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“Practise late at night, rehearse in silence, or warm up on the go – all without losing the soul of your sound”: IK Multimedia unveils the Tonex Plug – is this pocket-sized powerhouse a gamechanger for headphone amps?

IK Multimedia expands its Tonex ecosystem with the ultimate practice amp, with access to over 40,000 amp/ pedal rigs, tuner, metronome, Bluetooth.

This free plugin captures the “evocative warmth and warped textures” of half-speed tape recordings

Once an essential tool in music production, analogue tape has effectively become obsolete in the 21st century, superseded by the convenience and accessibility of digital recording. Despite this, the sound of tape has remained a sought-after commodity, its organic warmth and nostalgic warble becoming a desirable antidote to the sterile and transparent sonics of the modern studio.

“A playful and accessible version designed especially for kids”: What has three strings, one pickup and is the colour of strawberry milkshake? It’s the Fender x Loog’s Hello Kitty Stratocaster – and it might be the cutest beginner guitar of all time

But it has competition in the adorable shape and cartoon graphics of Loog’s Hello Kitty mini-acoustics

Casio to Release Ring-Sized G-SHOCK

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of the DWN-5600, a new G-SHOCK watch that incorporates shock-resistant structure and 200-meter water resistance in a ring size that represents the smallest dimensions in the brand’s history.
Guided by the Casio Purpose —“Through the power to put wonder at hand, bring new levels of joy to lives one by one” — the company continues to bring unprecedented value to the world in its timepiece business.

“I’ve spent a lot of time sort of trying to bully AI into being interesting”: Jacob Collier says that the problem with using AI for music making is that “it’s almost too perfect”

Given his broad-minded and inventive approach to composing and arranging, you’d expect Jacob Collier to have a view on the use of AI in music-making, and indeed he does.

“Remarkably the DTX Pro is capable of layering up to four individual samples – one more than Roland’s flagship V71 module”: Yamaha DTX6K5-M

The DTX6K5-M is the latest addition to the DTX6 electronic drum set range and the first to feature mesh pads rather than Yamaha’s own TCS (Textured Cellular Silicone) heads. The series line-up includes four kits of various configurations; all powered by the DTX Pro module.

“The essential building blocks of any ‘board”: Fender adds vintage analogue heat to the Hammertone pedal lineup with the Breakup Drive and Boost, both with switchable modes and a budget-friendly $99 price tag

Fender has added a pair of bona-fide firecrackers to its $99 Hammertone guitar effects pedal lineup, both of which will give the front end of your guitar amp something serious to think about.

“The first fully generative, guitar tone design software tool powered by agentic AI”: Positive Grid’s Project BIAS X plugin allows players to design their sound using text and “music-to-tone” AI prompts

Positive Grid might just have done for the guitar plugin what its Spark amp did for the desktop amp by unveiling an AI-powered tone platform that allows you to design your electric guitar tone by text prompt.

With the Carbon 8X, Modal Electronics has completed its three synth families so that it has an instrument for every kind of user, and there’s still more to come

British company Modal is one of the great synth success stories of the past decade. Launched in Bristol in 2013, it quickly established itself as a maker of high-quality, innovative instruments that stood out from the increasingly large crowd.

“People sometimes expect me to be an audio snob because I exude ‘music snob’ sometimes, even though I’m not a snob. I’m not a snob at all”: Laufey says she’s happy to make do with voice memo recordings and doesn’t pay much attention to the mics she uses

She might have the purest of voices, but Icelandic jazz-adjacent pop star Laufey reckons that she doesn’t need an amazing vocal chain to get good results when it’s being recorded.