Positive Grid ‘tone match’ BIAS Distortion Pro coming later this year

Due later this year, the Distortion Pro from Positive Grid is intended to model all types of gain pedal in your DAW via the Positive Grid BIAS software. Virtual gain in a virtual world?

Output puts Movement into your melodies

Add a bit of textual motion with this nicely designed modulating multi-effects plugin.

Rivet ’63 and ’64 Pickups – ‘Unique’ tone shaping idea now on Kickstarter

Organic-sounding tonal options from Rivet: the company has announced a crowd funding campaign to get their new design off the ground and into your guitars. This is one to watch out for and check out.

Dr No Effects and Alain Johannes 11.11 fuzz/wah: A marriage made in Heaven?

A very special bit of kit, this fuzz pedal has lots of hidden symbolic messages about Mr Johannes' marriage to his late wife, Natascha Shneider.

Universal Audio releases Sonnox Oxford Limiter v2 Plugin

Sonnox Oxford have released an update to their famous limiter plugin, but exclusively for the UAD platform. Can we expect a native version?

Get moist and windy with Le Sound AudioWeather Free weather effects from AudioGaming

Create your own dynamic weather system and sit in the rain in your studio with this free plugin.

McDSP v6.2 update delivers 6050 Ultimate Channel Strip Plugin

Announced at the beginning of the year, this latest update for McDSP plugins finally brings their 'Ultimate' Channel Strip plugin to life. But what's the cost?

The 5 best new hardware synthesizers this year – so far

Another great year for synth enthusiasts: 5 of the most promising new Synthesizers from Korg, DSI, Yamaha, Arturia and Teenage Engineering!

Screencast your DAW with Odeus Audio Wdm2Vst

Plug it into your master bus and it routes your DAW ouput to any Windows application.

Let Odesi composition software write you a hit song

Odesi, newly released on Windows, is here to help you write melodies, basslines, chord progressions and beats while driving the musical snobs crazy.

PMC new ‘twenty5’ consumer series marks 25th Anniversary

With the pedigree of PMC and their 25 years of experience, these are sure to be special speakers for the audiophile. Look closely though, and there's a new technology at play.

Empirical Labs ‘Arousor’ – the most anticipated plugin this year?

As their first ever in-house plugin, hype around this new release has been building for a while now. Now that the demo is available to try, there's certainly mixed feedback as the story continues to unfold.

Audio issues with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Music production software doesn't seem to be running as well as it should on Microsoft's flagship hardware.

Universal Audio releases Chandler Limited Curve Bender EQ plugin

Developed by Softube and available exclusively for UA, this very special mastering EQ has even been approved by Chandler Limited.

Jet City offer “group buy” on Indiegogo for JCA45 amp head

This amp has been a 'not so secret' secret for some time now and it looks like you will finally be able to get one, albeit via a crowd funding website, which is an interesting way of distributing an amp.

Midas Heritage-D 96 photo leak – a new X32 or Pro Series?

There are a few reports on forums across the net that Midas accidentally leaked these photos on their website, but have since removed them. A new X32 perhaps?

Universal Audio Fender ’55 Tweed Deluxe Plugin – Classic recording amp in your DAW

Hopefully the first of many virtual amps from this collaboration of two great music companies, the virtual Fender '55 Twin Deluxe brings a classic guitar amplifier into a modern recording environment.

Moog release a new iOS app – the Model 15

Fancy a $10,000 modular synth stuffed into your iPad?

Flux:: BitterSweet Transient Designer goes ‘Pro’

Flux::'s well-known freeware transient designer is now 'frequency dependant' in a new 'pro' form. But how will it compare to the new Sonnox plugin?

Freestyle – a VST Host from New Sonic Arts

Drag and drop a bunch of instruments together into your ultimate combi for live performance or just messing about.

TC Electronics Sub’N’Up polyphonic Octaver pedal

The popular Toneprint Series of pedals get a new addition to the range. With lots of flexibility, edibility and polyphonic capabilities. Just how low will it go?

Avid quietly adds Windows 10 support to Pro Tools 12.5

Windows 10 has the fastest take-up of any Windows OS ever made and yet Avid don't seem to want anyone to know they now support it.

Radial BT-Pro Bluetooth Direct Box now shipping

If there could be a professional way of implementing bluetooth into your workflow then this is it.

ZVex Fuzz Factory is 20 years old! How much is a paint job worth?

The Bauhaus-inspired paint job on this limited run celebrates the anniversary of this very angry little box of fuzz. Limited to 25 pedals worldwide, this will appeal to the dedicated collector. But is it worth ...