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Gibson Les Paul or a 100t steel beam – which has more sustain?
19 Sep 2017 · So you're down the pub arguing with your mates if a guitar's weight affects its sustain... Make sure you check out this video demonstration of a Gibson Les Paul vs. a Steel Beam!
OB-X Neo teaser video has us swimming in thick pads
19 Sep 2017 · A OB-X Neo 2 x 8 voice synthesizer module fades in from the gloom. Not quite clear enough to tell if it's a render, a plug-in or hardware. Is it from Tom Oberheim or is Behringer behind it?
Unfiltered Audio SpecOps: 36 shades of spectral audio glitching mayhem
19 Sep 2017 · SpecOps is a swiss-knife of an audio destructor which features a blend of no less than 36 different spectral effects for total glitch mayhem. It slices audio into grains and lets you freely apply spectral ...
Mod your Moog Minitaur into Eurorack with this DIY conversion kit
19 Sep 2017 · Grab a soldering iron and let's invalidate our warranty. This well put together DIY conversion kit will hack your Moog Minitaur into a 48HP Eurorack synthesizer voice. Not for the faint-hearted.
€20,000 Schmidt Synthesizer selling like very expensive hot cakes
18 Sep 2017 · The €20,000 Schmidt Eightvoice Polyphonic Synthesizer is about to have its third batch of 25 made. If you want to be part of this exclusive synthesizer club then you can place your order now.
Roland Cloud 4.4 Anthology Orchestra is the JV-80 orchestral expansion
18 Sep 2017 · Roland Cloud's latest update brings us an orchestral library from the days when it all had to fit on an 8MB expansion card. Anthology Orchestra brings back a classic JV-80 sound set.
Mutable Instruments say goodbye to Braids
17 Sep 2017 · After five years as Mutable Instruments best-selling sound generator, they have decided to discontinue the Braids macro oscillator. More casualties are to follow - will it be your favourite module next?
Recording audio tracks into the air on an iPad with Augmented Reality
17 Sep 2017 · Recording audio tracks into the air with an iPad? Programmer and artist Zach Liebermann has come up with this absorbing little tool that lets you do just that. The dawn of a new age or a silly gimmick?
Focusrite Red 16Line and RedNet X2P audio interfaces are out on the Ethernet
16 Sep 2017 · Focusrite has two brand-new additions to its Red line of audio interfaces. With their feature sets and extensive connectivity, the Red 16Line and RedNet X2P are unmistakeably geared towards pro audio heads...
Jammy: A pointless portable digital guitar?
15 Sep 2017 · After last month's pointless guitar plectrum sticker we have yet another doofus invention aimed at guitarists with more money than sense. Is there any limit to the pointlessness of some guitar "innovations"?
Is Victory Amps’ new RK50 Richie Kotzen model the coolest-looking amp of 2017?
15 Sep 2017 · Richie Kotzen's new signature model amps are now being made by Victory Amps in the UK and they look like they may well win the Coolest-looking Single Channel Amp of the Year award...
Golden Tattoos become an on-skin MIDI controller with Duoskin
15 Sep 2017 · You can now adorn yourself with gold leaf tattoos that carry MIDI and controller information directly from your touch into your DAW or MIDI instruments and sound sources. It's wearing music on your skin.
Music Man help St Vincent release “Masseducation” LP with limited run neon guitars
15 Sep 2017 · This week has certainly been a bright one for new guitar colours and these new limited edition neon coloured St Vincent models will have you reaching for your sunglasses.
Ibanez Steve Vai JEM JR: the cheapest JEM ever?
15 Sep 2017 · Featuring the iconic 'Monkey Grip', 'Lions claw' and `Tree Of Life' inlay, plus shocking neon '80s colours, where exactly are Ibanez cutting the cost of this budget Steve Vai signature model guitar? We reveal ...
G&L Doheny – A modern-day take on the Jazzmaster?
14 Sep 2017 · G&L has just presented the Doheny, an offset guitar very reminiscent of the Fender Jazzmaster. Is this the rebirth of the Jazzmaster that offset fans have been waiting for?
Bitwig Studio gets Ableton Link with 2.2 update
14 Sep 2017 · Bitwig Studio reaches version 2.2 and joins the Ableton Link party for instant networked tempo sync to other software and devices. There are also new modulators, time shifting and 3GBs of new content.
Synthbox: Touchscreen, polyphonic, wavetable synthesizer for Eurorack
14 Sep 2017 · 1010music release a complete polyphonic wavetable synthesizer voice for Eurorack. Synthbox shares the same touch-screen hardware as the Fxbox and Bitbox and can also share the firmware.
Audio Damage Axon 2 drum synth driven by Artificial Intelligence
14 Sep 2017 · In the Apocalypse to come, they'll say it started with a plug-in. Axon 2, gifted with intelligence to birth new patterns, learned exponentially and soon all rhythmic decisions were taken out of human hands.
B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature KKW30: A Slayer!
14 Sep 2017 · Slayer's main man Kerry King gets a new uber metal machine, designed for crushing riffs and huge solo tones, this axe is not subtle at all, but then would you expect it to be?
Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone X: full of potential for new music apps, but are they worth the upgrade?
13 Sep 2017 · Apple's new iPhones certainly look great in the hand, but do they offer any meaningful value to the discerning musician? Well, they do happen to pack some impressive and forward-looking technology, so...
V-Combo VR-730 and VR-09-B live performance keyboards from Roland
13 Sep 2017 · The V-Combo VR-730 and VR-09-B are vintage looking keyboards for live performance with the sort of organ, piano and synth sounds the gigging keyboard player needs. Light, portable and very useful.
Yamaha tease a ghostly digital workstation called Genos
13 Sep 2017 · Yamaha has a go at being mysterious with a handful of tease videos about a forthcoming Digital Workstation called Genos. Is it more of the same or is Yamaha about to break out of its box?