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April 30
- Music sounding too harsh? Try this free VST plugin
- TC Electronic and TC Helicon acquired by Behringer owner
- Wishlist: Gretsch Professional Collection Limited Editions
- The A to Z of electric guitar pickups
April 29
- German mastering compressor reborn as a plugin
- Will there be any meaningful music-making apps for Apple Watch?
- Steve Hackett talks Wolflight, phrasing and the nylon knack
- Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter is 'a beast of a tremolo'
- BIAS FX promises "pro-grade" guitar amp/effects modelling
- Klevgränd releases Enkl monophonic synth for PC, Mac and iPad
- Six of the best: quirky alternatives to classic guitars
April 28
- Brighton Music Conference announces first 2015 parties
- Dan Mangan and Gord Grdina discuss Club Meds
- Line 6 AMPLIFi Apple Watch integration live
- Me and my guitar with Striking Matches
- Tune your guitar using an Apple Watch
- Is this the first Apple Watch MIDI controller app?
- Sonic Charge Echobode delay/frequency shifter plugin released
- Relish Guitars unveils high-tech Jane guitar
April 27
- VIDEO: The Dead Daisies studio diary part 1
- Halestorm talk 'idiot guitarists', Gilmour and Into The Wild Life
- Josh Macintyre on Marmozets' beginnings, groove and meteoric rise
- On the radar: Houndmouth
- Blast from the past: Sequential Circuits Prophet VS
April 24
- Learn to master groove with Benny Greb's new DVD
- Roger Linn discontinues AdrenaLinn Sync plugin
- The drummers of Toto
- JD McPherson talks Strats, trips and Let The Good Times Roll
- EHX Nano POG pedal confirmed
- Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage
- Algoriddim lets you DJ from your Apple Watch
April 23
- Beth Hart's top 5 tips for singers
- FREE VST/AU instrument: Bass Engine CM
- James Bay talks hollowbodies, solos and Chaos And The Calm
- Audreio AU plugin enables Mac to iOS audio streaming
April 22
- Artisan Bass Works announces the Fidelity Series
- Aristides unveils eight-string 080 guitar
- Computer Music issue 217 - RACK BUILDER - JUNE 2015
- Talking Shop: Gacha
- Image-Line releases FL Studio 12 DAW
- Steve Earle's 8 tips for guitarists
- Modartt releases Hohner Collection for Pianoteq
- u-he previews "fast and simple" Hive plugin synth
April 21
- The Darkness's Justin Hawkins: the 10 records that changed my life
- 10 drummers you need to know about this month
- Ryley Walker discusses new album Primrose Green
- Win an Aston Microphones Halo: the first in a new breed of reflection filters
- Keeley unveils Sojourner Fuzz Verb pedal
- 10 of the best FM plugin synths
- Will JoboMusic's Flexion be a sound designer's dream?
- Metal roundtable: Friedman, Amott and Loomis talk lead guitar
April 20
- AmpliTube UA app for all Android devices released
- Hank3's top 5 tips for multi-instrumentalists
- Ardour 4.0 DAW released
- Tantra multi-FX plugin creates "rhythmic progressions"
- Mikael Åkerfeldt on smashing his first guitar and onstage accidents
April 17
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland Aira modular first impressions
- Musikmesse 2015: Audio Technica announces AT2020 USBi microphone
- Musikmesse 2015: AKG unveils D112 MKII
- Musikmesse 2015: Orange/Manson MA Special electric guitar revealed!
- Musikmesse 2015: drum kits of the stars
- Classic Albums featuring Stewart Copeland
- Musikmesse 2015: sE guitaRF Reflexion Filter
- Musikmesse 2015: sE and Rupert Neve unveil RNT microphone
- Musikmesse 2015: ROLI Equator is a "cross-platform multidimensional synth engine"
- Musikmesse 2015: Live highlights gallery
- Musikmesse 2015: 5 drum highlights
- Musikmesse 2015: KAT kt4 electronic drum kit announced
- Musikmesse 2015: New Raw percussion range and cowbells from Latin Percussion
- Musikmesse 2015: Sakae Pac-D Compact Plus mini drum kit
- Musikmesse 2015: Natal launches Arcadia drum kit
- Musikmesse 2015: the Gibson stand in pictures
- Musikmesse 2015: Sugar Bytes Cyclop comes to iPad
- Musikmesse 2015: NI adds third-party plugin support to Komplete Kontrol keyboards
- Musikmesse 2015: Audio Level Magic Loudness processor released
- Musikmesse 2015: MunroSonic announces Egg100 monitoring system
- Musikmesse 2015 in pictures: Epiphone Ltd Ed Tony Iommi Signature
- Musikmesse 2015 hands-on: Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer
- Musikmesse 2015: RME previews Babyface Pro audio interface
- Musikmesse 2015: Fashionably dinky PW-3 Wah on show at Boss stand
April 16
- MeldaProduction v9 Effects demoed
- Musikmesse 2015: Eve Audio unveils SC203 monitors
- Musikmesse 2015: AKG unveils C314
- Musikmesse 2015: Perri's Leathers unveils four new official Beatles gig bags
- Musikmesse 2015: Focal Pro's Trio6 Be monitors on show
- Musikmesse 2015: Fret-King unveils limited edition Fishman Fluence models
- Meet the Programmers: 2CAudio
- Musikmesse 2015: Danelectro unveils 12-string, sitar and semi-acoustic
- Musikmesse 2015: Supro unveils three new combo amps
- Musikmesse 2015: Ibanez releases 50 Satriani-illustrated JS guitars
- Musikmesse 2015: Universal Audio updates Apollo interface range
- Musikmesse 2015: 12 new Radial DI/switching boxes
- Musikmesse 2015: Apogee MetaRecorder app offers Apple Watch control
- Musikmesse 2015: Bastl Instruments previews Thyme effects processor
- Musikmesse 2015: Hughes & Kettner unveils WM-1 wireless MIDI interface
- Musikmesse 2015: Elka Synthex to be reissued via crowdfunding campaign
April 15
- Mr. Big's Pat Torpey opens up about his Parkinson's disease
- Musikmesse 2015: Cakewalk announces Rapture Pro plugin synth
- Musikmesse 2015: Orange Rockerverb amps enter third generation
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland JD-XA synth first impressions
- Musikmesse 2015: Softube sets pulses racing with Heartbeat drum synth plugin
- Musikmesse 2015: DigiTech announces Obscura Altered Delay pedal
- Musikmesse 2015: VBL BeBop sets from Pearl on show
- Musikmesse 2015: New recording hardware from Tascam
- Musikmesse 2015: DigiTech reveals DOD Gunslinger MOSFET Distortion pedal
- Get Inside Abbey Road with Google
- Musikmesse 2015: EBS debut Red Label guitar pedals
- Musikmesse 2015: Pearl debuts 14x6.5" One Piece Maple Snare
- Musikmesse 2015: Softube releases Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 amp plugin
- Musikmesse 2015: Martin announces new X and Road Series models
- Musikmesse 2015: Orange enters the pedal fray with Bax Bangeetar
- Musikmesse 2015: Mackie updates its ProFX series mixers
- Musikmesse 2015: Modal Electronics unveils 008 8-voice analogue polysynth
- Exclusive first-look video: Roland TD-25KV electronic drum kit
- Musikmesse 2015: Colourful Marshall Astoria Series revealed
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland Blues Cube Tour and Artist 212 Amps take a bow
- Musikmesse 2015: Akai launches MIDImix DAW controller
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland launches TD-25K and TD-25KV electronic kits
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland announces development of System-500 analogue synth
- Musikmesse 2015: Boss SY-300 Guitar Synth breaks new ground
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland reveals JD-XA analogue/digital synth
- Musikmesse 2015: Roland launches Aira Modular synth and effects
April 14
- MUSIKMESSE 2015: TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme debuts
- MUSIKMESSE 2015: TC intros no-nonsense Ditto Stereo Looper
- Alain Johannes talks lessons learned with Homme, Cornell and Lanegan
- Musikmesse 2015: Zynaptiq previews Unmix::Drums plugin
- Musikmesse 2015: Patch Box modular pedal system emerges
- Musikmesse 2015: Nord unveils Stage 2 EX pianos
April 13
- Michael Des Barres on Led Zeppelin, Power Station and The Key To The Universe
- Musikmesse 2015: Lauten Audio reveals Eden microphone
- 5 minutes alone: Steve Lukather
- Tracktion 6 DAW now available
- Radial's Headload drives tone from your amp at low volumes
- Buy their sound: Mark Knopfler
- On the radar: Slaves
April 10
- Epiphone to release Tony Iommi signature model
- Stewart Copeland's top 5 tips for drummers
- For how long should developers support older operating systems?
- Diode-108 iPad drum machine released
- Total Guitar 266 on sale now: The Guitarists of Britpop
April 9
- Want a Korg littleBits LFO? Then vote!
- Talking Shop: Howling
- Rodriguez Jr.'s favourite music software
- Vox announces the AC-10C1 10-watt tube amp
- Magda and NYMA unveil custom DJ controller Versus
- Win tickets for World's Greatest Drummer show
- New Roland modular synth teased
- Issue 291 of Future Music is on sale now
- How to become a guitar tech
- Mark Knopfler's go-to guitars for new album Tracker
April 8
- Scott Lucas talks riffs, rip-offs and recording Local H's Hey, Killer
- Steinberg announces Cubase Elements 8 release
- Win a VK snare drum worth £599!
- Martin to unveil two new models at Musikmesse 2015
- Free Propellerhead Take vocal recorder gets upgrade
- Video premiere: King Capisce live session
- Meet the programmers: Propellerhead Software
- Native Instruments unveil stem format-supporting Traktor Kontrol D2
- Mark Knopfler on new solo album Tracker
- Silent, wearable metronome on the way
April 7
- The Cadillac Three's Jaren Johnston on Nashville roots, low-end lap steel and Taylor Swift
- Icicle talks DnB production, the universe and everything
- Operatic vocals at your fingertips with The Alto
- Defiantly digital Modor NF-1 synth breaks cover
- May issue of Rhythm on sale now
April 6
- George Thorogood's top 5 tips for guitarists
- Alex Shelnutt's Guide to Punk Pop Drumming
- On the radar: Black Peaks
April 3
- Bill Laswell's top 5 tips for producers
- Classic albums featuring Simon Phillips
April 2
- New drum gear of the month: review round-up (April 2015)
- Reason updated to version 8.2
April 1
- Andy Summers on reliving his Police past in new documentary
- Making beats on a mechanical drum machine
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (April 2015)
- New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (April 2015)
- Genome 2 iPad MIDI sequencer released