PickTape: A sticky solution to a non-existent problem

Have you got money to burn? Do you like buying pointless guitar gadgets? Then I think I have found the product for you to waste your money on.

WaveG monophonic analog synthesizer and digital step sequencer

Just landed on Kickstarter is an intriguing and strangely retro combination of monophonic synthesizer and separate digital step sequencer. They are not looking for much to kick it off.

Moniker Guitars The Rival Series: Hollow offset guitars at an enticing price

A truly unique offset guitar design, with a whole range of colours and pickup configurations available: Will this Texas based guitar builder push the guitar design forwards?

Bastl’s 60Knobs controller for Sonic Potion’s LXR drum machine arrives

60Knobs (or SixtyKnobs) is Bastl's long awaited controller and expansion programmer for Sonic Potion's 6 voice LXR drum machine. All 60 knobs come in a bag as part of the kit - get soldering!

Has Ableton Live 10 been spotted in a DJ Jazzy Jeff video?

DJ Jazzy Jeff can be seen using Ableton Live in an episode of Rhythm Roulette, but it looks different enough to prompt speculation over whether this is the long awaiting Ableton Live 10.

Reverend revs up the SuperRev series of Hot Rod ‘muscle’ guitars

A hot-rodded muscle car-style, single-pickup tone machine? The brightly coloured SuperRev series is available for a limited time, are designed for the boy racers of the guitar world...

DSI Prophet REV2 16 voice polysynth lands on the desktop

The 16 voice Prophet REV2 polyphonic analog synthesizer comes to the desktop in a compact and powerful form. This is going to give the Novation Peak a serious run for its money.

Free plug-ins last week: PAPU and Fathom synths at your disposal!

Last week saw two interesting releases that you might want to check out right now! We are talking about two synthesizers that embody very different approaches to synthesis that go by the names PAPU and Fathom ...

Dr No Effects ready to boost your crystal with the, er, KFC Sauce Dispenser!

Er, what? Never mind all the dotty marketing hooey, the KFC Sauce Dispenser is an interesting if quirky take on a clean boost pedal brought to you by the eccentric genius of Dr No and Koen Fu. Dig it!

Rob Papen RP-VERB 2 is in the air tonight!

Rob Papen has made RP-VERB 2 available, and in addition to a range of enhancements, we're also pretty sure any Phil Collins fans out there have plenty of incentive to update...

Subsequent 37: Moog’s new standard in paraphonic analog synthesis

Moog Music's modern classic, the Sub 37 paraphonic analog synthesizer gets an evolutionary upgrade to the Subsequent 37, but stops just short of CV interconnectivity.

ARO: 8 step sequencer and sound generator desktop box with handles

Out of South America comes the ARO analog sequencer and sound module with a bright and lively disposition and those awesome carrying handles. Apparently, it's the first of many.

Erica Synths Fusion Drone: a roaring tube-based synth for modular rigs

The newly announced Erica Synths Fusion Drone System is an Eurorack-compatible synthesizer module based on vacuum tubes that's prime and ready for generating saturated analog madness!

Dunlop with Black Sabbath Signature Bass Wah for Geezer Butler

With the official demise of Black Sabbath and their final gig played, we are now left with a new signature bass wah for the man that provided the low end for the world's original Heavy Metal band.

Sequencing tunes feels like playing old-school arcade classics with this Ableton Live pack

Isotonik Studios designed a set of four generative sequencers for Ableton Live, styled after arcade game classics. They support most Ableton controllers, so playing them using pads and switches can feel like ...

iZotope RX Elements 6 flash sale till 28 August – €29 instead of €129

The headline says it all, really! If you need some entry-level audio restoration tools, we'll show you where you can pick up this software at a hefty discount.

Get the sound of classic spring reverb units with the new PSP Nexcellence

Polish developer PSP Audioware released Nexcellence, a powerful spring reverb plug-in with two processing engines that can be isued independently, or simultaneously, depending on the kind of sound you like...

Orange launch Getaway Driver and Fur Coat Fuzz pedals

Two new pedals from Orange! The Getaway Driver and Fur Coat Fuzz are both priced really well and offer some cool vintage fuzz and drive tones.

Tasty Chips Electronics crowd funds their GR-1 granular synthesizer

Hardware granular synthesis is a rarity, perhaps only found in eclectic modular modules. The Tasty Chips GR-1 aims to change that by launching their polyphonic hardware granular synth on Kickstarter.

Xotic meld two pedals into one for AC/RC-OZ boost and drive

Taking the AC and RC pedals from Xotic Effects, combining them into one unit to make a limited edition signature model effects pedal for guitarist Oz Noy.

The Hog Shed Monster Synthesizer Sequencing Brain

Is The Hog Shed Monster some kind of mystic steam punk creature strapped to the underbelly of a Harley Davidson? Or a hunk of wood with a sonar controlled 4-voice wavetable synth inside?

Mount Pleasant overdrive pedal: Vick Audio takes on the Marshall BluesBreaker

Mike Vickery has made a reputation for making some of the best Big Muff fuzz boxes in the boutique pedal world. Now he has taken on the fabled Marshall BluesBreaker circuit.

iRig Keys I/O: IK Multimedia’s mobile music production station

The iRig Keys I/O believes it's invented the idea of combining a USB MIDI keyboard with an audio interface and throws in some software. After the teaser, I'm disappointed.

OCD V2: Subtle tweaks and no major redesign for Fulltone’s drive pedal

This American boutique pedal builder has just updated one of its most popular overdrive pedal designs to offer a V2 version of the OCD that sports a few subtle enhancements.