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Gear Gods

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Gear GodsGearPolyend Tracker Adds New Synth Engines, Effects, and Sample Streaming The major firmware update brings an open Synth SDK, modular sample editor plugins, expanded modulation, and a long list of workflow improvements.

11.05
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Gear GodsGearMoog Enters the Amplifier Market With the Model 112 and Model 210 The synth company's new full-range amps pack up to 550 watts of power, built-in four-channel mixers, Bluetooth 6.0, and connectivity for instruments and preamps.

11.04
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Gear GodsGearHotone’s Voclas Packs a Complete Vocal Effects Rig Into a Pedalboard Processor The stereo vocal processor combines a microphone preamp, pitch correction, harmonies, nine vocal effects modules, and a dedicated guitar chain.

11.03
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Gear GodsGearBOSS Adds Compact 25-Watt Katana-25 Guitar Amp to Its Lineup The new Katana-25 packs six amp characters, more than 60 BOSS effects, Bluetooth connectivity, and built-in practice tools.

11.02
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Gear GodsGearNative Instruments’ Massive XL Brings New Sound-Design Tools to Its Flagship Synth The successor to Massive X adds a Preset Generator, Mutator, expanded wavetables, improved modulation tools, and a redesigned workflow.

11.01
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Gear GodsGearPositive Grid Upgrades Its Spark Cab With the 140-Watt Spark Cab 2 The new FRFR cabinet features revamped acoustics, a 10-inch woofer, dual tweeters, and expanded connectivity for Spark amps and other modeling units.

11.01
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Gear GodsGearEarthQuaker Devices Shrinks the Plumes and Blumes, Adds MOSFET Clipping The limited-run Plumes Jr. and Blumes Jr. Mod squeeze the familiar overdrives into smaller enclosures while adding a new MOSFET clipping option.

10.31
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Gear GodsGearEpiphone Rebuilds the Prophecy Series for Modern Metal The new Epiphone Prophecy lineup brings Fishman Fluence pickups, Hyperglide necks, stainless steel frets, and longer scale lengths to the Victory, Les Paul, SG, and Flying V.

10.31
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Gear GodsGearJHS Made the PHERB Because It Refuses to Give You a Flerb The new JHS PHERB combines a lo-fi reverb with a four-stage phaser and a BREAK mode that absolutely destroys your signal.

10.26