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Indie-Con Australia 2026: Adelaide July 2931
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (155+ words) Mixdown Magazine Indie-Con Australia returns to Adelaide with global independent music leaders Three days of programming bring together label representatives, artists and industry leaders from Australia and around the world. AIR's Indie-Con Australia is returning to Adelaide from July 29 to…...
Kramer 50th Anniversary Collection " six limited-edition guitars
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (402+ words) Mixdown Magazine Kramer turns 50 with six limited-edition Anniversary Gold guitars The collection spans six models " the 84, SM-1 HH, Night Swan, Baretta, Pacer Carrera and Volante HHFR " each finished in metallic Anniversary Gold and available for the anniversary year only. Kramer…...
Review: Lehle Mono Volume Pedal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (161+ words) Catch up on all the latest reviews'here.' The Lehle Mono Volume pedal features magnetic sensor technology, using a German-made Hall sensor that accurately adjusts the VCA based on the measured strength of a calibrated magnet over the distance of the…...
Review: Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion Pedal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (204+ words) If you follow the world of boutique and budget pedals, you may have come across Tone City. Founded in 2014 by chief designer J. Wong and known for budget-friendly analog drive pedals, the brand has steadily built a loyal following. In 2025, Tone…...
Reviewed: Fender American Original "50s Stratocaster
1+ week, 1+ day ago (578+ words) Replacing the long running American Vintage range, the new American Original series features historically accurate specs such as vintage pickups, period specific neck profiles and nitrocellulose finishes, with just enough contemporary comforts such as five-way switching to appease the modern…...
Review: Sterling by Music Man Sting Ray Baritone
1+ week, 1+ day ago (502+ words) Thumbing through some old guitar pornography recently, I was struck by the fact that there were no baritone guitars pictured. Or even mentioned. Ditto my vintage copy of Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars. This certainly showed me that the baritone…...
Fender announces mid-year 2026 collection
1+ week, 1+ day ago (126+ words) Fender has announced its mid-year summer 2026 collection, a wide-ranging release headlined by the 75th Anniversary American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and the debut of the Fender Silent System " a passive, battery-free approach to eliminating single-coil hum. Below are the highlights across the…...
ADDAC System Four Strings Series " Eurorack string modules
1+ week, 1+ day ago (480+ words) Mixdown Magazine ADDAC System's new Four Strings Series puts a lap steel-style string setup inside your modular rig The Lisbon-based modular maker has developed an entirely new family of modules " including mechanical plectrums, a rotary exciter and an ebow slider…...
Ableton effects keep getting better " Eluize breaks it down
1+ week, 3+ day ago (753+ words) With a slew of Ableton's built-in effects recently updated " Auto Filter, Chorus-Ensemble, Erosion, Phaser-Flanger and Saturator among them " we asked DJ, producer, musician and Ableton Certified Trainer Eluize what's changed, what's underrated, and what she reaches for. Absolutely not! Overdrive…...
Neumann MT 48 free firmware update
1+ week, 3+ day ago (211+ words) Neumann has released firmware 2. 0 for the MT 48 " a free update that adds third-party plugin support, immersive broadcast encoding and expanded Dante networking to the professional audio interface. The MT 48 now supports two plugins previously exclusive to the Anubis platform: Eventide…...