DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade

More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.

Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal

Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.

Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time

Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.

Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer

You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular

Dtronics DT-01: hardware programmer for the Roland D-05, D-50 and D-550

Dtronics map the guts out of Roland Linear Arithmetic synthesizers and route them to 56 knobs of programming bliss on the DT-01 programmer.

Behringer Odyssey enters pre-production

Another classic synthesizer is about to be reborn via the fertile womb of Behringer. According to Uli Behringer's Odyssey is now not far off - exciting times.

Midas M32R Live digital mixing console: More than just a facelift?

Midas rejuvenates its compact digital mixer line with the M32R Live, an update to the M32R with a refreshed UI and pretty much the same feature set - except in one key area.

u-he Twangström: modern spring reverb plug-in enters public beta

A spring reverb that you can easily dial in and blend into your production, rather than letting it inevitably take center stage of your sound - sign me up, please!

Rossum Electro is cooking up something analogue

A new Eurorack module from Rossum Electro that's a field of knobs and intertwined patch sockets that, apparently, is all analogue - what's it going to be?

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2: Cthulhu madness in pedal form?

If you are a full-on noise terrorist with aspirations toward sonic mayhem, you might need Death By Audio's new Total Sonic Annihilation 2. Insanity awaits you!

Pedaltrain SST: A tiny tuner to save space on cramped pedalboards

Run out of pedalboard real estate? Don't know which pedal to get rid of to fit on that new distortion you splashed out on? The Pedaltrain SST is a tiny tuner that can free up some valuable space.

IK Multimedia expands AmpliTube iOS 4.7 with 10 new licensed models

The Amplitube iOS 4.7 version brings new licensed amp models and effects, including gear by Dr Z, Jet City, Orange, Carvin, Morley, T-Rex, Seymour Duncan and Wampler.

String Studio VS-3 adds new dimensions to unique string oscillators

Applied Acoustics Systems double the voices and expand the possibilties of their string oscillator based physically modelled synthesizer with String Studio VS-3

Samplitude Pro X4 is here: does it have something to show?

Magix brought in version X4 of the Samplitude Pro DAW. Honestly, it's a bit of a catch-up release, for the changes it introduces have been part of most major DAWs' workflow for quite a while.

Incoming from Arturia – here comes the tease machine

Arturia tease us with a 19 second video announcing that it's time for them to... do something. Combing through the frames I think I know what it is...

Sugar Bytes Aparillo textual and complex FM synthesizer hits the iPad

Aparillo is all about unfolding the life of sound through the manipulation of sine waves, synthesis, harmonics and modulation. Or you can just move stuff about to produce some fabulous soundscapes.

DataLooper: Hardware looper pedal for Ableton Live just got funded

DataLooper is a MIDI foot pedal designed to give hands-free control over the Looper device and Session View in Ableton Live. It's reached its goal on Indiegogo and will become a reality unlike State of The ...

PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Graveyard II Limited pulls out all the stops

This dark, broody PRS Private Stock guitar has some fantastic touches and excellent hardware - and uses woods harvested from maple trees standing sentry over an old graveyard...

Fender Flea Signature Active Jazz Bass: A glitzy new model for a bass icon

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea gets a new active signature bass model that coaxes a lot out of a single pickup and builds on the previous signature Jazz Bass version bearing his name.

Gibson at NAMM 2019 – Yes, they will be there this time!

Winter NAMM 2019, Stand 207 will be the place to be. Why? Gibson has confirmed it's attending the upcoming show after their unfortunate decision to pull out of the 2018 edition.

Novation Peak gets new features with firmware update 1.2

How about a fist full of new wavetables, microtuning, double the LFOs, effects modulation, pitch bend mapping and useful initialisation options? Not bad for an update to the Novation Peak.

Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover

Got a Korg Monotron knocking around? Why not turn it into a fully fledge Korg analogue synth with the Soul Machine Korg MS-X extreme modification guide. Be warned - this will invalidate your warranty.

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ES-355: It’s finally here!

That Epiphone new Joe Bonamassa limited edition ES-355 we wrote about earlier this year is just about to be released, bringing classy looks as well as some useful and attractive hardware.

Gibson says goodbye to Memphis

Gibson is officially moving out of Memphis and consolidating its guitar production at its Nashville factory. That means all its electric guitars will now be made under one roof.