Blackstar AMPED 1: 100 watt amp for your pedalboard!

Blackstar AMPED 1 is a portable, powerful and versatile amp solution for guitarists that need versatility and a compact feature-packed amp

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special: Budget Black Sabbath?

The Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special is here and available on launch on both left-handed and right-handed versions, each with a hard case

Guitar Gear Gems: Fender Custom Shop 2022 Winter roundup

This week on Guitar Gear Gems we check out some of the new Fender Custom Shop 2022 Winter releases and see how creative they have been

Qu-Bit Electronix Nautilus: sub-nautical sonar delay

Nautilus is a complex delay network module inspired by the pings of sonar used in the navigation and exploration of sub-nautical environments.

Acoustica Audio Sounda makes the sound of top Italian producers easy

Acustica Audio Sounda is the first release in the developer's Fire series that's backed by Italian pros Salvatore Addeo and Don Joe.

Ableton 11.2 with improved Reverb device and AUv3 for M1/M2 Macs

Ableton Live 11.2 is out as a free update which adds improvements to the Reverb device and introduces AUv3 plug-in support for Apple Silicon Macs.

LEAK: Fender American Vintage Series II coming

Is Fender about to announce a new American Vintage Series II? Online Fender dealers and a former intern appear to have shared details of the new range

Introducing the Plugin Alliance SPL PQ parametric mastering EQ

We check out the new Plugin Alliance SPL PQ plugin. This high-end mastering plugin is based on SPL's 120V PQ mastering hardware EQ.

Laney LA Studio: 3 watts for £849?

The new Laney LA Studio could be the perfect studio tool for real tube tones for your guitar recordings. With it's built-in Two Notes Torpedo DI Out

Modular release bonanza from After Later Audio with 7 new modules

After Later Audio lets you build your own complex oscillator with the COCO series and tackles some Mutable Instrument legends with the MIC Line.

Noise Engineering Bundle 2: Complex, experimental and shape shifting

Noise Engineering has some new software interpolations of some fabulous hardware modules. Bundle 2 takes on Mani Iteritas, Loquelic Vereor and Imitor.

Befaco PONY VCO: Compact wave folding analogue oscillator

Befaco has a neat little new oscillator. It's called the Pony VCO, and it features wave folding, Thru-Zero FM, innovative tuning and a built-in VCA.

Twisted Electrons TherapSID MKIII: This time, bring your own chips

Twisted Electrons has produced the 3rd and final version of the TherapSID 8-bit synth and has gotten around the chip shortage by not including any.

New Harley Benton JA-Baritone and TE-69TL Thinline guitars.

The Harley Benton JA-Baritone and TE-69TL: Ideal for those seeing an affordable offset Baritone alternative and for T-Style Thinline aficionados!

Audacity 3.2.0: now with VST3 & Apple Silicon support

The Audacity 3.2.0 update introduced VST3 & Apple Silicon support for the free recording software for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Moog Model 10: Legendary cabinet modular back in production

Moog is reissuing the Model 10 modular. It's a faithful recreation of the 1971 original modular synthesizer in a single Tolex-covered cabinet. Wow!

Buy Bitwig Studio and get u-he Bazille or Satin for free until Sep 29!

A sweet Bitwig and u-he promotion launched. New Bitwig Studio purchases come with a free copy of u-he Bazille or Satin. Also, there are discounts!

Plugin Picks: ModFlorus, Tight Studio Drums, OneTrick SIMIAN & deals

Plugin Picks is where we showcase plug-ins and deals by lesser known developers. This week, we have ModFlorus, Tight Studio Drums, Simian & more...

Zoom announces the R12 MultiTrak: digital porta-studio with FM synth!

The new Zoom R12 MultiTrak is a digital porta-studio with dual inputs, 8-track recording to SD card, and a plethora of built-in FX & features.

REVIEW: Roland AIRA Compact T-8, J-6 and E-4

Over the summer Roland introduced us to 3 little AIRA Compact machines, the T-8, J-6 and E-4. Are they a perfect techno party or will they fall flat?

Midweek Modular: Barcelona, Crazy Chickens, Quad LFOs and ASMR

This week we DANCE like Crazy Chickens, meditate to Tassel and get deep with LFOs. Also, we preview this Saturday's Modular Day Barcelona.

Save big on chosen effects and the Soundtoys 5 bundle until Sep 25!

A Soundtoys sale called Creative Drum Processing Week has been launched where you can save up to 80% off Soundtoys 5 and selected plug-ins.

Flow Capture: Spectrasonics introduces an instant record button

Spectrasonics introduces Flow Capture as a way to instantly record both MIDI and audio performances in Keyscape, Trilian and Omnipshere 2.

REON Muton: SemiModular synth with Flexible Advanced Multiplier engine

Muton from synth makers REON is a new synth powered by the Flexible Advanced Multiplier engine for extreme modulation and improvisation.