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UVI announce Glass Orchestra

UVI’s latest collection of 14 hand-made glass instruments looks to step outside the norms with a unique and beautifully detailed sample library. One-of-a-kind is certainly the best way to…

ProjectSAM launch the ambitious Lineage Percussion cinematic percussion library

Striking while the iron is still hot from the company’s successes with Symphobia Pandora and the recent legacy library updates, Lineage Percussion’s brand new engine, sample recordings…

Oh baby! Orange Amplification relaunch the Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O Bass

Having trouble being seen or heard on stage? Not any more with Orange Amplification’s new Glenn Hughes signature O Bass range. Hot off the recent release of the Glenn Hughes signature Crush…

Impact Soundworks’ new Shreddage 3 Hollomatic Gretsch g5120 is sounding great

Released later last year we finally managed to listen through the overview video for Hollomatic and wow, this plugin is sounding excellent. Shreddage 3 is the flagship guitar virtual instrument…

IK Multimedia’s new iRig Stream Mic sets new standards for versatile music and content creators.

IK Multimedia has released a streamlined new version of the popular iRig Stream Mic, this USB version makes life easy for desktop, tablet and mobile phone content creators. The nifty cardioid…

Roland’s brand new Bridge Cast X – dual bus streaming mixer & video capture out now

Roland announces Bridge Cast X, the latest addition to the growing family of BRIDGE CAST products for online gaming and live streaming. BRIDGE CAST X is a powerful desktop interface and connection…

The Crow Hill Company release String Murmurations

Last month we got a preview of the new Scottish developer’s intentions with the rather excellent, and free, Vaults Attic Grand Piano, a simple yet expressive felt piano instrument showing…

Black Lion Audio announce the Revolution EXP

Black Lion Audio’s hot new ADAT I/O converter/expander hits the street this week with an MSRP of $799 USD. With 8 TRS channels of up to 192kHz, two sets of ADAT light pipe connections, Word…

Eventide reissues the 2830 Au Omnipressor

The class 70’s staple in all high-end studios is now available as a limited reissue model. Featuring the original compression, limiting, gate and expansion into a single 2U rackmount unit…

BOSS announces the Waza Craft BP-1W Booster/Preamp pedal

In an intriguing development, Boss has recently unveiled the newest addition to the renowned Waza Craft series of compact effect pedals: the BP-1W Booster/Preamp. The pedal features the preamp…

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