Behringer suggests we fasten our seat belts for 808 Day – is their clone ready?

Other than a pair of trainers Roland is not sparking much anticipation for 808 Day on the 8th August. Behringer meanwhile is hinting that they are going to make it all about their RD-808 analogue drum machine.

Sputnik – Arcade Modded Guitar

This Ibanez Semi-Hollow AS53 has been stuffed full of controllers and has enough lights on it to help land an aeroplane

Aeolian Meditation: a complex addictive additive synthesizer playground

Taking inspiration from ancient Greek instruments of nature Aeolian Meditation generates drones from layered and modulated harmonics coloured by noise and FM. It can create beautiful leads and basses too.

Origin EON15-S and EVO17-S: monster laptops for audio and video production

Origin, maker of high-powered PCs and laptops, announced two new models for gamers and content creators - EON15-S and EVO17-S. Both computers are respectably thin and light, although the 15-incher steals the ...

EarthBoard – This new magnetically powered pedalboard could set you free

Could this new magnetically-powered pedalboard be the way forward for guitarists looking to avoid messy cabling, noisy power outlets and allow us to set up without having to cover our pedals in velcro?

Upcoming Apple MacBook Air refresh to be more powerful than the 12-inch MacBook

The 13-inch laptop will be powered by Intel's Kaby Lake Refresh 14nm processors. This implies the upcoming laptop will be significantly faster than the 12-inch MacBooks, which work with ultra low-power M3 ...

Audified MixChecker Pro lets you preview your mixes on a wide range of speakers

MixChecker Pro offers over 60 speaker models in different sizes, and you can also add ambient noise (subway station, in a vehicle, in the park). The pro version has been optimized to produce better latency.

Acustica Audio introduces Magenta 4 suite of EQ and dynamics processors

Acustica Audio released Magenta 4, a plug-in bundle comprising six standalone modules for frequency and dynamics processing. The modules recreate various pieces of analog hardware gear.

Get flexible metering in your DAW with Aura for macOS

Aura is audio-analyzing software that's loaded as an AU effect in your DAW. By choosing different meter sets, you can adapt the plug-in to your needs. The meters include Spectral, Needle, Bar and History.

New bx_masterdesk plug-in leaks at MixCon

The suite covers compression, EQ, deessing and M/S processing. We are yet to learn more about bx_masterdesk or its price and features, but we'll keep you posted about any new information that comes up.

Oscillot Audio Perspective simulates studio monitors for reference

Perspective is a plug-in that simulates different studio monitors and claims to reproduce them with your loudspeakers. That sounds very exciting and could eliminate investing in a second pair of speakers.

What’s the best way to get kids into Eurorack? Ask Divkid.

Would you let the sticky fingers of kids anyway near your Eurorack? DivKid does - in this new video he shows how a playful selection of modules and a CV controller can introduce kids to modular.

Intel series 9000 processors spec’d and i9-9900K benchmarked, release due in October

The new Core i9 with 10,718 points is about 17% faster than AMD's pretender with a 9147 result. Intel's top-shelf CPU, the Core i7-8700K, racked up 7918 points, which calculates to a 25% performance difference.

Blue Microphones acquired by Logitech for $117 million – what does this mean for Yeti?

Blue seems very pleased with the development, citing Logitech's "vast resources" as capable of "supercharging" the company. We'll see how it's turning out for these two in the years ahead.

Root and Matter II: Two new modules from Folktek and more to come

Artisan synthesizer makers Folktek have had a busy 2018 so far. Two new modules: Matter II a drum-wave synth and Root a 1-4 splitter are the newest to emerge with a rumoured standalone synth to come.

Fender Mahogany Offset Telecaster – Limited European run

This limited edition from Fender Japan is a special run for the European market and is all mahogany with some very nice specifications throughout, it is also very brown!

MOTU launches Touch Console tablet control surface for its modern interfaces

The Touch Console web app presents touchscreen control over the DSP-based 48-channel mixer with 12 busses and FX such as 4-band parametric EQ, compression, limiting, reverb, and an emulation of the old LA-2A.

Slate Digital introduces FG-A analog console EQ emulation

Slate Digital added a new vintage equalizer to its Virtual Mix Rack platform - the FG-A. FG-A is based on a famous American console channel strip EQ, which is another way of saying Slate simulated an old API ...

Yellowcake Pedals Furry & Fried – Dial in your overdrive and fuzz to taste

Will the Furry & Fried have enough to satisfy your hunger? US boutique pedal builder Yellowcake Pedals has a new dirt box for you to drool over and it has the ability to dial in some mouth-watering drive ...

Strandberg Sälen – Modern headless T-Type guitars with classic tones?

Swedish modern aesthetic design meets classic American '50s guitar manufacturing. But does it sound like a traditional Telecaster to you?

Mooer adds three new preamp pedals – Phoenix, Cali-MkIV & Custom-100

Three new Mooer micro-preamp models announced - Phoenix, Cali-MkIV and Custom 100. But can you guess which classic guitar amps they are based on?

Pete Thorn previews new Wilkinson locking trem system on YouTube

This new prototype Trevor Wilkinson locking bridge system is a drop in replacement for the classic Gotoh 510 twin-post Strat-style tremolo system.

IK Multimedia UNO Synth gets a free iPad patch editor

While we're waiting for IK to release the PC/Mac editor for UNO Jakob Haq has put together a full editor for iPad using MIDI Designer Pro 2 which reveals all sorts of hidden parameters.

RetroKits RK-005: USB MIDI Hub that hosts, merges and interconnects everything

Got a lot of USB MIDI gear knocking around? Well the RK-005 can host it and bring it all together into a single MIDI stream, clock to analog and then connect to a DAW or not. A super versatile MIDI interface.