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Zylia ZM-1: defying the rules of recording
16 Jul 2016 · The ZM-1 performs the impossible. Allegedly. Imagine a band sitting around one mic, after which you were able to balance their individual levels and isolate them. Can this possibly work as well as its makers ...
Mathew Lane releases StereoDelta Plugin for 3D audio
16 Jul 2016 · I'm normally not a fan of one-knob style plugins, but StereoDelta simplifies the critically acclaimed DrMS spatial processor plugin.
Zont Sound Pocket Synthesizer with cartridge action
15 Jul 2016 · Stylish handheld modular music making device or click-bait vapourware with a backwards cartridge concept - here's Zont.
Vicoustic booth without a door: VicBooth Premium
15 Jul 2016 · VicBooth Premium is a new isolation booth made from high quality materials. Hang-on though, it doesn't have a door!
Top 5 Virtual Rhodes Electric Pianos
15 Jul 2016 · The iconic sound of the Rhodes electric piano is part of our musical consciousness. Here's my top 5 software recreations of this classic instrument.
Danelectro’s new set of vintage-inspired guitars shipping, pricing announced
15 Jul 2016 · Finally hitting shops around now, this range celebrates their 60 years in the business. But has old age muddled their brains? Some of the prices are a little over the top...
Roland SH-5: Sampled From Mars
14 Jul 2016 · Another old synth gets the Samples From Mars treatment and the Roland SH-5 is great sounding and often overlooked source of noises.
AutoTonic: a new MIDI scale and transposition tool
14 Jul 2016 · A tool for transposing scales, discovering melodies and harmonies - let's see if we can work out what it does.
Is Faderfox’s new UC44 universal controller too pricy?
14 Jul 2016 · The comparatively expensive new Faderfox UC44 MIDI controller comes in an attache case and looks every bit like something from a bad 80's spy movie.
Joyo Nebulous Phase – New Ironman series pedal added to lineup
13 Jul 2016 · A new miniature 4-stage phaser not much bigger than a pepper pot is added to Joyo's IronMan series, so you can ahem, marvel at its diminutive size and wonder how they crammed it all in there.
“F*cks with the Fabric of Time” – Eventide release native H910 plugin
13 Jul 2016 · Eventide release their own native H910 Harmonizer plugin, but this time with a dual channel version.
Nura Headphones to deliver tailor-made sound
12 Jul 2016 · Here's some interesting new technology currently seeking funding via Kickstarter: Nura headphones measure and calibrate to your personal hearing profile.
The Jellyfish ethereal delay module from Plankton Electronics
12 Jul 2016 · It's a voltage controller delay Eurorack module and no the cool name doesn't make any sense at all but I'm going with The Jellyfish.
An instrument from Waves? The Electric 88 Piano
12 Jul 2016 · They found an old piano, sampled the heck out of it and want you to love it like an old friend - the Electric 88 Piano
The BlueBeast: Virtual Yamaha EX5 by Gospel Musicians
12 Jul 2016 · Rediscover the weirdness of AN and VL synthesis in this overstuffed EX5 recreation.
Chordelia: Too lazy to learn to play guitar? This could be for you
11 Jul 2016 · Odd contraption that allows just about anyone to play the guitar. Instant gratification or just plain madness?
Plugin Alliance release ‘Fault’ with Unfiltered Audio
11 Jul 2016 · Fault promises to be a cool new pitch and time based plugin, capable of conventional subtle effects through to extreme modulated mayhem.
New Sonic Arts’ Freestyle VST Host gets released
10 Jul 2016 · Freestyle combines a bunch of VSTi's and effects into an ultimate combi patch in this next-generation VST Host.
Recording Unhinged: Enter the creative mind of Sylvia Massy
10 Jul 2016 · Unlearn your recording technique and open yourself to the wonderfully creative chaos of the Sylvia Massy method.
Wylde Audio Barbarian – Zakk’s latest guitar to add to his growing horde
10 Jul 2016 · The ex-Ozzy Osborne guitarist has moved onwards and upwards since parting ways with the Sabbath front man. This new range is full of Iron Man spirit and definitely not one for the Paranoid.
Matrix Elements’ FR10 and FR12: Powered guitar cabs for modellers and virtual amps
09 Jul 2016 · You've spent hours perfecting your tone with careful programming and these new cabs will, Matrix say, keep all your hard work sounding just as you dialled it and at any volume.
Epiphone premieres Masterbilt Century archtop series
09 Jul 2016 · Based on the Epiphone guitars as originally built in the 1930s, this new range brings them kicking and screaming into the modern day, with features to make them appeal to modern players.