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November 30
- Save up to $100 on Apple’s M1 Mac mini: is this your next music production computer?
- Waves CLA Epic gives you all of Chris Lord-Alge’s go-to reverbs and delays, and it’s currently 85% off
- Knopfler and Nile Rodgers-signed Strats among the prizes in #ILoveLive raffle to support out-of-work crew
- Nova Twins send open letter to the MOBO Awards asking for a Rock/Alternative category in 2021
- "I only started learning how to play guitar properly when I turned 40" – Dave Jakes on life after Lonely The Brave and 10 albums that changed his life
- Angus Young hints at more Malcolm-written AC/DC songs to come – “We had boxes full of stuff“
November 29
- Steve Lukather on guitar tab: "Why would you learn that if you can learn how to read music?"
- Cyber Monday steal: IK music software up to 50% off!
November 28
- Thomann's Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals: save up to 60% this weekend
- Get 30% off all versions of Reason 11 in this mega DAW sale
November 27
- Roland MC-707 and MC-101: two Grooveboxes that are just getting better with age
- Victory puts the metal to the pedal as the Copper joins its stellar V4 preamp series
- Watch Ibanez artist Martin Miller play the ultimate 80s guitar medley featuring Van Halen, A-Ha, Depeche Mode and Peter Gabriel songs
- Slate Digital has released Fresh Air, a free plugin, to smooth out your high end
- Catalinbread works its dark Iommi magic on the Sabbra Cadabra Gallery Series drive pedal
- Billy Corgan has a new signature high-gain amp from Carstens Amplification
November 26
- Boss is bringing the HM-2 Heavy Metal back from the dead as a Waza Craft reissue – and it wants your design input
- 2getheraudio unleashes Opzilla, a “monster” of an FM synth plugin
- Dr Z orders a heavy dose of gain for its Carol Ann Amps collaboration, the CAZ-45 guitar amp head
- Cherry Audio picks out a RadioShack classic with its new Surrealistic MG-1 Plus synth plugin and its free for a limited time
- The Revivalists' Zack Feinberg: why I love my… 1974 Guild Starfire
- KMA Machines reveals limited edition WURHM HM-2 tribute distortion pedal
- Fender crosses the streams with the Troublemaker Tele Deluxe Bigsby – a triple 'bucker Tele with an LP Custom vibe
November 25
- Fraser T Smith – 10 songs that changed my life: “It’s impossible not to feel haunted by the isolation and nihilism of Ian Curtis’ performance“
- Music Is Win's Tyler Larson plays Eric Clapton's 1954 'Slowhand' Strat before it goes to auction
- Essential mental health tips for musicians: how to cope with lockdown and isolation to maintain well-being and creative focus
- Get the ‘intelligent’ Brain VST synth plugin and you’ll never have to program a patch again
- Get funky with this quick guitar chord lesson
- Elbow's Guy Garvey says streaming payments are unsustainable and are “threatening the future of music“
- Classic album - Dynamite MC on World Of Dynamite: "I wanted it to sound like something big was about to happen"
- "That was the moment I knew I wanted to be a singer" – Tesseract's Daniel Tompkins on the 10 albums that changed his life
- Vital is an eye-catching spectral warping wavetable synth plugin that you can have for free
November 24
- ESP unveils the first of its 2021 electric guitars, and there are some stunning updates to its most popular LTD models
- M-Audio’s Oxygen Pro MIDI keyboards offer smart features and “maximum control”
- Fender's floor game takes another step forward with the Tread-Light Wah and Volume/Expression pedals
- Epiphone's big, huge year gets even bigger as it launches the Casino in worn finishes and the much-anticipated Riviera
- How to program a great 'real' or synth bassline in your DAW
- Covid-19 support options for musicians
- Arturia responds to Behringer’s KeyStep MIDI keyboard lookalike Swing: “This is not fair competition”
- Duane Eddy on a legendary life: "I remember Buddy Holly said, 'I wanna try your guitar'"
November 23
- Bidding starts at $1 million, as Eric Clapton's 1954 Fender Stratocaster ”Slowhand” is up for auction
- Dunable Guitars' new DE Series offers custom metal-friendly guitars at affordable prices
- Free instrument, sample and preset bonanza with the new issue of Computer Music!
- Dean hotrods the Cadi with a trio of Seymour Duncan humbuckers
- Dusty Kid: "I worry about maintaining vintage gear... I think I’ve spent more time dealing with it than playing with it"
- All the new Epiphone Coronet, Wilshire, Crestwood, ES-335, ES-339 electric and Inspired By Gibson acoustic guitar models
- Fender CEO Andy Mooney says record sales saved the company from "an abyss"
- Behringer’s Swing MIDI keyboard/sequencer looks almost exactly the same as Arturia’s KeyStep
- Discover new music and watch shows from around the world with Show4me’s new app and enhanced site
November 22
- Neil Peart's first-era Rush drum kit is up for auction with a guide price of $80,000-$120,000
November 20
- Alex Van Halen's Invasion tour drum kit is up for sale with an asking price of $275,000
- Rabea Massaad explains everything you need to know about the Positive Grid Spark amp
- Hugar: “Some of our stuff is slightly broken, but we don’t want it repaired because that’s all part of the sound"
- Junkie XL to sell off classic Moog and Yamaha synths: “I simply can’t use them all anymore!”
- CableGuys' only sale of the year is here and you can save 60% on ShaperBox 2 bundle this Black Friday
- Behringer’s MonoPoly synth is now available for pre-order, but you’ll probably have to wait until next year to play it
- Who is the best electronic producer/DJ of 2020?
- What is the best new plugin/software of 2020?
- What is the best new studio gear of 2020?
- Danelectro '57 Guitar & '59 Divine review
- Erica Synths introduces the Black Sequencer for your modular synths
- Taylor American Dream AD27 & AD17 Blacktop review
- Laney Cub-Super12 review
- Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster review
- What is the best new drum machine or sampler of 2020?
November 19
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Butch Vig on 5 Billion in Diamonds and his tips for recording drums at home
- Taylor Builder's Edition 324ce review
- Fender American Ultra Telecaster review
- Positive Grid Spark 40 review
- Video rig tour and interview: the gear behind the monolithic and majestic post rock tones of Sweden's pg.lost
- IK Multimedia iLoud MTM review
- Allen & Heath ZED Mixers review
- Give the gift of peanut butter and help save UK music venues
- ROLI’s LUMI Keys Studio Edition promises MPE control from a standard MIDI keyboard action
- iZotope’s free Vinyl plugin returns with a new GUI and a lo-fi ‘80s hip-hop effect
- MXR Timmy review
- Suhr Riot Mini review
- Nelly to play Chuck Berry in forthcoming Buddy Holly biopic
- Jackson X Series Soloist SL4 DX review
- PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo review
- Fender Player Stratocaster review
- M-Audio BX5 D3 review
- Eventide PowerMax and PowerMini review
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors Minim review
- Boss reveals its Nextone Special flagship guitar amp
November 18
- Monty's Guitars lifts the lid on its new creation: Guitar Relic Wax
- Bergantino's new Forté D is a compact 800-watt bass amp powerhouse
- Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster review
- The beginner's guide to: broken beat
- PRS announces limited edition $579 Powder Blue SE Parlor P20E acoustic guitar
- Guitar Man: Joe Bonamassa documentary film announced
- Yamaha launches three DTX6 Series electronic drum sets
- The Periscope is said to be the world’s first microphone with a built-in compressor, and that’s not the only unusual thing about it
- Gibson releases $10k Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Flying V and SG Custom guitars
- Cort announces Core-OC affordable all solid acoustic guitar series
- A Yamaha CS-5 synth that was previously owned and customised by Aphex Twin is up for sale
- Orchestral Tools Amber review
- Unleash pulsating stereo ambience with the new Keeley HYDRA reverb and tremolo pedal
- Thriller audio engineer Bruce Swedien has died: Quincy Jones calls him “the best in the business”
- Bite Roxanne review
- Korg’s SQ-64 is a powerful polyphonic step sequencer for your synths and drum machines
- Beatskillz RetroVolt review
- Manson John Paul Jones Signature E-Bass and Manson Standard E-Bass review
November 17
- Wolfgang Van Halen shows the first guitar his father ever gave him
- Eventide Blackhole review
- Cut Copy: "If these old analogue synths get left alone for any length of time they get grumpy"
- Brad Paisley's new Fender signature Esquire deploys his "Secret Agent" neck pick-up
- Issue 364 of Future Music is on sale now
- Denon DJ Prime Go review
- The Carry-On keyboard is an 88-note piano and MIDI controller that folds up so you can take it anywhere
- iZotope Stutter Edit 2 review
- PreSonus Quantum 2626 review
- ADDAC 106 T-Noiseworks review
- Pioneer DJ’s DDJ-FLX6 lets you mix between tracks in different genres
- Contour XO: L-Acoustics Creations and JH Audio develop premium in-ear monitor reproducing live music’s most iconic sonic signature
- Focal Shape 65 review
- Alesis Command Mesh Kit review
- Origin Effects captures the legendary Magnatone 200 amp sound in a pedal with its new MAGMA57
- Jack White shows his incredible customised Three-Wheel-Motion Low Rider Fender Telecaster
November 16
- Wolfgang Van Halen reveals his father wanted VH reunion tour with Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth and Gary Cherone
- A medium wah pedal? Jim Dunlop's Cry Baby Junior is between full and mini sizes
- Free Nationals keyboard player T.nava: “We jam for hours with Anderson .Paak until we get the pocket of something”
- Wolfgang Van Halen pays tribute to his father Eddie with debut solo song, Distance
- Watch: The EVO 8's Loopback feature makes audio routing simple
- Black Friday deals: up to 80% off KV331 Audio SynthMaster and SynthMaster One plugins
- Apple’s M1 Macs and macOS Big Sur: here’s what music producers need to know about DAW and plugin compatibility
- Audient iD4 review
- Fender American Performer Stratocaster review
- What's so great about Fender Tweed amps? Rhett Shull and Joe Bonamassa investigate
- Reese is the word as SampleScience releases the free VST Gorilla Bass plugin
- Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster: see demos from Michael Lemmo, Mia Garcia, Heather Baker and Boaz Roberts
- See an extended trailer for The Pedal Movie
November 15
- Save 25% on Positive Grid's top-rated Spark 40 amp
November 13
- These are the eight greatest guitar tones ever, says Music is Win
- 5 tracks producers need to hear by… Nile Rodgers
- Harley Benton gets sleek with its new MB-4 & MB-5 SBK Deluxe Series Basses from just £118
- Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit review
- The Harley Benton Custom Line CLG-48CE acoustic offers great specs for the price
- How to make electronic drum sounds using alternative synthesis methods
- Who is the best rock guitarist of 2020?
- What is the best new electric guitar of 2020?
- Who is the best blues guitarist of 2020?
- Who is the best prog guitarist of 2020?
- Who is the best acoustic guitarist of 2020?
- Who is the best bassist of 2020?
- What is the best new acoustic guitar of 2020?
- What is the best new guitar amp of 2020?
- Who is the best pop, RNB and funk guitarist of 2020?
- Best in guitars 2020
- Logic Pro 10.6 released: M1 silicon Mac support and the option to control the step sequencer from your iPad or iPhone
- ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard review
- Avid’s Pro Tools | Carbon audio interface promises to bring DSP-powered plugins to “a new generation of music creators”
- Talking guitar upgrades: pickups, pots, maintenance and relic’ing with Monty’s Guitars’ Matt Gleeson
November 12
- Is the compressor pedal the most underrated guitar effect? Rick Beato's new video explains all about compression
- Epiphone and Gibson Custom Shop release an affordable '59 Les Paul
- Black Friday deal: get 50% off V Collection 7, Pigments 2 and FX Collection in the Arturia sale
- Modor’s DR-2 drum machine offers digital synthesis and a versatile step sequencer
- "I put all my instruments in a room and it all came to me… Let Love Rule spilled out" – Rick Rubin interviews Lenny Kravitz
- Dave Grohl talks mysterious quarantine side project: "It's people you wouldn't expect me to jam with"
- ROLI says that its new Equator2 synth “can go head to head with the best sound engines and plugins in the world”
- Universal Audio channels Neve and API as it updates the UAD software and LUNA recording system
- Roland TD-27KV review
- Austrian Audio’s Hi-X series could be the best professional headphone range you’ve never heard of
- Harley Benton is giving away the prototype guitars for two sold out models
- What are the ugliest guitar headstocks ever? Jared Dines investigates
November 11
- Ableton Live 11 beta: an overview of Hybrid Reverb, Spectral Resonator and Spectral Time
- Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 review
- Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster review
- Korg opsix review
- Yamaha’s EZ-300 is a light-up electronic keyboard that helps beginners learn to play
- Is Avid about to launch a new version of Pro Tools and an audio interface?
- DJOKO: "For me, it should be like a light switch that you turn on and off and it really brightens the room"
- Steinberg releases Cubase 11, promising fun, inspiration and a speedier workflow
- Korg’s opsix is here to make you "rethink everything you know about FM synthesis"
November 10
- Apple’s new M1 silicon Macs are here: MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini promise big performance gains
- Solar Guitars has unveiled two At The Gates signature electrics, and they're all sharp edges and spec'd for death metal
- It's time for some pedalboard chill as KMA Audio Machines launches the super cool ltd edition Cirrus ICE reverb/delay
- Zero 7: “Trip-hop became a dirty word for some people - they called it background music”
- Revv Amplification launches the Generator MKIII Series, “the world's first stereo-direct-output reactive load and impulse response guitar amplifiers“
- Classic album - El-P on Fantastic Damage: "I was throwing everything I had at these tracks - anything could become a bassline if you pitched it down"
- Ableton Live 11 beta: a closer look at the new comping and take recording feature
- Black Friday deals: Sweetwater slashes $90 off the Steven Slate Drums SSD5 Virtual Drum plugin
- D'Addario unveils the Nita Strauss Hurricane guitar maintenance kit and a massive prize draw to mark the occasion
- Ableton Live 11 announced: DAW gets new features for “recording, performing or experimenting”
November 9
- Guitar skills: learn six chords for playing post-rock and jam along with our lesson
- Positive Grid's massive BIAS sale will save you hundreds of dollars on guitar amp and effects modelling
- If you like your guitars headless and ready to shred, B3's UltraModern 24 has got you covered
- AudioKit Pro says that its AR-909 iOS drum machine sounds “analogue and alive”
- AudioThing’s Wires plugin puts a lo-fi Soviet Cold War recorder inside your DAW
- Watch Chad Smith unleash an explosive solo featuring his signature LP Percussion Red Hot Pack
- David Ellefson celebrates 30 years of Rust In Piece with a new four-string Jackson Signature 30th Anniversary Concert Bass
- Avenged Sevenfold's Brooks Wackerman announces digital masterclass
- Spice your your playing with this Paul Davids lesson in exotic guitar chords
- Korg’s Nautilus synth workstation promises the power of Kronos in a streamlined package
- Sonnox announces its biggest ever sale – including its most popular plugins
November 8
- See Steve Vai play guitar with a hook while dressed as Captain Hook
- Angus Young talks guitar solos: "One note can be a hell of a lot better than 50 notes"
November 7
- Watch: 7 legendary guitar tones captured with Positive Grid's BIAS FX 2
November 6
- New UK company offers bespoke guitar scratchplate service and wiring upgrades
- Add speed to your guitar solos with this three-notes-per-string lesson
- Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil announces BOOOOOM - BLAST signature pedal
- Ólafur Arnalds: "This might sound like new age mumbo jumbo, but there’s a layer to music that we don’t hear, we just feel"
November 5
- Nearly $95,000 worth of Gibson Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst guitars have been stolen
- UVI launches Synth Anthology 3 with 55 new instruments including the ARP 2600, Moog One, Teenage Engineering OP-1 and Behringer Deepmind
- Control your synths with any monophonic sound source using UniSyn
- Are these new Epiphone Prophecy guitars potential Gibson-beaters?
- Harley Benton SC-Junior review
- What are the best new cymbals of 2020?
- What is the best new electronic percussion gear of 2020?
- What is the best new drum kit of 2020?
November 4
- Who is the best prog drummer of 2020?
- Who is the best rock drummer of 2020?
- IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 Mini review
- Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor review
- Overloud TH-U review
- Carvin MACH100 100W Stereo Pedal Amplifier review
- Tascam GB-10 Guitar & Bass Trainer/Recorder review
- EVH Striped Series Shark review
- Fender Mustang GTX100 review
- Sennheiser HD-206 review
- Me in my studio - Myd: “I use my PortaStudio as an instrument: the pitch knob is magical”
November 3
- The Style Council’s Mick Talbot: 10 records that changed my life
- Tascam’s new US-HR USB audio interfaces looks like they belong in Spider-Man’s studio
- Here's your last chance to save up to 80% off sample packs at Loopmasters
November 2
- "There was something about hearing Eddie Vedder’s voice, and Ten has so much electricity to it. There isn’t a dud song on there" – Josh Groban chooses the 9 albums that changed his life
- One more thing: it looks like Apple’s first ARM-based silicon Macs are coming on 10 November
- Prince Fatty on his 5 favourite production elements of 2020
- House: Mark I is an affordable iOS electric piano plugin that you’ll feel good about buying
- Cherry Audio says that this $25 ARP-style vintage synth plugin is “the finest 2600 emulation ever created”
- Save £119 on these Sennheiser PXC 550-II wireless headphones with Alexa Built-In, noise cancellation and smart pause
- Lalal.ai is the online vocal remover that you can try for free