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“This is the amp that defined the sound of surf and early rock ’n’ roll”: Universal Audio is giving away its new UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp plugin worth $149 for free
By Matt Mullen published
Placing the punchy, vintage tones of the Fender Showman in your DAW, Showtime '64 is free until October 31st

Tones from head to mix Positive Grid Project: BIAS X
By Pete Emery published
Sponsored by Positive Grid
Trying out Positive Grid's new software, making it easier than ever to get mix-ready guitar tones

Positive Grid unveils BIAS X, an AI-powered plugin allowing players to design tones using text and “music-to-tone” prompts
By Jonathan Horsley published
The BIAS X AI-powered guitar tone platform lets you to type in what kind of sound you like, then it designs it, and allows you to refine it. Have we officially entered the era of Chug GPT?

Misha Mansoor teams up with Neural DSP for Archetype plugin that nails his Periphery tone – but does so much more
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP's most ambitious plugin yet? Archetype: Misha Mansoor X collects three amps, virtual stompboxes, from the everyday to exotic granular and pitch-shifting effects, CabSims, EQs and more

"The ability to use official Boss stompbox recreations in our DAW is here - and with that comes flexibility in terms of how, and what instruments they're applied to": Boss Effects Pedals plugin review
By Stuart Williams published
The first ever official software emulations of Boss pedals are here, but they live under a Roland Cloud…

Universal Audio releases its UAFX Woodrow '55 pedal as a plugin, putting an "American classic" in your DAW
By Matt Mullen published
Another of UA's amp modelling pedals gets the plugin treatment - and this time it's the company's take on the 1955 Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe

IK Multimedia has just made its digital guitar tone ecosystem easier to manage with the Tonex Editor
By Jonathan Horsley published
The app is free and sure to be an essential tool for players with a Tonex pedal on their 'board, streamlining workflow and allowing for real-time edits of Tone Models, presets and IRs

RePedal is a free ‘AI guitar pedal maker’ that creates a new stompbox every time you click it
By Ben Rogerson published
Now you can get that ‘new gear’ dopamine hit without spending any money
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