Audio Damage is ready with Discord 4, a souped-up stereo pitch shifter

The most visible change in Discord 4 is the all-new vector-based and resizable interface that makes it easier to get around the plug-in's many features. Of course, pitch shifting is still the prime directive...

Sewastopol II: Instrument input, FX loop, audio-to-CV extraction module

The XAOC Sewastopol Audio Port and Voltage Extractor Model of 1948 module for Eurorack sounds like a mouthful of nonsense but it's actually a very useful multi-function audio input and output device.

TBProAudio launches FinalLoud loudness and True Peak finalizer tool

TBProAudio released FinalLoud, a loudness and True Peak finalizer tool designed to help you reach a specific target loudness level during the mastering stage - and it's very reasonably priced.

NAMM 2018: Heil Sound PR 77D mic looks great in purple

The Heil PR 77D is a dynamic mic designed for use in commercial broadcast, podcasting, studio and home recording. Heil Sound says the mic boasts a smooth and flat frequency response, among other nice things.

Native Instruments releases Mod Pack – 3 modulation effects at a wonderful price

Native Instruments released a collection of three effects called the MOD PACK. It contains three essential modulation effects - CHORAL (chorus), flanger (FLAIR), and phaser (PHASIS).

NAMM 2018: UK Sound intros 176 & 276 compressors, promises 1176 sounds on the cheap

At NAMM 2018, BAE Audio-owned brand UK Sound introduced a pair of rackmount hardware compressors that promise a lot of vintage compression mojo for a fair price. These are the UK Sound 176 and 276 units.

10X makes sounds go to far-reaching places – and it has a bad-ass GUI

10X is a fairly unique plug-in with a bad-ass mechanical interface. This plug-in is about placing signals in their own virtual space, and creating some pretty strange depth effects. Weird as it gets!

Jef’s Top 3 Bits of Guitar Gear and Gadgets at NAMM 2018

Our favourite three cool, exciting new guitar related products for 2018 all revealed at this year's Winter NAMM Show, with gear by Fender, Line 6 and Game Changer Audio.

AEA R84A: A super-charged ribbon mic for the modern era?

Touted as an active (phantom-powered) version of AEA's R84 ribbon mic, the R84A sounds very much the same, but with plenty more output, a 12dB increase in sensitivity, and a newfound immunity to ...

MIDI Polyphonic Expression and MIDI Capability Inquiry are now legit

The MIDI Manufacturers Associated officially adopts MIDI Polyphonic Expression and MIDI Capability Inquiry into the MIDI specification. MIDI finally begins to evolve.

Quantakor plug-in: Mean AI-generated soundscapes and alien drones

Need a collection of moody sounds for your production? Eplex7 has come up with Quantakor, a soundscapes and FX instrument based on artificial intelligence algorithms. It packs scifi, kybernetic, experimental ...

Can this trio of plug-ins handle all your chord, melody, and bassline duties?

Developer Mixed In Key unveiled an interesting trio of plug-ins designed to help with all things songwriting - sans lyrics writing. These are the Captain Chords, Captain Melody, and Captain Deep.

Chase Bliss Audio Thermae delay pedal: Beyond analogue?

Chase Bliss Audio makes complex control of analogue circuits by utilising modern digital control and their new Thermae delay pedal has all this at it's heart.

Randall Satan 50 Watt Ola Englund signature amp head unleashed

YouTube Metalhead Ola Englund has just announced his new aptly named Satan 50 watt all valve amp head, which sounds more than capable of dishing out the riffage when required!

NAMM 2018: Studio Electronics announce Boomstar 8106 desktop synth

Studio Electronics has revamped their entire Boomstar desktop monosynth line giving them a much smarter front panel and wooden ends. And they are releasing the Boomstar 8106 with Juno-to-Jupiter filter ...

NAMM 2018: Studio Electronics SE-02 EX+Box expander for Roland SE-02

Studio Electronics think the filter knob on the Roland SE-02 isn't good enough and do announce the EX+Box expander. It gives a full resolution, proper sized filter cutoff knob and 1/4" audio connections.

Steinberger Guitars relaunches the Spirit Collection with the GT-PRO Deluxe guitar

Perhaps the ultimate travel guitar, the Steinberger GT Pro Deluxe is being re-launched in new colours that make it stand out from the crowd even more - is that even possible?

NAMM 2018: Harman Professional intros AKG C636 rugged handheld condenser

the microphone builds on top of the C535's sound quality with improved reliability and performance. With a custom-tune capsule, the C636 is made to capture a vocal performance in all its nuances.

NAMM 2018: Harmony Guitars are back along with some new amps

Another long forgotten brand relaunched for 2018, is this all style over substance and marketing hype or is Harmony back on the map in the guitar world once again?

NAMM 2018: Teisco relaunched as a brand with Fuzz, Boost and Delay effects

The old Japanese brand Teisco has been relaunched for 2018 at NAMM with three new effects pedals heading up the newly revived company. But are they retro chic or cash-in nonsense?

Audec rolls out three awesome free Mac plug-ins: Crush, Vibrato, and Ring

For fans of free stuff - developer Audec released a trio of free plug-ins for Mac computers. These are the adc-Crush, adc-Ring, and adc-Vibrato. The plug-ins are very straightforward, yet fairly functional.

NAMM 2018: Electro-Faustus Theremorph theremin

Get your hands in on the action with an optical theremin synthesizer from Electro Faustus and Delptronics. Theremorph can also be a CV or MIDI controller for gesture based modulation and pitch wobble.

NAMM 2018: the Samson XP108w looks like another great portable PA!

Samson's Expedition XP108w is a rechargeable, portable PA that comes with a handheld wireless mic and Bluetooth connectivity. The XP108w comes off as a powerful portable PA indeed!

NAMM 2018: ToneBoosters Equalizer 4 is the most affordable AI powered smart EQ out there

At NAMM 2018, plug-in developer ToneBoosters unveiled TB Equalizer 4 - a very interesting equalizer backed with spectral side-chain compression, machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.