Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
SampleTank 4 unveiled with 8,000 sounds and a new sound engine
13 Dec 2018 · A whopping great big update to the original software sample library workstation. SampleTank 4 has 5 times the content, a redesigned sound engine, mixer, editing and grooving.
Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb: Glacial ambience for the adventurous
13 Dec 2018 · The new Ice Caves Ambient Reverb pedal is an Arctic-themed take on reverb pedals with a unique set of parameters for those that like to get more experimental with their 'verb. Frosty!
OP-1 is not dead say Teenage Engineering – stop paying silly eBay prices
12 Dec 2018 · Teenage Engineering weighs in on reports that the OP-1 portable synthesizer has been discontinued prompting inflated second-hand prices. They are just tooling up for another run.
Arturia Pigments: a swirling polyrhythmic, modulating and randomising mega-synth
11 Dec 2018 · Arturia has dropped Pigments, a visually enticing mega-synth that takes modulation, randomisation and probability to some very interesting places. Get your first in-depth look here!
DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade
11 Dec 2018 · More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.
Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal
10 Dec 2018 · Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.
Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time
10 Dec 2018 · Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.
Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer
10 Dec 2018 · You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular
Dtronics DT-01: hardware programmer for the Roland D-05, D-50 and D-550
10 Dec 2018 · Dtronics map the guts out of Roland Linear Arithmetic synthesizers and route them to 56 knobs of programming bliss on the DT-01 programmer.
Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?
09 Dec 2018 · It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...
Behringer Odyssey enters pre-production
08 Dec 2018 · Another classic synthesizer is about to be reborn via the fertile womb of Behringer. According to Uli Behringer's Odyssey is now not far off - exciting times.
Midas M32R Live digital mixing console: More than just a facelift?
08 Dec 2018 · Midas rejuvenates its compact digital mixer line with the M32R Live, an update to the M32R with a refreshed UI and pretty much the same feature set - except in one key area.
u-he Twangström: modern spring reverb plug-in enters public beta
08 Dec 2018 · A spring reverb that you can easily dial in and blend into your production, rather than letting it inevitably take center stage of your sound - sign me up, please!
Rossum Electro is cooking up something analogue
07 Dec 2018 · A new Eurorack module from Rossum Electro that's a field of knobs and intertwined patch sockets that, apparently, is all analogue - what's it going to be?
Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2: Cthulhu madness in pedal form?
07 Dec 2018 · If you are a full-on noise terrorist with aspirations toward sonic mayhem, you might need Death By Audio's new Total Sonic Annihilation 2. Insanity awaits you!
Pedaltrain SST: A tiny tuner to save space on cramped pedalboards
07 Dec 2018 · Run out of pedalboard real estate? Don't know which pedal to get rid of to fit on that new distortion you splashed out on? The Pedaltrain SST is a tiny tuner that can free up some valuable space.
IK Multimedia expands AmpliTube iOS 4.7 with 10 new licensed models
07 Dec 2018 · The Amplitube iOS 4.7 version brings new licensed amp models and effects, including gear by Dr Z, Jet City, Orange, Carvin, Morley, T-Rex, Seymour Duncan and Wampler.
String Studio VS-3 adds new dimensions to unique string oscillators
06 Dec 2018 · Applied Acoustics Systems double the voices and expand the possibilties of their string oscillator based physically modelled synthesizer with String Studio VS-3
Samplitude Pro X4 is here: does it have something to show?
06 Dec 2018 · Magix brought in version X4 of the Samplitude Pro DAW. Honestly, it's a bit of a catch-up release, for the changes it introduces have been part of most major DAWs' workflow for quite a while.
Incoming from Arturia – here comes the tease machine
06 Dec 2018 · Arturia tease us with a 19 second video announcing that it's time for them to... do something. Combing through the frames I think I know what it is...
Sugar Bytes Aparillo textual and complex FM synthesizer hits the iPad
06 Dec 2018 · Aparillo is all about unfolding the life of sound through the manipulation of sine waves, synthesis, harmonics and modulation. Or you can just move stuff about to produce some fabulous soundscapes.
DataLooper: Hardware looper pedal for Ableton Live just got funded
06 Dec 2018 · DataLooper is a MIDI foot pedal designed to give hands-free control over the Looper device and Session View in Ableton Live. It's reached its goal on Indiegogo and will become a reality unlike State of The ...