Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 700 Bass Amp
22 Feb 2016 in Guitar
A small format bass head with built in drive based on DarkGlass pedals.
Audified’s inValve Effects 2 with shinny valves that actually glow
21 Feb 2016 in Studio
This is Audified's 2nd Generation of their inValve effect plugins. Are these valve pre-amp, EQ and compressor emulations the drive you needed?
Orange O Bass is here finally! Well nearly…
21 Feb 2016 in Guitar
Nearly two years in development and Orange have now released a bass guitar.
Peavey Headliner 1000 Bass Amp Head now available in Europe it would seem
20 Feb 2016 in Guitar
A lightweight rack mountable bass head with built in 7 band EQ and compression. Now in a 1000 watt version available on both sides of the Atlantic.
PRS Private Stock 2016 February McCarty 594. Why such an odd number?
20 Feb 2016 in Guitar
John Mayer 'accidentally' leaked this guitar and now its official. The '594 is a very limited run to celebrate PRS Private Stock's 20th Anniversary.
iZotope’s new RX Plugin Pack can rescue your audio (and wallet)
Wish you could use that first take, but the gain was set too high? Here's a professional plugin to the rescue, at an affordable price.TAD with new 12AY7 tubes for 2016: Low-noise premium bottles of tone
19 Feb 2016 in Guitar
The heart of your amp's tone is formed in a vacuum. Could these low noise, low-gain glass bottles be the ones for you?
Jiggery-Pokery Sound resurrect the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer for Reason
Can a bit of Jiggery-Pokery breathe new life into the world's first digital synth?Drumdrops releases the “Modern Folk Rock Kit” for BFD
18 Feb 2016 in Studio
Folk Rock is definitely 'in' at the moment, but is this drum kit to much of a hybrid?
IK Multimedia Amplitube MESA/Boogie for iOS – Pocket amps for pocket money?
A neat lightweight version of some classic American boutique amps have been announced for your portable Apple device.TC SpectraComp Bass Compressor – Multiband compression in a tiny box
18 Feb 2016 in Guitar
How do you squish a multiband compressor into something so small and with only one knob to control it?
Sonnox’s new Oxford Envolution on trial
17 Feb 2016 in Studio
Sonnox released their new Envolution plugin before the new year, so I put it through its paces to see if it's worth the old-school price tag.
Magnetic Effects Satellite – A new low-gain drive floating in a sea of boosts
17 Feb 2016 in Guitar
A low gain boost pedal handmade in London, England. Will it send your tone into orbit?
Radial’s Shotgun – Have a blast with multiple amps
For those moments when you need to hit with both barrels: The Shotgun will allow you to use multiple amps at once.HoRNet bring colour to the digital realm with AnalogStage
16 Feb 2016 in Studio
Looking for some analogue vibe but on a budget? This looks like a sweet, yet affordable little plugin.
The Fizzy – This is what happens when a 7-year-old is addicted to LEGO
A boutique fuzz pedal used by Reeves Gabrels and designed by a LEGO addict - what's not to like?MySpace sold (again) and SoundCloud in dire financial straits
15 Feb 2016 in
Do we need musical social media anymore?
Tone King Ironman II Mini: a neat little attenuator to tame your valve monster
Sometimes you need to take a load, sometimes you may need to record it. Now you can do both.TB Pro Audio’s Mastering limiter LA Xlimit, finally updated to version II
14 Feb 2016 in Studio
As the mastering and limiting plugin world has recently become more refined, this is a necessary update for LA Xlimit, but have they done enough?
Equator Audio D5 studio monitors “enhanced” for 2016
With some technologies included that are unusual for the budget end of the market, these well-regarded monitors are receiving a 2016 revision with a deal to be had. Or is this just a marketing ploy?Zero-G get Vocal about Extreme Environments with EVE
Add some human feel to your ambiance with the beautifully eery rather than "Extreme" EVE.Faith add a new Venus FKVMG Mahogany to their Naked Series for 2016
14 Feb 2016 in Guitar
Getting naked can be a lot of fun and also save you a lot of money it would seem.
Another one for the AoIP gear list: Cymatic Audio’s uNode M42
13 Feb 2016 in Studio
Audio-over-IP is in full swing thanks to AES67 and we need more products like this, a 4 channel pre-amp with remote control over ethernet.