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OctoWah Stew, Resonator, Subtle Spaces: Free Plugins of the Week

22 Dec in Studio

OctoWah Stew fattens up your tracks with a tasty blend of octaves, overdrive, and auto wah. Check it out in this week’s round-up of the best free plugins.

Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker: Angus in a Box

10 Dec in Guitar

Ready to rock? Here we have the new pedal Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker. It get you close to the authentic guitar sound of AC/DC.

Beetronics Whoctahell Limited Beeast: Two Bee or Not Two Bee

09 Dec in Guitar

More fuzz from the hive! The Beetronics Whoctahell is a limited run of their very first pedal, now with separate octave controls!

Behringer Bass Brassmaster Fuzz: Aggressive Sounds With a Lot of Fun!

06 Dec in Guitar

The Bass Brassmaster Fuzz from Behringer is another pedal that is sure to win many new fans. Fuzz at its finest!

Behringer SWORDS: Sharp as Blades?

05 Dec in Synths

Behringer SWORDS is yet another copy of a Mutable Instruments module. Like Blades, SWORDS is a dual analog filter with flexible routing and distortion.

Soldano SLO Plus: The Ultimate SLO-100 Experience

04 Dec in Guitar

Experience the SLO-100's full spectrum with the Soldano SLO Plus with dual channels and extensive tone-shaping controls.

Wampler ReWired: New Brent Mason Signature Pedal

29 Nov in Guitar

Wampler ReWired reimagines the 2-in-1 combination of Hot Wired as another Brent Mason signature pedal – in a stylish silver look!

EarthQuaker Devices Gary brings the Idles’ Fuzz to your Board

14 Nov in Guitar

Dynamic Fuzz, green channel overdrive - the EarthQuaker Devices Gary gets you that beautifully broken up sound, known and loved from the Idles.

Walrus Audio Voyager MKII: The Klon Clone gets even Klon-ier

12 Nov in Guitar

The Walrus Audio Voyager MKII comes with new features and delivers a powerful overdrive/preamp pedal for your pedalboard.

Ibanez TS808 HW V2: Hand-wired Luxury Tube Screamer

05 Nov in Guitar

Ibanez has decided to reinterpret one of the most famous overdrive pedals: the Ibanez TS808 HW V2 Tube Screamer.

Fractal Audio VP4: Taking on HX Effects and H90

16 Oct in Guitar

Honey, I shrunk the axe! The new Fractal Audio VP4 is looking to challenge multi-effects like HX Effects or H90. With loads of virtual pedals.

Nobels ODR-1X & ODR-Mini2: Upgrades for the Nashville Pedal

30 Sep in Guitar

Nobels ODR-1X and ODR-mini2 bring small updates to the classic Nashville pedal. How do they compare to the OG?

J.Rockett Audio PXO: Sound like Phil X with this overdrive!

27 Sep in Guitar

New overdrive pedal from guitar hero Phil X. The J.Rockett Audio PXO Overdrive is here and ready to rock!

The Top 5 Overdrive Pedals You Need to Know!

25 Sep in Guitar

These top 5 overdrive pedals are must-haves for any pedalboard. This article sorts through the endless choice of distortion pedals.

Upgrade your pedal board: Three legendary pedals are on sale!

12 Sep in Deals, Guitar

Three legendary pedals, three discounts: ProCo Rat 2, Nobels ODR-Mini and the Fuzz Face series are all on sale!

iZotope Plasma: A New Approach to Tube Saturation

iZotope Plasma: A Fresh New Approach to Tube Saturation

12 Sep in Studio

The new iZotope Plasma plug-in is an adaptive saturator that can intuitively target parts of the frequency range for a more detailed sound.

Halcyon Blue Overdrive: Responsive 90s Feel for Today’s Players

27 Aug in Guitar

This Halcyon Blue Overdrive from Origin Effects gives players a boosted midrange and more distortion. Perfect addition to your pedal board?

Atlas, S-Drive, Aurora: Free Plugins of the Week

18 Aug in Studio, Synths

This week's round-up of the best free plugins brings you a polyphonic synth, a high-frequency enhancer and a famous bass overdrive. Here's Atlas, Aurora, and S-Drive!