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Use your Roland TR-1000 step buttons like a keyboard controller.

We explore the world of sleeper vintage recording gear, including a selection of discontinued and current production pieces with signature sounds.

Did you just drop some cash on the Arturia MiniFreak 49?

Here’s an awesome deal from GForce Software: Until December 1st, you can grab the Axxess and M-Tron Select 2 software synths for FREE and save up to 70% on the developer’s other plugins!

The new zplane TONIC 2 key detection plugin has been updated with some useful new features that can really speed up your songwriting process.

More pitch adjustment ranges, reverse playback and other improvements make the new Technics SL-1210MKX the DJ turntable to get.

With the new Tekton series, PRS is going all in for metal axes.

Yamaha’s CK series gets a brush-up with a new 76-keyboard model plus fresh sounds, live sets and more.

The Fender Studio Pro 8.2 update offers new mixing capabilities and workflow enhancements for a more versatile and efficient creative platform.

The free Katla plugin allows you to control your Genki Instruments Katla synth from your computer – including as a plugin in your DAW.

Unplug and take it on the go with the best portable DJ controllers in shops today.

The PERKONS HD-01 from Erica Synths just keeps getting better, with firmware 1.3 bringing a new algorithm, quantizer, samples per bank, and more.

As a musician, you’ve known it all along: Music has the incredible power to change lives.

This week, we check out a host of new stompboxes, starting with the new Lovepedal Overdrive 11, their new tube-driven overdrive.

It’s a crazy time in the world of plugins.

Arturia’s deliciously good MiniFreak has had a growth spurt, but is the MiniFreak 49 what we were hoping for?

The Ohma World Ohmie is a new cardioid condenser mic with two voltage settings for getting different characteristics from your sound sources.

The new Crazy Tube Circuits Rapture takes the amp section of CTC’s revered Triptychon effect and makes it a standalone effect.

Catalinbread has just released the Cold One, and it is their reimagined take on the 90s DOD Punkifier pedal.

3rd Wave Terminal from Groove Synthesis brings 3rd Wave synth control to your computer.

The SONY Walkman NW Series has been expanded with three new digital audio players with audiophile conversion and audio optimization features.

Volume, EQ, effects and now space too.

The Roland Jupiter-08 isn’t the analog Jupiter reissue many had hoped for.

The new Roland n/vision is the company’s first true wavetable synth.

Serato DJ 5.0 has arrived.

Source: GEARNEWS Nearly two and a half years after it debuted at Superbooth 24, the First LOVE FM is ready to order in two delicious colours!

In this roundup, we’re looking at some best headphones released this year, with exciting open, closed, and wireless designs.

Vinyl records are hot again, and maybe your collection is so big that you want to start spinning as a vinyl DJ.

The Stylophone Mini puts the famous Stylophone synth – complete with stylus, speaker and even a flashlight – on a keychain.

Don’t call it a comeback as rotary mixers have been here for years.

Harley Benton has announced three new limited-run V30UK speaker cabinets that deliver powerful sound without breaking the bank.

The PPG 1002 Black Edition is limited to just how many units?!

The new Fender Joe Bonamassa Tone Master ’59 Twin uses digital amp modeling in a vintage tweed amp package to replicate his tone.

The ADAM Audio Sub10 PRO and Sub8 PRO will extend the low-end of your existing monitoring system with a DSP system for accurate management.

Teenage Engineering wants to stop making synthesizers, including the original OP-1, OP-XY, PO series, and more.

Falcon 2027, UVI’s flagship software instrument, gets set for the new year with more of everything and UI improvements.

With Melbourne Exchange, ROTO-CONTROL gets its own home for the community: Owners of the motorized MIDI controller are sharing their setups, integrations, and tools there, completely free.

music2me is an online music school for piano, guitar, and drums that combines video courses, practice mode, community, and live classes into one learning model.

Per-note probability, Euclidean and random note generation modes and more are now available as a free download for the Maschine+.

We look at some of the key plugins you actually need for mixing music beyond the collection of stock plugins that comes with your DAW of choice.

The M-VAVE FM-1 is truly the synth of the moment right now, so it’s no surprise that sound designers are making hay while the sun shines!

The Softube Limit Pro and Limit Go are two new plugins offering different levels of dynamics control for mixing and mastering applications.

The Keeley Compressor Plus Germanium is the latest generation of their best-selling compressor pedal, but upgraded and reimagined.

The Music Man Albert Lee HSS Signature expands the country virtuoso’s model lineup with a particularly versatile HSS pickup configuration.

With the new Martin O’ahu HG-28K2, the manufacturer expands its O’ahu family, equipping this model with the finest koa wood throughout.

This week, we look at the news that Dumble is back, offering boutique amps, with three models available.

Cherry Audio’s latest synth recreation continues its trend of exploring the quirkier synths of history with the Pentaphonic, a rare synth from the Gleeman brothers!

Roland is putting the JUPITER-8 on the table for 68.43 Euro, roughly a third of its regular price.

Arturia’s groundbreaking AstroLab series of synths gets synth parameter tweaking, new sampled instruments and more!

The new UDO Audio DMNO ON is the desktop version of the magnificent DMNO hybrid synth.