Moog has come to the end of the Voyager XL

Moog have announced the discontinuation of the last of the Voyager range of synthesizers - the Voyager XL. What next for Moog?

VK-2 Viking synthesizer for Reason misses the point of modular

Blamsoft's VK-2 Viking is a fabulous virtual model of Moog modular for Reason 9.2 that's totally wound up and boggled our synthesizer correspondent.

Line 6 Spider V 240HC amp head with built-in speaker

In an unusual move, Line 6 has added a stereo speaker pair to the new Spider V 240HC amp head. Add a decent range of amp models, USB out and wireless receiver, does it have something for everyone?

PRS 57/08 pickups finally available to buy on their own

Based upon 'that' vintage humbucking pickup design, the 57/08 pickups were previously now only available as part of a PRS guitar. Now you won't have to pay those exorbitant 'used' prices to get a pair.

Troll8: micro-sized synthesizer, sequencer, controller and drum machine

Troll8 is a teeny weeny micro synthesizer, drum computer and sequencer from Kiel University. Loads of functionality but is it too small to be useful?

VirtualMIDISynth: a Windows MIDI synth that doesn’t suck

The Microsoft GS Wavetable synth is 21 years old and still the only MIDI file player in Windows. VirtualMIDISynth aims to do something about that.

Ferrofish preview Pulse16 and Verto converters ahead of Musikmesse 2017

Ferrofish have announced they will be showing 4 new products at Musikmesse. These extend their Pro converter product line including some more AoIP toys...

Mescaline experimental synthesis sculpture from Folktek

Mescaline is a combination of art, design, electronics and sonic exploration for a truly intoxicating synthesis experience.

Fender Custom Shop honours Bob Bain with ‘Son of the Gun’ Telecaster

Session player Bob Bain played with many of the greats in his long career. Now Fender is celebrating his achievements by releasing a version of his heavily modded workhorse guitar.

Hyve Touch Synth gets funded in hours on Kickstarter

Skot Weidmann's Hyve DIY workshop synth is being made available for everyone - this is a great day! It's on Kickstarter now.

Magix Music Maker now available for free

The entry level version of Magix Music Maker is now available for free giving you 8 tracks of loop-laden music making with effects and virtual instruments

Audiobus 3: New version ready for release

Audiobus 3 is just waiting for Korg Gadget to get it's act together and then it could well have cracked the idea of an iPad as a music workstation

Walrus Audio Jupiter Fuzz V2: Dead astronauts and dying batteries

Walrus Audio have just released this update to one of their popular fuzz pedals, the Jupiter. Version 2 has a new look as well as some reworked electronics and new features.

Dr No Effects Raven – Troy Van Leeuwens’ two part odyssey is complete

The Raven is part two of the Troy Van Leeuwen effects pedal series in collaboration with Dr No. Looking like a work of art, this box completes this unique collaboration.

Can Apple’s new, cheap iPad tempt musicians into an upgrade?

Could Apples new iPad have the grunt and the price to finally tempt me to upgrade from my old iPad and make music apps run properly?

Rainger FX Deep Space Pulsar: An eccentric new pumping effects pedal

Throbbing, pumping and ducking: Not your everyday guitar tones, but the Deep Space Pulsar aims to give you some fun new ways to play.

Percussa Synthor System 8 open for pre-orders

Percussa's weirdly wireless and physical AudioCube manipulation, controller and Synthor hardware synth is now available for pre-order, and it ain't cheap.

Moog Prodigy clone: the Prodigy ER-16 for Eurorack released via Polish eBay

The Prodigy ER-16 is 42hp of Moog Prodigy brilliance for your Eurorack modular. It's available again in very small numbers on eBay.

Free Cloudlab 200t Buchla based modular instrument for Reaktor

Experience the awesomeness of Buchla modular West coast synthesis in Cloudlab 200t a free instrument for Reaktor.

JOYO JF-329 Ironloop looper – with 20 minutes recording time

If you can squeeze 20 minutes of recording time into a pedal and still make it cheap, the chances are you could sell loads.

PreSonus publicises Studio Magic plug-ins – but not for everyone!

PreSonus have just announced 7 new plug-ins as part of a 'Studio Magic' plug-in bundle for Studio One. But who can access these plugs?

Future Retro demo their new Transient drum module for Eurorack

Future Retro release a video of their first Eurorack module called Transient and it's got a lot of drums in it.

Could the Behringer OB-Xa spell doom for Shear Electronics Relic 6?

Behringer is recreating the Oberheim OB-Xa. Could this be the end for Shear Electronic's Relic-6 recreation of the OB-X?

Ploytec and Intelligent Sounds & Music add some “Aroma” to your mix

Who wants another harmonic processing plug-in? Aroma looks like a lot of fun and offers four different processes in one easy-to-use GUI.