Frekvens: The Ikea/Teenage Engineering mashup is emerging

A proper image of the forthcoming Frekvens turntable, speaker and lighting system designed to be a complete party that you can pick up in your local Ikea. Won't see it until next year though.

ES-8 Bitwig Edition rebrands the Expert Sleepers USB interface for Eurorack

Getting the CV generating devices from Bitwig to your Eurorack can be difficult. The Expert Sleepers ES-8 is the ideal solution and so it makes perfect sense for a Bitwig edition. I just wish it was ...

Erebus is reborn as Lil’ Erebus DIY Kit and sells like hot modular cakes

By a stroke of complete genius, the lamented Dreadbox Erebus paraphonic synthesizer is back in kit form as the Lil' Erebus DIY Kit for under €200. They won't have stock for long!

PreSonus ships HD9 closed-back studio headphones

PreSonus announced the immediate availability of its HD9 studio headphones. The manufacturer claims a clean sound, comfortability, and broad frequency response. Knowing PreSonus, these cans likely deliver!

(arches) tactile universal interface by soundmachines launches on Kickstarter

Capacitive touch control of CV in multiple dimensions, sequencing, MIDI and with reassuring curves (arches) could be the modular (and more) controller that you've been waiting for.

Qu-Bit Nebulae 2 granular sampler now available for pre-order

Qu-Bits upgraded and gorgeous looking Nebulae 2 granular sampler is ready for preorder and should ship after Superbooth. Looking forward to some smooth granular action.

Endorphin.es go dark teasing the BLCK_NOIR module before Superbooth

In stark contrast to Endorphin's usually red, blue and yellow colour scheme they embrace the darkness and tease BLCK_NOIR their first black panelled Eurorack module tuned for Techno and Darkwave.

FLUX Evo Channel: an affordable and modern channel strip

Evo Channel by developer Flux comprises an overdrive, phase corrector, compressor, EQ, desser, expander, transient/sustain designer, and other processors. Let's have a deeper look!

BBC archives release 16,016 sound effects online for personal use

An extraordinary historical archive of environmental sounds and sound effects. From every day sounds like "Department store atmosphere" to "Geiger counters" and "Austin Maestro dashboard audible warnings".

That Jared Dines Ormsby 18-String Behemoth can now be heard in action

That insane 18 string guitar built for Jared DInes by Perry Ormsby has been used by the YouTube star to write and record an exclusive track entitled Djent 2018 - hear it here!

MAGIX resurrects a modernized ACID Pro with new sound engine

We think ACID is still relevant, and its latest incarnation is a wonderful means for younger producers to discover this genuinely nice piece of software. ACID Pro 8 is available now, priced USD 150.

Don’t miss out on these three plug-ins you can have for free

Three interesting new plug-ins that you can download for free appeared on the Internet recently. Check them out and see if they are worth adding to your collection!

Puremagnetik Granule granular delay – It grains for days!

Granule has been inspired by the Red Panda Particle guitar pedal and works by chopping audio into tiny grains. These are routed through a looper, a spectral pitch shifter, and a variable delay line.

The Audiophile Circuits League take on a Monster Multi-Function Discrete VCO

The Audiophile Circuits League are here to protect us from mediocre oscillators with the Multi-Function Discrete VCO. Cool things include 5 waveshapes and pulse width modulation on both main oscillator and sub.

Sony C-100 dual-capsule condenser microphone hits markets

Sony says this model continues the legacy of the classic C-800/C-800G dual-capsule model and offers an extremely broad frequency range — from 20Hz all the way up to 50kHz.

Cultivating sound from plants at Assiniboine Park Conservatory

The Assiniboine Park Conservatory is over 100 years old and falling apart. Winnipeg artist Helga Jakobson is taking recordings of the plants bioelectric energy and transforming it into music before it's gone.

Behringer to clone Roland System 100M and somehow makes Eurorack look boring

Uli Behringer shows the modular community his plans for cloning the Roland System 100m and bringing it to Eurorack for €89 a pop. While tremendously exciting it also looks a bit dull and uninspiring.

Pitch Pilot: A cool new pitch bending add-on for your guitar

You want country style bends, but don't want to ruin your guitar with routing? Well then forget the B-Bender and get yourself a Pitch Pilot instead, it's simple to fit and easy to use.

Released: Overloud Comp G, a feature-loaded take on the SSL Bus Compressor

Recreating the circuit to the best of its team's abilities, Overloud also added parallel compression, mid-side processing, low-cut filter on the sidechain circuit, and continuous time & ratio selection.

LoopLords Genetix brings the Sega Genesis sound back to life once more

Genetix features 100 multi-sampled FM sounds inspired by various Genesis games' soundtracks. Can this plug-in make the intricacies of the Genesis sound chip available to modern productions?

That headless Gibson SG meme is actually a real guitar!

If you have ever searched the web for broken Gibson headstocks, the chances are you will have seen this infamous headless Gibson SG. We all thought it was a Photoshop fake, but it turns out its real!

TC Electronic Aeon String Sustainer: The new EBow in town?

The new TC Electronic Aeon String Sustainer has just been announced and it looks like it could well be giving the EBow a run for its money pretty soon!

ZVex Vertical Fuzz Factory Silicon tames the temperature madness!

Updating the germanium-based Fuzz Factory that can get temperamental when used in a hot live environment, this sleek new silicon-based version will be way easier to squeeze onto your pedalboard.

Pittsburgh Modular reveal new Primary Oscillator ahead of debut at Superbooth

Pittsburgh Modular announce their third new thing so far this year after the Microvolt and Sequencer. It's called Primary Oscillator and features cascading analog waveform sculpting. Nice!