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- January 22nd
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- Fender takes sonic innovation to new heights with the American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster
- NAMM 2019: Fender debuts the American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster, an innovative hybrid acoustic/electric guitar
- NAMM 2019: Pigtronix reveals Resotron analog filter stompbox
- NAMM 2019: Loopcloud 4 brings sample editing to the fore
- NAMM 2019: Lightning strikes twice as Erica Synths introduces the 3000V Plasma Drive Eurorack module
- NAMM 2019: The Nord Piano Monitor is designed to make your keyboard sound like it was meant to
- NAMM 2019: news, rumours and teasers
- NAMM 2019: McDSP promises a ‘world-first’ with APB-16, a software-controlled analogue processing box
- January 21st
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- NAMM 2019: Cort unveils first ever multi-scale 8-string guitar and more
- NAMM 2019: 7 new wallet-friendly basses incoming from Cort
- NAMM 2019: The new MIDI has a name, and it probably won’t surprise you
- NAMM 2019: The Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth turns your bass guitar into fat vintage synths
- Blast from the past: Lexicon Vortex
- Me and my guitar: Pelican's Dallas Thomas
- Corrosion Of Conformity's Mike Dean: “It’s all in the hands and in your dedication and connection to the creativity of the universe”
- NAMM 2019: Gibson’s epic new 23-strong guitar line-up revealed
- NAMM 2019: Elektron’s cryptic new product teaser raises more questions than answers
- NAMM 2019: Joyo’s Taichi promises Dumble Overdrive Special tones from a $52 pedal
- NAMM 2019: British Drum Company aims sky high with new Aviator aluminium snare drum
- NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia’s iRig Micro Amp is also a guitar audio interface
- January 20th
- January 19th
- January 18th
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- NAMM 2019: Teenage Engineering introduces the “poor man’s modular” with new PO synth range
- NAMM 2019: Gibson gives players what they want with traditional-spec electrics and more affordable acoustics
- NAMM 2019: Brainworx leads Plugin Alliance into a new era of synth development
- NAMM 2019: Neunaber announces ultra-versatile, “hyper-realistic” Neuron guitar preamp
- Electro-Harmonix wins copyright infringement case against Mooer
- NAMM 2019: Korg Gadget 2 is coming, and you’ll also be able to buy its devices as Mac and PC plugins
- Robert Godin: “If you make just the same thing as people did 50 or 60 years ago… Wow, things have changed!”
- Khruangbin: “We’re not intending to create war with our music… It’s the absence of that aggression that a lot of rock bands have”
- NAMM 2019: Eventide’s Rose grafts digital delay onto an analogue platform
- Hands-on: Yamaha CP88 and CP73 stage pianos
- NAMM 2019: Is MXR about to release a signature Green Day pedal?
- MusicRadar tech and DJ deals of the week
- NAMM 2019: Reftone’s LD-2H headphones are like monitor speakers for your ears
- NAMM 2019: Blackstar claims its new HT-1R and HT-5R MkII are “the perfect studio and practice amps”
- January 17th
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- NAMM 2019: Godin launches Multiac Steel acoustic guitar
- NAMM 2019: Akai Pro unveils Force, a standalone production instrument that promises an Ableton Live-style workflow without a computer
- NAMM 2019: Create the synths you’ve always wanted in Kilohearts’ Phase Plant plugin
- NAMM 2019: Martin reveals 9 Special and Limited Edition acoustic guitars
- NAMM 2019: The MOD Duo X is “tailor-made to meet the needs of the electronic musician”
- NAMM 2019: DW’s classic 5000 pedal gets single chain drive option
- The playlist: Coheed And Cambria's Claudio Sanchez
- NAMM 2019: Korg’s latest bright idea is the neon-coloured Kross SE workstation
- 5 things you will love about the Korg Volca Drum
- NAMM 2019: Taurus unveils its smallest pedal tube amp yet, the Stomp-Head 1.VT
- NAMM 2019: Is IK Multimedia’s AXE I/O the high-end audio interface guitar players have been waiting for?
- NAMM 2019: Vox flies the flag with Union Jack Mini Superbeetle
- January 16th
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- NAMM 2019: Nexi Industries teams up with Skunk Anansie’s Ace for two new analogue pedals
- NAMM 2019: Bitwig Studio 3 adds The Grid, a fully modular sound design playground
- NAMM 2019: The GEN R-8 is probably the most advanced Stylophone yet
- NAMM 2019: McDSP’s 6060 Module Collection puts more than 30 outboard-style processors in a plugin
- 5 things you will love about the Korg Minilogue XD
- NAMM 2019: Revv Amps aims for “organic amp tones in a pedal format” with G4 preamp
- NAMM 2019: Tama hits the mark with trio of sub-£120 steel snare drums
- NAMM 2019: Peterson reckons its new StroboStomp HD is “the ultimate pedal tuner”
- Me and my guitar: Steve Hackett
- NAMM 2019: Korg sees red with the Kronos Special Edition workstation
- NAMM 2019: Yamaha says that it’s revolutionised the stage piano with its new CP models
- Rise Against's Joe Principe: “Bass playing should be about locking in with the drummer. I’ve always seen myself as a percussive player”
- David Crosby: “Dying is part of life. I’m at the end of my life, so I have to look at it”
- Gibson unveils Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 signature guitar
- NAMM 2019: Korg Minilogue XD hands-on demo
- NAMM 2019: Has Meinl made the ultimate busking tools for drummers and percussionists?
- NAMM 2019: Korg promises contemporary, production-ready sounds out of the box with the Krome EX workstation
- NAMM 2019: Mooer set to disrupt multi-effects market with astonishingly feature-rich GE300
- NAMM 2019: G7th promises “unrivalled tuning stability” from its new Performance 3 capo
- NAMM 2019: Vox equips limited-edition AC15s with Warehouse guitar speakers
- January 15th
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- NAMM 2019: PRS debuts SE Santana Singlecut Trem, SE Schizoid and SE Paul’s Guitar
- NAMM 2019: The Ruokangas Valvebucker is the first-ever tube-driven electric guitar pickup
- Ola Englund and Sithu Aye: “You need to find your own voice and ideas... That’s what the audience clings onto”
- NAMM 2019: Zildjian Cymbals enters the in-ear monitor market
- NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia has something big in the works for guitarists
- JBL’s One Series 104s are sleek-looking monitors designed for the modern producer
- Chelsea Wolfe: “I wanted to write heavy songs that are fun to play and that I could really lose myself in”
- NAMM 2019: Supro unveils “premium, all-analogue” Delay pedal
- NAMM 2019: Godin reveals Daryl Stuermer DS-1 signature guitar
- NAMM 2019: Evans aids quiet practice with SoundOff mesh drumheads
- NAMM 2019: Korg gets back on the beat with the Volca Drum digital percussion synth
- NAMM 2019: Korg’s Volca Modular synth looks like a portable patching powerhouse
- NAMM 2019: It looks as though Korg's new Minilogue XD synth is the best of all the ‘logues
- NAMM 2019: Vox announces ultra-affordable VX15 and Nutube-equipped VX50 guitar amps
- January 14th
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- NAMM 2019: Is Denon DJ trying to loosen Pioneer DJ's vice-like grip on the world of DJ tech?
- NAMM 2019: Martin updates Dreadnought Junior and Road Series, introduces new Slope Shoulder guitars
- NAMM 2019: Meinl unveils ‘sonically rich’ Turkish-made Byzance Foundry Reserve cymbals
- 5 minutes alone - Therapy?'s Andy Cairns: “Mr Flannel Shirt and Mr Metal really didn’t like Infernal Love”
- You Me At Six's Matt Barnes: “I didn’t play a P-Bass for ages. When I finally picked one up, the neck was incredible”
- NAMM 2019: Tsakalis Audio Works may have just devised the quintessential boutique overdrive pedal
- NAMM 2019: Walnut/birch hybrid shells and funky finishes are order of the day for Tama’s Starclassic line
- NAMM 2019: Control any MIDI device from your guitar with Noatronic’s Onboard Expression
- Learn piano from Harry Connick Jr with Playground Sessions
- January 13th
- January 11th
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- NAMM 2019: Gretsch Drums debuts portable Brooklyn Micro kit
- NAMM 2019: This leaked image of a naked-looking synth has all the hallmarks of an Analogue Solutions instrument
- NAMM 2019: Zildjian relaunches FX line with FX Stacks
- SampleRadar: 120 free ultra-modern bass samples
- NAMM 2019: Drum Workshop adds Pure Almond shell option to Collector's Series
- NAMM 2019: Is Erica Synths and Gamechanger Audio about to unleash the Plasma Pedal into the world of Eurorack?
- Roland adds Alexa voice control to a digital piano, and says that this is just the start
- Doyle Bramhall II: “I’ve spent my life studying music and I know what I love. I just follow what comes out of me”
- NAMM 2019: Audient and Two Notes may have just designed the ultimate guitar interface
- NAMM 2019: ThorpyFX collaborates with Lovetone’s Dan Coggins on Deep Oggin chorus/vibrato
- NAMM 2019: Feel the Force with this teaser from Akai
- NAMM 2019: Joyo takes overdrive to the Maximum with new dual-channel drive
- NAMM 2019: Blackstar launches feature-rammed HT-20R MkII head and combo
- NAMM 2019: Strymon harnesses vintage echoes for new Volante delay pedal
- New Windows 10 update enables you to load “potentially thousands” of plugins in your DAW
- January 10th
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- NAMM 2019: Electro-Harmonix releases its own line of guitar strings
- NAMM 2019: Orange unveils Pedal Baby 100 power amp and TremLord 30 combo
- NAMM 2019: Martin reveals Woodstock 50th Anniversary acoustic guitars
- NAMM 2019: Analogue Solutions Generator now available as a Eurorack module
- Lisa Mann: “I was always attracted to the sound of the bass, whatever I was listening to”
- NAMM 2019: Seymour Duncan teams up with Wes Hauch for Jupiter 7-string humbucker
- NAMM 2019: Mackie says that its new flagship DRM Series loudspeakers are ‘the best it's ever designed’
- NAMM 2019: Red Witch’s Fuzz God III packs 64 fuzz combinations into one mini pedal
- NAMM 2019: Cort introduces EvoRose rosewood alternative with sustainably designed MR720F acoustic
- Issue 340 of Future Music is on sale now
- January 9th
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- Propellerhead partners with Mind Music Labs to put Rack Extension plugins into hardware
- IK Multimedia offers new phone and tablet mounting methods with the iKlip 3 range
- NAMM 2019: EMG unveils signature pickups for Lars Frederiksen, David Ellefson, Frank Bello, Tom Araya and Prashant Aswani
- Puremagnetik’s Splitch plugin specialises in distortion and pitch mangling
- Historic hardware: Gibson ES-175D
- Fender acquires Bigsby
- NAMM 2019: EarthQuaker Devices launches Swiss Things Pedalboard Reconciler
- January 8th
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- NAMM 2019: PRS unveils McCarty 594 Hollowbody II
- NAMM 2019: Morley goes Pro with new ABY and ABC switchers
- NAMM 2019: What has Audient got cooking? Does this video tease a new guitar product?
- There’s a new Technics SL-1200 DJ turntable on the way, and it could be the best one yet
- NAMM 2019: Supro revives David Bowie’s favoured 1961 Dual Tone
- Architects' Dan Searle: "Once Tom left us we needed to get back to some kind of normality"
- NAMM 2019: Aguilar launches SL 115 bass cabinet
- The free Flower Child Filter plugin can be clean or dirty
- This eye-catching Strat is built out of 1,200 coloured pencils
- One for the road - Martin Barre: “Spinal Tap moment? We used to dress up in animal suits and have four-hour shows”
- Review round-up: stunning phaser pedals
- Roland’s GO:PIANO 88 could be the keyboard to kickstart your learning
- January 7th
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- The best remixing software: 4 state-of-the-art tools
- NAMM 2019: HeadRush targets amp modellers with FRFR-108 powered cabinet
- Bastl Instruments and Casper Electronics Dark Matter module is now available
- Brian May says that critics made a mistake as Bohemian Rhapsody triumphs at the Golden Globes
- NAMM 2019: Martin’s all-new Modern Deluxe Series promises “a truly unique playing experience”
- Alan R Pearlman, the founder of ARP Instruments, has died, aged 93
- GarageBand is 15 years old and you can see a young John Mayer revealing it for the first time
- NAMM 2019: The Ibanez Altstar is the RG-headstocked acoustic you never knew you wanted
- Meshell Ndegeocello: “You’re trying to express the inexpressible, to feed your heart”
- Rig tour: Mike Vennart
- 10 questions for Europe's John Norum: “Work on vibrato. It’s like a personality for a guitarist”
- January 6th
- January 4th
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- This is what the Behringer UB-Xa will look like
- The FX files: MXR Dyna Comp
- NAMM 2019: Mad Professor launches super-versatile, all-analogue Double Moon chorus/flanger/vibrato
- Klaus Schulze's favourite music software
- Bob Mould: “I’m a very innovative rhythm guitarist. And a pretty less-than-average soloist!”
- 12 of the best VST/AU metering plugins
- NAMM 2019: Taylor teases major new acoustic guitar launch
- NAMM 2019: Blackstar lifts the lid on 3 new Studio 10 tube amps
- January 3rd
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- NAMM 2019: Ibanez debuts 19 new bass guitars
- NAMM 2019: Is this leaked Akai APC Live for real?
- NAMM 2019: Supro’s Blues King 12 delivers higher gain and a lower price tag
- NAMM 2019: Epiphone’s Del Rey Double Cut returns as the DC Pro
- NAMM 2019: Taurus debuts Vandall-500 bass amp with solid-state and tube preamps
- NAMM 2019: Godin set to release its first-ever acoustic guitar line
- NAMM 2019: LR Baggs expands Align Series with new Chorus and Delay pedals
- 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in January 2019
- Jessica Pimentel: “Bass is a punch that lingers in the air, a hum that lives in the belly and rattles the heart”
- January 2nd
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- NAMM 2019: Ibanez reveals new AZ-derived Polyphia, Chon and Andy Timmons signature models
- Classic album: Daniel Hunt on Ladytron's Velocifero
- The Bootleg Beatles: “The Beatles could overdub as much as they like. We don’t have that luxury live on stage”
- Joyo ushers in the age of Aquarius with feature-rammed delay and looper
- Classic gear: Gibson Firebird VII
- Keeley shoots for a perfect 10 with new X Pedals range
- NAMM 2019: Dreadbox reveals Hypnosis Time Effects Processor
- New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (January 2019)
- New tech gear of the month: review round-up (January 2019)
- Free music samples: download loops, hits and multis from SampleRadar
- January 1st
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- This Mr Typo voice synthesizer sounds as crazy as it looks
- Gene Simmons: “Studio bassists who play with their fingers live have no idea that we can’t hear what they’re playing”
- The best monitor headphones in 2018: high-end and budget options for the studio
- Cassian: 5 things I’ve learned about music production
- The 11 best prog guitarists in the world right now
- NAMM 2019: Ibanez unveils over 40 new electric guitars
- The best USA end-of-year and January guitars, drums and music tech deals
