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- April 8th
- April 7th
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- Cort brings its popular Artisan Single-Cut bass to more players
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear… by David Gilmour (that aren't Comfortably Numb)
- Brian May jams along with musicians to play Queen, The Beatles and Elvis
- Sonible and Focusrite’s free Balancer plugin promises to ‘balance your audio tracks in seconds’
- Alesis Nitro Mesh kit vs Yamaha DTX402K vs Roland TD-1K: which e-kit is best for beginner drummers?
- Coronavirus giveaways: the best free software and services for musicians
- Drum Channel is giving away 1000 free 30-day subscriptions
- Soundtoys sets its much-loved Effect Rack plugin free for a limited time
- April 6th
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- Nightwish's Troy Donockley: Why I love my… Fylde Oberon acoustic guitar
- You can now download a free edition of the Serato Studio DAW
- Tony Iommi organises hospital charity guitar auction, talks Ozzy and lockdown
- The 8 best acoustic guitars for beginners 2020: recommended beginner acoustic guitars
- "If your feel sucks you just suck" – Thundercat picks his favourite basslines
- 11 best distortion pedals 2020: our pick of the best drive pedals for guitar
- Free Dolby On iOS and Android app promises simple, high-quality audio/video recording and live streaming
- Jordan Rudess wants you to stay at home and make music, so he’s giving away his GeoShred Play iOS app for free
- April 5th
- April 4th
- April 3rd
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- 8 songs that owe their success to Bill Withers samples
- Soul great Bill Withers dies, aged 81: musicians pay tribute
- The best audio interface 2020: our pick of the top audio interfaces for production and music-making
- The story of Kurt Cobain's Fender Jaguar
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Eddie Van Halen
- French house favourites Justice to host free music production Q&A webinar
- Joe Satriani admits to being "shamed back into my woodshed by so many young players" during lockdown
- Steinberg offers free versions of Cubase, WaveLab and more in its #StayHome Elements bundle
- 12 epic reads for drummers with time on their hands
- April 2nd
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- Chad Smith is playing Name That Groove with Quarantine Beats on Instagram, and he's very good at it
- Gibson, Sweetwater and Amped Guitar Learning team up to offer three months of guitar lessons for free
- How to assemble an electronic drum setup for quiet practice during the lockdown period
- Best guitar cables 2020: guitar leads and patch cables for all budgets
- Issue 356 of Future Music is on sale now
- Best electric guitars for beginners 2020: top beginner's electric guitars
- Modular synthesis for beginners: learn the basics of oscillators, filters and envelopes
- 21 of the best drummer jokes ever
- Mike Dawes returns with stunning new acoustic song William Shatner's Pants
- Get KV331’s SynthMaster One free for iPhone and iPad: the best music-making app giveaway yet?
- 24 tips for writing lyrics
- Unlock Roland’s Zenbeats music-making app for free on iOS and Android
- Fountains Of Wayne bassist and songwriter Adam Schlesinger passes away, age 52
- April 1st
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- Classic interview: John Mayer – "It has never changed that joy and passion and chemistry of just picking up the guitar and playing. In fact it's made it more important."
- The 20 best electronic music movies and documentaries to watch right now from your sofa
- Get 4 months of TIDAL HiFi and pay just £/$4 per month – usually £/$19.99 per month
- Gibson TV launches Epiphone Guitar Giveaway Of The Day
- Universal Audio says it’s launching its free LUNA DAW early to provide “a welcome escape from the outside world”
- Shape your sound for free with Audiomodern Filterstep
- Roland goes back to the noughties as it adds two SRX piano plugins to Roland Cloud
- Get 3 months of FREE online guitar lessons with this epic Fender Play deal
- Chuck D says that Flavor Flav spat and Public Enemy split was a hoax: “Believe half of what you hear and none of what you see"
