MacBeth Exacta Synthesizer emerges from Scotland

Ken MacBeth teases a new synthesizer prototype on Facebook. The Exacta looks like something we need to hear sooner rather than later.

Tumbi-Tronik single string virtual Tumbi instrument from Bollywood Sounds

You know that twangy sound from that Panjabi MC Indian dance track from 1999? It was a Tumbi and Tumbi-Tronik is a virtual instrument dedicated to that traditional single stringed Indian instrument.

Pakotec Rent-a-Plugin: a new way to access great processing?

Pakotec announce a rental platform for accessing plugins. Will the biggest plug-in developers make their effects and virtual instruments available this way?

JoeCo BBWR24B stokes up audio interface ‘war’ at NAMM 2017

JoeCo are to premiere a 'budget' BLUEBOX audio interface, with 24 line and 16 ADAT inputs and 24 line outputs. But the new box is already facing stiff competition from recently announced RME and Focusrite ...

Supro go back to the future with Americana and Island guitar ranges

Supro is launching a slew of vintage-inspired guitars with their roots firmly in the 1950s and 1960s. Will these new recreations of vintage classics steal the show?

Wylde Audio hails Odin Genesis Grail Bullseye (again?)

The distinct Bullseye pattern of the Odin Genesis Grail harkens back to the glory days when the Ozzy and Zakk unleashed their music on the rock world.

Fender Custom Shop sets sail with ‘Old Ironsides’ show-piece amps

Fender Custom Shop have salvaged leftover wood from the USS Constitution, no less, and used it for two "Old Ironside" show-piece amps for NAMM 2017. Ahoy!

QSC extends K and E Series with new subs and a full range speaker

QSC are showing three new products at NAMM: The K Cardioid Sub extends the K Series, while the E Series sees a dual 18" sub and a dual 15" full-range unit. And the prices seem fair, too.

Music tech predictions for NAMM 2017

Robin dredges the depths of his imagination to gather some plausibly unlikely predictions for new technology we may find at NAMM 2017.

Guild fly in new S-200 T-Bird models for NAMM 2017

Swooping down from above, the new Guild S-200 T-Bird models are due to land at NAMM 2017 - with two different pickup configurations and new finishes. But anyone looking for a trem model will be disappointed...

Can the S Series bring ADAM back into the pro audio game?

Adam are back and under new management, but can the once-troubled monitor manufacturer win back its many fans with the S Series?

Ibanez FTM33 Meshuggah signature model guitar leaked!

FTM33 - that's the model designation of the Meshuggah guitarist's new 8-string signature model, which was leaked online along with the rest of the Ibanez 2017 line-up... Oops!

Hypermorph: a shapeshifting synth and sequencer for Ableton Live

Hypermorph gets kinetic with this 4 oscillator, morphing sound shifting device for Ableton Live and Max For Live

PRS preview Sonzera 20W and 50W guitar amps

The Sonzera is a new 'classic sounding' twin-channel amp range from PRS, and is to be made available in 20- and 50-Watt versions. Retro looks, simple controls - but is there enough mojo?

Vox MV50: Super-tiny guitar amp heads with NuTube technology

Vox get in on the micro amp head game: the new MV50 comes in three versions, all with something called 'NuTube' technology and a Class-D power amp section. Should you have one in your gig bag?

Bitwig announce Bitwig Studio 2

Bitwig Studio 2 focuses on modulation, device manipulation and CV/Gate integration as well as fixing most of the stuff that's been lacking.

Get angry for free with BeatBox Beast Kontakt library

Beatbox Beast is an angry bunch of samples taken from the mouths of the young and talented. It's free or for a €5 no-brainer you can get the full version.

RME previews Fireface UFX II ahead of NAMM 2017

RME are teasing us with the goods, ahead of next weeks NAMM show. They will be presenting their new Fireface UFX II with 60 channels connected via USB2.

NAMM 2017: Korg updates ARP, Kronos and MS-20

NAMM 2017 is all about the limited-editions for Korg this year. A full sized ARP, a gold Kronos, a platinum Krome and a white MS-20.

NAMM 2017: Korg Gadget leaps to desktop MacOS

Korg's virtual synth box music studio Korg Gadget transitions from iOS to the Mac - things are getting serious

Mooer to launch broadside of 10 new guitar preamp pedals at NAMM

Mooer have been very busy figuring out how to squeeze ten different preamps into very, very small pedals - looks like next week's NAMM show will be a lot of fun for guitar gearheads...

Is Mackie pricing its AXIS digital mixer system into obscurity?

Announced almost a year ago, Mackie's AXIS live digital mixing system is finally shipping - but a quick look at the price list suggests this could be a prohibitively expensive system to implement fully...

Feel virtual knobs on a touch screen with TanvasTouch

Haptic feedback from touch-screens has been long promised but never materialised - until now. Has TanvasTouch cracked a new level of touch-screen interaction?

Mooer Devin Townsend Ocean Machine delay pedal (finally) ready

Mooer's new full-on delay effect pedal has been developed with Devin Townsend and evidently tries to give a whole lot of options that are still easy to use - can they pull it off?