At the NAMM 2020 in January, Korg USA surprisingly showed a prototype of the opsix, an FM synthesizer with six operators. It was not yet possible to try out the opsix, which was separated from the curious trade fair visitors by a pane of glass. But now, after several leaks, Korg officially presents the still-secret digital sound generator in a completely different …

The Blackstar ACOUSTIC: CORE 30 comes in to go with the recently released acoustic guitars from Godin and Harley Benton and brings you some very special functions. Blackstar has introduced the new acoustic guitar amplifier ACOUSTIC: CORE 30. In addition to the usual functions of an ordinary amplifier, this offers a great introduction to the world of online concerts. So …

Do you remember the announcement of Julia V2 on this year’s NAMM show? The Walrus Audio Julianna is the further development of this pedal and does everything right and above all better – and brings features that we (and certainly many others) have missed on the Julia pedal. Analog chorus and vibrato, that is what many people know and love …

Radial Engineering is showing the HotShot 48V Toggle Switch for a condenser microphone. With a push toggle buttons you can redirect mic signal to communicate with band members and technicians. The microphone switcher footswitch is specially designed for use with condenser microphones, but dynamic microphones can also be used with it. One XLR input, two XLR outputs (A and B) …

According to ‘Singular Sound’, MIDI Maestro is the first intuitive MIDI controller for musicians who also wants to implement extensive control functions using the MIDI Maestro Mobile App. With pre-set commands in the app, simple adjustment, and presets for popular devices, the MIDI Maestro should be easy to integrate into the setup. Incorrect steps are a thing of the past …

PreSonus announces that the new Eris E7 XT studio monitor speakers are now available. Maybe you already know the E5 XT and E8 XT studio monitors, this monitor speaker fit exactly between these two models. According to the manufacturer, the Eris E7 XT fits optimally in studios with moderate and medium size. The active studio monitor speakers come with the …

Along with the iRig Pro Duo I/O 2-channel MIDI Interface, IK Multimedia is also transplanting their Z-TONE tone shaping technology, which is known from the well-known AX I/O interface, into two new devices: Z-TONE Buffer Boost Preamp and DI Stompbox, and Z-TONE DI Active DI Box. Both preamplifier products have a selectable pickup (Active / Passive) to ensure the ideal …