Why music producers shouldn’t fret over 2017 MacBook Pros

Those who bought 2016 MacBooks this or last year have no compelling reason to upgrade to the new machines. They will be just fine bashing out bangers on their laptops for another year or two before upgrading...

TC Electronic Hall Of Fame 2 reverb pedal with added MASH and Shimmer

The reloaded version of TC's pedal has a new 'MASH' expression control built in, as well as polyphonic pitch shifting with the Shimmer preset. Is all the fuss being made of this new box justified?

Roland SPD::ONE digital percussion pads redefine the Boss Dr Pad

Roland announces the single pad SPD::ONE digital percussion pad as part of their Future Redefined event - but why are there four of them?

Gibson Custom SG, Firebird, Explorer and Flying V get the tuxedo treatment

Classy! Gibson announces a new limited run of Custom models, all dressed in the black 'tuxedo' look for 2017, featuring gold hardware and a nitro finish.

Gibson 2017 Les Paul Standard “Painted-Over” Series: Taking a beating?

This 'road warrior' look has finally made its way to Gibson! Now you can buy a pre-battered Les Paul Standard - but we're not sure how 'cool' these will look up close...

TC Helicon TalkBox Synth effect pedal: More features, less drool

This new guitar vocal effect pedal makes it easier to get those classic talking guitar tones and best of all doesn't require one of those hideous mouth tubes - more sounds and less drool!

Gibson Custom Modern Double Cut Standard released at last

Traditional American hand made guitars meets a more modern guitar styling with better upper fret access and a cool new look. Looks like Gibson are making a statement and it's a welcome one.

Waves cross-bred an EQ and compressor plug-in and called it the F6

This isn't another vintage EQ sim like the many flooding the market on a weekly basis. Rather, Waves' new F6 EQ is unabashedly digital and designed as a "surgical" tool for critical frequency correction.

IK Multimedia announce Syntronik: a collection of legendary synthesizers

Syntronik is 38 classic synthesizers sampled into 17 instruments with modelled filters and authentically drifting oscillators. It's more than a slice of synthesizer heaven it's the whole damn cake.

Antelope Audio launches Orion Studio HD interface for Pro Tools rigs

This is Antelope's third product to offer complete Pro Tools | HD and Native compatibility, accomplished via HDX and USB 3.0 for zero-latency streaming and 24-bit/192 kHz audio processing.

Providence BFX-1 pedal switching solution for active bass players

This new pedal looper for active basses is the latest pedal-friendly switcher from Japanese company Providence and has their handy Vitalizer circuit onboard too.

New Headrush video with Ola Englund shows every single factory preset

Now slated for release in June, the Headrush pedalboard is featured in a new video by Swedish metal god Ola Englund, who takes us through the full complement of factory sounds.

BeatSkillz’s free “intelligent” MAX-1 compressor could easily have cost 30 bucks

Surprisingly, BeatSkillz has decided to release its new MAX-1 "intelligent" compressor for free, even though the functionality on offer would be appropriate for a $30 price tag.

TC Electronic “Mash” Teaser – New Hall Of Fame 2 leaked on Amazon

New TC Electronics pedal leaked all over the internet. With a new feature and some official celebrity reactions of this new secret feature, will you want to get mashed this Friday?

Analog Obsession’s Rollamp: A new (free!) Fender amp simulator

The new Rollamp amp sim is based upon a couple of very nice classic Class-A Fender valve amps, and is available on Mac and Windows now - for no money!

Dude, it’s a 5 channel mono mixer and here’s why you want one

Dude is a little 5 channel, battery powered performance mixer that'll connect up all your little external noise boxes. It's a lot more useful than it sounds, check out the video.

The Future Redefined again: Roland to launch 14 new products

Roland "redefine the future" again with 14 new product releases spread out over the next 5 weeks. With 2 new synths and 6 new guitar products, what do you think they could be launching?

Deplike 3.0 Android guitar amp simulation gets a welcome update

This new update the popular Deplike Android guitar amp sim brings a much-needed interface revamp, some sweet JCM800 goodness and a slew of new guitar effects.

Eventide adds PitchFuzz H9 pedal algorithm for more software fuzziness

A pretty dirty little update for all you H9 owners and one that certainly adds some very much needed fuzz to the mix.

Fender officially stopping rosewood guitars and basses this summer!

Fender has finally officialy submitted to CITES regulations on the use of rosewood. Is this the end of an era? How will it affect your next guitar purchase?

Jumpskiff: 98HP DIY skiff for getting into Eurorack

Befaco Jumpskiff is a lightweight, compact 98hp Eurorack case complete with power supply and bus board that you can build yourself for a really good price.

New Behringer analog keyboard – what the heck is it?

Behringer post an image of what they say is "another very exciting analog keyboard we are developing". Can you guess what it is?

Way Huge Electronics Red Llama 25th Anniversary: A silver jubilee of dirt

George Tripps' Way Huge boutique pedal company has come a long way since it's birth back in 1992. This maverick pedal builder is now mainstream and this year celebrates one of his most popular pedal's ...

PRS 2017 Limited Edition Satin Nitro CE models: New coat, old design

With a cool set of new colours, this new limited run of satin nitro CE models looks set to be very popular. Has PRS finally realised just how cool their old CE models really are?