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Goodhertz LA-210: Opto Compressor, Soft Clip, and Cassette Tape as a Free Plugin
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Goodhertz LA-210 is a free plugin with an opto compressor, soft clip saturation, and cassette tape model for Mac and Windows. Currently in beta. The post Goodhertz LA-210: Opto Compressor, Soft Clip, and Cassette Tape as a Free Plugin appeared first on gearnews.com.
Thomann Live Days 2026: Hands-On Gear, Workshops, and Scene Vibes Are Back – For Free!
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Thomann Live Days bring workshops, an expo, and live performances together. Test gear on site, talk to pros, and get hands-on - free entry included. The post Thomann Live Days 2026: Hands-On Gear, Workshops, and Scene Vibes Are Back – For Free! appeared first on gearnews.com.
JHS Pedals Destroy Your Tone with 3 Series Bit Crusher, Ring Modulator, & Glitch Delay
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With three new pedals in the JHS 3 Series, Josh Scott gets players experimenting with digital destruction! The post JHS Pedals Destroy Your Tone with 3 Series Bit Crusher, Ring Modulator, & Glitch Delay appeared first on gearnews.com.
Elektron Outbox 8 & Powerhub: New Multi-Output Interface for Overbridge Devices and More!
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Elektron Outbox 8 is an 8-output interface for all Overbridge-compatible devices, spotted at Superbooth 2026. Price expected between €249 and €299. The post Elektron Outbox 8 & Powerhub: New Multi-Output Interface for Overbridge Devices and More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Enjoy Electronics Memento: A Hands-On Texture Effects Machine
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Enjoy Electronics Memento takes a performance-based approach with effects processing, combining delay, reverb, filtering, and modulation sequencing. The post Enjoy Electronics Memento: A Hands-On Texture Effects Machine appeared first on gearnews.com.
ATOV Faderpunk Can Now Run Mutable Instruments’ Grids
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
ATOV’s Faderpunk has to be the coolest MIDI controller, and it just got even cooler with a new firmware that lets you run Grids inside. The post ATOV Faderpunk Can Now Run Mutable Instruments’ Grids appeared first on gearnews.com.
This Is Not Rocket Science and Error Instruments SmartLab: Weird Granular String Synthesizer
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
SmartLab is a freaky collaboration between This Is Not Rocket Science and Error Instruments, and it’s as beautiful as it is weird. The post This Is Not Rocket Science and Error Instruments SmartLab: Weird Granular String Synthesizer appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mobile Beatmaking 2026: This Gear Is a Perfect Match!
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Mobile beatmaking in 2026: AKAI MPC Sample, KORG handytraxx play, and the right headphones make a perfect portable setup for producers on the go. The post Mobile Beatmaking 2026: This Gear Is a Perfect Match! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Ohmforce Bohm: New HPN Model – Let’s Get Ready to Rumble
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Ohmforce Bohm goes into overdrive with the just-dropped HPN model from techno artist Marc Faenger. Hypnotic rumbles! The post Ohmforce Bohm: New HPN Model – Let’s Get Ready to Rumble appeared first on gearnews.com.
Roland TR-1000 Update Adds Lo-Fi Effects, 808 and 909 Bass Lines, More
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Roland's TR-1000 gets even better with update version 1.20, bringing new MFX, locked-in LFOs, 808 and 909 ACB bass sound generators, and more. The post Roland TR-1000 Update Adds Lo-Fi Effects, 808 and 909 Bass Lines, More appeared first on gearnews.com.
Schmidt Vi: The $25,000 Super Synth Is Coming to Your DAW
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Want to own a Schmidt Eightvoice but don’t have $25K to spare? Schmidt Vi will be a virtual version made in collaboration with UJAM. The post Schmidt Vi: The $25,000 Super Synth Is Coming to Your DAW appeared first on gearnews.com.
PWM OSCar: The OSCar Remake Will Have 2 Modes – Improved and Quirky as Hell
🗓️ May 08, 2026 | Source: Gear News
PWM’s OSCar remake will be identical to the original but with two operating systems, the new and improved or the old and weird. The post PWM OSCar: The OSCar Remake Will Have 2 Modes – Improved and Quirky as Hell appeared first on gearnews.com.
KORG NTS-4: 6-Channel Mixer with Built-in logueSDK Effects
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The new KORG NTS-4 is a six-channel performance mixer for synths and drum machines with built-in logueSDK effects. The post KORG NTS-4: 6-Channel Mixer with Built-in logueSDK Effects appeared first on gearnews.com.
DVS and DJing: Everything You Need to Know About Digital Vinyl Systems
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Interested in playing digital files from turntables? Then you want DVS. Here’s what you need to get started with Digital Vinyl Systems. The post DVS and DJing: Everything You Need to Know About Digital Vinyl Systems appeared first on gearnews.com.
PERKONS KEYS up for Auction and Eurorack News from Superbooth: Synth Journal
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Turns out the Erica Synths PERKONS KEYS is real – and you can buy it! In other news, here are some of the exciting Eurorack modules from Superbooth. The post PERKONS KEYS up for Auction and Eurorack News from Superbooth: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
“He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”
“We lost Rob in a car crash there in 1996, when he was driving back to the studio. After that, we didn’t go back. Not for a long time”: Mark Collins on triumph, tragedy, and the long-awaited return of the Charlatans
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Collins explains why the Britrock survivors still believe in albums and real amps moving air, and discusses their return to the formative Rockfield Studios after three decades
Twisted Electrons FLEXfm: FM Groovebox and Sampler with Analog Filters
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Twisted Electrons FLEXfm is an exciting hybrid groovebox that combines FM synthesis with analog filters and sampling. But what is that joystick for? The post Twisted Electrons FLEXfm: FM Groovebox and Sampler with Analog Filters appeared first on gearnews.com.
“He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate
"Just the thing to fight back against the rise of amp modeling": Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus review
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Two Notes' uber-popular tube amp companion just got even more powerful thanks to a swathe of additional features
The simple trick that adds sparkle to your songs: Nashville Tuning explained
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
David Gilmour, Keith Richards & Taylor Swift all do this…
“I played the songs for him, and he said, ‘No… I don’t think we can use any of that.’ I was like, ‘Right. Cheers’”: Damon Albarn rejected an entire album of Blur songs – and accidentally kickstarted guitarist Graham Coxon’s solo career
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
With eight solo records and four film scores under his belt, Coxon has looked back on the moment that led to his first solo record, 1998’s The Sky Is Too High
“I met this guy who worked at Peavey. He offered me some stuff, and I was broke…” The blue-collar amp that Tyler Bates used on all his albums with Marilyn Manson
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Since the prolific player was gifted the amp, he’s never looked back
“Purebred music-making machines”: EVH updates the Wolfgang Special line with baked maple necks and ’boards, and colors to dazzle
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Wolfgang Special Baked Maple comes in Floyd Rose and TOM configurations, while staying true to Eddie Van Halen’s shred-ready recipe
Roland Project LYDIA Phase 2: The AI Pedal That Makes Your Guitar Sound Like a Trumpet – in Realtime!
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Roland Project LYDIA Phase 2 uses neural sampling to transfer any sound onto other signals in real time. Prototype on show at Superbooth 2026. The post Roland Project LYDIA Phase 2: The AI Pedal That Makes Your Guitar Sound Like a Trumpet – in Realtime! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It started showing signs of the color changing… PRS brought it back to life”: This guitarist’s “baby” completely lost its finish – so PRS stepped in
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Hollow-Body II’s Blue Fade finish quite literally lived up to its name, but PRS went the extra mile when hearing about the instrument’s plight
EP-136 K.O. Sidekick: Teenage Engineering Adds a Mixer to the EP Family
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Teenage Engineering's EP-136 K.O. Sidekick combines a two-channel mixer, audio interface, and effects processor in one compact, battery-powered package. The post EP-136 K.O. Sidekick: Teenage Engineering Adds a Mixer to the EP Family appeared first on gearnews.com.
Bastl Kalimba: This Wondrous Electronic Kalimba Is a Work of Art
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Bastl Kalimba looks and plays like an acoustic instrument, but produces an endless stream of expressive soundscapes using physical modeling and FM. The post Bastl Kalimba: This Wondrous Electronic Kalimba Is a Work of Art appeared first on gearnews.com.
IK Multimedia ToneX One+: Updated with wireless app control!
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With the TONEX ONE+, IK Multimedia presents a revised version of its compact modeling pedal. The post IK Multimedia ToneX One+: Updated with wireless app control! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Majella Compax: Compact Semi-Modular West Coast Synth
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The new Majella Compax is the Implexus’ little brother: a compact, patchable West Coast synth with a built-in sequencer. The post Majella Compax: Compact Semi-Modular West Coast Synth appeared first on gearnews.com.
Make Noise x Tom Erbe Plexiphon: A Stereo Space Effect Between Reverb and Echo for Eurorack
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Make Noise Plexiphon is a stereo space effect for Eurorack that morphs between reverb and echo, developed by Tom Erbe. Preorder now for €479. The post Make Noise x Tom Erbe Plexiphon: A Stereo Space Effect Between Reverb and Echo for Eurorack appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I did 40 tours with it, and never had a problem. It’s my favorite guitar on the planet”: The underrated metal guitar that Nervosa’s Prika Amaral swears by
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The pointed axe solves her biggest issues with Flying Vs, and it’s been her trusted globetrotting companion for years
“A lot of Oasis-related gear has come up for sale... but there can’t be that many pre-CBS Strats that were owned by Noel”: Up close and personal with a '63 Strat and '70s Höfner Violin Bass with Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene connections
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
This 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently wentunder the hammer – and, as it turns out, these were Britrock unicorns for collectors
“I was a teenager, so it was just fun. Pretty soon I was getting millions of views – it was crazy”: Laura Cox was a teen guitar sensation. Now she’s throwing the blues-rock rulebook out the window – and finding herself in the process
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From the smallest screen in our pockets to the stage and studio, can anyone stop the French garage-blues prodigy from taking her rock sound to the to the masses?
Federal court rules in favor of Dean Guitars in Dimebag Darrell Estate’s protracted legal dispute
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Dimebag's estate sued Dean Guitars owner Armadillo Distribution Enterprises in 2021 over breach of contract and trademark disputes
Polyend Drums: The TR-1000 Meets its Match
🗓️ May 07, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Polyend Drums has everything: analog and digital synthesis, samples and a state-of-the-art sequencer. A worthy competitor to the mighty TR-1000? The post Polyend Drums: The TR-1000 Meets its Match appeared first on gearnews.com.