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- July 31
- July 30
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- Amazon just made music discovery even easier
- How using chord inversions and different voicings can make your music sound better
- JBL One Series 104 monitors review
- Roxsyn is an iOS synth that you can play from your guitar with no MIDI involved
- Tyler Ramsey: “I was really fascinated with the idea of the guitar as something that could stand on its own”
- Danelectro poses a triple threat with new 6-string and 12-string electric guitar models
- July 29
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- Boss Nextone Artist 1x12 Combo review
- Behringer recreates the sounds from Michael Jackson’s Thriller… and teases a LinnDrum clone
- The beginner’s guide to music scales: what are they and why are they important?
- Studiologic SL73 Studio review
- The Moody Blues’ John Lodge: “My first Precision bass cost £115 - you could buy a car for £300 or a house for £950 back then”
- ANA-1000 is a free analogue-style VST synth that's "simple and effective"
- July 28
- July 27
- July 26
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- Robert Randolph: "Pedal steel has got so many characters; I don’t know what I saw in it but I just wanted to play it"
- Danelectro The Breakdown review
- TC Electronic brings its MASH footswitch tech to the Flashback 2 X4 Delay pedal
- Eastman debuts all-new Romeo thinline electric guitar and nylon-string Cabaret acoustic
- Fender MTG Tube Distortion review
- How to play strummed guitar rhythms
- Tone makers - Zander Circuitry's Alex Millar: “Try gear that’s out of your comfort zone. It will unlock some interesting creative choices”
- Intuitive Audio’s Echo Studio plugin promises powerful and versatile delay processing
- July 25
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- 2hp Vowel review
- Denise hopes to clean up with its new frequency Sweeper plugin
- Propellerhead puts Processed Pianos in Reason with a new Rack Extension
- John Patitucci announced for London Bass Guitar Show 2019
- Fredric Effects debuts Regent 150 Preamp pedal
- Michael League: “I think I’m the fourth best bass player on stage most of the time!”
- Issue 347 of Future Music is on sale now
- Fender Bubbler Chorus review
- July 24
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- You can now pre-order Behringer's Odyssey synth clone
- Audio Assault is giving away its Grind Machine II amp sim plugin for free
- Korg Volca Nubass review
- Fender Tre-Verb Tremolo/Reverb review
- Fender Pinwheel Rotary Speaker review
- Korg Volca Modular review
- Star Singer Slides utilise a secret crackle glaze technique to improve their tone
- Framus unleashes metal-ready Diablo II Supreme electric guitar
- Me and my guitar: Joey Landreth
- On JJ Cale: “He would buy a $100 guitar, then if he messed it up by drilling holes, it was okay. That was the cost of educating himself”
- BB King’s latter-day Lucille ES-345 is going up for auction
- Review round-up: guitar synth pedals
- A man has played GoldenEye on the N64 using the keys on his digital piano
- July 23
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- New Orleans funk legend Art Neville dies, aged 81
- Audified ToneSpot Acoustic Pro review
- The Joué Grand Fretboard controller promises digital strings that play like they’re real
- The easy guide to music theory: common ornaments and how to use them
- Noise Engineering has unleashed three new pitch-oriented Eurorack modules
- MXR heralds the release of the Dookie Drive Pedal with Billie Joe Armstrong demo
- Korg Module 3 adds new features for live keyboard players
- Reelin’ in the gear: Walter Becker’s guitars and amps go up for sale
- Reverb sold: Etsy acquires the musicians’ marketplace for $275 million
- Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil: “I’m not on a first-name basis with my gear; I just know it’s Mr Mesa/Boogie and Mr Guild!”
- America Paz: “I spent three years playing on the street in Chile - when the video went viral my career changed”
- July 22
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- Rob Papen RP-Reverse review
- What are modes in music, and how do they work?
- Keb' Mo': "The melody is king and the rhythm is king"
- Ariel Posen: “I play hard, I dig in a lot. I like the fight”
- Toneboosters puts its AI-powered Equalizer plugin on your iPad
- Summer NAMM 2019: Third Man Records teams up with Gamechanger Audio for the Plasma Coil
- Gibson “does the right thing” by giving the Oberheim brand back to Tom Oberheim
- July 21
- July 19
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- Chris Adler leaves Lamb of God
- Summer NAMM 2019: D’Angelico releases Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer Atlantic signature guitar
- Paul Gilbert shows you how to play his blistering guitar licks in this video masterclass
- How to get series and parallel sounds from your guitar pickups
- Summer NAMM 2019: Jimmy Page announces Standard Model Sundragon guitar amp
- Summer NAMM 2019: Fishman’s TriplePlay Connect lets you “use your guitar to mix like a DJ”
- Summer NAMM 2019: Dunlop debuts 4 Authentic Hendrix mini pedals, plus new Gary Clark Jr. and Dimebag Cry Baby wahs
- Summer NAMM 2019: The Phil Lynott Precision Bass leads Fender Custom Shop’s lustrous offerings
- Summer NAMM 2019: Line 6’s Powercab 212 Plus could be the pro rig amp modellers are looking for
- Summer NAMM 2019: Squier expands Classic Vibe series with 9 new electric guitars and basses
- Summer NAMM 2019: Squier revives the Starcaster once more with 3 new electric guitar models
- July 18
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- Summer NAMM 2019: Fender grows effects line with 6 wide-reaching new pedals
- Summer NAMM 2019: Fender debuts Tone Master series with digital Deluxe Reverb and Twin Reverb guitar amps
- Reb Beach: “It was incredibly difficult when Winger first split. I sold every single one of my guitars except one or two”
- Ariane Cap: “I want to be the best musician I can be, and I also want to be the best educator I can be”
- Summer NAMM 2019: Line 6 unveils "the best-sounding Spider amps we've ever made" with MKII range
- Summer NAMM 2019: EVH commemorates 40th anniversary of Van Halen II with ’79 Bumblebee tribute guitar
- Summer NAMM 2019: Electro-Harmonix's classic '70s Dirt Road Special amp is reborn
- Teenage Engineering has released the Rick and Morty PO-137 vocal synth, but it's already sold out
- Summer NAMM 2019: Fender launches Exotic Series American Acoustasonic Telecaster guitars
- Summer NAMM 2019: Fender launches signature electric guitars for Spoon's Britt Daniel and Lincoln Brewster
- Sword fighting and screaming: here’s how Grimes prepares for a session in the studio
- AKG’s K361 and K371 studio headphones promise comfort, reliability and a sound you can trust
- Summer NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia's iLoud MTM studio monitor is here, promising "unprecedented accuracy"
- Summer NAMM 2019: Godin debuts Fairmount CH LTD Rosewood HG EQ acoustic guitar
- Summer NAMM 2019: D’Addario’s XT guitar strings combine all the company's innovations in one set
- Summer NAMM 2019: All-koa Grand Auditorium Builder’s Edition heads up Taylor line-up
- You can now load your Akai Force, MPC X and MPC Live projects into Ableton Live
- Summer NAMM 2019: Jackson unveils new Misha Mansoor, Adrian Smith and David Ellefson models, plus a raft of fresh finishes
- Summer NAMM 2019: Eventide takes “the next step” as it releases Blackhole, UltraTap and MicroPitch plugins for iOS
- Summer NAMM 2019: Gretsch reveals 5 new Electromatics, limited-edition Streamliner and Rancher
- Summer NAMM 2019: Gibson partners with Jimmy Wallace Guitars, Banker Custom Guitars and Echopark Guitars
- Summer NAMM 2019: Vox unveils futuristic Starstream Active Bass guitars
- Summer NAMM 2019: Gretsch launches fresh signature guitars for Brian Setzer, Rich Robinson and Steve Wariner
- Summer NAMM 2019: Vox promises “the sound and feel of a full sized electric guitar in a compact format” with new mini guitar
- Summer NAMM 2019: EVH launches all-new 5150 Series Standard and Deluxe guitars, plus new 50W EL34 combo amps
- Summer NAMM 2019: Vox brings the Nutube-equipped Mini Superbeetle to bassists
- Summer NAMM 2019: Charvel targets progressive and old-school players with new Pro-Mod DK24 and Limited Edition Super Stock electric guitars
- Summer NAMM 2019: Korg’s PitchClip 2+ has more LEDs for greater tuning precision
- July 17
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- Moog shows us how to get the most out of Ableton Live's CV Tools
- 5 ways for producers, remixers and DJs to find the key of a song
- Ana Popovic: “I hope I’ve inspired more girls to pick up guitars”
- The SketchCassette plugin is a handwritten love letter to old-school 4-track recording
- Summer NAMM 2019: Source Audio’s C4 synth pedal promises Eurorack modular power for guitar and bass players
- Summer NAMM 2019: The Kemper Profiler’s free new reverbs promise orchestral and synth-style sounds
- Summer NAMM 2019: Cort launches nicely spec’d Little CJ compact acoustic electric guitar
- Ableton's CV Tools are here to make it easier to use your modular and analogue gear with Live
- Summer NAMM 2019: Electro-Harmonix pushes further into guitar accessories market with clip-on tuner
- Summer NAMM 2019: Gibson unveils “the best possible strings to adorn a Gibson guitar”, developed and tested by master luthiers
- Focusrite buys Adam Audio, bringing studio monitors into its range
- July 16
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- The easy guide to music theory: understanding minor scales
- The Analogues: “To play like The Beatles, you need to follow no rules and go everywhere”
- Free VST/VST3/AU effect with Computer Music – HY-FX CM
- Summer NAMM 2019: Wild Custom’s “revolutionary” Gyrock system allows you to switch between 6 pickups mid-song
- Audified’s preset-based ToneSpot Drum Express plugin “improves your tone in one click”
- Summer NAMM 2019: Gibson reveals collaborations with boutique guitar builders as it launches Authorized Partnership Program
- Prime day deal: there's still time to grab a bargain Dell XPS laptop for music production
- July 15
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- Prime Day deal: save up to 38% on Apple iPads and iPad Pros at Amazon!
- Prime Day deals: Up to 60% off DJing products at Mixvibes
- Summer NAMM 2019: Walrus Audio “maxes out the gain dial” with Kangra Filter Fuzz pedal
- Summer NAMM 2019: Supro revives its “finest electric”, the Silverwood
- The Wildhearts: “My guitar has saved my life so many times”
- Cody Wright: “My playing style was already there with the pick because of my guitar-playing style”
- Summer NAMM 2019: Korg is set to light up the show, but with what?
- Prime Day deal: Learn to play guitar for less with 50% off Fender Play
- Prime Day deal: Save a massive £60 on a GoPro HERO 7 Black edition action camera
- Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth review
- July 12
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- SampleRadar: 252 free explosive samples
- Shure announces Drum Mastery 2019 winner
- How to 'thin out' a busy drum beat
- Historic hardware: Lovetone pedals
- UVI’s UVX670 plugin combines two little-known ‘80s Akai synths to create a hybrid monster
- M83’s new all-analogue synth album was inspired by The Legend of Zelda
- Mr Black keeps it smart and simple with the Mini Reverb universal reverberator
- PRS expands its guitar accessories line-up with new strings and cables
- Ever wanted to remix The Final Countdown? Now you can, and it’s totally legit
- Death By Audio unleashes the Evil Fuzz pedal
- Summer NAMM 2019: Blackstar debuts amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps
- July 11
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- Jordan Rakei: “For this album, I tried to finish writing a song a day”
- HOUSE & TECHNO MASTERCLASS – Computer Music issue 272 is out now
- 10 things you need to know about mixing kick drums
- Summer NAMM 2019: Martin debuts 13 new acoustic guitars, including some… unusual one-offs
- Joe Bonamassa: “I have a fire drill that I practise. And I’m not joking. I can haul eight guitars outta Nerdville on my own in a hurry”
- Get 15% off the Roland Cloud, which now features ‘modern’ presets for the D-50 synth
- Mohini Dey: “Give people what they want when you’re working for them. You should serve their music and not just yourself”
- Bitwig Studio 3 released: prepare to enter The Grid
- Summer NAMM 2019: Boss launches its next-generation looper, the RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station
- Summer NAMM 2019: Boss crams 121 synth sounds into the SY-1 Synthesizer pedal
- July 10
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- Gretsch announces new additions to artist roster
- Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin from Waves brings iconic control room to your headphones
- Summer NAMM 2019: So, um, Martin has made a Brexit guitar...
- 10 questions for The Beths’ Liz Stokes: “You can’t not air-guitar the solo break in Weezer’s Buddy Holly - it’s illegal!”
- Get the perfect live mix in 10 minutes with the Uptune soundchecking app
- ReClouder is a portable recorder that automatically backs up to the cloud
- Radiator Laser Synthesizer: the quietest synth around
- Gibson threatened dealers with legal action unless they stopped selling Dean guitars, alleges Dean
- Summer NAMM 2019: everything you need to know
- Rig tour: Derek Trucks
- Fender’s Rarities Flame Maple Top Chambered Telecaster surfaces
- Eastman T386 review
- Apple drops the price of the MacBook Air and gives the 13-inch MacBook Pro a speed boost
- July 9
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- Blast from the Past: Propellerhead Software ReCycle!
- The easy guide to music theory: how to use syncopation to make rhythms more exciting
- Summer NAMM 2019: Vintage channels ’30s blues with affordable Paul Brett Statesboro ‘Whisky Sour’ acoustic guitars
- Summer NAMM 2019: Janktone’s Jankenstein promises “the first real and defining change to the humbucker pickup since 1955”
- Epiphone J-200 SCE review
- One for the road - Tal Wilkenfeld: “I really appreciate when musicians are experimental on stage and they leave their ego behind”
- 10 ways to get more from your guitar
- Save 50% on ProjectSAM cinematic sampling plugins at Native Instruments
- Is that a guitar stand in your pocket? Yes, it is, actually
- Guitar basics: how to get started with guitar barre chords
- Two Notes Torpedo Cab M review
- Brainworx just put one of the rarest studio consoles of all time in a plugin
- Teenage Engineering’s troubled Pocket Operator modular range is finally complete and available to buy
- July 8
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- Yamaha CG-TA TransAcoustic review
- Boss Nextone Stage review
- Mooer GE300 review
- Test event
- Hands-on demo: Is the Elektron Model:Samples enough, or should you save up for a Digitakt?
- The Delaydelus 2 can do crazy things to 4 samples at once… if you can get hold of one
- Johnny Marr invites fan on stage to play guitar on This Charming Man… and he only goes and nails it
- Black Rooster’s VLA-FET plugin models one of the most famous levelling amps in history
- Dan Auerbach: “There’s something about playing that electric guitar real loud that feels like home”
- Joe Dart: “The one thing you absolutely can’t skip on is developing great time”
- Classic album: Modeselektor on Hello Mom!
- Summer NAMM 2019: Supro reissues the Ozark electric guitar
- 6 crafty kick drum programming and processing tricks you didn't know about
- Guitar sales surge following The Cure’s Glastonbury set
- July 5
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- Free hybrid drum samples: 98 ambient electronic drum machine sounds
- Pete Townshend pays tribute to late guitar tech Alan Rogan
- Jonas Blue: “What is pop music? These days, it’s my music”
- SampleRadar: 286 free sound of water samples
- Free Eurorack modules for iOS: Spectrum AU bundle based on Mutable Instruments code
- Summer NAMM 2019: Is PRS about to launch a more affordable John Mayer Silver Sky?
- Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe review
- The story behind the unstoppable rise of PRS's SE guitars
- How to play guitar in DADGAD tuning
- Hands-on demo: Does the Korg Volca Nubass actually need the Nutube?
- Graham Nash is selling 19 rare guitars from his personal collection
- Vintage or modern? The Roland-inspired Delay3000 plugin wants to be both
- Korg Gadget 3.0 for Nintendo Switch gets a Sega Genesis drum machine and Taito arcade synth
- Illuminate your pedalboard with RockBoard’s LED Light
- July 4
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- Finlayson 000-100RS review
- AudioThing turns up the heat with the Valves vintage tube overdrive plugin
- How to program 5 classic electronic music kick drum patterns
- Boss adds new tone-tweaking options to Nextone guitar amps with free V2 update
- Tracktion Waveform 10 review
- The playlist: Brutus's Stijn Vanhoegaerden
- First look video: Native Instruments Massive X
- Why John Entwistle was the greatest rock bassist of all time
- Gallien-Krueger debuts the Legacy bass amp series
- PreSonus hits a wider sweet spot with its Eris XT studio monitor speakers
- Singular Sound blurs the line between looper and audio workstation with the Aeros Loop Studio pedal
- Devin Townsend explains why he now feels comfortable mixing on headphones
- Framus has metalheads and shredders in its sights with the Diablo II Progressive X
- July 3
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- Fender Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster review
- Native Instruments Massive X review
- Five reasons the Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch should be your next kit
- How to program kick drum parts that sound like they've been played by a real drummer
- Fender delivers classic specs and sounds with its vintage-inspired Vintera guitar and bass line-up
- Mark Hoppus is selling a load of classic Blink-182 gear
- Music tech legend Roger Linn: “I rarely listen to anything with drum machines in it”
- Jimmy Page: “The whole idea of the Dragon Tele was to bring a new life into it - to mix my identity into the actual guitar”
- Electro-Harmonix wants to combine your pedals in new ways with the Tri Parallel Mixer
- Someone let AI automatically name effects pedals - and the results are weird AF
- FL Studio 20.5: free Flex synth promises epic sounds with zero effort
- PRS Paul’s Guitar review
- This stunning Vox AC30 cutaway print documents the entire history of the iconic British guitar amp
- Gibson launches more affordable G-45 acoustic guitars
- Focusrite's third-gen Scarlett USB audio interfaces promise great sound at an affordable price
- July 2
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- Sterling by Music Man Majesty X review
- How to record bass guitar
- PRS SE Paul’s Guitar review
- Studiologic SL Mixface review
- Roland DJ-505 review
- Hands-on demo: Mooer GE300
- Ernie Ball debuts ergonomic Axis Capo
- The easy guide to music theory: how to use suspensions and suspended chords
- High On Fire/Sleep’s Matt Pike just had his pedals stolen by airline employees
- The TruGlide promises to fix your guitar tuning issues
- Blast into sonic space with the Jupiter III J3DX mini analogue synth
- EarthQuaker Devices offers a unique take on the Tube Screamer with the $99 Plumes
- 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in July 2019
- Teenage Engineering just gave you another very good reason to buy an OP-Z
- July 1
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- Gibson shifts "from confrontation to collaboration" in copycat row
- Patrick James Eggle Macon Special review
- Deetron's favourite music software
- For this week only, 3 tasty Eventide FX plugins are available for $29 each
- The Stranger Things 3 soundtrack is another nostalgic ‘80s synth-fest
- Neunaber celebrates its 10-year anniversary with limited-edition Immerse Mk II reverb pedal
- Martin 000-28 Modern Deluxe review
- Is this the first guitar pedal demo ever made?
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (July 2019)
- The best new music tech gear of the month: review round-up (July 2019)
- Rig tour: Kip Moore
- School's out for Thomann's Gearhead University 2019
- Korg’s Minilogue and Monologue synths hit version 2.0, making them better than ever
- Lucy Spraggan: “Some people write diaries or journals. I just turn it into a song”
- Colin Edwin: “I’ve always liked playing live - it’s in my blood”
- Gibson has Flying V trademark appeal rejected in EU court