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- July 26
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- Use your body as a patch cable with Soma Laboratories' Enner synth
- 15 best microphones 2021: our expert pick of the best recording mics for every application
- Best ukuleles 2021: top acoustic ukes and the best electric ukuleles for all abilities
- Positive Grid releases 6 free amps and effects for the Spark
- What is granular synthesis?
- ‘Pingdemic‘ staff shortages threaten UK summer festival calendar
- LA-based musician turns Golden Gate bridge into world's "largest wind instrument"
- Rockabilly icon Brian Setzer shares second single from forthcoming solo album
- Classic interview with guitarist and innovator Les Paul – "Leo wanted me to be partners with him, for it to be the Fender guitar: the Les Paul Fender"
- Dave Mustaine reveals title for new Megadeth album and shares new music teaser
- 5 ways to play guitar like Slash
- How to build a delay effect in Reaktor
- Holly+, Holly Herndon's AI-powered deepfake "digital twin" is ready to collaborate with you
- Vola Guitars offers a fresh twist on classic electric guitar design with its refreshed OZ and Vasti models
- 4 tricks to improve your guitar solos
- 15 questions for... Jorja Chalmers: "Bryan Ferry does kindly let me use his amazing vintage synthesiser collection"
- July 23
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- How to experiment with your effects pedal signal chain
- Boss will help you take better care of your guitar with its new line of deluxe gig-bags
- Erica Synths Matrix Mixer promises to let you re-patch your Eurorack system with the push of a button
- Fender teams up with FINNEAS for the American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster hotline
- The greatest keyboard players of all time, revealed
- Joe Bonamassa is at his blues rocking best with anthemic new single Notches
- Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto: “When I write songs, inspiration can come from anywhere – even a gust of wind can trigger some kind of riff“
- Classic Interview: Steve Albini – "A lot of people in my position are opposed to the home-recording of music. They feel like it cheapens what happens in the studio, but I disagree"
- 15 questions for... Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll and Murray Lachlan Young: "Sometimes nothing but a 303 will do"
- Get Eric Gales‘ blues-rock rig for just $59
- 4 essential rhythm guitar skills for dividing up the beat
- July 22
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- Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament talks No Code album: "I don't know if we made any money on that record"
- Times Of Grace / Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D on the 10 albums that changed his life
- Make your next killer beat quicker with Serato Studio 1.6
- Best PCs for music production 2021: Apple Macs and desktop computers for your home studio
- Tremonti returns with moody juggernaut new single If Not For you
- Serato Studio can now record audio, so does that mean it’s now a ‘proper’ DAW?
- Harley Benton have a new bargain electro acoustic guitar with the CLD-60SMCE NT
- Best pianos 2021: Our pick of 16 acoustic and digital pianos for home, studio and stage
- You might never have heard of Behringer’s latest proposed drum synth clone, but that doesn’t mean you won’t want it
- Eric Clapton refuses to play to 'discriminated audiences' where vaccine proof is required
- Gordon Smith reveals The Gatbsy – its first offset guitar
- July 21
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- Jimi Hendrix and Dio tribute guitars unveiled by builder Cynosure for Bloodstock Festival's 20th anniversary
- Elton John’s Live Aid and Dodger Stadium grand piano sells for $915,000
- 12 simple guitar chords for beginners to go beyond the basics with
- Best wireless microphones 2021: our pick of the finest untethered vocal devices
- The basic song arrangement template: the anatomy of a 'standard' layout
- Download the “bright and modern” IK Multimedia Art Deco Piano for free
- 10 easy and practical tips for getting a great live guitar sound
- 28 iconic Roland Cloud AU plugins now offer native support for Apple M1 Macs
- John Mayer airs some Roxy (Pink) music with three Sob Rock songs live on TV
- Hear Fender's value-packed Squier Affinity Series guitars and basses in action
- Roland unveils three affordable TD-07 series electronic drum sets
- 5 ways to play guitar like Gary Moore
- July 20
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- Squier's Paranormal Series returns, putting a bizarro twist on classic Fender designs
- Epiphone releases much-anticipated Slash Collection – signature Les Pauls and J-45 acoustics available now
- Akai's 2.10 update brings vocal tuning to MPC users
- Behringer teases Roland SH-5 clone, the MS-5
- Heartbreaker Mike Campbell is selling a stack of vintage gear on Reverb.com
- Classic Interview: Eric Clapton – “I was in it to save the world. I wanted to tell the world about blues and to get it right. In a way I thought, ‘Yes, I am God; quite right!‘“
- Solar Guitars makes its multiscale debut with two super-shreddable six- and seven-string S-types
- Classic album: Sub Focus on Sub Focus
- How to build your first Reaktor synth
- 10 best bass guitars 2021: four-string and five-string bass guitars for every budget
- July 19
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- Hear the talented young guitarists Gibson has chosen for its Generation Group
- Cherry Audio’s Memorymode synth plugin is a “super-sized” version of the Memorymoog
- The beginner's guide to: trap
- Never mind the Polivoks: Behringer is working with the original designer on a new version of the iconic Soviet synth
- Guitar lesson: 5 ways to play like Stevie Ray Vaughan
- The Red Panda Raster 2 digital delay boasts some serious upgrades
- Mark Ronson explores the links between music production and technology in new Apple TV+ show Watch The Sound
- Classic gear interview: Guitar effects expert Pete Cornish on getting the best out of your pedals
- Serafim Keybo is a mini laser projector that can turn any desk into a playable music keyboard
- How to learn any guitar lick faster
- Nembrini Audio launches Acoustic Voice guitar plugin
- July 16
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- Quinn Sullivan: “You pick up a ’59 Les Paul and it just speaks differently to any other guitar you have ever played before – it is a beast of its own“
- Classic interview: Stewart Copeland on his Police career, "We fought like cat and dog over the f**king hi-hat"
- 6 ways to avoid cliches with your chord and lead guitar playing
- Neural DSP Quad Cortex CorOS 1.1.0 now available adding new effects and more
- Steve Vai plays a stunning guitar solo on Jonah Nilsson's Diamond Ring
- Peter Frampton explains how he wrote his two biggest hits in one day
- See Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Trey Anastasio and Doyle Bramhall II tear through a blazing version of Layla live
- 5 guitar tricks you can learn from John Mayer
- July 15
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- Learn the 3-chord trick that's behind thousands of songs
- Terror tamed: KMA Machines unleashes the high gain beast with Guardian Of The Wurm distortion pedal
- Interview: Gary Kemp – "To this day, I really believe in writing the song completely on an acoustic instrument before taking it into the studio"
- Classic interview - Brian Eno: “I use the DX7 because I understand it. I know that there are theoretically better synths, but I don’t know how to use them”
- Is one P-90 pickup all you need in a guitar? Harley Benton's new £200 DC-60 Junior says yes indeed!
- Gibson breaks cover with new guitar plans for 2021
- Elkka: "I visited Floating Points at his studio, which was like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- Unlock MIDI potential with the new BOSS EV-1-WL Wireless Expression Pedal
- Boss reveals its first guitar: EURUS GS-1
- IK Multimedia launches AmpliTube X-GEAR effects pedals to combine advanced modelling with a boutique experience
- July 14
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- Sunroof: "We needed to move away from doing 45-minute rambling jams"
- Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 synth is now a USB audio interface, too
- 5 unsung classic songs guitarists need to hear by… early Fleetwood Mac
- Take a look at John Bonham’s first Paiste artist contract
- Classic interview: Jimmy Page and Jack White – "Starting with a top-of-the-line guitar won’t facilitate anything"
- Orange unleashes Glenn Hughes signature purple Crush Bass 50 amp
- Casio PX-S1100: one of the best digital pianos for beginners just got an upgrade
- Bitwig Studio 4 released: explore “new musical timelines” with flexible comping, Operators, and expression automation
- July 13
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- Warning! Graphic content: Kramer uses animal print, snakeskin, flames and more for its new 80s-inspired electric guitars
- The greatest keyboard players of the 21st century, revealed
- Live Lite 11 gives you more of Ableton’s full DAW than you might expect
- The best Roland TD-1DMK deals in July 2021: the best prices on a killer Roland electronic drum set
- Fender expands its pedal range with the Dual Pugilist Distortion and Dual Marine Layer Reverb
- Best acoustic electric guitars 2021: 9 budget to high-end guitars from Epiphone, Martin, Taylor and more
- 5 audio interfaces for recording your entire band: our picks from budget to pro
- Gretsch puts a modern twist on retro design with its epic 2021 lineup of Players Edition Hollow Body electric guitars
- Nektar squeezes more out of its GXP MIDI keyboard range with new 49- and 61-note models
- Charvel specs up two highly shreddable signature electric guitars for Guthrie Govan and Rick Graham
- Are budget audio interfaces a false economy?
- Spotify predicts a resurgence in underground and bedroom dance music production
- July 12
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- Here’s why Model:Samples and Model:Cycles are the fast, fun Elektron devices you’ve been looking for
- How to get lo-fi guitar tones with your effects pedals
- Emily Wolfe interview: "Knowing a lot about the gear side of things can really help you accomplish the sound you have in your head"
- Super MIDI Pak turns your Super Nintendo console into a playable MIDI synth
- Start improvising guitar solos with these 3 simple exercises
- How to make money from podcasting
- Rhodes returns: iconic electric piano brand is back with the promise of new keyboards
- Did Gibson just confirm a USA Standard Adam Jones Silverburst Les Paul?
- July 9
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- The beginner's guide to: Oramics
- Chris Buck showcases his Yamaha Revstar on new Cardinal Black live session and offers his fingerstyle guitar tips
- Joanne Shaw Taylor returns with new song If That Ain't A Reason – produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith
- 10 ways to upgrade your electronic drum set
- Samantha Fish teams up with Lady Gaga and Sting producer on new album Faster – hear first single Twisted Ambition
- Jam & Lewis: “With Prince, we learned to use synthesizers in a very musical way”
- The PRS Silver Sky is now available in John Mayer's current favourite Roxy Pink
- Behringer takes its TD-3 bassline synth “to a whole new level” with a devilish modded version
- The 10 best earplugs for musicians 2021: protect your hearing from the practice room to your next gig
- July 8
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- Fender's California series has acoustic players dreaming of big-bodied tones from small-bodied instruments
- Celebrate 30 years of Primal Scream's Screamadelica with Fender's limited edition Stratocaster
- Has Harley Benton just raised the bar for acoustic guitar value with the CL-15 series?
- Jackson adds 8 signature Soloists to former Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick's shred arsenal
- Spitfire Audio changes tack and delivers the Jangle Piano, another Beatles Abbey Road favourite, to your DAW
- The 14 best budget guitar amps under $/£500 2021: top cheap amps for smaller budgets
- It's official: Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis has a new Fender Signature Telecaster
- Classic interview: Aphex Twin - “I hate the idea of using other people’s equipment - I’ve just got a bit obsessed, I suppose”
- Getting your monitor mix right – a guide for gigging musicians
- Gretsch's Richard Fortus Signature Falcons have hatched, and they're a handsome pair of birds
- More affordable EVH 5150 amps announced with designer James Brown back onboard
- Do you own a Roland piano? You could be eligible for three months of free lessons with Pianote
- Download more than 30 new plugins for free as part of the KVR Developer Challenge 2021
- Cory Wong gets a signature Fender Strat
- Behringer is offering pre-production versions of its PPG Wave clone to owners of the original synth
- Mikael Åkerfeldt talks Opeth's Blackwater Park 20 years on: "It was a cross between death metal, black metal and jazz chords"
- The Kurt Cobain Fender Jag-Stang returns
- July 7
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- Best mic stands 2021: 10 of the finest microphone holders you can buy today
- First look video: Korg modwave wavetable synth
- Take a look inside Marshall’s new studio, complete with Neve desk and vintage outboard
- Yngwie Malmsteen: "I don't follow trends… if anything, I make trends"
- Never miss a perfect take with the last microphone you’ll ever need
- This ‘synth emulator’ plugin could bring the Access Virus, Nord Lead and Waldorf Q to your DAW, but there is a catch
- Classic Interview: Ed Sheeran's bad guitar habits – “The first song I ever learned to play on the guitar was Layla by Eric Clapton. I used to know all the solos for Guns N’ Roses songs”
- July 6
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- Looking to heat up your summer? Head to the Gibson Garage, Nashville's hottest new guitar destination
- Billy Duffy shares details of his forthcoming Gretsch ‘Falcon Junior’
- Neal Schon is auctioning off some of the coolest guitars in his collection – including his Don't Stop Believin‘ Les Paul Deluxe
- Want a totally unique sound for your music? Maybe it’s time to make your own plugins! Find out how in the latest issue of Computer Music!
- Peavey promises premium playability from its new budget-friendly Delta Woods acoustic guitar series
- Notting Hill Academy of Music teams up with Raw Power Management and Relentless Records to offer scholarships
- PreSonus’s Revelator io24 is a USB audio interface for live streaming, podcasting and - oh yes - recording
- PAMA calls for “outdated” audio terms such as ‘master/slave’ and ‘male/female’ to be replaced
- Audacity owner Muse Group responds to ‘spyware’ claims regarding the free and open-source audio editor
- Live music to return from 19 July as UK government announces end to Covid restrictions
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- July 2
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- Derek Trucks: “I love hearing the Strat with the slide. Clapton is more tucked in. Duane’s slide sounded like it could totally flame out or go off the rails at any time“
- Erika de Casier: “Sometimes when I open Ableton Live I’m blank - what the hell am I going to create?”
- Best USB microphones 2021: 11 all-in-one mics for streaming, vlogging, podcasts and voiceovers
- Fredrik Kinbom: Why I love my… 1939 Vega lap steel guitar
- ‘Super’ Marc Rebillet stars in bonkers musical food commercial for a German supermarket
- Best drum sets 2021: 19 of the best drum kits for beginner to pro drummers
- 12 of the greatest synth solos of all time
- 10 tips for musicians on getting gigs and promoting them
- Harley Benton unveils the Fusion-III series with five models under £400 – is this its new flagship electric guitar?
- Who is the greatest keyboard player of the 21st century? Vote now!
- Paul Gilbert donates super-rare signature Ibanez PGM90HAM electric guitar to Jason Becker fundraiser
- Dave Grohl blows Pharell Williams' mind as he reveals the disco influence on his Nirvana drum parts: “It’s all disco, that’s all it is!”
- Cherry Audio hints at a cut-price Memorymoog VST synth plugin
- The Apple MacBook Pro M1 deals for July 2021: save up to £179/$149 on a slick music production laptop
- Suhr seeks out new frontiers of boutique pedal design with the Discovery Analog Delay
- The best Shure MV7 deals in July 2021: grab a bargain on this do-it-all microphone
- The best Casio Privia PX-770 deals in July 2021: bag a great deal on a new digital piano
- The best Yamaha Piaggero NP-12 deals in July 2021: learn to play today with a compact keyboard bargain
- Best Blue Microphones Yeti deals in July 2021: the best Blue Yeti deals across the full USB microphone range
- July 1
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- Tedeschi Trucks Band release live Tell The Truth video from Layla Revisited album
- Best Telecasters 2021: 12 of the best Fender Telecasters for every budget
- Elk Live promises next-gen remote collaboration: “play music together like you’re in the same room”
- On our radar: Eliza Shaddad
- Warren Haynes offers advice on breaking out of blues guitar clichés
- If you haven’t had your fill of electric pianos, IK Multimedia Electromagnetik gives you 4 more at “audiophile quality”
- A wolf in Strat clothing? Misha Mansoor demos his new Jackson MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT
- Best Stratocasters 2021: our pick of the best Fender Stratocasters
- Remute’s new Living Electronics album is available exclusively as a Nintendo Game Boy cartridge
- How to play Jimi Hendrix-style rhythm guitar parts
