use of reclaimed wood throughout add mojo?

Fender Champion 100XL: Taking the crown from the Boss Katana?

A new wallet friendly 100W combo from Fender, the Champion 100XL packs in two channels and on-board effects. At this price, takes the market leader, the Boss Katana.

Strymon Iridium Amp and IR Cab pedal: It’s official!

Iridium has three guitar amps in one pedal created using the Matrix Modelling process. Also onboard is an IR engine and room reverb. Will this effect live up to Strymon's stellar reputation?

ADDAC 215 Dual Sample & Hold with extras Eurorack module

ADDAC System has announced the 215 "Super Utility" module in the shape of a dual Sample & Hold with a couple of nice extras.

Clue #2 in Behringer’s play-along mystery game

The Behringer tease machine is in full flow as they reveal a new clue to this thing that's been 30 years in the making. I hope it doesn't become an 8-letter Countdown conundrum or we'll be guessing forever.

Fender Songs chord app launches on Apple iPhone with 750,000 tracks

The new Fender Songs app has launched for Apple iPhone, letting you learn the chords to over 750,000 new tunes whilst you jam along on your guitar, banjo or keyboard. Lyrics? Yes. Tabs? No.

PRS 35th Anniversary: Three new Custom 24 models and McCarty range updates

It's the PRS 35th anniversary year and the company is releasing three new Custom 24 models covering all price points: SE, S2 and Core. Plus the McCarty models are being tweaked a little for 2020.

Strymon Iridium: A new amp/cab simulator pedal

A first image surfaces of a new Strymon pedal called Iridium, an amp/cab simulator pedal - we'll keep you posted as new details are released about this pedal. Watch this space!

Universal Audio launched Apollo Twin X and Twin x4 desktop audio interfaces

According to leaked dealer information, Universal Audio might be about to announce two new Thunderbolt 3 desktop interfaces: an Apollo Twin X DUO and Apollo Twin x4!