Keeping up with new gear is hard, but we got you. Check out all the new gear we covered this week below and have a great weekend! Or don’t. I’m not your boss. Do whatever you want, like shopping this sick Sweetwater drum sale that just hit this week or ripping through the guitar sale over at Musician’s Friend.
Positive Grid Reactor
Positive Grid knocked the Internet on its ass this week with its new Reactor amplifier series, which features two compact combo amps that are loaded to the brim with features.
Available in 50W and 100W configurations, the Reactor amplifier series combines Positive Grid’s latest Amp Intelligence technology with onboard effects, wireless connectivity, and AI-assisted tone generation.
Read more about the Positive Grid Reactor here.
DW Drums 9000X Series
DW Drums upped their game with the 9000X Series, a complete redesign of its flagship 9000 hardware line and what the company describes as the “most advanced hardware range” in its nearly 55-year history.
According to DW, feedback from touring professionals played a major role in shaping the 9000X Series. Read more about the DW Drums 9000X Series here.
Universal Audio Topline Vocal Tune
Universal Audio expanded its growing lineup of native plug-ins with Topline Vocal Tune: a pitch correction processor designed to have the lowest latency possible.
Unlike many of Universal Audio’s earlier plug-ins, Topline Vocal Tune runs natively on macOS and Windows computers without requiring Apollo interfaces or DSP hardware. Read more about the Universal Audio Topline Vocal Tune here.
JHS The Fumble
JHS Pedals went clean with The Fumble, a compact JFET clean boost that packages one of the company’s most sought-after circuit designs into a straightforward two-knob pedal.
While it may appear to be a simple clean boost on the surface, The Fumble is based on the clean channel circuit found in the JHS NOTADÜMBLË V1, itself inspired by a lineage of highly coveted amplifier designs that can trace their roots back to a 1970s acoustic preamp.
Read more about the JHS The Fumble here.
Sabian Stratus Dry Cymbals
Sabian introduced the Sabian Stratus Dry Cymbals series, a new range developed to bridge the gap between mainstream and professional-level cymbals. According to Sabian, the series was the result of a two-year development process involving extensive collaboration with artists, dealers, distributors, and industry professionals. So it’s literally what y’all want.
Read more about the Sabian Stratus Dry Cymbals here.
Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2
After weeks of online speculation, Eventide officially unveiled the H9 Harmonizer Gen 2. The H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 brings Eventide’s iconic multi-effects pedal into a new era, delivering studio-quality sound and creative flexibility in a compact, performance-ready format.
Read more about the Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 here. There’s no demo video for this one yet, so just… imagine something cool.
IK Multimedia ARC ON·EAR
The IK Multimedia ARC ON·EAR version 1.5 solves some pretty major problems when it comes to IEMs. Version 1.5 introduces support for 50 widely used IEM models, enabling accurate mixing and monitoring in an even more portable form factor.
For touring musicians, live engineers, and mobile producers, this means the same in-ears used on stage or on the road can now serve as a trusted mixing reference, without the need to carry separate studio headphones. Read more about the IK Multimedia ARC ON·EAR version 1.5 here.
