Waves just dropped loads of its plugins back to Black Friday prices – record better guitar tones from just $9.99 By Matt McCracken published 19 March 24 We've hand-picked 7 essential (and discounted) plugins that will massively improve your home guitar recordings
“Still the ultimate suite of software guitar tools”: Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro review By Andy Jones published 16 January 24 One of the most versatile guitar plugins just got revamped – but is it worth the upgrade?
“The ultimate amp modeling software”? HeadRush revives the ReValver modeling engine for the first time in nearly 10 years – introducing seamless plugin and pedalboard integration By Matt Owen published 7 December 23 After a few years in the digital wilderness, the amp sim software once created by Peavey returns to tackle unprecedented competition – and it's brought some serious upgrades
“A tribute to his talent and a celebration of his unique style”: Neural DSP taps neo-soul virtuoso Mateus Asato for its latest signature Archetype plugin By Matt Owen published 4 October 23 Want to harness Asato's dreamy reverbs, ethereal delays and glistening clean tones? Well, now you can
“115 effects and tools to ignite your imagination and shape your sound”: Native Instruments updates its flagship amp and effects plugin with Guitar Rig Pro 7 By Jonathan Horsley published 7 September 23 There are four new amps, five new pedals, an all-new loop station, and a heap of rackmounted hardware tools for shaping your sound
“Living, breathing amplifier designs in their own right”: Blackstar breaks into the amp sim software market with St. James plugin By Matt Owen published 31 July 23 “Designed, not modelled” is the mantra for the brand's first-ever plugin, which offers digital versions of both St. James amp models and a wealth of extras
It sure looks like John Petrucci is about to launch his own guitar software brand By Matt Parker published 12 July 23 The guitarist has trialed a new venture, Tone Mission, on his socials – and we’ve looked up the trademark...
Moog’s Moogerfooger plugins are now available to buy individually By Matt Parker published 2 March 23 You can now pick up standalone plugins from the series starting from $59
NAMM 2023: Neural DSP unveils comprehensive new Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ plugin suite By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 23 "Hundreds" of speaker IRs, a pair of overdrives, a BBD-style stereo delay, and much more are included with the Finnish firm's new emulation of the legendary amp
MOD Audio promises a “universe of reverbs at your feet” with its new Convolution reverb plugin – equipped with 15-second IR processing By Jonathan Horsley published 13 February 23 Is this the future for multi-effects? Simply load your own reverbs onto the MOD Audio Dwarf’s plugin-powered device and you can design your own ambient adventure
You can ask artificial intelligence to create Tube Screamer plugins now – and the results are better than you might expect By Matt Owen published 4 January 23 YouTuber Burned Guitarist put the popular ChatGPT platform through a rigorous coding exercise in an effort to push the boundaries of its guitar-related applications
Muramasa Audio’s Bassment puts a full bass pedalboard on your screen By Matt Parker published 6 April 22 The “all-in-one single-screen bass guitar solution” offers a multi-FX without the menus
IK Multimedia launches ToneNET, a new preset-sharing community for AmpliTube 5 By Sam Roche published 31 March 22 The new platform operates like social media, where guitarists can follow other users and like and comment on their presets
Line 6 debuts metal-focused Metallurgy Collection of amp and effects plugins By Matt Owen published 16 March 22 Modern, Thrash and Doom plugins vow to provide accessible versions of classic and contemporary tones for metal guitarists
Buy one plugin, get one free with this killer Valentine's Day plugin deal from Waves By James Farmer published 11 February 22 Grab any of Waves’ epic guitar plugins, and you’ll get your choice of 100 plugins absolutely free of charge
10 free plugins every guitarist needs to download right now By Alex Lynham published 2 February 22 On a tight budget? These free plugins will craft and hone your tone at no cost at all
Waves' massive Black Friday sale is still live – make huge savings and net yourself free plugins By Michael Astley-Brown published 27 November 21 Even if you don't buy anything, you can still get one plugin absolutely free
ChopTones offers free downloads of its IR Loader plugin for a limited time By Matt Parker published 27 September 21 10 free impulse responses are also included
Arturia promises “audio effects you’ll actually use” with its analog-inspired FX Collection 2 plugins By Michael Astley-Brown published 10 June 21 Updated package delivers 22 effects, including new compressors, modulation and fresh Space Echo-inspired sounds
Nembrini Audio announces $39 AC30 emulation plugin, the DC30 By Sam Roche published 15 March 21 The Italian software company seeks to add some classic British tones to your in-the-box rig
