Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Erica Synths Fusion VCO V2 is dark and full of terrors
06 May 2019 · A riotous new oscillator from Erica Synths bakes in tube driven crunch and detunable thickness with an unusual amount of deep and dark sound blending that'll scare the pants off you.
Behringer muscles in on Yamaha’s CS-80 action
06 May 2019 · A few hours after it emerged that Yamaha was gauging interest in the potential reissue of the classic CS-80 synthesizer Behringer teases that they were thinking the exact same thing. AND IT'S TRUE!
Superbooth 2019: Autumn Soundboxes, handmade electro-acoustic boxes of noise
05 May 2019 · A range of electro-acoustic noise boxes made by Berlin-based 10cars that look like they were found in an abandoned 1970s school room. The unseasonably named Autumn Soundboxes will be at Superbooth.
CV Tape Player – a CV speed controlled cassette player in your Eurorack
05 May 2019 · The CV Tape Player lets you play cassettes in your Eurorack while controlling the speed with CV. What does that sound like? Pretty awesome in a drunken, spooky, warbling kind of way.
Craig’s Production Tips #3: Build an amp sim cabinet with multi-stage EQ
05 May 2019 · Got the right amp sim but can’t find the right virtual cabinet? Make your own using multi-stage EQ! It's easy and will get you a sound tailored to your song - without mucking about with IRs.
Can you smash Yngwie’s “unbreakable” guitar? It’s up for auction!
04 May 2019 · Yngwie couldn't break it - but now you can have a go! The Sandvik "Unbreakable" guitar is up for auction on Reverb, so you could own your very own 3D printed titanium Super-Axe of the Gods!
Pittsburgh Modular gets wild with the Voltage Research Laboratory
03 May 2019 · Pittsburgh Modular has a custom Eurorack synthesizer designed for sound design and experimentation to reveal at Superbooth. The Voltage Reseach Laboratory could get very interesting.
Ernie Ball Music Man Dustin Kensrue StingRay lets you run pickups to separate outputs
03 May 2019 · The new Ernie Ball Music Man Artist Series StingRay for Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue has some unique output options accessible via a single switch combined with a stereo TRS jack output.
IK Multimedia is bringing a new synthesizer to Superbooth
03 May 2019 · The tease machine leading up to Superbooth has started and IK Multimedia are dropping clues to a new device they are bringing to the show. Knobs seem to be the focus, which is nice.
Behringer asks if we’d like a Solina String Ensemble
02 May 2019 · Uli Behringer would like to gauge interest in reviving the ARP Solina String Ensemble Analog Synthesizer. They'd add in a phase shifter, have it Eurorack friendly and make it terribly affordable.
Manson Guitar Works freshens up MA EVO and MA Classic for 2019
02 May 2019 · Manson Guitar Works has announced an update to its MA range, now divided into the EVO and Classic models, with better electronics components and and new pickups.
Big bunch of affordable Eurorack coming from IO Instruments
01 May 2019 · Berlin-based IO Instruments are going to hit their first Superbooth with an ambitious range of interesting Eurorack modules at some very tantalising prices.
Joyo dual-channel MA-10 portable amps for electric, acoustic and bass
01 May 2019 · The new Joyo MA-10 series of cheap, portable battery-powered amps could be perfect for busking and includes models for electric and acoustic guitars as well as basses.
Make Noise X-PAN – voltage controlled pan-tastic stereo mixer
30 Apr 2019 · The X-PAN gives you 2 channels of voltage controlled crossfading and panning of 2 signals each plus a 3rd auxiliary mono or stereo input which is a lot of seriously pan happy audio in your Eurorack.
AION Modular scales the Moog Model 15 down to Eurorack
30 Apr 2019 · AION Modular have brought the Synthesizer Model 15 homage to the Moog original modular system down to Eurorack size. It looks phenomenal in the custom cabinet but the modules can also fit in your rack
Soma Labs Pulsar-23 Organismic Drum Machine spotted in the flesh
30 Apr 2019 · Looking tidy and fabulous in the new orange paint job the Soma Labs Pulsar-23 drum machine gets a quick demo video before getting ready for its release at Superbooth 2019.
Fender Lightweight Ash American Professional: It ain’t heavy!
29 Apr 2019 · Fender has today announced new light weight models for 2019. Will the new Lightweight Ash American Professional range be perfect for players looking for great tones from a lighter guitar?
Yamaha asks if we’d like to see the return of the CS-80 analogue polysynth.
29 Apr 2019 · Yamaha's R&D department casually asks some Yamaha insiders whether they'd like an authentic CS-80 reissue or perhaps an evolved super synth, you know, if they were to build one...
Gibson 2019 Lineup revealed at last – A return to quality and tradition?
29 Apr 2019 · That Gibson 2019 lineup they have been teasing is now official and you can now order one of 25 new models released from the US guitar giant. Hopefully, this will be a return to form?
Best free plug-ins this week: Dulcimer, Loopcloud 4, FiltR, ToneZ
28 Apr 2019 · Over the last 7 or so days, we got top-notch stuff like the exotic Dulcimer instrument, a mammoth update to Loopnasters' Loopcloud sample slicer/manager...
MXR releases Raijin Drive overdrive and distortion pedal by Shin Suzuki (at last!)
28 Apr 2019 · Designed by Shin Suzuki, the MXR Raijin Drive has two circuits (one drive and one distortion) inspired by two legendary pedals. But which ones? A clue: One pedal was green, the other orange...
Joyo Gem Box III: A new, low-price multi-fx pedal with IR loading
27 Apr 2019 · The new Gem Box III from Joyo manages to pack in a staggering array of features into a pedalboard format for a low price. But can it match its competitors in sound and build quality?