HeadRush Pedalboard and Gigboard - Firmware Update v2.1.2

ARGON8 Firmware v2.0 marks a milestone in the evolution of this instrument. Built around the acclaimed wavetable sound engine, Firmware v2.0 improves existing features and injects bold new performance options to improve ARGON8’s versatility.

Learn about the new functions and the many newly tweaks available to shape your own signature wavetable sound.

The Nord Lockdown Sessions is a series of brand new videos of gifted keyboard players performing live at home during quarantine.

In these challenging times Nord wants to share inspiring performances from keyboardists all over the world. The Nord Lockdown Sessions contain exclusive performances from top players recorded live in their home or studio during the coronavirus lockdown in March/April 2020.

During times of quarantine, MXR made a series of Quarantone videos featuring different MXR pedals.

What’s your favorite one?

Many of us know that Cordial instrument cables combine great aesthetics and heavy-duty feel. The quality of the sound is good and the cables are thick but flexible enough to roll up smoothly.

Leo Fender’s influence on the world of guitars is still relevant today. His last name still appears on iconic guitars and millions of amplifiers used around the world. However, Fender instruments weren’t even his favourite… This spot is reserved for his last venture - G&L Guitars.

If you have tried different amps but haven’t found a home that gives you the physical experience the ‘good old’ amps used to do. Then, the new EBS 802 may be what you need.

Available from today ARGON8 Firmware v2.0 delivers new features and many improvements, plus ARGON8 v2.0 Webinar

Mackie CR-X Monitors, great for home studios, content creators, podcasting, gaming, listening to your favorite tunes, and more!

Novation has refreshed the SL MkIII section in Components to make your music-making experience more fulfilling, and to help you make the most out of the phenomenal power of your SL MkIII.

In this episode of Striking A Chord, Maddi Schieferstein, guitar tech to John Petrucci, answers questions solicited from fans online. Topics include changing strings and adjusting string height, as well as JP's guitar collection and pre-show rituals.

Ernie Ball, along with George Fullerton, created one of the world`s first modern acoustic bass guitars in the early 1970s. He wanted to create an instrument that would better match the acoustic guitar. An innovator in instruments as well as the strings that go on those instruments, Ernie Ball now sells over 100 different types of bass guitar strings including the popular super slinky bass guitar strings.

With Apple’s release of Logic Pro X 10.5 comes Live Loops, which for the first time brings cell-based looping playback and performance to the popular music software platform. Launchpad, with its 8x8 grid of colourful and expressive pads, extends the Live Loop experience and makes the Logic workflow more hands-on.

Aguilar Amplification, makers of world-class bass gear for over 25 years, introduces their weekly podcast titled “Aguilar Radio”. This podcast however is not just a podcast about bass. It’s a podcast about people, experiences, creativity, music and many more topics.

Guitarists, bassists and electronic producers on the hunt for interesting sound design solutions won’t want to miss May/June’s Plug-in Collective community giveaway, which packs a wealth of tone-shaping tools into a beautifully designed plug-in and standalone application for Mac and PC. From 14th May to 9th July, Plug-in Collective members can download Positive Grid’s BIAS FX 2 LE for free.

Highlighting the countless sound possibilities of the Modal Electronics CRAFTsynth 2.0, the second Modal Webinar explained how to create rich wavetable textures. Incorporating 8 oscillators in a monophonic synthesiser with a wealth of modulation options provides access to unparalleled sonic options for sound designers and musicians.

Join Ernie Ball today, Thursday 5/14, at 20u for the first ever LIVE edition of their Striking A Chord podcast featuring Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins.

Novation has announced the latest free software giveaway for members of its Sound Collective community: ROLI’s ROLI Studio Player and ROLI Studio Drums, both available for download from 9th April to 11th June 2020.

This evening at 21:00, Vic Firth’s going live with Peter Erskine, Jojo Mayer, Russ Miller, Stanton Moore, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl and host Florian Alexandru-Zorn in their FIRST EVER Brush Masterclass!

Focusrite spoke to keyboard tech James Sharpe on how acclaimed Oxford art-rock band Foals integrate the Clarett 8Pre into their live rig.