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Champagne Symphony Nova? Apogee’s latest audio interface is fizzing with ARM-based DSP
By Ben Rogerson published
NAMM 2026: Where were you when we were getting high-gain mic preamps and realtime processing on every channel?

Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too
By Dan Mold published
NAMM 2026: Out this spring, the Beam Mini gives guitarists access to more than 200,000 neural captures created by the Tone3000 commuity

"Rethinking motion, balance, and response": Strandberg’s new Arc TILT tremolo has been designed from the ground up for a more natural, expressive and inspiring playing experience
By Dan Mold published
NAMM 2026: Strandberg reveals brand-new Arc TILT tremolo system for smooth motion and stable pitch control – debuts on two of its most popular headless 6-string guitar models

“It’s beyond analogue vs digital – it’s even beyond electronics”: Korg opens pre-orders for experimental Phase8 eight-voice "acoustic synthesizer"
By Matt Mullen published
NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style sequencing and modulation

"Cutting rimshots and controlled overtones": PDP brings a "world-first" to the acrylic drum market with its latest Concept Acrylic Kit and Snare
By Stuart Williams published
NAMM 2026: The all-acrylic design extends to the hoops for what could be some of the most focused acrylic sounds yet

DW’s Limited Edition MFG True-Cast 14x4” snare brings a piccolo to its sand-cast, machined bell bronze range, but if you want one you’re going to need to be quick
By Stuart Williams published
NAMM 2026: Designed in collaboration with Dave Elitch, the shallowest-ever True-Cast snare is limited to only 100 pieces

You can now buy Reason’s iconic Rack of virtual outboard as a standalone plugin for the first time
By Si Truss published
NAMM 2026: The Reason Rack plugin is now available as a standalone purchase or subscription, and there's a price drop for Reason too

NAMM 2026: A trio of new offerings in the KSM series claim to sport some ‘impossibly low’ self-noise
By Andy Price published
NAMM 2026: A trio of new offerings in the KSM series claim to sport some ‘impossibly low’ self-noise
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