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March 31
- Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's top 5 tips for guitarists
- littleBits Korg Synth Kit gets MIDI, CV and USB I/O modules
- In praise of: Jackson Randy Rhoads
- Native Instruments announces Stems multitrack audio format for DJs
- VIDEO: Tesseract become first band to play on stage of ice
- Win Rockschool's Popular Music Theory Guidebooks
- Rig tour: Interpol
- Audio Assault releases free Defacer audio mangling plugin
March 30
- Classic album: Renegade Soundwave on In Dub
- In the studio: Paradise Lost
- LANDR releases free Tone Sculptor Ableton Live effect racks
- PSP MasterQ2: new mixing and mastering EQ plugin
- Apex Audio releases Haa5, free stereo control plugin
- On the radar: Revolution Saints
March 29
- Earn your guitar degree online with Berklee
March 27
- Boz Scaggs on producer Steve Jordan and new album A Fool To Care
- Brighton Music Conference returns for 2015
- AudioThing releases FrostBite multi-effect plugin
- Moog announces new Minifooger Chorus and Flange pedals
- Sleeping With Sirens guitarists on gear, Madness and pushing the limits
- Win £2500 worth of Focusrite, Novation, KRK and Audio Technica gear!
March 26
- Future Music Gear Of The Year Readers' Choice award
- Will Hand Chord enable anyone to play guitar?
- In praise of: Schecter PT
- Exponential Audio releases Excalibur modular multi-FX plugin
- Dave Weckl's kit in detail: drums, cymbals and gear
March 25
- Jason Wade on Lifehouse's new album, Out Of The Wasteland
- Computer Music issue 216 - FM SYNTH POWER - May 2015
- AAS Strum GS-2 lets you create acoustic guitar parts in your DAW
- FREE PC/Mac analyser plugin: Vengeance-Sound Scope
- Mike Campbell on his many guitars, Heartbreakers and more
- Robin Trower on switching amps and his signature Strat
- HorRNet releases affordable sidechaining plugin
- Sinevibes releases Zap, free Mac 'mini-synth' plugin
- John Scofield on Gov't Mule and Sco-Mule
March 24
- Stone Temple Pilots' Dean DeLeo: my top 5 tips for guitarists
- Steel Panther drummer Stix Zadinia's tips for jumping from clubs to sold-out arenas
- Audio Damage releases Odio 'modular level' audio interface
- Avid releases Pro Tools 12 and confirms pricing structure
March 23
- Seth Avett on covering Elliott Smith with Jessica Lea Mayfield
- Make mono tracks stereo with Voxengo Spatifier
- XILS-Lab's miniSyn'X plugin synth released
- Steve Lukather's 8 tips for guitarists
- Beat Spacek on making new album Modern Streets using iOS apps
- Waves releases Butch Vig Vocals plugin
- Ridiculous $2,000,000 Gibson unveiled
- On the radar: Santa Cruz
March 20
- Gavin Harrison's top 5 tips for drummers
- HTML 5 Drum Machine offers beats in your browser
- VIDEO: Eddie Van Halen demos new EVH 5150IIIS amp
- Classic albums featuring Travis Barker
- Luxurious Caparison CL15 revealed
- 10 things you didn't know about Keith Moon
- Tele Titan Bill Kirchen on guitars, Brits and more
- Create futuristic sounds with new BassBlaster plugin
- Orbit synth promises "a fresh approach to sound design"
March 19
- SoundToys releases free Little AlterBoy vocal processing plugin
- On the radar: Hellions
- 6 of the best folk/roots instruments
- IK Multimedia releases iRig 2 mobile guitar audio interface
- WIN! A trio of Strymon pedals
- New Ableton book promises "creative strategies" for music makers
- Two days until Learn To Play Day!
March 18
- Noel Gallagher talks guitars, production, songwriting and Chasing Yesterday
- Madeon launches Adventure Machine online remix tool
- Saw Bench: the $100 analogue hardware synth
- PRS reveals SE Alex Lifeson Thinline Acoustic guitar
- Carlos Santana on his '54 Strat and meditating through music
- What is phase distortion synthesis?
- Free bassist Andy Fraser dies aged 62
- Electro-Harmonix unveils Holy Grail Neo reverb pedal
- Talking Shop: Rex The Dog
- Polyphonic pitch shifting pedals: what you need to know
March 17
- In pictures: New Build's East London studio
- Lacquer/nitro finishes: what you need to know
March 16
- Linkin Park's Brad Delson: my top 5 tips for guitarists
- Talking Shop: Wallwork & RZR
- Total Guitar 265 on sale now: Speed Up Your Lead
- Blast from the past: Ensoniq ESQ-1
- Toto bassist Mike Porcaro dies, aged 59
- Rig tour: Mastodon
- Zynaptiq's Morph 2 lets you turn one sound into another
- On the radar: Oceans Ate Alaska
March 13
- Audanika releases SoundPrism Electro Mini for iPhone and iPod touch
- Buy their sound: The Edge
- One Week To Go! Rock stars support Learn to Play Day 2015
- Roland releases ProMars Plug-Out synth
- Ben Howard talks tones, tantrums and orchestral guitars
March 12
- Acid machine lets you make music in your browser
- The Pretty Reckless's Jamie Perkins on soloing, keeping out of the way and more
- DR-910 VST plugin emulates Roland's TR-909 drum machine
- Electro-Harmonix reissues Bad Stone phaser
- WaveMachine Labs previews Auria Pro iPad DAW
- PRS unveil new S2 Vela guitar
- Issue 290 of Future Music is on sale now
March 11
- Slash's live rig, Gibson Collector's Choice & NAMM 2015 launches in The Gear Show episode 6
- Karnivool's Mark Hosking's top 10 guitarists
- DiscoDSP releases Corona 5 plugin synth
- Bloodbath's guide to death metal guitar
- Guitar playthrough video: Voyager – You The Shallow
- GUITARGUITAR dubbed one of '1000 Companies to Inspire Britain'
March 10
- Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong to open guitar store
- Steinberg releases UR242 audio interface with DSP effects
- Why music makers shouldn't buy the new Apple MacBook
- Win a Tama drum kit and Zildjian cymbals worth £2,055!
March 9
- Song premiere: Michael Des Barres' I Want Love To Punch Me In The Face
- April issue of Rhythm out now
- Wishlist: Michael Spalt 624 HB Custom
- On the radar: Curtis Harding
- Periphery's guide to recording drums
- Stu Hamm 2015 Signature Bass unveiled by Warwick
- Compress with Impress, new VST/AU plugin effect
- ArcTanGent Festival announces new additions to line-up
- Zakk Wylde on his first guitar, bar shows and brown M&Ms
March 6
- Novation adds Performance FX to Launchpad iOS app
- Six of the best: multi-fx pedals
- Classic albums featuring Pete Thomas
- In the studio: Turbowolf talk Two Hands
- Are subscription models a good way to pay for software?
- Transfer MIDI and audio between iOS and your Mac over USB
March 5
- Production legend Trevor Rabin on 13 career-defining recordings
- Opho Keys: the modular MIDI controller that teaches you to play
- Six of the best: mini pedals
- Danny Daze's favourite music software
- Beepstreet releases Sunrizer synth as an AU plugin
- How to drum for EDM
- Free Chordz VST plugin creates full chords from single notes
- Jerry Horton talks Papa Roach European tour
March 4
- 10 classic Music For Nations songs
- 6 of the best free VST/AU plugin utilities and tools
- 10 questions for Johnny Marr
- New drum gear of the month: review round-up (March 2015)
- Hit Like A Girl 2015 now open
- Artiphon Instrument 1 MIDI controller can be strummed, bowed or tapped
- UAD Software V8.0 arrives with Apollo Expanded and new plugins
- In praise of: Fender Jazzmaster
March 3
- Steve Vai's top 5 tips for guitarists
- Carl Verheyen on unlocking the fretboard
- Steinberg releases VST Connect Pro 3
- SnapDrive modular guitar effects system previewed
- WIN! Kenny Wayne Shepherd VIP meet and greet tickets
- Six of the best vintage-inspired delay pedals
- New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (March 2015)
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (March 2015)
- Gareth Malone OBE becomes Music for All ambassador
March 2
- Talking Shop: Rone
- On the radar: Shattered Skies
- Pepp groovebox app released for iOS
- Animals As Leaders' Matt Garstka on his journey to being the band's first live drummer on record
- What is the Sylenth1 teaser image teasing?
- Music IO offers MIDI over USB between iOS and Mac OS X
- Wishlist: Buscarino Corey Christiansen Model Archtop
March 1
- Win Whiplash on Blu-Ray