Numerous brand-new music products are introduced each week. The gear industry is growing more quickly than ever. But if you don’t check in frequently, keeping up with it all might be exhausting. That is the reason why we have collected some of the best and newest music production gear for you. For today, we have reverb plugins, mobile DAW apps, amazing microphones, and more.
Whatever your method of music production, you’re sure to find something on this list that will be on your gear radar.
Let’s get going!
1. Strymon BigSky Plugin
For almost a decade, Strymon’s large format reverb pedal has ruled the realm of creative hardware reverb.
Many producers have included it into their workflow as a crucial component by adding it to a DAW mix using reamping technique.
That is why the California company’s introduction of the BigSky plugin in the middle of October came as such a surprise.
The BigSky plugin has the potential to become an instant hit among producers. Since it promises to deliver precise reverb algorithms from the famous pedal.
2. Ableton Note
This month saw another interesting and unexpected release from Ableton.
Live 11 is a popular DAW among modern producers of hip-hop and electronic music. However, it has been reluctant to catch up with the growing mobile production trend.
With Note, the new iOS app from the Live developers, everything has changed.
For flexible idea sketching, Note offers push-style sequencing and even an onboard sampler.
With seamless studio and mobile workflow integration, it’s the ideal companion for Live.
Note might be a choice to think about if you’ve ever felt your inspiration fading away while you were gone from the studio.
3. Fender American Vintage II series
With the American Vintage II series, Fender continues to embrace its heritage of making guitars. Early in October, images of the new line were leaked, and details were confirmed shortly after. Many fans of antique guitars are thrilled.
This model is one of the most iconic instruments promising vintage-correct specifications. It includes selected CBS classics from different eras, around the ’70s and ’60s like the ’75 Telecaster Deluxe and ’66 Jazz Master.
The American Professional II line offers retro finishing options. Those include nitro finishes, a 7.5″ fretboard radius, and vintage-inspired hardware.
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4. Arturia MiniFreak
Arturia’s MiniFreak is the more powerful sequel to the already successful MicroFreak hybrid hardware synth.
MiniFreak is a sound design playground with an extremely versatile digital oscillator section and all-analog multimode filters.
The 6-voice polyphonic instrument supports many synthesis types such as wavetable, FM, and also Karplus-Strong physical modeling!
It also contains several of the famous open-source oscillator designs from the Mutable Instruments brand.
5. Sony C-80
Sony’s consumer tech products are much more well-known than its pro audio equipment.
However, some of their items are quite notable, one of which is the C-800G microphone.
The C-800G is one of the more expensive modern non-vintage microphones available; new models cost around $11K.
The C800G is a standout in many pro mic lockers all over the world because of its smooth yet airy sound that can render soaring voice performances without any hint of harshness.
The new Sony C-80 is worth a look if you want to capture some of its iconic sound on a tight budget.
The C-80 might be very helpful for emerging producers because it promises to offer the same design lineage as the C800G at a more affordable price.