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This free plugin captures the shrill and squeaky sound of the most irritating musical instrument known to man
By Matt Mullen published
Ujam's BeautyFlute Pro is a virtual instrument based on the discordant tones of a poorly-played recorder

"Oh, wow!": Lindsey Buckingham reacts to TikTok covers of Fleetwood Mac’s Never Going Back Again
By Ben Rogerson published
He says that he’s “touched and encouraged” that so many people are learning the song

Back in 1983, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop put a modernised musical spin on Dante’s Inferno
By Ben Rogerson published
At the time, the legendary sound effects unit was celebrating its 25th anniversary

JHS Pedals’ turns loose the Coyote – a fuzz pedal tribute to a “lost” cult classic and its maker
By Jonathan Horsley published
A two-knob fuzz that's got three modes – including some octave-up craziness – all at the turn of a dial, the Coyote replicates the circuit of the late Glenn Wylie's unique, brilliant Moonrock Fuzz

XLN Audio wants to put the fun back in drum processing with DB-30 Drum Butter
By Matt Mullen published
Equipped with six effects modules covering compression, saturation, reverb, pitch-shifting and more, DB-30 is built to add punch, character and identity to any drum part

A British university just classified mayonnaise as an instrument. And this isn’t an April Fool
By Andy Price published
We’re not pulling your egg. Northumbria University has officially certified that mayonnaise can be used as an instrument

Electro-Harmonix launches six of its most-famous pedals as plugins
By Jonathan Horsley published
Teaming up with MixWave, EHX presents three Big Muffs, the Deluxe Memory Man, Electric Mistress and the Small Clone for your DAW

Cherry Audio unearths an obscure ‘70s Italian synth with DS-2
By Matt Mullen published
Following last year’s take on the cult classic Crumar Spirit, Cherry Audio revives a lesser-known synth in the Crumar line-up released several years prior

Source Audio’s Pathways is a state-of-the-art reverb and tremolo pedal for vintage enthusiasts and modern tone-seekers alike
By Jonathan Horsley published
Pathways has seven reverb and echo engines, three tremolo types, plus all the digital connectivity to get the configure them just how you need them
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