With so many new hardware and software releases, choosing what to spend your hard-earned cash on can be tricky. Here are just a few of the most notable new options on the market. 

New Hardware

EP-1320 Medieval Sampler

By Teenage Engineering

Link: https://teenage.engineering/products/ep-1320

Price: $299

Teenage Engineering has released the EP-1320, describing it as the world's first "medieval electronic instrument." With hundreds of sounds and samples, users can unleash the magic of medieval sounds. Users can sample their own sounds thanks to a line input and internal microphone, but the EP-1320 also supplements its one-shot samples with some unique instruments. These include Hurdy Gurdys, Lutes, Gregorian Chants, and more that can be played on the pads or an external MIDI keyboard. Visit the official website for more information, along with the complete list of technical specifications. 

AUTO Series

By Gamechanger Audio

Link: https://gamechangeraudio.com/auto/

Price: €272.00 Each

The AUTO Series of pedals is new from Gamechanger Audio, which promises a fusion of classic audio effects and groundbreaking parameter automation. The series consists of three pedals, each featuring two onboard automation sources. These can then produce automation signals based on specific elements of your performance. According to Gamechanger Audio, the "DYMANICS Engine" can monitor your instrument's volume, picking intensity, and overall playing dynamics. The pedals also feature a "PITCH Engine" that can track your note choices and overall instrument timbre. These automation sources can be routed to any of the four primary effect knobs using a simple patch-bay interface, and each pedal also has attenuators to determine the amount and direction of all parameter automation signals. The AUTO Series features Auto Delay, with Tape, Analog, and Digital algorithms; Auto Reverb, with Plate, Spring, and Hall Algorithms as well as Auto Chorus, with Chrous, Ensemble, and Flange algorithms. Check out the official website for complete feature lists for each pedal. 

AS500-SEQ

By Analogue Solutions

Link: https://www.analoguesolutions.com/as500seq

Price: £999.00

Analogue Solutions has unveiled the new AS500-SEQ analog sequencer, an almost identical reboot of their legendary Megacity sequencer. It has a smaller form factor and desktop design, but it also has some general enhancements and internal improvements. Some of the key features include true analog step sequencers using CV pots instead of encoders, analog CV circuits, a voltage-controlled clock, and four Gate outs. The AS500-SEQ is hand-built in Great Britain and boasts a solid steel and aluminum construction. Visit the official website for the full specifications. 

New Software

FAC Fizzica

By Fred Anton Corvest

Price: $9.99

Link: https://fredantoncorvest.com/FAC_Fizzica.html

Fred Anton Corvest has released FIZZICA for iOS, MacOS, and Vision Pro on the App Store. The application was designed to help users infuse their sound with digital artifact textures and features an integrated envelope follower for dynamic sound expression. It supports noises, oscillators, internal and external audio modulation models, and sidechain support. FIZZICA promises an advanced responsive design with portrait and landscape views while the workflow is optimized thanks to an easy-to-use XY control pad. Visit the official website for more information, and check out the App Store to purchase FIZZICA. 

Audiocube

By Audiocube

Price: £99 (£60 with code SAVE40) 

Link: https://www.audiocube.app/

Audiocube has released a "3D Sound Design Suite," which they describe as the future of audio production. It enables users to import, spatialize, sequence, process, mix, master, and record sounds with custom tools and devices. Audiocube offers real-time acoustic simulation with reflections, occlusion and HRTF binauralisation, spatial automation, and more. Audiocube is aimed at musicians and sound designers who want to "experiment and create in a cutting-edge virtual environment." For more information, visit the official website and use the code SAVE40 for an early supporter discount.