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Audio Damage FilterStation 2 is here with 12 filters and modulations
28 Dec 2017 · Filterstation2, Audio Damage's newest release, is a collection of 12 filter topologies - among which are famous designs like the Korg MS20 filter. Is its good GUI concept going to be enough to tempt you?
Nomad Factory’s 80’s Spaces: easy 80’s retro reverb sounds
27 Dec 2017 · Nomad Factory and MoReVoX have come up with 80's Spaces, a new reverb plug-in harking back to the era of bad hair and shoulder pads and lots of songs you only like when you've had a few drinks.
Roland recreates its famous JV-1080 sound module in plug-in format
27 Dec 2017 · Roland's latest Cloud service update adds a new, old software synthesizer - the JV-1080. According to Roland, the digital recreation has the look, feel, and factory patches of the 90s beast.
River Creative Technology celebrate New Year with 2 new filter modules
27 Dec 2017 · Kick off your New Year with some tonal sculpting. Marble is a dual channel spectral tilt EQ and Dendrites is a feature packed 16 mode filter with phaser and multiple personalities.
Top 5 Budget Electric Guitars: Good tones for under 500 pounds
27 Dec 2017 · What a great year 2017 was for budget guitars! This round-up includes our top 5 guitars for under 500 pounds, and each gives plenty of bang for your buck, so won't break the bank!
Top 5 Best Condenser Microphones 2017
26 Dec 2017 · 2017 saw microphone manufacturers of all sizes introducing new condensers of wildly different prices. The trend, though, is towards technology growing more affordable. Here are our top 5 favorite condenser ...
Best free plug-ins for Xmas: Angle, Cloudrum & Combear
25 Dec 2017 · Santa has early Christmas gifts for audio maniacs: three high-quality free plug-ins released just before the celebration: a tilt eq, a steel drum sampling instrument and a parallel compressor. Ho, ho, ho!
Top 5 Synthesizers of 2017
24 Dec 2017 · Was 2017 a classic year for synthesizers? Which synths captured the imagination, the sonic excitement and hands-on controllability that make for an awesome creative sound machine? Here are my thoughts on that.
Tinami MD-1 customisable MIDI controller development update
23 Dec 2017 · We assumed the Tinami MD-1 customisable MIDI controller was missing in action, but they were just hard at work developing the idea and forgot to tell anyone. Here's an update on the new features.
ESP gearing up to present over 50 new LTD guitars at NAMM 2018
23 Dec 2017 · With new multi-scale, extended range guitars, some cool new sparkly signature models and new hardware and pickups, 2018 looks like it could be a winner for ESP. We pick the best of the 50 (!) new models.
Top 5 best studio and creative effect plug-ins
23 Dec 2017 · As 2017 nears its end, it's time to round up Gearnews' top 5 favorite plug-ins for this year. Putting this list together was difficult, for the past 12 months saw so many awesome releases!
Can the Sim1 XT-1 really make your guitar sound like any other?
23 Dec 2017 · Too good to be true? The new XT-1 pedal simulates different guitars at the push of a button. OK, so it might not stop you ever buying a new guitar, but there's some promise here...
Klevgrand Grand Finale: A sleek and (very) dark new finalizer mastering plug-in
22 Dec 2017 · Grand Finale is a new audio finalizer processing plug-in. And it's dark. Yet also sleek and functional. But has Klevgrand got the balance right between complex processing and a simplified workflow?
Korg Legacy Collection gets a refresh and an ARP Odyssey
22 Dec 2017 · The Korg Legacy Collection will now be known as the Korg Collection as it gets a much needed update to include the ARP Odyssey in addition to an M1, Wavestation, Polysix, MonoPoly and MS-20.
miniMO 8-bit synth becomes midiMO mini sequencer
22 Dec 2017 · The tiny 8-bit modular miniMO open source synthesizer now has an alternative MIDI Sequencer firmware. Add the MIDI Accessory Set and it becomes midiMO the world's smallest MIDI Step Sequencer.
Gibson to show 5 gutsy, cool new models at NAMM 2018
22 Dec 2017 · Looks like Gibson are just starting to tease new models for 2018 and amongst this batch, we have some old favourites and a return of a model we haven't seen in years
Solid State Logic (SSL) acquired by Allen & Heath owner Audiotonix
21 Dec 2017 · The famed console maker is being acquired by Audiotonix, whose portfolio includes DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Calrec and Allen & Heath. Hopefully SSL will benefit from Audiotonix' support and resources...
Whatever happened to these synths from 2017?
21 Dec 2017 · What happened to those synths we got excited about earlier in the year that never appeared? I've dug around to see what's MIA and what might still be coming plus an update on those TR-808 Adidas Trainers.
Sensel Morph gets an upgrade to remap everything and MPE support
21 Dec 2017 · The recently release Sensel Morph customisable MIDI controller now lets you change the function of all the control areas so you can mix MIDI control with keyboard strokes, and adds MPE support.
KLŌS guitar: The ultimate Christmas gift for travel-hungry guitarists?
21 Dec 2017 · Need a last-minute Christmas gift for the guitarist in your life that already owns way too many guitars? Get them one of these carbon fibre travel guitars and reap in some serous brownie points.
Acustica Audio Crimson plug-in blends analog distortion and compression
20 Dec 2017 · Acustica Audio has released an ambitious new compression and distortion plug-in to its Aqua series, saying that Crimson can do both "precise" and "colourful". We take a first look.
Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi to launch new guitar company at NAMM
20 Dec 2017 · Tosin Abasi is a guitar genius and now he has decided to announce the birth of his very own guitar company via his Facebook page, definitely one to check out in 2018