Keeley EH Verb o Trem: Two new dual effects pedals due soon

Designed with input from Nashville session musician Eddie Heinzelman, the Verb o Trem combines reverb and a mod section and is to be offered in two versions of varying size and cost.

The greatest Eurorack module of all time and space has arrived: The 2HP Cat

For a limited time only, in limited quantities, for only the most discerning of Eurorack fiddlers comes Cat, your voltage controlled source of feline noises.

AtomoSynth Asterion: a chunky modular synthesizer with an enormous patch bay

Asterion is an upright wedge of large format modular synthesis. Bakelite knobs and an all-metal chassis lend it a vintage air while the 104 1/4" jack sockets offer some seriously chunky patching

Fender CEO Andy Mooney unveils new US acoustics… in Rolling Stone interview

Fender's Scottish CEO Andy Mooney has let the cat out of the bag about an upcoming line of American-made acoustic guitars that we think may be announced at Winter NAMM 2019.

Reverend Guitars rolls out the Todd Evans Signature Squatch Hammer

Reverend Guitars has a mean new signature guitar out, the Todd Evans Squatch Hammer. This stripped-down utilitarian Flying V style guitar could be perfect for knocking out some hard-hitting tones.

Portable processing with the SoundGrid Mobile Server

SoundGrid Mobile Server is a mini PC that'll host a stack of Waves plug-ins at extremely low latency. Use it for real-time monitoring or offload the processing from your laptop in a live or studio situation.

Glou-Glou FX The Pralines boutique modulation pedal combines with filters with fuzz

The new Pralines boutique modulation and fuzz pedal from Lyon's Glou-Glou FX promises guitarists, synth players and other instrumentalists loads of tweakable fun.

Propellerhead launches Rent-to-Own on top selling Rack Extensions

You can now try out some of the top-selling Reason Rack Extensions for only $9.99 a month. Cancel or pause anytime and once you've paid the price of the plug-in the license is yours to keep - Rent-to-Own!

Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine

Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.

Overloud honours the granddaddy of compressors with COMP670

The plug-in market is ripe with F670 emulations of wildly varying quality, which means Overloud worked hard in order to differentiate their product. Hence, COMP670 provides not one, but three FC670s!

New Gibson CEO announced at last: Can JC ‘build a powerhouse brand’?

Can James "JC" Curleigh 'build a powerhouse brand' with Gibson USA? Well, he has done it before at Levi Strauss, where he was in charge previous to his new role at Gibson.

Hotone MP-100 Ampero: A budget Helix LT killer?

The Hotone MP-100 Ampero is packed with features: 120 amps and cabs, 240 effects, an expression pedal, a 120s looper and more. But will it fulfil the promise of behaving like a real amp?

qwertySeq() – 8 track MIDI sequencer for your Chrome web browser

8 banks of 8 tracks of 16 steps generating notes or MIDI CC the qwertySeq() is a dynamic and versatile step sequencer running directly in your Chrome browser - shame it looks a bit dull.

Acon Digital Mastering Suite: An affordable pack of essential mastering tools

Designed for signal transparency and with rather simplified user interfaces, these plug-ins obviously aren't for fans of thick, warm vintage sounds. Rather, they fully embrace the clinical sound of digital.

Sculpt noise into form with Noize, a sleek and creative noise generator

Noize is a noise-generating plug-in that adapts itself in real time to sound input and can be creatively shaped for a tasteful result. It includes all five noise types known to mankind!

Deal: grab Native Instruments’ Crush Pack + Mod Pack for USD 70 until Nov 4

NI is giving us an exceptional offer - buy the Crush Pack + Mod Pack effects bundle for the price of either one. The offer is valid until Nov 4, giving you enough time to come up with those 70 bucks!

Behringer drops prices on gear, rekindles Thomann partnership

Consumer technology has its Samsung, soft drinks have their Coca-Cola, enterprise computing has its Microsoft... and, in the very near future, if not already, music has its Behringer.

Catalinbread NiCompressor pedal recreates a classic 1970s compressor

The NiCompressor is based on is the 70s Loco Box ‘The Choker’ and.... OK, let's cut to the chase: Here's why anyone looking for a quality compressor pedal should check this one out.

GS Apollo 1 Analog Monosynth ready for liftoff

Launching from Argentina is the Apollo 1 from GS Music - a straightforward desktop analog monosynth with some hidden MIDI capabilities and a desire to be in a metal band.

Dimebag’s Cowboys From Hell rig modelled by IK Multimedia

Pantera's late guitarist used solid-state Randall amplifiers to craft the hard-hitting guitar tones on Cowboys From Hell. IK Multimedia's new Dimebag Darrell CFH bundle models amps and effects from DD's rig.

UVI Plate goes above and beyond that classic plate reverb sound

UVI enters the plate reverb market with, er, Plate, a "custom-shop" virtual electro-mechanical reverb with a configurable design and control over aspects such as metal type, plate size and more.

MXR Carbon Copy 10th Anniversary Edition: The ‘silver fox’ of delay pedals?

The MXR Carbon Copy is getting a snazzy new silver paint job and an aluminium housing for 2018, ten years after it was introduced. Just don't expect any sonic tweaks or upgrades.

Women account for 50% of new guitarists, says Fender

Fender says that women now account for half of new guitarists picking up the instrument for the first time. Could the likes of pop icons Taylor Swift and rock legends like Nita Strauss be the cause?

The 7-year wait is over: NI Kontakt 6 has landed with new instruments and effects

Kontakt 6 brings the world's favorite sampler up to scratch and has enough new content to warrant an upgrade from the almost 7-year old Kontakt 5 engine.