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- January 31
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- NAMM 2018: Dunlop launches Sugar Drive, announces mini versions of classic MXR and Way Huge pedals
- NAMM 2018: Harmony resurrected with new guitars and amps
- Sleeping With Sirens' Justin Hills: my 5 essential bass albums
- Watch Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons tear through new tracks in exclusive playthrough
- The best new music software of NAMM 2018
- The best new guitars of NAMM 2018
- January 30
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- The best new effects pedals of NAMM 2018
- NAMM 2018: Cult Japanese brand Teisco returns with three new pedals
- Empress’s grid-based Zoia multi-effects pedal can be whatever you want it to be
- NAMM 2018: Laney releases "ultimate fly-rig" Ironheart-SLS and cute-as-a-button Mini Amp range
- The best new guitar amps of NAMM 2018
- Mixed In Key’s Captain Plugins are here to take command of your songwriting by writing chords, melodies and basslines for you
- January 29
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- Roland Boutique D-05 review
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Emulate the sound of any electric or acoustic guitar with Sim1’s XT-1 pedal
- Axe-Fx III is the most powerful effects processor ever
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Positive Grid adds Celestion IRs, bass components and new amp packs for BIAS Amp 2
- Dexibell’s Combo J7 stage keyboard offers unique motorised drawbars
- NAMM 2018: Ibanez and Satriani reveal 30th anniversary Chrome Boy
- NAMM 2018: Djent specialist Ormsby unleashes Goliath GTR
- January 28
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- Elektron Analog Four MkII review
- NAMM 2018: Zildjian reveals all-new K Sweet Collection
- NAMM 2018 video: Mark Tremonti and Paul Reed Smith in conversation
- NAMM 2018: Ludwig intros NeuSonic kits 'for working pros'
- NAMM 2018 first look video: The Blipblox makes synthesis child’s play, but could keep you entertained as well
- NAMM 2018: Audified’s DW Drum Enhancer plugin is designed to make your drums sound great automatically
- January 27
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- Electro-Harmonix Superego+ review
- NAMM 2018: Jared Dines and Ormsby have created an 18-string djent monstrosity
- NAMM 2018 first look video: OneManBand in action
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Pittsburgh Modular Microvolt 3900
- NAMM 2018 video: Universal Audio’s Audio Comparatorium
- NAMM 2018: All the best show floor shots from Anaheim
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Teenage Engineering’s new Pocket Operators will let you sample anywhere and change your voice
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Universal Audio’s latest portable desktop interface, Arrow, takes flight
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Black Corporation Deckard’s Dream
- NAMM 2018: Way Huge serves up its first ever bass pedal, the Pork & Pickle
- January 26
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- NAMM 2018: Behringer announces the Neutron analogue synth
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Ableton Live 10
- NAMM 2018: Waves partners with Andrew Scheps and PRS to create new channel strip and guitar amp plugins
- NAMM 2018: Hold the line! RapcoHorizon's latest V-Cable can mute and change your guitar's volume
- Stagg Genghis series cymbals review
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Mark Tremonti takes his PRS relationship "to the next level" with his first signature amp, the MT 15
- NAMM 2018 first look video: PRS reveals limited-edition S2 Studio and DW CE 24 ‘Floyd’ guitars
- NAMM 2018: the LTD Stand in pictures
- Dexibell Vivo S7 review
- NAMM 2018: Misha Mansoor talks us through his new Jackson USA Signature Juggernaut
- NAMM 2018: Avid releases Pro Tools 2018 and says it’s based on user feedback
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Korg Gadget for Nintendo Switch offers multi-player music making and supports motion control
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Elektron says that Digitone is a powerful FM synth that’s also user friendly
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Korg’s KR-55 Pro rhythm machine can give you beats for any occasion
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Korg’s Volca Mix makes it easy to create a multi-mini-synth live performance setup
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Taylor is flipping the V at X-bracing with an innovative new acoustic build
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Blackstar's Unity Pro is company's first ever bass amp
- NAMM 2018 first look video: New Marshall Origin amps aim to bottle company's '60s roots
- January 25
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- NAMM 2018: Fender goes one louder with Hot Rod IV amps and wifi-enabled Rumble range
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Line 6 HX Effects
- NAMM 2018: Logic Pro X 10.4 is here, bringing Smart Tempo detection and new plugins
- NAMM 2018: Squier's new Contemporary Series modernises Fender classics
- NAMM 2018: Yamaha announces more affordable FG/FS TransAcoustic guitars with built-in reverb and chorus effects
- NAMM 2018: As Gibson skips NAMM, Fender unveils Parallel Universe range and "mischievous" Troublemaker Tele
- NAMM 2018: news, announcements, videos and more from Anaheim
- NAMM 2018: Fender Custom Shop's jawdropping Prestige Collection in pictures
- NAMM 2018 video: Bana Haffar live at the Moog House of Electronicus
- Icon Platform M+ review
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Boss Katana Artist 100
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Nord Electro 6
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Boss Katana-Air wireless guitar amplifier
- NAMM 2018: Roland has finally announced VST/AU plugin versions of its 808 and 909 drum machines
- NAMM 2018: Charvel drops new additions to its hot-rodded Pro-Mods range
- NAMM 2018: Monster haul of new Jackson Pro, X and JS Series axes
- NAMM 2018: Jackson signature shout-outs for All That Remains, Chris Broderick, Revocation and Misha Mansoor
- NAMM 2018: Charvel unleashes Satchel Signature Pro-Mod DK in Yellow Bengal
- NAMM 2018: Gretsch makes celebrating your 135th Anniversary a thing and unveils new Players Edition Jets
- NAMM 2018: Wait and lead with Jackson's new Mick Thomson signature Soloist models
- NAMM 2018: EVH shrinks 5150 III 6L6 amps, adds new Wolfgang and has good news for lefties
- Meet our team at NAMM 2018
- NAMM 2018: BeatMaker 3 for iPad is free - yes, free - for the next 4 days
- January 24
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- Roland Boutique TR-08 review
- Mark E Smith, legendary frontman of The Fall, dies aged 60
- NAMM 2018: Fender Custom Shop sure plays a mean Pinball
- FREE VST/AU Processing Suite Plugin with Computer Music 253
- Computer Music – 2018 STUDIO WORKOUT – issue 253 out now!
- Sonor Steve Smith 40th anniversary snare drum review
- NAMM 2018: Stand-alone hybrid drum units and pro-level triggering module from Roland
- NAMM 2018: Audient’s iD44 is its most powerful desktop audio interface yet
- NAMM 2018: Pigtronix's Ringmaster ring modulator synth pedal heading to Anaheim
- NAMM 2018: Orange unveils Rocker 15 Terror head and Crush Mini amps
- NAMM 2018: Orange unleashes Brent Hinds Terror signature amp
- NAMM 2018 hands-on: Orange Brent Hinds Terror
- NAMM 2018: Step inside the Moog House of Electronicus
- January 23
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- NAMM 2018: Strymon goes Eurorack with the Magneto ‘interstellar tape machine’
- NAMM 2018: Nord’s Electro 6 is “the most powerful and flexible” version of the stage keyboard yet
- NAMM 2018: Is this HeadRush FRFR-112 the perfect character-free cabinet for FX/Amp freaks?
- NAMM 2018: Alesis wants you on your feet as it unveils the Vortex 2 keytar MIDI controller
- NAMM 2018: Alesis announces ‘realistic and responsive’ Surge and Command mesh electronic drum kits
- NAMM 2018: Make your vocals sound twice as nice with Sonnox’s VoxDoubler plugins
- NAMM 2018: Aguilar's Grape Phaser pedal on show
- NAMM 2018: Pioneer’s DJM-REC iOS app makes it easy to record, share and livestream your DJ mixes
- January 22
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- Mapex Design Lab Equinox snare review
- NAMM 2018: era 2 tops out Hughes & Kettner's premium acoustic amp range
- NAMM 2018: Adam’s T Series monitors promise high performance at an affordable price
- NAMM 2018: Tsakalis's Phonkify and Galactic Modulation pedals revealed
- NAMM 2018 first look: Arturia MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S
- NAMM 2018: Lunastone bringing quartet of new pedals
- Looking for a new audio interface? Focusrite might have just what you’re after with the latest Clarett USB range
- NAMM 2018: Balaguer's new Astra singlecut on show
- NAMM 2018: Fishman's new Loudbox Mini Charge is a properly portable acoustic amp
- January 21
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- January 19
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- Will Hicks’ favourite music software
- Def Leppard's Phil Collen: these are the 11 guitarists that blew my mind
- NAMM 2018: Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitars are built out of wood salvaged from Jimi’s childhood home
- Under the microscope: 1937 National ‘Exploding Palm Tree’ Resonator
- NAMM 2018: Loopcloud 2.0 is promising a revolutionary overhaul and it’s coming soon
- NAMM 2018 first look: Korg Prologue
- NAMM 2018: Crazy Tube Circuits announces Constellation Of Fuzz and Ziggy V2 pedals
- NAMM 2018: D’Angelico launches its first-ever solidbody electric guitars
- NAMM 2018: SoundBrut's new VA boost pumps up to 30db
- NAMM 2018 first look video: Electro-Harmonix’s 6-track 95000 looper is like a foot-controlled mini studio
- NAMM 2018: EMG unleashes Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker pickup set
- NAMM 2018: Supro launches Hampton and Westbury baritone electric guitars
- Guild M-40E review
- NAMM 2018: Can you guess what IK Multimedia is launching from this video?
- January 18
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- NAMM 2018: PRS unveils luxurious Private Stock Hollowbody II 594 Limited Edition guitar
- NAMM 2018: Native Instruments launches Sounds.com online sample subscription service
- NAMM 2018: Korg’s Konnect is a portable PA that you can control from your phone
- NAMM 2018: Sonicware’s ELZ_1 is a compact synth with multiple engines
- One for the road: Joe Satriani
- Me and my guitar: Arch Enemy's Michael Amott
- NAMM 2018: Bass titan Marcus Miller's 'Little Marcus' amp head revealed
- Nintendo is letting you build a playable toy piano out of cardboard
- NAMM 2018: Korg aims for the high-end with the Prologue, a polyphonic analogue synth
- NAMM 2018: Vox releases versatile Starstream Type 1 Plus Mahogany modelling guitar
- NAMM 2018: Korg reveals “revolutionary” OLED display polyphonic guitar and bass tuners
- NAMM 2018: Vox launches the “next generation” of tube amps with MVX150 Nutube range
- January 17
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- NAMM 2018: Audiofusion lets you use your smartphone as a wireless in-ear monitoring system
- NAMM 2018: Arturia’s RackBrute is a powered Eurorack case that hooks up to your MiniBrute 2
- 5 minutes alone with Rise Against's Tim McIlrath: "I always wanted an SG. I always thought that was a bad-ass guitar"
- 13 essential acoustic blues albums
- NAMM 2018: Cort enters the fan-fret fray with new seven-string electric
- NAMM 2018: New top-line TRBX basses from Yamaha
- NAMM 2018: Get delay, distortion and reverb effects direct from your acoustic guitar with the Pulse
- January 16
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- Fender George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster review
- NAMM 2018: The Rat Tail gives you vintage Rat distortion tones in a guitar cable
- NAMM 2018: Arturia’s MiniBrute 2S synth loses the keyboard but gains a more flexible sequencer
- NAMM 2018: TC Electronic wants to Teleport your tone with its new Guitar Transmission System
- NAMM 2018: Ludwig releases the Raw Brass Shell Snare Drum
- Nick Mulvey: “I loved the guitar immediately: the left hand is like the piano and the right hand is like the drums”
- NAMM 2018: Chase Bliss Audio introduces Condor Analog EQ / Pre / Filter pedal
- NAMM 2018: Fender unveils American Original Series, featuring 11 new ’50s, ’60s and ’70s-inspired models
- NAMM 2018: Pioneer DJ’s DDJ-1000 is a performance controller for rekordbox dj
- January 15
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- NAMM 2018: Walrus Audio debuts Fathom Multi-Function Reverb pedal
- Original Dodger: 5 things we’ve learned about music production
- Mooer Red Truck review
- NAMM 2018: Arturia’s MiniBrute 2 synth has a semi-modular architecture and a Keystep-inspired sequencer
- NAMM 2018: Soundscapers rejoice: Rainger FX introduces overdrive-equipped Reverb-X mini pedal
- NAMM 2018: La Bella's '60s and '70s classic Bender strings resurrected
- NAMM 2018: Fano launches Standard Series JM4-FB Bass
- Taylor 362ce review
- Hawkwind's Dave Brock: “We do go off at tangents quite often, but the essence to everything is having good melody lines”
- NAMM 2018: Radikal Technologies’ Delta Cep A synth is here to kickstart your Eurorack habit
- January 14
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- January 12
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- How to create a cinematic riser from multiple violin performances
- NAMM 2018: Focusrite reckons that its Clarett Pre USB audio interfaces can compete with products that are double the price
- Issue 327 of Future Music is on sale now
- 633 Engineering Drive King 50 head review
- NAMM 2018: LR Baggs announces 4 new Align Series acoustic guitar preamp pedals
- Issue 326 of Future Music is on sale now
- 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in January
- NAMM 2018: Waldorf’s STVC is a string synth and vocoder with Streichfett heritage
- NAMM 2018: Mad Professor reveals its “most amp-like pedal ever”, the Little Tweedy Drive
- Gibson’s radical Modern Flying V takes off at CES
- Moog keeps it in the family with DFAM analogue percussion synth
- January 11
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- Cyclone Analogic TT-303 Bass Bot V2 review
- NAMM 2018: Martin makes most significant update to flagship line in its 185-year history with 21 reimagined Standard Series acoustic guitars
- Creeper's Sean Scott: “In the punk world, bassists are often put to the side”
- Di Carlo Fiorenza Blonde review
- NAMM 2018: Alexander Pedals unveils Quadrant Audio Mirror delay
- NAMM 2018: Lollar lifts the lid on “harder, heavier, more aggressive” dB Humbucker guitar pickup
- Electro-Harmonix Operation Overlord Allied Overdrive review
- Boom Library’s Turbine sound design plugin could make your music go with a bang (and a whoosh or squeal)
- 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, former Motörhead guitarist, dies at 67
- Stereophonics: “It’s about having confidence in yourself as a player. You can just play the song but you can also play around them”
- Rascall Flatts drummer Jim Riley: "Teaching for me has never been about the money. I just want to help people realise their dream of being a better musician"
- NAMM 2018: JoeCo’s Cello gives you 384kHz operation in a desktop audio interface
- Faith Blood Moon Saturn review
- January 10
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- Win your copy of Cableguys' HalfTime plugin in Computer Music 252
- Adam Szabo’s Viper could be a plugin synth with serious bite
- NAMM 2018: Ibanez announces 25-strong bass guitar range for 2018
- Washed Out: "She said it sounds like some kind of f****d-up carnival"
- NAMM 2018: Cort extends Artisan Series with new open-pore six-string bass
- Bigfoot Engineering Yak Face XL review
- NAMM 2018: Samson’s new portable PA is rechargeable and can run for up to 20 hours
- Behringer finally unveils its version of the Roland VP-330, the VC340
- Chris Rea: "Half the quest is to get something you can hear in your head and be satisfied with it"
- NAMM 2018: EarthQuaker Devices introduces Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator and 5 V2 pedals
- Acoustic Guitar Innovation Parlour 13 review
- NAMM 2018: Highly flexible, super-desirable Friedman Amps BE-50 Deluxe 50-watt All-Tube Head announced
- Radiohead aren’t suing Lana Del Rey, say the band’s publishers
- January 9
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- NAMM 2018: PRS debuts 6 all-new SE Acoustic guitars
- NAMM 2018: Novation is dropping the Launchpad XL in new interactive experience
- Babymetal guitarist Mikio Fujioka dead at 36
- NAMM 2018: Meet TC Electronic’s Sonic Specialists, 4 new tone-specific digital pedals
- Behringer says it’s emulating the OB-Xa, but won’t say when it’ll be released or how much it’ll cost
- Ellio Martina BS4 review
- NAMM 2018: Ibanez debuts Tom Quayle signature guitar
- 8 widescreen cinematic sound design tips
- Gibson launches Semi-Hollow version of controversial Modern Double Cut guitar
- NAMM 2018: JBL’s Series 3 MkII monitors promise high performance at a low price
- Danny Carey: “It’s a sad thing when almost every band you see is keeping time to clicks and backing tracks”
- Newton Faulkner: “Being able to trust my voice has made my guitar playing better”
- Ethan Johns: “This whole thing about producing - it all came from playing”
- Propellerhead lets its users download Positive Grid’s Bias FX LE guitar plugin for free
- January 8
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- Epiphone unveils Anaconda Burst-finished Slash Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro guitars
- Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “I’m nearly 50 years old, and seriously, I’m still thinking like a teenager”
- NAMM 2018: Roland’s 4XCamera app makes it easy to create split-screen music videos
- Blue Cat Audio Late Replies review
- Sonny Landreth's 11 tips for guitarists
- Radiohead sue Lana Del Rey, claiming her song Get Free sounds like Creep
- NAMM 2018: D’Addario debuts DIY Pedalboard Power Kit, plus new Ned Steinberger-designed guitar accessories
- NAMM 2018: Mooer announces 3 new Micro Preamp mini pedals based on highly sought-after amps
- NAMM 2018: Boss launches the world’s first fully wireless guitar amp system, the Katana-Air
- January 7
- January 5
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- How to turn a dishwasher door sound into a cinematic texture
- NAMM 2018: D’Addario’s Clip-free Micro Tuner screws onto your guitar’s machineheads
- Rig tour: Weezer
- Markbass CMD Super Combo K1 review
- NAMM 2018: Mooer drops Audiofile Class A pedalboard headphone amp mini pedal
- Classic album: Wookie on Wookie
- NAMM 2018: Jetstar reissue leads Guild’s 2018 electric, acoustic and bass guitar announcements
- NAMM 2018: CEntrance’s MixerFace R4 mobile interface looks like it’s all business
- January 4
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- Emma DiscumBOBulator review
- Me in my studio: The Toxic Avenger
- Touch Innovations’ all-glass XG could be the most impressive multitouch display yet
- NAMM 2018: Apogee MiC gets updated with new Plus edition
- Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood: “I live and die by making sure those guitar parts are right”
- NAMM 2018: Martin introduces $15k John Mayer signature D-45 acoustic guitar
- NAMM 2018: This intense new finger-drumming controller is half keyboard, half arcade machine
- NAMM 2018: Schecter unveils 19 new electric guitars
- Intel responds to claims that a patch for a 'bug' in its processors may cause your computer to slow down dramatically
- NAMM 2018: Laney recaptures the sound of Black Sabbath’s debut with LA30BL amp
- January 3
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- NAMM 2018: Ibanez reveals 50+ new electric guitars
- George Kwali: 5 things I’ve learned about music production
- NAMM 2018: Gibson no-show confirmed
- NAMM 2018: Ibanez unveils Korg Nutube-equipped NTS Tube Screamer overdrive pedal
- Wave Alchemy’s Evolution could be the only drum machine you need
- NAMM 2018: Behringer drops news of another prototype clone, but what is it?
- Richard Thompson: "I think you can dream a song – you can hear the whole thing in your head"
- 10 questions for The Magpie Salute's Marc Ford: "Practise? I don’t really practise"
- Dan Searle's 5 drum tips for creating double kick grooves
- NAMM 2018: Mooer debuts Pitch Step mini polyphonic pitch-shifter pedal
- Korg brings the Odyssey to your DAW as part of its updated collection of soft synths
- Muscle Shoals maestro Rick Hall dies at 85
- January 2
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- NAMM 2018: New product news from Roland at CES
- New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (January 2018)
- Historic hardware: 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- The Darkness's Rufus Taylor: "We instantly clicked on a personal level and playing-wise"
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (January 2018)
- The playlist: Trivium's Matt Heafy
- Initial Audio’s Sektor synth promises great sound but low CPU usage
- January 1