Slate VRS8 audio interface finally available for purchase

Spending over an year in "announced but not released" hell, the Slate Digital VRS8 audio interface is finally available for purchase at the quite competitive price of EUR 2099. You get 8 preamps and 0.7ms ...

Otto’s DIY Cookbook – handy recipes for Eurorack modular DIY

Otto's DIY Prototyping Environment is getting a Cookbook with recipes for building Eurorack modules. This free download kicks off with a simple VCO and teaches you about synthesis and circuits at the same time.

The ATOM: small but mighty performance pad controller from PreSonus

The small but mighty ATOM is a compact performance pad controller with lots of special Studio One integration. Perfect for banging out beats on the Impact XT drum machine.

Tinami MD-1 is a custom MIDI controller built to your design

Go to the website, design your dream MIDI controller using knobs, buttons and faders on a 4 x 4 grid and hit the order button. That's the plan and they are taking preorders on Kickstarter to make it happen.

Korg celebrates 10 years of the nanoSERIES MIDI controllers with a splash of colour

Korg releases their inner fabulousness with Orange/Green and Blue/Yellow anniversary nanoSERIES controllers. Or this is what happens when you let your kids loose in your design software.

MODX: Yamaha’s AWM2 Synthesis and FM-X Technology synthesizer gets leaked

Yamaha replace the ageing MOXF with the new MODX with a shed load of more space, a tonne of new waveforms, operator FM-X and a USB audio interface. All run via a touch-screen and Super Knob.

DU-INO: Arduino in a Eurorack module running any function you like

DU-INO is a hackable Eurorack Arduino shield that can be anything you want it to be. Download programs or write your own it's fully open source and fully programmable. On Kickstarter from Detroit Underground.

iZotope RX7 coming this month with a free upgrade if you purchase RX6

iZotope Inc. is offering an immediate upgrade to the equivalent variant of v7 if you purchase any variant of v6 now. The same deal goes for purchasers of Post Production Suite 2, which will upgrade to PPS 3.

909 Day – Roland reveals forthcoming launch of 3 new drum and synth products

Roland has decided to keep 909 Day for celebrating the TR-909 and instead are going to release 3 new "drum and synthesizer" products on the 13th September instead. What could they be?

909 Day – Behringer reveal the RD-909 Rhythm Designer

The combination of Knobcon and 909 Day was too much of a temptation for Behringer and so they had to reveal the prototype of their RD-909 Rhythm Designer.

Best free plug-ins this week: KVR Developer Challenge 2018 has over 20 of ’em!

The KVR Developer Challenge 2018 entries are up now - over 20 free plug-ins and apps available completely free of charge! Plus there's a great Wurlitzer piano sample library for Kontakt owners, too.

Victory Amps V4 turns up the gain with Countess, Sheriff and Kraken preamps

Victory amps has released a set of three all-valve preamp pedals that put the preamp stages of its amps into pedal format. And then there's the rather neat Amp Through feature...

System80 opens preorders on their TR-808 inspired 880 Eurorack drum machine

System80 has recreated the legendary TR-808 Rhythm Composer in Eurorack modular format. The 880 Drum Machine couples 16 classic analog drum sounds with TR-style step sequencing in 60HP.

Fender expands pedal range: Engager Boost, Pelt Fuzz and Full Moon Distortion

Fender's Stan Cotey is the brains behind all three circuits and with his proven track record for making great amps and effects, these three new pedals could be great

Knobcon 2018: First look at the finished Behringer RD-808 Rhythm Designer

Knobcon this weekend will hopefully reveal a lot of wonderfully electronic sound making machines. First up are the first images of the production version of Behringer's RD-808 Rhythm Designer drum machine.

Electro-Harmonix reissues the Triangle Big Muff Pi, 50 years after its debut

It's back! EH has issued a "faithful" recreation of its first Big Muff, dubbed the Triangle Big Muff Pi, the pedal that launched the world's most famous line of fuzz effects for guitar.

Noise Engineering gets into 5U modular with Basimilus and Manis Iteritas Magnus

The 5U Moog Modular community is about to get into the awesomeness of Noise Engineerings digital drum voices. The large format modular modules appear as Basimilus Iteritas Magnus and Manis Iteritas Magnus

Fender Parallel Universe 2018 Limited Edition Whiteguard Strat

This has all the right curves, but are they in all the wrong places? It's the new Fender Parallel Universe 2018 Limited Edition Whiteguard Strat, and it's sure to divide opinions.

Epiphone Peter Frampton Phenix Les Paul Custom Comes Alive

Peter Frampton lost his favourite guitar in 1980 and thought it was gone forever. In 2012 it was recovered and now provides the blueprint for this new signature limited edition version.

Gibson USA 2019 Line-up: Fewer guitars, less controversy!

Gibson has now officially presented its 2019 USA range of guitars. Yes, you remember, the ones that were all leaked back in May. Will they divide opinion amongst guitar players around the world?

909 Day: DSP Synthesizers releases 909 based “Plugin Synth” on a USB stick

Using Virtual Analog Technology DSP Synths has recreated the Roland TR-909 as the R909 Plugin Synthesizer on a USB stick. Plug it into any device and you have 909 sounds ready to go.

Endorphin.es BLCK_Noir deepest darkest drum synth module released today.

7 drum voices through 5 channels with effect processing and filter throttling routing through one deep and dark 30HP module. Could this be the perfect percussion sound source for your rack?

Native Instruments tells us very little about the huge release of Massive X

One of the most anticipated announcements is the next generation version of the awesome Massive synthesizer. Massive X will be with us in February 2019 and free to Komplete 12 owners, but where are the details?

Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3: Mini beats and big mobility

The little entry level Maschine gets a welcome upgrade. Mikro MK3 is smaller, lighter and sleeker than the previous version and is ideal for music production on the move with the full Maschine software.