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Brainworx seems unstoppable these days. The Purple Audio MC77 is the fourth plug-in the company has released in quick succession, after the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Focusrite SC and Ampeg V-4B. The plug-in’s hardware counterpart is an evolution of the legendary 1176 limiting amplifier with extended functionality. With the Plugin Alliance Purple Audio MC77, you […]
Black Rooster Audio has released the VLA-FET compressor plug-in, giving you another option for 1176-style FET compression. According to the developers, the emulation uses “real-time component based circuit simulation”, thereby “capturing the sound and feel of the analog unit as close as possible”. Black Rooster Audio has been making a name for itself with releases […]
Want an 1176, and an LA-2A, but can’t afford either? Then you’re like most of us. But don’t worry, because now you can have both – in a single unit! The Black Lion Audio B172A is an 1176-style FET compressor on one side, and an LA-2A style optical compressor on the other. It also gives […]
It’s been a while since we got a first glimpse of the UK Sound 276 compressor at NAMM 2018, along with its single-channel sibling 176. The company has announced that it is now shipping the 276. As always when the two magic digits “76” are involved, it’s clear where this is going. The UK Sound […]
Aclam is making some pretty bold claims for its new Dr Robert overdrive pedal, a recreation of The Beatle’s “favourite” Vox UL730 amp. If even half of them hold up, this effect could get you damn close to those late ’60s Fab Four tones. Based on the sound of the Vox UL730 amps favoured by […]
It’s been nearly 5 years since Richie Kotzen and Tech21 got together to make the RK5. Now we’re faced with Fly Rig RK5 V2, an update that adds new features to reflect Mr Kotzen’s “changed needs”. RK5 Signature Fly Rig V2 Richie Kotzen is a well-respected solo artist and former guitarist of the glam metal […]
As predicted here on this very site, IK Multimedia is launching a new high-end guitar audio interface called the AXE I/O. The Italian company already knows a thing or two about recording guitars (see the AmpliTube range), so we are expecting great things from this new product. IK Multimedia AXE I/O Over the years, IK […]
NAMM 2019 is just around the corner and Supro has announced a new combo, the Blues King 12. It’s a Class A, all-tube amplifer with a lower price point and looks to have plenty of gain on tap. Supro Blues King 12 The new Supro Blues King 12 has its roots in classic ‘Rock & Roll’ and […]
Victory Amps’ new head is called the VX100 ‘Super Kraken’, built with the aim of giving you even more amp for your money than its predecessor, the 50-Watt ‘Kraken’. But has enough been added to justify the prefix ‘super’? It turns out that amp designer Martin Kidd and guitarist Rabea Massaad have been busy indeed… […]
There have been some murmurings about Brunswick for about a week and then it turned up on the Future Sound Systems stand at Synthfest last weekend. Now all the information has been released and it turns out to be a cool little grungy synth available in kit form for a remarkably sensible amount of money. […]