WaslioFM: easy FM synthesis with neon highlights make for an 80s-tastic plugin

With its arcade style interface and retro 80's vibe WaslioFM ticks the right nostalgia boxes. But with multiple unison modes and detuning of 8 voices per operator it's futuristic enough to make it fresh and ...

Grab another free Waves plug-in for Cyber Monday – H-Comp

Following the release of Sibilance for Black Friday, Waves is giving away another plug-in - H-Comp - for Cyber Monday. This little orange fella definitely offers some interesting possibilities.

VCV Rack can now host and CV control VST Plugins

With version 0.6.2 of VCV Rack you can now load up all your VST plugins and virtual instruments as virtual Eurorack modules and control them with CV - genius!

Can Cort conquer the budget baritone market with the KX257B?

Looking to pick up a cheap 7-string baritone electric guitar? Loaded with EMG RetroActive Super77-7st pickups, the new Cort KX257B seven-string will command your attention.

Lonely Robot and Black Moon: Magnetic Effects revisits the Fuzz Face and RAT circuits

Based around two legendary effects circuits, the new Lonely Robot and Black Moon pedals from London's Magnetic Effects are now available for a limited time only.

Percussa mSSP: a Super Signal Processor in a sensibly sized Eurorack module

Percussa has made a much smaller and cheaper version of their Super Signal Processor module. The mSSP has the same engine and the same awesome versatility as a multi-function sound source and processor.

Fender Albert Hammond Jr Signature Stratocaster amps up the 70s vibe

This new signature model is a reproduction of The Strokes' guitarist's 1985 reissue of a ‘72 Strat, with all the classic 1970s styling and his unique pickup wiring layout.

A free Waves plug-in for Black Friday: Sibilance, an organic de-esser

Incorporating Waves’ Organic ReSynthesis technology, Sibilance is a "transparent"-sounding vocal de-esser for clamping down harsh ‘s’ and 'sh' sounds. Go on, dial in that additional brightness.

GRANULIZER 2: More grains, more granular, more spectral widening and chaos

Inertia Sound Systems has redesigned GRANULIZER 2 from the ground up to offer a deeper and yet more accessible granular synthesis experience. With a fresh front end and interactive waveform it's very playable.

Strata: next generation control system for Ableton Live

Strata is a prototype advanced controller for Ableton Live from Envision Sound that claims to take control, performance and workflow to the next level. They are looking for Live users to get involved.

Dwarfcraft Devices HAX2: An essential ring mod/filter pedal for dabblers

Dwarfcraft Devices has blended a ring modulator, an envelope follower and pair of resonant filters into one pedal that can do many things - and all of them are pretty strange...

Joyo launches new R Series with R-01 Tauren overdrive pedal

Could the new Joyo R-Series pedals be the next big budget effect range? The Tauren R-01 is the first effect in the new range and could be illuminating stages near you soon.

TUNNELS: duplicate and route your Eurorack signals to infinite destinations

Tunnel In your signals through a 3 channel 1 into 2 buffered mult and Tunnel Out of 9 outputs anywhere else in your rack. Tunnels is a beautifully designed smart way to duplicate CV and organise your rack.

Synthmulator: a playable and patchable Eurorack modular in a virtual world

Dive into a simulated virtual 3D environment pick up some virtual cables and start virtually patching your virtual Eurorack and make some surprisingly good virtual sounds. Enter the Synthmulator.

Haken Audio ContinuuMini Electronic Instrument now on Kickstarter

A smaller, more portable and perhaps soloist inspired expressive instrument from Haken Audio. The ContinuuMini contains a powerfully dynamic and multi-dimensional sound engine - now on Kickstarter.

Eventide HotSawz Synth: The 50th algorithm for the H9 pedal!

Eventide's H9 effect platform is good choice for players that like variety in the available sound palette - its 50th algorithm is a monophonic synth effect covering 70s and 80s synths.

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World: 1980s 8-Bit Reverbs and a whole lot more

Chase Bliss Audio has released a new reverb pedal along with Keeley and Cooper FX. Dark World took a hefty sip in the 1980s but can do more. Much more.

Kenton give us more CV with the Pro Solo Mk3 MIDI to CV converter

If you need to plug a MIDI controller into an analogue synthesizer then Kenton have you covered. The Pro Solo Mk3 in a stunningly similar silver box with more CV outputs, envelope and drum triggering.

Wampler Fuzztration: Fuzz, Octave – and no frustration?

After a difficult birth, Wampler Pedals has finally delivered its new baby, the Fuzztration fuzz/octaver pedal. Will this new US-built effect help fix your fuzz-tone woes?

Behringer both disappoint and thrill us with an update the on RD-909

Uli Behringer takes to the internet to tell us that the RD-909 is not coming as soon as we'd like but if we're patient then we're going to love the price.

Guitar Center Gibson Les Paul Custom: A skyline paint job to make your eyes pop!

The new Hollywood Skyline Les Paul Custom was hand painted by Gibson Custom Shop artist Darron Dubose. It celebrates the iconic skyline and their re-opening. Warning: Sunglasses required.

Excel MIDI: This spreadsheet sequencer will make music from your tax returns

Someone has created a sequencer and compositional tool out of a spreadsheet. It's rough, raw and ready but if you're into Excel then this could brighten up your work time.

Way Huge Purple Platypus Octidrive MkII: An Antipodean Overdrive/Octaver

The latest Way Huge release is the Purple Platypus Octidrive MkII, a pedal combining the company's Red Llama overdrive with an octave-up effect with plenty of tweakable options.

Dtronics DT-RDX adds knobs to your Yamaha Reface DX

FM is notoriously annoying to program. Dtronics DT-RDX pulls out 50 FM parameters from the Yamaha Reface DX and puts them under your fingers for immediate, tactile and intuitive knob fiddling.