Fender Offset Telecaster Magnificent 7: Introducing the 8th wonder limited edition

US dealer Make'n Music are doing a limited run of this modern hybrid guitar design. Available now in a more traditional Fender colour scheme associated with vintage 1950s Telecasters.

Blue Microphones’ Bottle Mic Locker – 4 tube mics in one!

Not to be confused with the 'Bottle Rocket Mic Locker', this is their flagship tube Bottle mic, packaged in a custom-designed SKB hard case with 4 'caps'.

DOOM: Making the music of hell

Discover the music behind the reissue of DOOM: the best 1st person shooter of all time.

Empress Effects Reverb: Lots of spaces in a compact space

Empress launch a reverb effect which can emulate many different spaces and classic reverb types. And it even has a 'Beer' mode!

Stam Audio launch 1073 MPA dual channel mic pre-amp

It's as if this company are reading my mind, building hardware copies of gear from audio heaven. Check out their latest 1073, but only 100 are available!

Sugar Bytes’ Factory: A sound safari of synthesizer weirdness

This is a Factory of synthesis thrown together in an elegant and involving way with a ton of modulating possibilities - sadly no lions on this safari.

Mercuriall Audio Tubes Creamer – Free virtual Ibanez Tube Screamer plugin

A free virtual Ibanez TS-808 for your DAW is to be launched later this week: Get your SRV Texas Blues licks ready and try out this new plugin for yourself!

Zoom H4n Pro turns the popular Handy Recorder professional

The H4n is one of the most popular field recording devices. Zoom appear to have addressed durability and quality issues with this new H4n Pro version.

Wild Customs Harvest J-45: a re-imagining of a classic acoustic guitar

An interesting take on Gibson's classic J-45 dreadnaught acoustic design, this boutique guitar has hand-etched detailing and is loaded with a P90 pickup.

Yamaha’s new HS-I Studio Monitors – a lot of fuss about a bracket

Yamaha's existing HS powered studio monitors are their replacement for the famous NS10. These HS-I models extend the range, with... a bracket!

Cakewalk have a bite of Apple with Sonar OSX Alpha

Sonar OSX has been rumoured forever but now it gets an official announcement and an invitation to Apple users to download it for free.

Tremolution Trem-O-Dapter: A pointless tremolo upgrade?

This tremolo "upgrade" looks like a metal carbuncle strapped onto your guitar. Pointless idea or utter genius? You decide.

Epiphone 2016 Summer NAMM range launched

Presenting at Summer NAMM 2016, Epiphone have some really cool looking models this year and some nice limited editions as well.

Avid Pro Tools Dock hits the streets

There's been a mixed reaction to the new Pro Tools Dock since it's announcement, so now we'll see what users really think as it starts to find its way into studios.

ElectroPhonic Model One: A new take on the “play anywhere” guitar?

A very retro-looking yet modern take on the travel guitar, this instrument is claimed to give a tube-like tone as well...

Focusrite launch Scarlett 2.0 USB audio interfaces

The next generation of Scarlett red boxes from Focusrite bring improvements both under the hood and on the body.

Set yourself alight with AudioGaming Le Sound AudioFire synthesizer

An effect plug-in that can generate the sound of a single flame, a fireside, bonfire or raging inferno: if you want to turn up the heat check out AudioFire.

SmithsonMartin set release date for Kontrol Master DAW arcade controller

Get button bashing with this beat-em-up style one knob Kontrol Master DAW controller from SmithsonMartin.

Inear Display gets brutal with Cruelle distortion plugin

When you've had enough of warmth or vintage tone add some Cruelle digitally distorted violence to your mix.

TC Electronics WireTap pedal: Capture those riffs before they disappear into the void!

Get your song ideas down quickly before they escape using this new pedal. With an accompanying smartphone App. Available on both iOS and Android this neat idea could save you from losing those precious song ...

Achtung! SyS Audio release Ton-Geraet 1 (SyS TG1) Waveform Morphing Sequence Synthesizer

The SyS TG1 is the twisted lovechild of the C64 SID chip and Yamaha DX100 synthesiser and is capable of some very strange wavemorphing bleeps and noises.

Slate Digital’s Virtual Microphone System is finally here!

Eagerly awaited since the end of last year, everyone has had their eyes on this new concept by Slate Digital. Now the first units are starting to ship.

Cog Effects Knightfall 66 and Mini 66 Overdrives: Double the dirt

Enter a new pair of boutique overdrive pedals from the UK featuring the ability to blend in a full clean tone to give your tone more definition.

Mesanovic gets active with new 2A Ribbon Microphone

This is a new, active version of their original model 2 ribbon microphone, but are the characteristics too much like a standard condenser?