TheoryBoard: colourful scale and chord generating MIDI controller

A very dull name for an awesome looking chord and scale generator. TheoryBoard is a MIDI controller that can generate every known chord to every known scale and let you play melodies without missing a note.

Circuit 1.6 brings panning, FX muting, pad dimming and micro steps

Novation grant more wishes with the Circuit 1.6 update including the long-awaited ability to pan, mute effects, put in some micro steps and dim the lights.

Waves 25th Anniversary sale: up to 80% off famous plug-ins

To celebrate 25 years of killin' it, Waves is doing an anniversary sale where it's taking up to 80% off its products and bundles. Additionally, it redesigned and updated three of its longest-standing ...

Need IRs on your pedalboard? Mooer has you on its Radar…

Mooer have come up with an easy way to add IR speaker emulations to your pedalboard - Radar comes loaded with 30 Impulse Responses while letting add your own, too.

Mooer GE200 multi-effects pedal: Boss GT-1 meets Line6 Helix?

A new potentially budget conscious multi-effects and amp simulation floor pedal. Will this be able to offer Line 6 Helix like flexibility, but on a budget?

Leak! Make Noise derive Contour and Dynamix modules out of the 0-Coast

Everyone loves the 0-Coast semi-modular synthesizer from Make Noise and now it seems they've pulled out a couple of sections to create the Contour and Dynamix Eurorack modules. Now with official video!

Slate finally releases FG-Stress, a licensed Empirical Labs Distressor emulation

Steven Slate says FG-Stress took the better part of two years to complete - and as usual he ain't hiding his pride in his work. But it is priced a good amount below the competition...

MacOS High Sierra 10.13: Should you update?

Apple has just published a new update to OSX - but should you update right away? We checked out a few apps and called the most important software developers. Find out here if your software is supported.

Wired Heart: lovable 6 oscillator digital touch synthesizer

Wired Heart is a very affordable digital synthesizer with touch sensor control and light sensitivity. Just another weird maker of noise or is it lovable enough to stay in your hands for more than a minute?

Danelectro Billionaire Series: Tone-rich pedals that won’t break the bank?

Danelectro introduces a new effects pedal range and a cool battery charger/power supply in one. Will this keenly priced new range save you breaking the bank?

iZotope teasing new Ozone and Neutron versions?

iZotope is due to update its stuff. It looks like something is on the horizon, for the company published a short teaser video on its YouTube channel. The clip most likely refers to Ozone 8 and Neutron 2...

Xirid XS2: a new hardware sequencer on the horizon!

The XS2 is shrouded in mystery and will likely remain so until November, when it will receive a showcase at the SoundMit expo in Italy. It's a neat and simple-looking box with a display, several knobs and ...

Best free plug-ins this week: a synth and two hi-end EQs for serious production!

We have lined up four high quality plug-ins that come at no cost, ready to enter your projects. There's a free synth, two equalizers, and a pink noise generator - especially useful for wearing down your ...

Kush Audio Novatron: a varitone tube compressor with a variety of sounds

Novatron is an analog-modeled Varitone Tube Compressor. With the combined traits of several classic compressors, it features a vintage-inspired interface and an appropriately warm sound for a classic vibe...

AudioThing Wave Box: no distortion gets more brutal than waveshaping!

Wave Box looks like a simulated piece of 70s power plant test equipment, but it's actually a dynamic dual waveshaper capable of maximum wave-destroying fun! Its two shapers can also be modulated by a pair of ...

DoubleDrummer: 12-voice drum synth and sample player

Audiothingies have revealed their forthcoming DoubleDrummer drum synthesizer and sample player. 6 synthesized drum sounds alongside sampled kits in a neat desktop box.

uClouds packs Mutable Instruments Texture synth into 8HP

uClouds or Micro Clouds takes Mutable Instruments classic texture synthesizer module and squeezes it down to a more space efficient size while retaining all the functionality.

iZotope sets Ozone’s Imager free: get your mixes sounding nice and wide!

iZotope's Imager is now a free stand-alone plug-in, designed for manipulating the stereo image Any mix or master can benefit from widening the stereo field, a sure-fire way of getting your song sounding ...

Reason 10: At last some new instruments from Propellerhead!

Propellerhead announces the arrival of Reason 10. The new instrument drought of 10 years is finally over with 2 new synthesizers, 3 sampled instruments, and a piano. Is it enough to silence the critics?

Ton(e)hammer Rig Pack: Free metal for your Kemper

If your Kemper is not sounding quite rock or metal enough then Ton(e)hammer have 50 free profiles taken from some of the metallist amplifiers around to melt your face off.

Krankie: the ultimate hipster music making machine

Get down to truly authentic music production by hand punching your own paper piano roll and hand-crank it through the Krankie, while keeping one hand free for your fair-trade-walnut-double-shot-mocha-latte.

Eventide EQuivocate is out – a science’d up equalizer free ’till October 31

EQuivocate is an Eventide equalizer plug-in with match EQ functionality and specialty frequency bands modeled on the human ear itself. It's also free until October 31! A free Eventide product is never to pass ...

Devil and Sons Guitars unveil a new Skull and Crossbones Series

Are you playing in a slightly oddball Psychobilly band? Are you perhaps a pirate looking to rock the seven seas? Or do you just love Halloween a bit too much?

Upcoming: Wavesfactory Spectre is 7 saturators in 1 beautiful monster plug-in

Pretty colors and 7 types of saturation! Does that sound good? It's the foundation of Spectre, a multi-band enhancer plug-in from the fine minds at Wavesfactory. Currently in development, Spectre has 5 EQ ...