Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
OkaiR2R: a 1965 Akai tape recorder inside your DAW
07 Feb 2018 · Evil Turtle Productions (don't you just love the name?) released a plug-in, OkaiR2R, that emulates the preamp section of the Akai X-100D reel-to-reel recorder. This is a 4-speed, 3-head unit way back from ...
Can UVI Meteor make an impact on the modern rompler market?
07 Feb 2018 · Meteor is designed to bring the most content to producers and sound designers involved in film, games, music production and anything else in need of a variety of moods and timbres.
Erica Synths releases mini modular Pico System II
07 Feb 2018 · Gathering all their little 3HP Pico modules together Erica Synths created the Pico System complete modular synth. With a couple of changes and improvements to the line-up here's Pico System II.
Miasma: Classic Dual VCO based on the legendary CEM3340
07 Feb 2018 · One of the first modules to feature the CEM3340 VCO chip that famously produced the sound of the SH-101, Prophet 5 and other classic synths. Miasma's dual VCO could bring a familiar sound to your rack.
Gibson Les Paul Custom Chambered Blackout series: Too bright for the Custom Shop?
06 Feb 2018 · Gibson has launched yet another limited edition Les Paul Custom, but is this what players actually want? Or are they just testing how far they can push the iconic guitar design?
Roll your own Eurorack modules with Otto’s DIY prototyping environment
06 Feb 2018 · Ever wanted to build your own Eurorack module? Otto's DIY Eurorack Modules is a prototyping ecosystem that lets you quickly and easily put a module together in a durable and safe format right into your rack.
Fredenstein F610: a bad-ass 500-series EQ with a big ol’ touchscreen
06 Feb 2018 · Fredenstein announced a badass-looking equalizer in 500-series rack format - the F610 Universal Entzerrer UE-1. Yeah, it's named like a piece of lab equipment and it very much looks like one!
Ableton Live 10 is now available and ready to upgrade your life
06 Feb 2018 · 5 years since the last major update Ableton Live crawls to version 10 with a fistful of new devices, library, workflow enhancements and Max For Live integration. Is it a gamechanger or more of the same?
Audio Damage is ready with Discord 4, a souped-up stereo pitch shifter
05 Feb 2018 · The most visible change in Discord 4 is the all-new vector-based and resizable interface that makes it easier to get around the plug-in's many features. Of course, pitch shifting is still the prime directive...
Sewastopol II: Instrument input, FX loop, audio-to-CV extraction module
05 Feb 2018 · The XAOC Sewastopol Audio Port and Voltage Extractor Model of 1948 module for Eurorack sounds like a mouthful of nonsense but it's actually a very useful multi-function audio input and output device.
TBProAudio launches FinalLoud loudness and True Peak finalizer tool
05 Feb 2018 · TBProAudio released FinalLoud, a loudness and True Peak finalizer tool designed to help you reach a specific target loudness level during the mastering stage - and it's very reasonably priced.
NAMM 2018: Heil Sound PR 77D mic looks great in purple
04 Feb 2018 · The Heil PR 77D is a dynamic mic designed for use in commercial broadcast, podcasting, studio and home recording. Heil Sound says the mic boasts a smooth and flat frequency response, among other nice things.
Native Instruments releases Mod Pack – 3 modulation effects at a wonderful price
04 Feb 2018 · Native Instruments released a collection of three effects called the MOD PACK. It contains three essential modulation effects - CHORAL (chorus), flanger (FLAIR), and phaser (PHASIS).
NAMM 2018: UK Sound intros 176 & 276 compressors, promises 1176 sounds on the cheap
04 Feb 2018 · At NAMM 2018, BAE Audio-owned brand UK Sound introduced a pair of rackmount hardware compressors that promise a lot of vintage compression mojo for a fair price. These are the UK Sound 176 and 276 units.
10X makes sounds go to far-reaching places – and it has a bad-ass GUI
04 Feb 2018 · 10X is a fairly unique plug-in with a bad-ass mechanical interface. This plug-in is about placing signals in their own virtual space, and creating some pretty strange depth effects. Weird as it gets!
Jef’s Top 3 Bits of Guitar Gear and Gadgets at NAMM 2018
04 Feb 2018 · Our favourite three cool, exciting new guitar related products for 2018 all revealed at this year's Winter NAMM Show, with gear by Fender, Line 6 and Game Changer Audio.
AEA R84A: A super-charged ribbon mic for the modern era?
04 Feb 2018 · Touted as an active (phantom-powered) version of AEA's R84 ribbon mic, the R84A sounds very much the same, but with plenty more output, a 12dB increase in sensitivity, and a newfound immunity to ...
MIDI Polyphonic Expression and MIDI Capability Inquiry are now legit
04 Feb 2018 · The MIDI Manufacturers Associated officially adopts MIDI Polyphonic Expression and MIDI Capability Inquiry into the MIDI specification. MIDI finally begins to evolve.
Robin’s Top 3 synthesizers from NAMM 2018
04 Feb 2018 · This golden age of synthesizers shows no sign of slowing down and NAMM 2018 had plenty to enthral the enthusiasts. Here are the 3 synths that really made me go all modulated.
Quantakor plug-in: Mean AI-generated soundscapes and alien drones
03 Feb 2018 · Need a collection of moody sounds for your production? Eplex7 has come up with Quantakor, a soundscapes and FX instrument based on artificial intelligence algorithms. It packs scifi, kybernetic, experimental ...
Can this trio of plug-ins handle all your chord, melody, and bassline duties?
03 Feb 2018 · Developer Mixed In Key unveiled an interesting trio of plug-ins designed to help with all things songwriting - sans lyrics writing. These are the Captain Chords, Captain Melody, and Captain Deep.
Chase Bliss Audio Thermae delay pedal: Beyond analogue?
03 Feb 2018 · Chase Bliss Audio makes complex control of analogue circuits by utilising modern digital control and their new Thermae delay pedal has all this at it's heart.