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Signal of the week

Electric guitars & amps · 100 stories, +34 vs last week

Electric guitars & amps: 100 stories in seven days, +34 on the week before.

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DJ MagLive & DJUniversal Audio announces next generation of Volt USB Audio Interfaces "Every artist has a sound they’re chasing. We want Volt Gen 2 to give people the confidence to explore that sound, experiment, and keep creating"

October 1

RekkerdDAW & pluginsAudija updates OScope 2, updates KickDrum to v2.9.0 Audija has announced the released of a major update to its beat-grid-synced multitrack oscilloscope with spectral waveform coloring, spectrograms and live spectrum analysis.

October 1

MatrixSynthSynthsCHOMPI Club CHOMPI Sampler + Tape Music Instrument (Classic Black) via this listing Additional Perfect Circuit listings

October 1

MatrixSynthSynthsBASTL Instruments MicroGranny Monolith Granular Synthesizer via this listing Additional Perfect Circuit listings

October 1

StereogumIndustryShady Bug – “seed” Shady Bug, the St. Louis band that are the latest signees to Julia's War Recordings, will release their latest LP I wanted to be there at the end of this month. Holy crap, it's October.

October 1

MatrixSynthSynthsERICA SYNTHS FUSION BOX ANALOGUE EFFECTS UNIT via this listing Additional Signal Sounds listings

October 1

UK Jazz NewsEuropeTomos Williams’ ‘Blodeugerdd’ to appear at Sparks & Visions Festival in Regensburg (15-17 Jan 2027) The Sparks & Visions Festival in Theater Regensburg (now Staatstheater Regensburg) takes place in January. It started in 2023, so this is the fifth edition.

October 1

MusicRadarGear"Genuinely punches above what its asking price might suggest": Patina PJ-6 offset guitar review What is it? When it comes to affordable alternatives to the Big F, you aren’t exactly short on options these days, and with parts more accessible than ever, these budget-friendly options are…

October 1

Music ConnectionIndustryAssignments: Valeisha Butterfield CEO & Executive Director The Guitar Center Music Foundation The Guitar Center Music Foundation announced the appointment of Valeisha Butterfield as CEO & Executive Director .

October 1

StereogumIndustryHudson Freeman Announces New Album Doom Country: Hear “Fell Ass Backwards” Hudson Freeman came to my attention at the end of last year, when the Pitchfork critic-turned-music producer Nick Sylvester wrote about him in a Substack post called " This is the song I shared most…

October 1

GearnewsGearMix Bus Plugins: Processors for Channel Groups and Your Main Stereo Bus Using mix bus plugins has become an essential part of modern music production, but with so many options available, where do you start?

October 1

Production ExpertStudios & prosUnder The Hood With FabFilter Pro-C 3 Auto Threshold This is Partner Content - What does this mean ? Arguably, most mixes live or die based on two things: sound quality and balance.

October 1