I must confess that it is rare for me to be a portable musician when I’m playing the electric guitar. Most of my amps are anything but portable; I mean my Marshal cabinet won’t even fit in my car! So, you can imagine my joy when I am able to venture outside and still play my Strat or Tele! Thanks to Blackstar’s amPlug, a guitar headphone amp, I can grab the electric, plug in the headphone amp, and wander around untethered. This gave me a grand opportunity to truly make space

In an interesting design move, Moog releases its first ever synth to feature a diode wavefolder. Combining traditional subtractive synthesis with additive wavefolding, Moog embarks on a journey into uncharted territory. Back in 2014, Moog introduced the Werkstatt-01 kit as part of Moogfest. It featured a single oscillator, the famous ladder filter that Moog is known for, a built-in one-octave keyboard, and a unique patchbay that used jumper wires for patch cords. Later, th

MixBox for iPad is an amazing effects app. Made by IK Multimedia, it features over 70 processors from their T-RackS, AmpliTube, and SampleTank products in a convenient 500-series style plug-in. Effects include dynamics, EQs, filters, modulation, channel strips, saturation, reverb, delays, distortion, and amp simulators. Over 600 presents are included in the full version to help get your creativity going. Up to 8 effects processors can be chained together to create a custom