Can Tascam crack the mid-sized digital mixer/interface market with Model 24?

Tascam announces a new medium-format digital mixer/recorder/interface: the Model 24, with 24-track, 48kHz sound capture and recording across 22 audio channels and a stereo main mix bus.

Electrix: Led Zeppelin’s Hohner Electra Piano T sampled and free

Electrix steals the sound of the Hohner Electra Piano T from Stairway to Heaven, No Quarter and Down by the Seaside and gives a rare opportunity to sample Led Zeppelins sonic character.

Seymour Duncan Fooz pedal: Wobbly synth-style fuzz for your guitar

Fuzz, filters and LFOs. What more could an effects pedal junkie ask for? Seymour Duncan's new Fooz pedal aims to give you as many options as possible to tweak as possible in one box.

Erica Synths Techno System gets a price and release date

Erica Synths ultimate banging Techno System is nearly upon us and as they slowly release the individual modules they've just revealed the release date and the price for the full system.

Bob Moog Foundation raffle offers up 3 classic Moog synthesizers

The Bob Moog Foundation Trifecta Raffle is giving you the chance to win one of three classic Moog synthesizers for the fabulous cause of supporting the development of the new Moogseum. Tickets $25.

Denise Transient Booster lets you target transient peaks and width

DTB is a deceptively simple-looking plug-in with quite a lot of flexibility and power, with continuous attack and release controls for adjusting the length of transients and removing artefacts.

Fender Japan announces new FSR 6- and 12-string Stratocasters and a Jazzmaster

Fender Japan has for many years made models that have never been sold officially outside their home market. These new FSR models will be available for everyone to buy.

Forward Audio faTimeAlign is a cutting-edge phase alignment plug-in

Dealing with phase or time alignment issues? Check out Forward Audio's slick and comprehensive new tool called faTimeAlign which has a lot to offer but is also reasonably priced.

Moog Music announces that Moogerfooger has reached the end of the line

After 20 years of making these strange, old-fashioned looking stomp boxes Moog Music has decided to call it a day on the Moogerfooger range of products.

RHA introduces CL2 Planar – the first planar magnetic in-ear wireless headphones

Manufacturer RHA presented an innovative pair of premium wireless earphones. The aptly named CL2 Planar stand out with the first-time use of planar magnetic drivers inside in-ears and a hefty price tag.

Best free plug-ins this week: ModulAir, Vintage Electric Piano, Landscape

It's Sunday, which means it's time for some free plug-ins! We have three wonderful free instruments to introduce today: a full-fledged modular synth system, a film-like drone maker, and an electric piano.

A splash of autumn colour: Solar Guitars announces new finishes for A2.6C

Ola Englund's Solar Guitars adds a splash of autumn colour with new finishes for its A2.6C six-string model. Now you have more than just 'Stealth' black to choose from at last!

Melu Instruments tease something spectacular in a groovebox styli

Freak makers Melu Instruments have started to tease a new desktop device that's "a little bit more than a synth or a sequencer" and could possibly take grooveboxes to a new dimension. What do you think it is?

Mystic Circuits experiment with intersections in the ANA ring modulating module

ANA is a 6-in-1 ring modulating utility module that experiments with the intersecting activity of audio and voltage signals. Put something in and get 6 things out that can be as weird as you want to push them.

Erica Synths release the Techno inspired Dual Drive and Drum Stereo Mixer

More modules from the forthcoming Techno System - Dual Drive gives you 2 channels of 3 flavours of distortion and the Drum Stereo Mixer provides a destination for your processed beats.

Apple pondering a new pro-focused Mac Mini – and here’s a musicians’ wishlist

A new Mac Mini suitable for music production? In the works, apparently. Here's a a few things Apple should address to make this computer suitable for professionals, including music producers.

Cosmosƒ real-time dynamic stochastic synthesis engine reaches Saturn6

Saturn6 introduces "The Object" so rather than sculpting the concrete sonic material, you record your gestures targeting all parameters which construct the sound object. No, I have no idea what that means ...

DRONAR Master Edition gives you 50GB of Gothic Instruments cinematic spookiness

Gothic Instruments have bundled together 8 of their most atmospheric DRONAR instruments into a singular, improved and yet familiar interface so you can go to town on creating the most awesome of sonic ...

Gervana Ding Mao boost/overdrive pedal: The boutique bargain of the year?

Gervana is a rare example of a Chinese maker fully engaged in the boutique pedal market; this new effect combines boost and overdrive with plenty of flexible options, especially given its price.

SolinStrings recreates the always fascinating ARP Solina String Ensemble

A sampled emulation of the ever-popular ARP Solina Strings from Sono Elements. SolinStrings captures the sound and feel of the original and offers a simple, unfussy interface without any bells or whistles.

ModulAir: a slightly dodgy but fun polyphonic virtual modular VSTi that’s free

Full Bucket Music has released the slightly buggy beta of ModulAir which sounds brilliant but might crash horribly. But with some great sounds and lots of cable-free patching, it's worth a go.

Dreadbox Medusa hybrid synthesizer about to hit the shops

This sleek hybrid synthesizer from Dreadbox and Polyend comes with 3 analog and 3 digital oscillators and a grid of 64 expressive pads for performance and sequencing. Will you be enraptured by the Medusa?

Couture is a transient shaper and saturator with a sleek GUI

Auburn Sounds released Couture, a dynamics editing and transient shaper plug-in with saturation - all in a single window. This way, you no longer have to apply separate processing and switch windows.

Acustica Audio aims for classic British console voicings with Gold 2 plug-in suite

Acustica Audio released version 2 of its Gold suite of outboard gear emulations. Designed for lovers of vintage British console sound, Gold v2 introduces a new equalizer and three more preamps.