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February 28
- Geezer Butler: “Drugs never made me play better. I’d think so at the time - then when listening to it back sober, I’d have to redo everything”
- A brief history of phasers (plus 6 of the best phaser plugins)
- Staggering specs for a new hybrid polysynth have emerged and it’s got Axel Hartmann’s name on it
- Reed200 is a 30MB Wurlitzer plugin that sounds like a million bucks
- The SP-2400 sampler is not a Behringer clone, so who is making it?
- A Gibson Jimi Hendrix Signature prototype has surfaced and gone up for sale
- This note-for-note recreation of Bohemian Rhapsody is worthy of Queen’s original
- John Mayer set to upset purists as he plays eight-string blues on Tosin Abasi’s guitar
- 10 questions for John Smith: "When you’re 11 and someone hands you a Stratocaster, you feel like you’ve been handed the key to a big shiny door"
February 27
- West Co Pedals debuts Curt Bisquera’s Grease Juicer fuzz/envelope filter pedal
- Could this be an E-MU SP-1200 clone from Behringer?
- Ross Lowell, the man who invented the gaffer tape you keep in your gigbag, has died aged 92
- Teenage Engineering releases the Oplab module, a $149 CV add-on for the OP-Z
- MXR releases Dyna Comp Bass Compressor pedal
- Love Cats drummer Andy Anderson, a former member of The Cure, dies aged 68
- Cort unveils 4 ergonomic Bevel Cut acoustic guitars
- Could Behringer’s newest member of the X-Touch family be the One for you?
- Feel the funk all over again with Ticky Clav 2, a remastered version of the free Clavinet plugin
- Review round-up: single-cut electric guitars under $/£1,000
February 26
- Get more from your electronic drum kit
- One of the rarest Boss pedals of all time just went up for sale
- The ModulAir modular synth plugin gets fully released... and it’s still free!
- Watch Gus G shred Crazy Train with Steel Panther
- Lollar introduces new Rickenbacker-voiced MiniBroiler pickups
- Mark Hollis, lead singer and songwriter with influential ‘80s band Talk Talk, dies aged 64
- Review round-up: offbeat modulation pedals
February 25
- Nicky Romero: “I’m sure I can tell you 20 songs where proper music theory does not apply, but it sounds insane in a club”
- If your Wi-Fi network could talk, this is probably what it would sound like
- The Missing Link is the missing link for all your hardware syncing needs
- A brief history of chorus (plus 6 killer plugin clones)
- TAS-X is a free cross-platform stereo tremolo and slicer plugin
- K-Devices’ brand new delay and amp mod plugins, WOV and TTAP, promise plenty of creative features
- Nita Strauss: “To be the first female Ibanez signature artist - that’s what I’ve dreamed of since the very beginning”
- David Ellefson and Frank Bello: “We've never really been the soloists in our native bands, so now was our time to step up”
- Queen rock The Oscars as Best Actor winner Rami Malek looks on
- G&L releases super-versatile Doheny V12 guitar
- Peter Frampton diagnosed with degenerative muscle disease: “In a year’s time, I might not be able to play”
February 22
- The Maker Hart Loop 8 could well be the perfect mixer for all mini-synth owners
- Ogle Steve Vai’s ridiculous guitar collection with this comprehensive archive
- A brief history of bucket-brigade delays (and 4 great plugin emulations)
- 1,000 bricks make up this incredible Lego bass guitar
- Maxon celebrates 40 years of the OD808 with 40th Anniversary Overdrive pedal
- IK Multimedia releases SampleTank 4, a workhorse sound module that could also be a music-making thoroughbred
- If Leonardo Da Vinci had made a Lego drum machine it might've looked like this
- THE CM GUIDE TO KICK DRUMS – Computer Music issue 267 is out now!
- Joyo has a Vision: to cram 18 modulation effects into one $89 pedal
- Peter Tork, bassist and singer with The Monkees, has died, aged 77
- The workshop: Manson Guitar Works
- One for the road - Dave Davies: “I think the guys who wrote This Is Spinal Tap must have been to a few Kinks concerts”
February 21
- Marc Houle: 5 things I’ve learned about music production
- Newer Apple machines have a bug that may render your USB 2.0 audio interface unusable, so here’s how you can fix it
- Bent from Sinevibes may give you another reason to buy a Korg Prologue, or Minilogue XD synth
- A brief history of tape delay (and 4 great plugin emulations)
- Joe Bonamassa reveals his guitar tone secrets: "What surprises me now, more than anything, is the affordability of a great sound"
- Could an iPad and Elastic FX 1.2 replace your collection of guitar stompboxes?
- Dennis Chambers: “James Brown would probably have ruined my life”
February 20
- Krotos Audio Igniter will speed-up your vehicle sound design in no time
- Tech 21 unveils FRFR Power Engine Deuce Deluxe cab for guitar and bass
- Zoom announces affordable, feature-rich G1 Four multi-effects pedals
- This is why Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 just got a huge price hike
- You can now buy an Eric Clapton-played Stratocaster on Amazon for $180,000
- Bring Me The Horizon's Lee Malia: “We realised that songs don’t have to have 100 parts, with every single sound you could make”
- Thomas Rhett guitarist Nathan Whitney: "When the call came, I was informed the tour was starting nine days later"
February 19
- Ibanez unveils more affordable Jake Bowen JBM10FX signature guitar
- SoundCloud Premier users can now distribute their music directly to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and more
- Rob Papen’s Vecto looks like it could be Spider-Man’s new favourite synth
- This is how you turn a sample of a Lamborghini engine into a throbbing EDM bass sound
- RockBoard debuts affordable Power Block pedal power supply
- Washburn debuts 4N Nuno Bettencourt signature and 2 affordable Idol models
- Graham Coxon and Vik Sharma: “Get a sound up and get going. Because if something holds you up for five minutes, then it’s gone”
- Behind the drums - KISS's Eric Singer: “Queen were like The Beatles on steroids"
February 18
- DJ Jeff Mills accidentally releases another producer’s material as his own
- An easy guide to re-amping with the Audient Sono
- Tech 21 develops Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp pedal for Rush bassist’s “new projects”
- Spitfire Studio Woodwinds is the last breath in the Spitfire Audio Studio Orchestra range
- Within Temptation: "Most guitarists need to focus on rhythm if they want to become a professional musician"
- Mellotronics Streetlytron Pro promises the most authentic Mellotron emulation on iOS
- Steinberg Studio Sessions: Danny Dove
- Purple Disco Machine's favourite music software
- Architects: “Tom is there throughout the album in ambient tracks, clean parts and more”
February 15
- Looks like time’s up for desktop MIDI controllers with the MidiWrist Apple Watch app
- Ryan Adams dropped by guitar, amp and pedal companies following sexual misconduct allegations
- Classic gear: Gibson Super 400CES
- Tone makers - David Main: “I’ve never owned a pedalboard... I just use one fuzz pedal”
February 14
- Puppy’s Jock Norton on his early guitar influences and why he hates pedals
- The Verv tape loop synth plugin from Puremagetik is sunbaked to perfection
- This guitarist’s hair caught on fire mid-gig - and he didn’t miss a note
- Tech 21 announces V2 versions of Fly Rig 5 and Richie Kotzen RK5 multi-effects pedals
- Output’s Arcade loop synth now lets you use a collection of master recordings from “time-honoured songs”
- Teenage Engineering has cancelled all orders for the new 170 modular synth and 16 keyboard, but it’s not all bad news
- Space: “I actually wrote all the songs just on a bass. No guitar. All of them. I was trying to be Cypress Hill”
February 13
- Clouds: "I felt for a time that I had reached the limits of what I could do with Ableton, even though obviously there are so many more things possible"
- Classic album: 2 Bad Mice on Kaotic Chemistry
- MeldaProduction’s MDoubleTracker plugin gives you twice the stereo width in half the time
- You can buy the Klon Centaur direct from Bill Finnegan again
- JoJo Mayer: “The music industry is already dead. Something new is going to happen”
- Could Overloud’s TH-U give you Kemper-style guitar rig modelling in your DAW?
- Antares Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced and Diezel Herbert plugins make the latest UAD update
- Vivian Campbell: "For the first time in my professional career, I actually planned my solos!"
- Joe Perry reckons his long-awaited signature Gibson is “the best of the Stratocaster and the best of the Les Paul”
- The workshop: Laney Amplification
February 12
- Throwing Snow: “I’m not going for perfect. For me it’s more about the overall groove, especially if the bassline is more percussive.”
- The hapiNES L from Twisted Electrons could be the greatest gift your chiptunes can possess
- Mandolin master Sam Bush: "The joy is in sitting in a circle and playing. Being an acoustic musician by nature is part of that"
- The FX files: Boss DD-3
- DMG Audio’s Multiplicity is a “shockingly powerful” multiband mastering processor
- TC Electronic lifts the lid on tiny 200W BAM200 bass amp head
February 11
- Blast from the past: SynC Modular
- Could Vaporizer2 be the pocket money power synth plugin that won’t break your CPU?
- Cory Wong's top 5 tips for guitarists: "What separates the amateurs from the pros is how you find the perfect part for the song"
- Soulfly's Mike Leon: “I use slapping and popping all the time - there’s something about the attack”
- Novation’s LaunchPad Pro helps you start making music from anything
February 8
- SampleRadar: 286 free bespoke breaks samples
- Pig & Dan: “Techno gives you the authority to add weird, wrong notes. It’s sexy”
- Me in my studio: Icarus
- Revolution bassist Mark Brown: “Prince would fine us $1,500 for making a mistake!”
- Classic gear: Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster
- Billy Corgan reunites with stolen Gish-era Strat after 27 years - exclusive behind-the-scenes report
- Guitar accessory pioneer Jim Dunlop Sr dies aged 82: guitarists pay tribute
- For one week only, IK Multimedia is letting you download the $99 T-RackS Quad Comp compressor plugin for free
February 7
- AI Synthesis AI006 module lets your stompboxes and Eurorack systems get along harmoniously
- It looks like Roland is trademarking its TR-808 and TB-303 designs… so why now?
- Derek Trucks: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
- Youth of the Apocalypse’s favourite music software
- Issue 341 of Future Music is on sale now
February 6
- Trevor Jackson: "Some of the best things are made when you switch off your thought processes and just do it"
- David Duchovny: "I guess I can say I’m a songwriter now!"
- KRK’s new Rokit G4 monitors promise more precise and reliable mixes
- KT Tunstall: “I really like puzzles. It's much harder for me to write music when there are absolutely no parameters at all”
- Audified’s ToneSpot plugin could be the missing ingredient in your bass guitar mix
- Slate Digital delivers new reverb, gate and guitar plugins, plus more mics for its VMS system
February 5
- Gibson debuts 23 stunning Custom Shop guitars, including all-new Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top
- Here’s everything you need to know about Behringer’s 2019 synth and drum machine clones
- Zoom’s GCE-3 is an unbelievably small guitar multi-effects/interface
- TC Electronic takes on the Whammy with Brainwaves pitch-shifter pedal
- PSP Audioware’s PSP Twin-L is a double-threat limiting plugin
- Rosewood could return to low-cost guitars this year
- The FX files: Fulltone OCD
- Buffalo FX unveils Patriot MkII fuzz pedal
- Review round-up: single-pickup electric guitars
- Sensaphonics’ dB Check Pro tells you how loud your headphones are and could “save your hearing”
February 4
- Behind the drums – Tico Torres: “We'll play until we fall down”
- Mesa/Boogie goes back to its roots with California Tweed 6V6 4:40 guitar amp
- 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in February 2019
February 1
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (February 2019)
- New tech gear of the month: review round-up (February 2019)
- NAMM 2019: Avantone’s CLA-10A is an active version of its Yamaha NS-10-style monitor
- Gregory Alan Isakov: “Creating something with your hands is so rare. With guitar, we’re creating something out of thin air”
- Historic hardware: 1969 Gibson Flying V
- NAMM 2019: MOTU’s Digital Performer 10 DAW embraces a loop-based workflow with Ableton Live-style clip triggering