iceGear Xenon

Xenon is a software studio with just abundant features for you to be able to create complex electronic arrangements on your iDevice. There are three different synthesizers, a drum machine, a five-track song sequencer, mixer and a separate effect: a delay processor.iceGear’s Argon synthesiser has rec…

E-MU Longboard 61

The bus-powered E-mu Longboard 61, as the name suggests, is a 61-key affair that combines its role as a USB controller keyboard with that of a basic synthesizer.There’s a 64MB sound engine onboard, whose sounds are accessed via an 8 x 4 matrix in the central section, which clearly labels the tones a…

Budda Budwah

Budda has grown considerably by the past 15 years. Having started out building boutique amps, its first foray into the world of effects was the Budwah. Visually, that shiny lump reminds us of a sleeker Vox Clyde McCoy wah, and is possibly the funkiest piece of chrome-clad guitar paraphernalia you’re…

Rocktron Third Angel Distortion

You’re probably more familiar with Rocktron’s rack-mounted effects and switching systems, but its catalogue plus contains a comprehensive range of stompboxes, including the Third Angel Distortion. In the unlikely event that the styling left you guessing, we can confirm that that pedal is aimed squar…

LTD ST203 FR

Generally associated with all things pointy, metal and savage, LTD - little brother to the mighty ESP - has additionally made a name for itself among a different type of player. With the likes of Ronnie Wood and Richie Sambora plus listed on the roster, the LTD ST203 FR makes perfect sense, w…

Dean Ramsay Doomsday Machine

Fuzz is the oft-overlooked member of the ‘drive family. It’s a shame, considering from the early days of ’60s psychedelia, to ’90s grunge and modern-day fuzz fans like Arctic Monkeys and Queens Of The Stone Age, the humble fuzz box has retained adequate character to warrant its place in your pedalbo…

VirSyn iVoxel

VirSyn hit the App Store once again with iVoxel, an advanced vocoder that borrows from its Matrix plug-in and produces a clear and (mostly) intelligible sound.There’s quite a bit of control available; carrier waveforms can be altered, along with pitch, breathiness, cutoff and moment "warp"…

Blip Interactive NanoStudio

The dream of creating full productions on our mobile devices is gradually becoming reality, as exemplified by the much-anticipated NanoStudio. With six tracks of sequencing in the familiar piano-roll style, a sampling (and resampling!) drum machine and four instances of a superb synthesiser, it real…

Glenelg T6A10

Glenelg Amps is the brainchild of Glasgow-based engineer Mark Andrews. Andrews set about designing the T6A10, Glenelg’s first production model, in 2009 before wrapping up completion of the unit earlier that year. Glenelg’s maxim is "Small amps with a big sound". that amp is certainly dinky…

Orange TH30 Combo

Something’s happening in the boardrooms of amp-builders everywhere. Years of chiropractic bills and hearing tests have taken their toll, spurring designers into coming up with smaller, quieter valve-driven amps that are still up to the rigours of today’s gigging circuit. Small valve amps are nothing…

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