P-LINK Pickup Interchange System – Swap pickups in 30 seconds with no tools!

This ingenious idea that allows players to swap out pickups in around 30 seconds is coming to Kickstarter on the 19th August.

Get Serum from Splice on hire purchase

Can't afford the cool Serum Wavetable synth that all your friends are using? Well now you can with Splice's rent-to-buy payment plan.

Tone2 releases Icarus: long-awaited 3D Wavetable Synthesizer

After years in development Is Icarus the wavetable synth we've been waiting for or have we been in the sun too long?

Dynaudio LYD-5 competition winner announced!

Our recent competition designed to find a new home for a pair of Dynaudio LYD-5 worth nearly €1000 has run its course and a very worthy winner has been announced.

UAD Ampeg B-15N Bass plug in – A virtual classic?

A very well respected and classic bass amp modelled for a modern recoding world. With choice of two popular versions of the original and a whopping 42 routing options!

Upcoming Electrostatz-based heaphone range – exclusive!

Small British Hi-Fi company Mitchell and Johnson are about to release five new headphones following the success of their newly developed Electrostatz technology, which was launched on the back of a Kickstarter ...

Vienna Ensemble Pro 6 released and reworked

New version of the networking orchestral and VST Instrument host Vienna Ensemble Pro 6 brings many welcome workflow and performance enhancements plus a dash of colour

Zoom’s new U-22 is small, but is it mighty?

Musikmesse 2016 saw the U-24 and U-44 released by Zoom. The U-22 is the latest addition and baby to their family of portable audio interfaces.

MAD-5 MIDI Analogue Drum Machine from AVP Synthesizers

Russian synthesizer makers AVP have released a very small run of their new MAD-5 analogue MIDI drum machine - get it while it's hot.

PRS Private Stock Grainger Bass: A question of taste?

Gary Grainger has a very limited run signature bass that has just been announced by PRS. Its either a word of art or an exercise in bad taste. You'll either love it or hate it.

Kemper OS 4.0.6 released with new Morphing feature

New OS announced with bug fixes and a new function to blend between profiles. But don't go to the Kemper website and expect more information, because as yet there is none...

Unfiltered Audio Indent: for something a bit nasty

It's angry, abusive, seriously pissed off and free which is exactly why you should download the Unfiltered Audio Indent saturation and crunch plug-in.

Soviet synthesizer Polivoks limited edition reissue

No teasers, just pure synthesizer delight as we get the first look at the reissue of the legendary Soviet-era Polivoks.

Komplete 11 officially announced by Native Instruments

After some unfortunate leaks Native Instruments officially announce Komplete 11. Is there enough new stuff for the increased upgrade price or are we buying more of the same?

Ibanez adds RG range to Iron Label Series: An ’80s classic reborn

An '80s stalwart updated for modern metal playing, the new RG is to be offered in a 'none more black' finish for this year's lineup.

Acustica release a Free compressor plugin: TAN

This is the first free plugin from Acustica since the launch of their highly praised CORE8 technology. Could TAN set a new standard for free plugins?

FL Studio 12.3 brings a bumper update

Image Line brings in some remarkably fun time and pitch stretching in FL Studio 12.3 along with a load of other enhancements.

Complete details for Komplete 11 arrive on the internet

Still nothing on the NI website but we've got the full details of the contents of Komplete 11 and Komplete Ultimate 11

Mesa Stowaway, High-Wire & Clearlink: Swiss army knives for gigging guitarists?

MESA enter the world of signal line drivers and buffers. The not so exciting, but essential tools for many live players, but what exactly do they do and do you need them in your live rig?

Melda want your mix: New remix contest announced

Czech Plug-in makers MeldaProduction are running a new remix contest. But be warned: the rules are pretty stringent. The prizes, unsurprisingly, are up to €400 of Melda effect plug-ins.

KHDK Electronics Scuzz Box: Kirk Hammett likes filthy Germanium fuzz

Metallica's lead guitarist announces his new take on classic germanium '60s style fuzz and its an acid flashback box of fuzziness!

Nomad Factory release Analog Studio Rack

Analog Studio Rack is the third release from the life work of Nomad Factory's Bernie Torelli, and aims to be the "Ultimate Analog Channel Strip Plug-in".

Behringer DeepMind12 – getting into the prototype

An interview with the Midas engineers emerges and Uli Behringer responds to the question of the price of the DeepMind12

Vick Audio Hypocenter: From Big Muff to Delay!

The master of muff gets into the wonderful world of repetition and ambience with the Hypocenter Delay.