Gear Demos 164
Novation Circuit Tracks: A Hands-On Music Production Workstation
Lose yourself to the music (and not your bank account to the moment) with Novation’s Circuit Tracks, a music production workstation designed for hands-on producers. Kitted out with two polyphonic synths and two MIDI tracks, plus four drum tracks, Circuit Tracks takes everything that made their infamous original Circuit groovebox a legit studio mainstay — […]
Want More Control Over Your Tone? Get a Modular Fuzz Pedal!
Jackson Audio is giving you more control over your analog fuzz than ever before! The Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz pedal offers the ability to swap out its 100% analog circuit to another fuzz flavor whenever you want. Simply pop in a new module and your fuzz comes alive with a 100% analog fuzz circuit designed […]
Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk3: Video Demo
Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol S2 gives you the best of both worlds and makes DJing easier than ever. This compact controller is packed full of features, all arranged in a club-style setup. The Kontrol S2 is plug-and-play-ready with either PC, Mac, or IOS. Remix songs on fly with stems and samples right from the controller. […]
Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Series: Video Demo
Epiphone has re-shaped their lineup of electric and acoustic guitars to reflect their bigger brothers from Gibson. Featuring the classic Kalamazoo headstock shape, Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson range shares neck profiles, finishes, and features Epiphone versions of Gibson pickups. Each of these guitars is an incredible value and could be used by any level of […]
Polyend Tracker: A Groovebox Like No Other
When was the last time you played on something really special? Poland-based instrument maker Polyend — a favorite of artists like Aphex Twin, Sigur Ros, and The Chemical Brothers — dug deep into video game music history to make the world’s first hardware tracker, the Tracker. In our exclusive video, the Tracker’s innovative features are […]
Yamaha YC61 Video Demo
Yamaha’s YC61 stage keyboard uses VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) technology to recreate the subtleties in tone and control of classic organs and electric pianos by recreating — virtually and physically — connections between transistors and resistors that drive certain sonic qualities other digital keyboards simply can’t match. And in our exclusive video, we take the […]
Take a Step Into the Beyond With EarthQuaker Devices’ Astral Destiny
EarthQuaker Devices has done it again, an other-worldly effect straight from the tone pits in Akron, OH! The EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny multi-reverb pedal is a modulated octave reverb with eight distinct reverb modes and eight editable presets. Explore these celestial reverbs including: Abyss, Shimmer, Sub, Sub Shimmer, Astral, Ascend, Descend, and Cosmos all in […]
Get Lost in the Cosmos With EarthQuaker, Eventide and Source Audio Reverb Pedals
We’ve done the research, compared the tones, and taken a trip into the cosmos with three incredible, other-worldly reverb pedals in this zZounds exclusive video. The Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal, Source Audio Ventris Stereo Delay + Reverb pedal and the just-released EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny multi-reverb pedal plot a course into the unknown, while providing […]
Video: Julianna, the Infinitely Tweak-Able Chorus/Vibrato from Walrus Audio
Walrus Audio wants their pedals to be constantly evolving, getting better and taking on new shapes. The Walrus Audio Julianna is just the latest effect to come from this quest to challenge what we know about modulation. With a blueprint coming from the Julia analog chorus/vibrato, the Julianna adds a secondary LFO speed, modulation and […]
