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December 30
- Computer Music – STEREO SCIENCE – Issue 226, February 2016
- FREE VST/AU de-esser: Toneboosters Sibalance CM
- Under the microscope: Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 1966 Fender Telecaster
- Old gold: 1957 Fender Stratocaster
December 29
- 40 best live acts in the world 2015
- Lemmy, legendary Motörhead founder, dies aged 70
December 28
- Music in the movies: the top 20 moments
- The 20 best music documentaries
December 26
- How often should music software be updated?
December 23
- Conjure One producer Rhys Fulber goes into deep tech territory
- Chris Broderick on seven-string guitars and Jackson signature models
December 22
- Savoy talk gear and their new take on electronic rock
- Trivium look back on Ascendancy and their rise to the top
- Is the Schwerkraftmaschine compressor from Tegeler Audio the most intelligent yet?
- NAMM 2016: Fender's nine-strong Bassbreaker amp range promises a "sound that words can't describe"
- In the studio: The Temperance Movement discuss White Bear
December 21
- Oliver Huntemann: the 10 albums that blew my mind
- Total Guitar's 20 best albums of 2015
- Years & Years drummer Dylan Bell's path to success
- Sparks' Russell Mael on his 10 favourite Christmas songs
December 18
- NAMM 2016: Floyd Rose promises the best of hardtail and vibrato with the Rail Tail Non-Locking Tremolo system
- Classic albums featuring Omar Hakim
- Spec your dream Gibson Custom guitar with the first Made 2 Measure Showroom in Europe
- Total Guitar 275 on sale now: The Guitar Mastery Of Jimi Hendrix
- In pictures: Pan-Pot's Berlin studio
- Carry an acoustic and electric guitar in one case with Mono's Dual M80-2A
- Can the Uberchord Guitar app replace guitar teachers?
- Talking Shop: Steve Lawler
- Jordan Rudess promises 'the future of shredding' with GeoShred iPad app
December 17
- Carcass legend Bill Steer talks first guitar, slowing down and keeping your identity
- Elektron wants to tidy up your studio with new Audio/CV splitter kit
- On the radar: Caligula's Horse
- Steve Chandra Savale's favourite music software
- Talking Shop: Helena Hauff
- Built-in computer speakers now Britons' most popular way to listen to music
- Eagles Of Death Metal's Dave Catching and Dr. No Effects team up for RoadRunner octave fuzz wah pedal
- Issue 300 of Future Music is on sale now
- Talking Shop: Richy Ahmed
December 16
- New drum gear of the month: review round-up (December 2015)
- Disclosure talk studios, plugins and live techno jams
- T-Rex reinvents analogue tape echo with the Replicator floor pedal
- Me in my studio: ticktock
- Manufactured Superstars: the 10 tracks that blew our minds
- Roland makes a game out of beatmaking with free TR-REC iOS app
December 15
- Electro-Harmonix expands looping line with 720 Stereo Looper pedal
- Rush's Geddy Lee talks R40 Live and future prospects: "Our touring life might be over"
- Yamaha builds on its heritage with eight-strong Revstar guitar line-up
- January issue of Rhythm on sale now
December 14
- Supro unveils Titan, Jupiter and Rhythm Master guitar combo amps
- John Etheridge talks Soft Machine and London's 60s six-string scene
- 13 music software utilities that will make your life easier
- This handsome nOb can control anything you want
- Get your music heard with Record Union
December 11
- Emin: the 12 tracks that blew my mind
- SampleRadar: 464 free sci-fi samples
- In pictures: Dirty Vegas' London studio
- D16 promises better bit crushing with Decimort 2 plugin
- The 8 best guitar innovations of 2015
December 10
- The 10 biggest guitar personalities in the world today
- The 10 best prog guitarists in the world today
- The 8 best new guitarists in the world today
- Bright Sparks: new documentary film celebrates the synthesizer pioneers
- Auxy for iPhone is better than the iPad version, says developer
- Propellerhead brings its Figure app to Windows 10 mobiles and PCs
- The 10 best guitar effects pedals of 2015
December 9
- Sonnox promises the next step in envelope shaping with Envolution plugin
- The 8 best monitors of 2015
- Talking Shop: Sonns
- The 9 best outboard and FX of 2015
- 10 of the best new sample and soundware packs (December 2015)
- Magic AB 2 promises to make A/Bing against reference tracks easier than ever
December 8
- Tobtok's favourite music software
- Def Leppard's Phil Collen: the 11 records that changed my life
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (December 2015)
- Neil Peart, Rush drumming legend, has called it a day
December 7
- The 10 best controllers and sequencers of 2015
- Jamie Lawson discusses Wasn't Expecting That, Sheeran and solo artists
- Is AudioThing's Hand Clapper plugin worthy of your applause?
- Find out what's new in Cubase 8.5
- Hamstead Soundworks launches standalone Signature Tremolo/Boost guitar pedal
December 5
- The 7 best drum educators in the world right now
- The 16 best new drummers in the world right now
December 4
- Computer Music – LIVE 9.5: THE CREATIVE GUIDE – Issue 225, January 2016
- FREE VST/AU arpeggiator: Squaredheads Nora CM
- Vintage conjure the spirit of '72 with semi-hollow Reissued Series guitars
- NAMM 2016: Ernie Ball Music Man hopes to create Modern Classics with the revived StingRay Guitar and Cutlass
- The 11 best drum innovations of 2015
- Ola Englund's top 5 tips for guitarists
- The 10 best and worst sampled tunes ever!
- Sultan + Shepard's top sampling tips
- Fender Custom Shop think outside the box with cardboard Stratocaster guitar
- Scott Weiland dies aged 48: musicians react
- Auria Pro for iPad promises to "redefine" mobile music production
December 3
- Under the microscope: Fender 1954 Stratocaster
- PRS celebrates 20th Anniversary of Private Stock program with £8k guitar model
- Eventide's H3000 Band Delays plugin is now available on its own at half price
- In pictures: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray's guitars
- Cakewalk offers presets and quick editing in Rapture Session synth
December 2
- The 10 biggest drum personalities in the world right now
- Korg iDS-10 music production studio released for iPhone
- 8 dumb things you need to stop doing when you're sampling
- Matt Berry: the 10 records that changed my life
- Talking Shop: FaltyDL
- New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (December 2015)
December 1
- Slayer's Kerry King: the 10 records that changed my life
- Metallica's Kirk Hammett unleashes ESP LTD Nosferatu electric guitar
- Periphery's Misha Mansoor talks seven-strings, eight-strings and Jackson guitars
- Fender and London Underground map out new Stratocaster guitar design
- WIN! An Epiphone Gary Clark Jr Blak & Blu Casino