Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb: A Swiss Army knife effect pedal?

The latest Keeley effects pedal claims to be the "the only pedal you may ever need" for guitarists. But will the new DDR Delay Drive Reverb have enough tones to earn that title?

Apple intros 8-core MacBook Pros for busy music producers

Eight-core configurations are accessible on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, starting at USD 2800. It's a significant upgrade in power for music producers.

Mr Black Mini Vintage Chorus: A Boss CE-1 circuit in mini pedal

Have you ever wanted a Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, but smaller? Well, Mr Black's new Mini Vintage Chorus has what you need and at a fraction of the cost of an original vintage unit!

Zoom introduces the F6 multitrack field recorder

Zoom has annouced the F6 6-track field recorder. With 32-bit float recording and six inputs with preamps, the Zoom F6 is an interesting new option for filmmakers and all field recording applications.

Behringer DS-80 round 3 – is Uli getting the hang of his CS-80 clone?

The first DS-80 design kept the bank of preset sliders and had a very small ribbon, the second design put the performance controls out of reach. Uli is hoping third time's the charm.

UAD 9.9 brings Capitol Records’ reverb chambers to you DAW

In addition to an updated Tube-Tech CL-1B MKII compressor, version 9.9 introduces a major addition to the line-up - Capitol Chambers. Not cheap, but there are some special sounds on offer here.

Superbooth 2019: FSS OSC1 Cyclical Engine is ready to spin and lots more to come

A year late but the OSC1 Cyclical Engine is ready for preorders and brings a twisted modulated take on the humble oscillator while we get a glimpse of the triple Curtis 3340 based Recombinator Engine

Studio One 4.5 update brings dozens of user-requested changes

PreSonus has released version 4.5 of its popular Studio One DAW with over 70 changes and additions, said to be mostly user-requested, along with some under-the-hood work to reduce CPU load.

Can you quack? Devious Machines’ Duck gets your mix pumpin’

If you want to try a different approach to obtaining the ducking effect, or prefer a dedicated plug-in for the task, developer Devious Machines may have something for you.

Mine S modular MIDI controller for completely customisable control gets funded

After a disappointing Kickstarter a couple of years ago Special Waves improved Mine S customisable modular MIDI controller has reached a much more attainable goal on Indiegogo and is going to get made

STL Tones Tonality Will Putney virtual guitar suite: Metal tones for your DAW

STL Tones has released its latest Tonality Suite software suite in the form of the new Will Putney plug-in bundle. It's tightly focussed on high-gain sounds and looks pretty comprehensive.

Superbooth 2019: Sound Machines EuroTouch fingerable modules

Sounds Machines are taking their touch Lightstrip technology to a new level with the EuroTouch format. One format, 14 modules all with 4 channels of touch built in.

Gibson’s answer to PRS? 1992 Experimental Prototype DC Standard Pro

This DC Standard Pro prototype is what Gibson planned to destroy PRS back in 1992 and now one of them has surfaced on YouTube, so we can see what the American guitar giant was planning.

Best free plug-ins this week: two synthesizers and a graphic EQ

More great gear for free! Get two thunderous bass synths and a capable graphic equalizer for free this week, courtesy of IK Multimedia, Distocore and King Oz...

Audiaire Nuxx has 55 lanes worth of effects automation

Nuxx is a multi-FX processor with 30 types of effects and dedicated effects parameter sequencer. Oh, and real-time effects parameter automation over 55 parameter sequencing lanes. Phew.

Get Kilohearts’ ONE virtual analog synth at 80% off till 19 May

It's a lot of synth for the money - ONE comes with 2 oscillators and a sub oscillator, a pair of filters, wave shaper, two LFOs and 3 modulation envelopes; and a total of 24 polyphonic voices.

Ernie Ball Music Man introduces the Hunter Hayes Cutlass, a versatile S-type guitar

Ernie Ball Music Man's new Hunter Hayes Cutlass could be the perfect workhorse instrument for working musicians, giving a modern take on the S-type guitar that covers a lot of bases.

Austrian Audio Polar Designer: Design custom polar patterns

Austrian Audio has released Polar Designer as a free public beta. The plug-in is designed to adjust the polar pattern of dual-output microphones after recording, but works on any source. Interesting!

Acustica Audio releases Ultramarine 4, adding two EQs and a reverb

Acustica Audio has released Ultramarine 4, a plug-in bundle built around its emulation of the Fairchild 670 compressor. Ultramarine 4 also includes two equalizers, a reverb, and a channel strip.

Shergold Provocateur: Classy, affordable new single cuts by Patrick James Eggle

These new Patrick James Eggle-designed Provocateur models have a distinct, custom shop/boutique vibe but come without the eye watering price tag. One to watch, we think.

Behringer releases updated images of the developing DS-80 synthesizer

Uli Behringer has improved upon his design of the DS-80 after taking on board many of the comments from the synth community. There's still some work to do though.

Solar Type G: Finally, an LP-style single cut by Ola Englund

Solar Guitars' new Type G models are a range of single cut guitars first spotted back during Winter NAMM. Can Ola Englund's Type G compete with LP-inspired models by ESP/LTD?

Pulse Synthesizers Load Runner Granular Synthesizer for Eurorack

Load Runner pulls grains off your 16bit wav files and chases them about. Lots of CV control over all parameters, nice big waveform display and very hands-on.

Epiphone turns heads with Limited Edition Dave Rude Flying V Outfit in Ultra White

Tesla's Dave Rude has a new Epiphone signature model called the Flying V Outfit, a totally white guitar with twin coil-split humbuckers. This V is sure to turn some heads!