BOSS is bringing back an 80s Roland rackmount delay in a collab with the late Eddie Van Halen

Meanwhile, at Roland… Check your bingo cards, because I’ve got … “the 1980s…” … “digital” … “Roland rackmount digital delays” … “BOSS” … “floor pedal” and … “Eddie Van Halen.” Who has bingo?

Noise Engineering’s latest Versio is Yester: three-tap delay with tons of controls

Yester Versio adds a bunch of sound-shaping and performance controls to a three-tap delay it what looks like a promising package. It’s the latest addition to Versio, their stereo module line that lets you swap firmwares at will – meaning you might just get this for free when it arrives this week.

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2023

Audio Damage has released 33 classic legacy plug-ins for free – here’s a guide and a stupid test

Beloved boutique plug-in house Audio Damage has found a heck of a retirement for 33 of its vintage plug-ins: it’s giving them away for free for macOS and Windows. Here’s a complete guide and an ill-advised test scenario. Audio Damage’s Chris Randall explains in a blog post: Everything Old Is New Again… Here’s the skinny: […]

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2022

Erica Synths’ PĒRKONS, a deep 4-voice drum+synth box, ‘thunder’ in Latvian

Peter Kirn - September 15, 2021

Arturia FX Collection 2 is a fantastically deep set of audio effects with some new additions

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2021

PORTAL from Output lets you navigate granular effect chaos

Peter Kirn - June 20, 2019

Ableton’s Creative Extensions are a set of free tools for sound, inspiration

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2018

Get a powerful spectral delay, free, in MSpectralDelay plug-in

Peter Kirn - May 23, 2018

The story of the Eventide gear that transformed music, coined “plug-ins”

Peter Kirn - April 26, 2018

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