Pickatto Bluetooth guitar plectrum on Indiegogo

A Fitbit for your guitar? This Bluetooth enabled guitar pick is a new concept to help players become more accurate with their plectrum technique.

Guild Guitars S-200 T-Bird – Reissue of the classic ’60s guitar

A much loved Sixties 'oddball' guitar reissued for 2016: One for all you hipsters out there, perhaps?

Dr. No Effects Motherbrain Analog Delay for the more cerebral atmospheric moments

With a plenty of references to brains, yet very little detail on the actual effect itself. Are Dr.No Effects suffering from a frontal lobotomy?

Dato DUO, a synthesizer for two to play

Launching on Kickstarter Dato DUO hope to bring people together for some face-to-face synthesizer action - get it for your kids, keep it for yourself!

Dizengoff Audio Tube DA2 Pre-amp now available. Listen here…

Looking for an affordable retro-styled valve mic pre? Listen here to the DA2 pre-amp, built in Chicago for that authentic Nashville-esque sound.

Mune – expressive electronic instrument coming to Kickstarter

Being an expressive and engaging electronic performer can be a struggle. The Mune puts you front and centre to unleash your inner exhibitionist.

D16 announce PunchBox Bass Drum Synthesizer

Some heavy sound designers have contributed to D16's PunchBox Bass Drum Synthesizer – but does it have enough to kick you over?

Top 5 Audio Interfaces for 2016

Choosing the best audio interface can be a really difficult decision. Here's our selection of the Top 5 Audio Interfaces out this year, that we recommend.

PRS Core McCarty 594 – A modern classic with vintage aspirations?

New vintage inspired version of the popular McCarty design from master guitar builder Paul Reed Smith. The 594 is a new addition to his core range of guitars, previously only available as a Private Stock ...

Avid NEXIS available now – Storage is Sexy

Billed as the first 'software-defined storage platform' for media management; I ask what exactly is the new Avid NEXIS system? Reading between the lines...

Arturia step the V Collection up to version 5

Who wouldn't like 17 classic vintage instruments in their studio? With the V Collection you virtually can.

Shin-Ei Retro FX Vibe-Bro Chorus Vibrato pedal reissued

Modern day reissue of 1960's vibrato and chorus pedal used by iconic guitarists Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Robin Trower.

The Moog Minimoog Model D returns

Moog hand build a limited number of Minimoog Model D analog synthesizers at Moogfest - but will there be any more?

PreSonus release Presence XT Editor

You can now create your own instruments with the Presence XT Editor, but only as an added extra from the shop.

REVOX new R2R tape machine set to arrive next year

REVOX and tape manufacturer Horch House have announced a joint project, releasing a new reel-to-reel tape machine arriving in 2017!

Fender Gary Moore Stratocaster finally released!

A rumour come true: Gary Moore's Stratocaster now available as strictly limited Custom Shop model.

Propellerhead announce Reason 9

This new version of Reason brings some MIDI plug-ins, pitch correction and a few other bits and pieces - is it enough to justify a full version upgrade?

KRK ROKIT 5 GE limited edition monitors: pimp out your studio with some ‘bling’!

KRK ROKIT 5's wrapped in a flashy golden finish - do they turn you on or off?! Maybe the new matt-white version does it for you?

iZotope thinks out of the vox with new VocalSynth plugin

Get your funky computerised vocals on overdrive with four engines of synthetic vocal processing effects in iZotope's new VocalSynth.

Slate Digital model a classic with FG-116 Blue FET compressor plugins

Slate adds more 'Virtual Mix Rack' modules in the form of two different effect plugins emulating blue 1176-style compressors. These ought to be special...

Dunlop BD95 Billy Duffy signature wah pedal: An Electric Sonic Temple?

This limited edition wah pedal was designed with The Cult's guitar tones in mind. Will the world 'love' this new addition to the popular Cry Baby Wah range?

IK Multimedia dial up the warmth with new Saturator X effect plug-in

Wrap your mix in the double duvet of T-Racks' Saturator X processor until it's dripping with vintage cosiness.

Is Moog about to reissue the Minimoog Model D?

Rumours of a reissue of the classic Minimoog Model D - we wait with baited breath.

Steinberg’s Dorico: Scoring a hit?

Three years in development and now nearing completion, Dorico is Steinberg's new take on notation, scoring and printing software.