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- June 19
- June 18
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- 5 songs guitar players need to hear by… Death
- Learn these 10 easy partial guitar chords and speed up your changes
- Slate Digital Seismic gives you over 800 drum samples, and it’s being released for free!
- Best beginner electric guitars 2021: top electric guitars for beginners
- The greatest keyboard players pre-1980 revealed
- Harley Benton loses its head with 4 new Dullahan guitars
- Dave Mustaine says David Ellefson's bass playing will not feature on the new Megadeth album
- Arturia’s MatrixBrute Noir synth has a black finish so it’ll never go out of style
- Janet D'Addario, co-founder of D'Addario & Company, dies aged 72
- June 17
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- Behringer reveals the LmDrum, its long-awaited LinnDrum reboot, but it might not quite be what you were expecting
- Steve Vai's guitar tech Thomas Nordegg shares his setup tips
- Lau.ra: "To be honest, I can make a banging tune with very little equipment"
- KMA Machines turns frequency splitting up to 11 with its new Tyler Deluxe pedal
- Learn 4 Johnny Marr guitar chords from The Smiths
- Sample Logic is promising “the next step in assisted music creation” with Animation Station, its new MIDI arpeggiator plugin
- The Boss Heavy Metal pedal is back as the HM-2W and available to buy now
- Behringer says it’s made a development breakthrough as it aims for a “100% authentic” Yamaha CS-80 analogue synth clone
- How to start two-hand tapping on an acoustic guitar
- June 16
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- Fender's Custom Shop goes to town with 12 special 'student' model guitars
- 40 years of techno: how synths and drum machines have defined a genre
- The 13 best metal guitars 2021: the ultimate machines for heavy riffing at any budget
- What are Sarah Longfield’s favorite Elixir Strings for long-lasting, superior tone?
- 15 best microphones 2021: our expert pick of the best recording mics for every application
- Behringer channels Mutable Instruments’ Plaits in Brains, a multi-engine digital oscillator
- U2's The Edge launches signature guitar strap with Love Welcomes in aid of charity
- Here’s how to get IK Multimedia’s $50 T-RackS Classic Clipper for free
- Learn the modes for good with these 7 guitar licks
- Moog Music denies accusations of workplace discrimination and misogyny made in $1m lawsuit
- Slate Digital’s new ANA 2 Ultra Bundle will change the way you play
- On our radar: JJ Wilde
- June 15
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- Classic interview: Jack White – “I’m drawn to the idea that the guitar is a tool that can be manipulated and treated with either respect or disgrace“
- Harley Benton launches the Aeolus series – stylish semi-hollow singlecuts with a touch of AAA flame maple class
- Epiphone reveals signature Les Paul Axcess for Rush guitar legend Alex Lifeson
- Apogee’s DSP-powered Duet 3 USB audio interface promises to sound as good as it looks
- 13 best Waves plugins 2021: our pick of essential effects to improve every aspect of your mixing
- A Bigsby vibrato in pedal form? Gamechanger Audio buddy up with Fender and Bigsby to make it a reality
- Snag up to 80% off IK Multimedia Syntronik synths, plugins and more. A sign of mega Prime Day software discounts to come?
- Music Venue Trust calls on UK government to provide urgent financial support after live music reopening delayed four weeks
- Best PC for music production 2021: Apple Macs and desktop computers for your home studio
- Best snare drums 2021: 10 killer snares for all budgets and playing styles
- June 14
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- Best studio headphones 2021: 11 of the very best headphones for music production
- The Cure's Robert Smith: "I was listening, thinking this is the best music this band has made and my words are drivel"
- Left-handed guitarists: Harley Benton has got a treat for you with new EX-76 and EX-84 models
- Macbook Pro M1 and MacBook Air M1 prices are starting to drop ahead of Prime Day
- Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths: “I’ve got nothing against digital synths, but I just happen to prefer the real thing”
- This Lego bass guitar features 2,000 bricks
- 5 ways to play guitar like Mark Knopfler
- Get a free spring reverb plugin based on a rare 1960s effect that was built for the BBC
- Behringer teases Brains: hardware MIDI sequencer, groovebox, synth, DAW, or something else?
- Discover Taylor’s “perfect size” acoustic guitar for home and live playing
- June 12
- June 11
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- Julian Lage: “I bought a stethoscope and taped it to the back of the Telecaster. I could only handle it for about a day and thought, ‘This is abusive!’“
- Jared James Nichols shares hard-rocking new single, Skin 'N Bone, and announces new EP
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals bassist Juan Nelson dies, aged 62
- How to use reverb pedals in your guitar signal chain and get the best from them
- She's Got Claws: "Years ago I’d have thought you were crazy if you’d said a computer was all you needed”
- Solar Guitars unveils the weaponised Type T body shape for its latest series of heavy metal shred machines
- Brian May: why I use a sixpence for a guitar pick
- Hamstead goes cosmic once again with the Comet Interstellar Driver
- Apple Music boss admits he can’t hear any difference between compressed and lossless audio: “our ears aren’t that good”
- Do you need in-ear monitors?
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Neil Young
- Producer Federico Vindver says that Timbaland’s new solo album contains “some of the most incredible music that I’ve heard in my life”
- June 10
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- Wolfgang Van Halen interview: "I really think I found my own way, I never tried to replicate anyone”
- Are these unmissable amp and software deals from Positive Grid the best we'll see before Prime Day?
- Coldplay and Kanye producer Federico Vindver: “You can do everything with just a laptop and a pair of headphones. You can make the best music ever”
- Dave Grohl reveals surviving members of Nirvana have recorded “really cool” new music
- 12 best laptops for music production 2021: portable computers for musicians, producers and DJs
- Best live vocal microphones 2021: the finest gigging mics you can buy today
- 9 best XLR microphones 2021: the pro's choice for superb results in the studio and for live performances
- How to fit new locking guitar tuners
- Win an entire fully-powered KMA Machines pedalboard!
- Brian Eno to share 300 unreleased tracks from across his career on Sonos Radio HD
- Lindsey Buckingham returns with fingerpickin' good new single, I Don't Mind
- June 9
- June 8
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- How to play guitar chords across the entire fretboard
- Redbeard Effects makes its overdrive pedal debut with the Angry Rhubarb Paradynamic Overdrive MKII
- 5 reasons Rush's Geddy Lee is the greatest bassist of all time
- Cort revises its flagship electric guitar range with the impressive G280 Select
- Best guitar amp headphones 2021: our top choices, from wearable tech to pro in-ear monitors
- Rush’s Geddy Lee and Neil Peart voted greatest rhythm section of all time
- The 30 greatest bassists of all time - ranked
- 15 questions for... Ya Tseen: "I have a healthy synth obsession"
- Apple macOS Monterey and iOS 15 could make it easier for musicians to collaborate and work across multiple devices
- The 30 greatest drummers of all time - ranked
- June 7
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- Give Dad the gift of music this Father's Day with an all-access pass to Qello Concerts
- The 12 best audio interfaces 2021: recommended audio interfaces for music-making and production
- Watch Slash, Def Leppard's Phil Collen and Stone Temple Pilots' Robert DeLeo cover Jimi Hendrix's Fire
- The 10 best drum mic kits 2021: our top drum mic bundle choices for every budget
- Prime Day arrives early with up to 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited completely free
- Van Halen Fair Warning-era video of band performing in dinosaur park is unearthed
- Dolby Atmos: experience the future of music today
- See 5 historic shots from Anton Corbijn's Depeche Mode photo book
- The 12 best podcasting microphones 2021: our pick of podcast mics for every level and budget
- Flowsonics’ Graindrop plugin is here to add a splash of granular processing sauce
- June 6
- June 5
- June 4
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- Nonlinear Labs C15 synth gets an internal audio recorder
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… the Eagles
- 13 best electronic drum sets 2021: our expert pick of electronic drum kits for every playing level and budget
- The 8 best budget studio monitors 2021: great home studio speakers that won’t break the bank
- KHDK unveils the Ascendancy – a limited edition Trivium signature overdrive pedal
- Make amazing music for less with Native Instruments’ 50% off Summer of Sound sale
- You can pay what you want for the Invader 2 softsynth from E-Phonic
- Jimmy Page tops Total Guitar readers poll for Greatest Guitar Riff of All Time
- TC Electronic unveils Paul Gilbert signature edition of the MojoMojo overdrive on the day Gilbert's new album Werewolves Of Portland is released
- Guitar Tricks is offering 45% off an annual sub and Rolling Stones song lessons bundle
- John Mayer takes the Last Train Home to the 80s as he shares new Toto-inspired single from forthcoming album, Sob Rock
- Nektar's slim new SE61 controller still manages to pack in the features
- The best Father’s Day gifts for musicians 2021: our pick of 25 ace gifts for your music-loving dad
- June 3
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- Producer Mitch Easter shares the inside story of R.E.M.’s early recording sessions: “It was glorious. They rehearsed a lot just because they liked to play together“
- Protection Racket unveils case for Yamaha EAD10 and DTX modules
- Fender and Dhani Harrison team up for a signature ukulele
- The 9 best in-ear monitors 2021: IEMs for every situation, from the studio to the stage
- F.'em is touted as one of the most powerful FM synths ever
- 5 digital delay pedals guitar players need to try
- Orange Amps' collaboration with Blast Cult's Jason Burns bears fruit as the stunning OE-1 Custom Guitar is unveiled
- 10 best keyboards for beginners and kids 2021: Get started with our expert pick of beginner keyboards for all ages
- The Prince Estate shares a previously unreleased Prince single from the vault – Born 2 Die
- 13 Father's Day gifts for guitar players: affordable present ideas for your guitar-toting dad
- The best cheap electric guitars 2021: our top picks for the best budget electric guitars under $/£500
- The beginner's guide to: chillwave
- June 2
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- 10 things to know about Gibson, from the Gibson Garage to new Frampton and Orianthi guitars
- Spiritbox: watch an exclusive guitar playthrough of Circle With Me and interview with Mike Stringer
- Chaos Audio revamps the Stratus, a do-it-all app-controlled multi-effects pedal – is it time to ditch the pedalboard?
- Queen’s Roger Taylor announces new solo album, Outsider
- Steve Cropper‘s 5 tips for guitar players: “I always look at my guitar before playing and say, ‘If you don’t play good tonight, you’re firewood in the morning!’“
- 10 best acoustic guitar mics 2021: our pick of microphones for recording your acoustic guitar
- Sony makes a play for the guitar, keyboard and DJ effects market with the Motion Sonic wrist controller
- If Behringer doesn’t snap up the Positron16 synth concept, then someone else must
- Ernie Ball Music Man officially releases the St Vincent Goldie
- Classic album - Ben Westbeech on There's More To Life Than This
- June 1
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- Årabrot‘s Kjetil Nernes: “My approach to guitar has developed through the years, but this mix of punk-rock and Glenn Branca minimalism is still the backbone“
- Issue 371 of Future Music is on sale now
- Roger Waters takes aim at David Gilmour, accusing him of “whopping porky pies“ and taking more credit for his work in Pink Floyd “than is his due“
- Get ready, Behringer has announced the RD-9 is finally shipping
- Best Blue Microphones Yeti deals in June 2021: the best Blue Yeti deals across the full USB microphone range
- The best Rode NT-USB and Rode NT-USB Mini deals in June 2021: bag a desktop microphone bargain
- The best SSL 2 and SSL 2+ audio interface deals in June 2021: the place to find cheap SSL interface deals
- The best Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen deals in June 2021: bag a budget audio interface bargain
- The best Alesis Nitro Mesh kit deals in June 2021: save big on our top-choice budget electronic drum set
- The best Shure MV7 deals in June 2021: grab do-it-all microphone bargain
- The best Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 deals in June 2021: find the lowest prices for Novation’s top budget MIDI keyboard
- The best Yamaha Piaggero NP-12 deals in June 2021: learn to play today with a compact keyboard bargain
- The best Casio Privia PX-770 deals in June 2021: bag a great deal on a new digital piano
- Zach Myers: 10 albums that changed my life – “I wanted to play like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Freddie King, but I wanted to be Garth Brooks”
- The best Focal Listen Professional deals in June 2021: the best prices on our number one choice of studio headphones
- The best Sennheiser HD-206 headphones deals June 2021: find the best prices online for Sennheiser’s cheapest studio cans
- The best Audio-Technica ATH-M50x deals June 2021: pick of one of favourite pairs of studio headphones for less
- Best Audient iD4 MKII deals in June 2021: find the cheapest prices for this top-rated budget audio interface
- The best Boss GT-1000 deals in June 2021: explore the best prices for this epic multi-effects pedal
- The best KRK Rokit 7 G4 deals in June 2021: bag a top studio monitor bargain today
- The best Boss RC-1 deals in June 2021: save big bucks on an iconic looper pedal
- The best Apple MacBook Pro M1 deals for June 2021: bag yourself a music production laptop bargain
- John Mayer teases a hot pink finish for his PRS Silver Sky series and new solo album announcement
- The 11 best PA speakers 2021: compact and mobile live sound systems for bands and buskers
- Black Corporation is bringing back the Jupiter-8 and with extra features
- The 11 best delay pedals 2021: our pick of the best delay guitar effects from Boss, Strymon, Electro-Harmonix and more
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time - ranked!
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 1: Vangelis - Blade Runner Main Titles
