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August 31
- 10 reasons to get into video game composition
- Chris Adler's guide to death and thrash metal drumming
- T-Cymbals Metalshop Extreme Cymbals review
- One Control Anodised Brown Distortion review
- Audio Assault XCTR review
August 30
- Fender Custom Shop Tele Caballo Tono review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 30: Bumblefoot guitar lesson: thimble-tapping, scales and harmonics
August 29
- One Control Hooker's Green Bass Machine review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 29: Tapping masterclass
August 28
- Phil Collen on Def Leppard & Whitesnake tour
- Classic albums featuring Simon Kirke
- Total Guitar 271 on sale now: Rock Guitar Masterclass
- Jack Bevan's favourite drum tracks from Foals' new album
- Sonor HS2000 Hardware Pack review
- Larry Carlton on Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and solo secrets
- FabFilter's Pro-C compressor is back and fully loaded in version 2
- Fender Custom Shop Ancho Poblano Strat review
- St. Vincent reveals 'ergonomic' signature guitar
- First look video: Logic Pro 10.2
- Toontrack Hip-Hop! EZX review
August 27
- Straight Outta Compton and the 8 greatest music biopics
- How to add groove and pace to a beat using ghost notes
- Roland release SYSTEM-100 for VST, AU and PLUG-OUT
- Defeater's Jake Woodruff talks new album Abandoned
- Natal Pure Stave Snare Series review
- Native Instruments Stems Creator Tool now available in beta
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 27: John 5 guest lesson
- One Control Purple Humper review
- Issue 296 of Future Music is on sale now
- uhe Hive review
- 11 things we learned about Logic 10.2
- Guthrie Govan on The Aristocrats' new album Tres Caballeros
August 26
- Remix Machinedrum and Lapalux on Launchpad for iOS
- 5 Minutes Alone: Mick Mars
- Drum Workshop Collector's Series Cherry Wood Kit review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 26: Sweep picking masterclass
- Rock 'N' Roll Relics Thunders II review
- Spire, iZotope's free four-track recorder app for iOS revealed
- Kuassa Cerberus Bass Amplifikation review
- Old gold: 1965 Gibson ES-345
- September issue of Rhythm on sale now
August 25
- Logic 10.2, including Alchemy, revealed!
- Steve Hillage on Gong, Steinbergers and disappearing guitars
- Talking Shop: Georgia
- The 10 best cajons in the world right now
- One Control Granith Grey Booster review
- Me in my studio: Matt Lange
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 25: Make use of chord tones
- AKG Session 1 Microphone Set review
- Yamaha THR100HD review
August 24
- The Gospel According To John Lydon
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 24: An alternate picking masterclass
- PRS unveils SE Custom 22 and SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow electric guitars
- Aegean Music Spirit Reverb review
- In the studio: The Wonder Years
- The best iPad/iPhone music-making apps in the world today
August 23
- Chapman Guitars ML-1 Pro review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 23: Get to grips with chicken picking
August 22
- AKG C314 Microphone review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 22: Nail pentatonic scale runs
August 21
- Talking Shop: Sage Caswell
- On the road: Joe Satriani
- SampleRadar: 346 free spiritual samples
- Does Patterning: Drum Machine "redefine" iOS beatmaking?
- Schecter Banshee Elite-6 review
- PreSonus Studio One 3 review
- Novation Launch Control devices now work standalone with your hardware
- Top tips for buying a bass drum pedal
- How to play guitar like... James Taylor
August 20
- A-Z of classic rock guitar
- Disturbed's Mike Wengren: My Life In Music
- Sample your VST plugin synths with discoDSP Bliss
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 20: Master chords with wide voicings
- Vintage announces V7HTBB seven-string electric guitar
- Sirius plugin synth crosses a Minimoog with a Korg MS2000
- Applied Acoustics Systems Strum GS-2 review
- Six of the best: modern retro electrics
August 19
- Chapman Guitars ML-7 T review
- Guitar setup: how to remove bridge pins on an acoustic guitar
- 12 ways to get more out of Native Instruments Kontakt
- DMG Audio Expurgate plugin promises "a new level of precision"
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 19: 9 tips for perfect practice routines
- Roland develops in-car synth to create sounds for electric sports car
- Donovan on claw-hammer, classic songs and Celtic influences
August 18
- In pictures: Danny Daze's Miami studio
- Hands-on: Arturia BeatStep Pro
- 10 signs that you're a guitar gear snob
- 5 things we learnt from Iron Maiden's Book of Souls
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 18: Improve your improvs
- How to tune a loop using pitchshifting
- James Taylor talks new album Before This World
- MBitFun is a "serious" free plugin for extreme distortion
August 17
- Take your melodies up and down with Arpeggio hardware synth
- Disturbed's David Draiman and Dan Donegan: the 10 records that changed our lives
- Simon & Patrick Concert Hall Songsmith A3T review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 17: Get more out of the minor pentatonic scale
- Livid Instruments Base II review
- Booker White's 1933 National Duolian Resonator - in pictures
- First look: TRX ALT cymbals, with video
August 16
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 16: Use Alex Skolnick's 'sequenced' major scale
August 15
- Line 6 Firehawk FX review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 15: Understanding chord names
August 14
- Tony Banks: the 10 records that changed my life
- The Shires pick 10 essential pop-country albums
- Antoria Telstar Deluxe review
- Tom Waits writes poem for Keith Richards
- Blast from the past: Vox Continental
- Godlyke launches Pivot-All 180-degree rotating cable jack
- Classic albums featuring Steve Gadd
- EastWest offers free trial of Composer Cloud subscription service and reduces price
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 14: Learn three-note-per-string shapes
- Coldcut bring their Ninja Jamm music making app to Android
- Download SampleTank Custom Shop for free: buy sounds as you need them
- M-Audio cracks the Code and releases new MIDI controller keyboards
- Interview: Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and Dave Murray on The Book Of Souls
August 13
- Synth skills: how to make your soft synths sound real
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 13: Learn suspended chords
- 10 of the best creative pitchshifting plugins
- Sonny Landreth on covers, Clapton and commando rigs
- Reaper 5 offers enhanced video support and a whole lot more
- Image-Line listens to customers and releases FL Studio 12.1
August 12
- Benge is taking his synths back to the future
- Victory releases VX The Kraken 50-watt amp head
- Guitar setup: how to set up a guitar for slide
- Computer Music – INSTANT INSPIRATION – Issue 221, October 2015
- FREE VST/AU multieffect: CrossDr CM
- Flare Audio R2 Pro review
- Valeton Wave Shaker review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 12: Six signature vibratos to master
- Analogue Solutions teases new Nyborg 24 synth
- Q&A: Can I control Ableton Live from my Android tablet?
- Skateboards become guitars at the hands of Prisma Guitars
- What's the best VST/AU plugin drum machine in the world today?
- Jim Campilongo talks new album Last Night, This Morning
August 11
- Tony Banks talks new album A Chord Too Far and his favourite synthesizer of all time
- VIDEO: Me and my guitar interview with Halestorm's Lzzy Hale
- Pro pedalboards recreated in miniature
- 28 essential beat production guides
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 11: How to bend in tune every time
- Blackstar reveals limited-edition Fly 3 Cream mini amp
- Slam Dawg mastering processor promises phat results fast
- The Fierce & The Dead's Matt Stevens picks 10 essential prog-rock albums
August 10
- Numark drops TT250USB turntable at DJ Expo 2015
- Soulfly's Max Cavalera: my top 5 tips for guitarists
- How to plan your studio's layout
- Laney L5-Studio review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 10: Use Paul Gilbert's 4th-less blues scale
- Pioneer announces the updated DDJ-SB2 controller
- Electro-Harmonix Clockworks review
- The beginner's guide to pitchshifting
- Modelling preamp systems and full-range, flat response cabs explained
- Make your software Minimoog feel like hardware
- Owl City talks new album Mobile Orchestra
- BandLab: an exciting new way to record and collaborate on your musical ideas
August 9
- Chapman Guitars ML-3 Modern review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 9: Build your stamina and strength
August 8
- Valeton Tube Refiner review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 8: Improve your four-finger dexterity
August 7
- DigiTech Obscura Delay review
- Elektron Overbridge 1.0 released, but for Ableton Live only
- Singular Sound unveils BeatBuddy Mini drum machine pedal
- How to understand the basics of pitchshifting
- How to be a successful session drummer
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 7: Play lead across the fretboard
- In pictures: The Orb's Thomas Fehlmann's Berlin studio
- Gear round table: the future of the amp stack
August 6
- How to create a good monitoring environment
- Meet Pioneer's new DJ battle mixer, the DJM-S9
- 82 famous players on their first guitars
- Mr Black ThunderClaw review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 6: Reimagine open campfire chords
- 10 ways to fix or enhance the treble in your mix
- Sensomusic Usine Hollyhock II review
- Get hip-hop and R&B sounds in free Synthetik 'semi-synth'
- On the radar: Mylets
August 5
- Ringo rocks: Black Crowes' Steve Gorman
- Heretic's favourite music software
- Mike Vennart talks debut solo album The Demon Joke
- Korg says that Volca mix module isn't happening
- Guitar modding: how to change your guitar's pickups
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 5: Play rhythm across the fretboard
- Pioneer draws the battle lines with new controller teaser video
- Future Audio Workshop Circle2 review
- PreSonus releases Studio One 3 Prime, its free DAW
August 4
- Me in my studio: Voltaire Twins
- Native Instruments launches DJ-friendly audio format, Stems
- Can Camp Bestival inspire kids to make music?
- First look video: Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer demo
- Mr Black Eterna Gold Modified review
- How to control a mix with sidechain compression
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (August 2015)
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 4: Utilise Marty Friedman's 'Spider' powerchord fingering
- Universal Audio V8.1 effects plug-ins review
- 5 minutes alone: Warren Haynes
- Win a backline for your band. Worth over £14,000!
August 3
- New drum gear of the month: review round-up (August 2015)
- Arturia launches KeyLab Black edition MIDI controller keyboards in limited numbers
- WebXOX, a free drum machine in your browser
- Exclusive: Chris Cornell is "always open" to play with Audioslave again
- In praise of: Fender Telecaster
- EcHo Custom Drums Cuprano Custom Kit review
- New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (August 2015)
- PRS SE Ace Signature Model review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 3: Get your head around altered tunings
- Rupert Neve RNDI review
- Epiphone launches Ltd. Ed. Björn Gelotte Les Paul Custom Outfit
- WIN! A custom Fender Sonoran SCE BK acoustic guitar
- First look: Gretsch Broadkaster Vintage Series drum kit, with video
August 2
- Vocalizr brings producers and vocalists together
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 2: Using chords with open strings
August 1
- 204 free modular madness samples
- Ringo rocks: Everything Everything's Mike Spearman
- Mr Black Gilamondo review
- 30-day guitar challenge, day 1: Learn to play 3 simple blues turnarounds
- SampleRadar: 174 free western guitar samples