Polyphonic Solina strings in your Eurorack? Meet StringTheory

Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.

Neural DSP recreates coveted Darkglass distortion pedals in plug-in format

Developer start-up Neural DSP has a new distortion pedal emulation created in partnership with Darkglass Electronics and models their super-nice (and pricey) Ultra pedal series.

Zen Delay: Are Ninja Tune getting into desktop effects boxes?

A bunch of photos of an unannounced prototype desktop effects box emerge. The Zen Delay has record labels Ninja Tunes name on it, an Erica Synths flavour, a filter, drive and nice fat tube.

Apple Mac Pro 2018 rumours: An all-new modular Mac with easy upgrades in the offing?

The new Mac Pro has already been in the works for some time and could be showcased in June at Apple's WWDC event, envisioned as the highest-end desktop system in the Apple line-up.

Spotify is building hardware, likely an in-car streaming player

As Spotify is gearing up for an April 24 event, informed speculation arises that the music streaming giant is about to launch its first hardware device, reportedly an in-car controller or player.

Magpha mastering EQ sounds analogue “all the way up to 20khz”

Featuring an extremely minimalistic, distraction-free user interface, this EQ offers true analogue phase behaviour up to 20kHz and very broad Q factors (<0.1) for final wideband tone sculpting.

NI Maschine MK3 becomes a Logic Pro X controller after latest update

With the latest update (v. 2.7.3) to its Maschine production platform, NI has added integration with Logic Pro X to the Maschine MK3 hardware controller. The unit's displays now showcase the Logic mixer.

Musikmesse 2018: RME debuts Digiface Dante and AVB audio networking interfaces

RME is furthering its audio networking catalog with the impending launch of Digiface Dante and Digiface AVB. Both are USB 3.0 mobile audio networking interfaces that offer different things.

Pen2Bow app turns the Apple Pencil into a legitimate iPad MIDI controller

Developer Dimos Gaidatzis created Pen2Bow, an EUR 9 app that turns the Apple Pencil into a violin bow MIDI controller. The algorithm detects linear and circular motion, generating four MIDI streams.

Musikmesse 2018: Drawmer intros a pair of CMC monitor controllers

At Musikmesse 2018, British manufacturer Drawmer will introduce a pair of new monitor controllers: CMC3 and CMC7. The CMC3 is the compact model, while the CMC7 is designed for Surround setups.

Deal: Boom 3D turns your Mac speakers Surround for only USD 8

The makers of Boom 3D claim their software enables a 3D Surround Sound audio experience using just your built-in Apple speakers on the iMac, MacBook Pro, or whatever fruity computer you have.

Audiority packs three classic distortions into EUR 45 plug-in bundle

To give guitar players some Easter inspiration, Audiority released a pack of three distortion plug-ins. They emulate actual pedals which have seen plenty of action in pedalboards across the planet.

New modules for old: Befaco introduce a module exchange upgrade policy

Got an old Befaco module and you'd really like to upgrade to the newer version? Well now Befaco will exchange your old module for a 50% discount off the price of the new one - that's pretty cool.

Magix keep the audio furnace alight with Sound Forge Pro 12

Sound Forge Pro 12 is the old staple of PC based audio editing brought up to date through Magix thoughtful development and remains one of the most professional editors on any platform.

Audiophile Circuits League cooks up a 70’s style System 1 Stereo Synth

Take 10 of Audiophile Circuits League gloriously old-school looking modules and double up on channels to create the ACL System 1 Stereo Synth that will debut at Superbooth 2018.

Magus Modular Synthesizer Toolkit – any synthesizer you want in a patchable box

Rebel Technology Magus can be any synth or sound processor you could ever need. Just load the algorithm from a library of hundreds or create your own and then patch it any way you please.

Exodus Digital Valkyrie multi-timbral synthesizer to debut at Musikmesse 2018

British made 8 part multi-timbral 128 voice 1280 oscillator hardware synthesizer Valkyrie is ready to swoop into Musikmesse on a blazing path of glory. Sounds a lot better than it looks!

U-He to reveal their first Eurorack module at Superbooth 2018

Super software instrument makers U-He have teased a foray into Eurorack with an image of part of their first hardware module. Can U-He cross from software to hardware and make it work? We'll find out at ...

UVI USQ-1 recreates the vintage digital sounds of 1986’s ESQ-1 workstation

A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. The Ensoniq is a true treasure!

Apple macOS 10.14 rumour round-up: iOS and macOS apps united at last?

Allegedly, Apple plans to combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps as part of a project internally named "Marzipan". However, this doesn't mean you will be able to run every iOS app on your Mac. Read on...

BandLab rebrands Sonar as Cakewalk and sets it free on Windows

After acquiring the Cakewalk brand and assets from Gibson, BandLab is rebooting Sonar, a popular "alternative" DAW, as Cakewalk by BandLab. The software is completely free to download for Windows!

G-Sonique Neurofunker XG6: a rompler full of bass drops and wubs

G-Sonique Neurofunker XG6 is a rompler with over 146 sounds ready-made for bass music styles, such as DnB, dubstep, and neurofunk. Great if you struggle with programming your own sounds!

Caparison Horus-M3 CC – Pretty in pink, a Floyd-loaded shred machine

This new Courtney Cox signature model is a seriously tweaked and refined instrument designed to stand out from the crowd - hence the hand-finished Pink Sapphire attire.

PA3 Derailer: metal bars and springs colide in physical modelling virtual synth

Derailer uses finite-difference time-domain numerical modelling to bring together metal bars to strike or bow and springs to carry sympathetic vibrations between them in deliciously haunting ways.