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- April 23
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- Tom Holkenborg: “I think I paid about £15 for my Memorymoog synth - in 1983 you couldn’t give them away”
- Positive Grid is releasing a special edition Pearl white version of Spark, but it won't be around forever
- The 8 best pedalboard power supplies 2021: our choice of top power supplies for your effects
- Save up to 50% on select pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, Digitech, Pigtronix, and more at Musician's Friend
- Forget smart amps, the new Vox VH-Q1 headphones are the ideal small, mobile monitoring studio for guitarists
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 24: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
- The TC Electronic Sky Surfer Mini Reverb has landed
- Lollar unveils the Eldorado – a humbucker that is designed to be split for single-coil tones
- 15 questions for... Blay Vision: "I played Sonic the Hedgehog to listen to the music rather than enjoy the game"
- Best beginner DAWs 2021: 11 music production software recommendations for newcomers
- Gibson relaunches its Nashville-based Repair & Restoration Shop – all guitars welcome
- DJ/producer Martin Garrix signs on as a JBL global ambassador, as the audio brand says that they have a “shared passion for creating fun and happy moments”
- Fill out your rhythm guitar parts like Eddie Van Halen with this quick lesson
- April 22
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- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 25: Depeche Mode - Just Can’t Get Enough
- The 12 best guitar tuners 2021: top tuning pedals, clip-on tuners, and guitar tuning apps for all your playing needs
- 11 best bass drum pedals 2021: single and double bass pedals for every budget
- Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe: "We're really looking forward to doing some big things"
- Loopcloud 6 has an AI algorithm that finds matching samples automatically
- Take Shure’s online quiz and find out which microphone is right for you
- Learn these three types of guitar chords and enhance your rhythm playing
- UVI’s Super-7 combines Roland Juno-106 synth and X0X drum machine sounds to create an ‘80s analogue groove station
- Godin releases Acoustic Solutions ASG-8 120 amp combo
- April 21
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- 10 best digital pianos for beginners 2021: start playing in style with authentic sounds and feel
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 26: Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Feeling handy? Prove it in the #DiyKitChallenge, and win big
- 11 best studio headphones 2021: our expert pick of the best headphones for music production
- Prince’s go-to synths and drum machine: a career in music tech gear
- Production tips: how to funk like Prince
- 5 of Jim Steinman's greatest and grandest song collaborations
- Roland "surprised and disappointed" at £5m fine following CMA appeal
- Gibson launches Marcus King 1962 ES-345
- April 20
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- Apple brings its M1 chip to a new iMac and a new iPad Pro with Thunderbolt support
- Get Ash Soan’s drum sounds with Toontrack's In The Pocket EZX
- Ernie Ball Music Man updates its 2021 electric guitar and bass lineup with a dizzying array of sweet new finishes
- Arturia’s Pigments 3 offers additive synthesis and a new Utility Engine
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 27: Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Harley Benton adds beautifully figured koa and Java ebony tops to its Custom Line acoustics
- Best Audient iD4 MKII deals April 2021: find the best prices on an ace budget audio interface
- Modal Electronics says that Skulpt SE is the most affordable MPE hardware synth available today
- Check out the 25 up-and-coming artists in the 2021 Fender Next programme
- Softube brings back the Roland Juno-106 synth as the Model 84 plugin, promising “the sound of the ‘80s”
- iConnectivity’s Audio4c is an “inventive” audio and MIDI interface that’s designed for modern workflows
- April 19
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- Pure Piano promises to put a pro-quality grand on your iPhone and iPad
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 28: Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)
- Positive Grid is releasing a special edition Pearl white version of Spark, but it won't be around forever
- GroundControl could be a major win for audio routing on the Mac: the most elegant free Soundflower replacement yet?
- April 17
- April 16
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- Video Q&A: Production tips special - "Everyone used to learn by trial and error, we all had our own slightly wrong ways of doing things"
- Washburn unveils a classy yet affordable acoustic line, the Deep Forest Ebony Collection
- The 10 best dynamic microphones 2021: top picks for recording instruments, vocals and podcasts in challenging conditions
- Line 6 Helix adds new amp and five effects with 3.10 firmware update
- How to record remote sessions, according to one successful pro guitarist
- Watch NYHC legend Walter Schreifels perform Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros‘ Coma Girl
- Erica Synths adds 3 new filters to the Black range that can combine for a mega modular filter
- The best Audio-Technica ATH-M50x deals April 2021: get your hands on a studio headphones bargain
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 29: Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- April 15
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- 15 questions for... Roosevelt: “The more time I spend on producing music, the more I realise how important it is to feel joy and some form of euphoria while making it"
- The best Focal Listen Professional deals in April 2021: find the best prices on our top rated studio headphones
- Gaetek looks back on the past 25 years and the secrets of his success
- The best Sennheiser HD-206 headphones deals April 2021: the best prices on Sennheiser’s cheapest cans
- Teenage Engineering's OP-1 is 10 years old, but is it as relevant today as it was a decade ago?
- The 6 best Roland electronic drum sets 2021: The top Roland e-kits for beginner to pro drummers
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 30: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- Music Venue Trust calling for music fans to complete short survey ahead of return to live shows
- The new Ibanez 20th anniversary John Scofield JSM20TH guitar is a stunner
- April 14
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- Is Bob Dylan‘s Fender XII the next million-dollar guitar?
- Mark Hoppus teams up with Reverb to sell his Blink-182 and +44 gear, with some serious backline firepower up for grabs
- Michael Kelly Guitars launches the Forte Port Ziricote Jr – a stylish and affordable electro-acoustic with a luxurious top
- Learn how to improvise melodic guitar solos the easy way
- The 12 best pedalboards 2021: top choice pedalboards for guitarists
- The long-awaited Kemper Power Kabinet is released
- Classic album: Steve Bug - The Other Day
- Podcasting and streaming with your NT-USB Mini microphone just got a whole lot easier with Røde Connect - and it's free!
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 31: Prince - 1999
- Roland announces three flagship V-Drums and VAD kits based around new TD-50X module and VH-14D digital hi-hats
- April 13
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- John Mayer creates karaoke version of his song Stop This Train on TikTok
- Eventide releases its second pedal of 2021 with the UltraTap delay
- Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl team-up to record Easy Sleazy
- Squier's Contemporary Series gives the Strat, Tele and Jaguar a high-performance makeover inspired by classic MIJ Fender
- Did you know your music could make more money in a three-hour session on Twitch, than from one million streams?
- Fender officially releases its 2021 Silverface updates as the Vibro Champ and Pro Reverb joins the ‘68 Custom series
- 11 best guitar picks 2021: our expert choice of the best plectrums for acoustic, electric and bass
- Kirk Hammett's iconic glow-in-the-dark Ouija Board ESP KH-2 is up for auction
- KHDK teams up with Brian Posehn and Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman for an NSFW “Dickstortion“ pedal, My Big Fatt Rawk
- Klevgrand Slammer is fun, filthy and eminently playable
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 32: Underworld - Born Slippy
- Best jazz guitars 2021: 9 recommended electric guitars for playing jazz
- Watch Tool's Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor perform at Berklee College of Music
- XILS-lab KaoX takes a classic FM synth and mixes things up with a little extra chaos
- Fender Master Builder Ron Thorn has made a stunning Offset Acoustasonic from the the most exotic tonewoods
- April 12
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- 7 ways to improve your rhythm guitar tone
- Kirk Hammett's ESP guitar from the Metallica One video has been sold
- Take Paul Gilbert's lead and develop the most important guitar skill of all with this quick exercise
- Engineer Dave Hillis recalls locking Eddie Vedder in the studio during all-night recording sessions for Pearl Jam‘s Ten
- Invest in Fightback Brewing Company and save live music – crowdfunder launched for the Music Venue Trust beer partner
- Sassy Audio Spreadsheet is part modular softsynth, part spreadsheet and all business
- Who is the greatest drummer of all time? Vote now!
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 33: Faithless - Insomnia
- April 9
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- DMX has died at the age of 50
- GOAT hunt: The greatest drummers of the 21st century
- Harley Benton releases AirBorne Pro £83 guitar wireless system / tuner pedal
- Does the SoundFile have the answer to classical and fingerstyle guitarists‘ nail care problems?
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 34: Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- 13 best acoustic guitars 2021: our pick of acoustic guitars for new players to pros
- 5 tracks producers need to hear by... Mark Ronson
- Watch Tyler Larson of Music Is Win play a stunning all-glass electric guitar
- The 11 best looper pedals 2021: fatten up your live guitar performances
- Save up to 93% off Waves’ plugin bundles and take your mixes to the next level
- Is your love of music damaging your hearing? An audiologist tells you what you can do about it
- D'Addario is calling its new XS "the most advanced coated string ever"
- April 8
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- Interview: "I think it’s probably the best guitar design overall ever" – talking Telecasters with Jason Isbell
- Watch David Gilmour perform Albatross with Rick Vito, Andy Fairweather Low, Mick Fleetwood and more
- The 10 best multi-effects pedals 2021: the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers
- Pioneer DJ’s latest monitors are aimed at delivering club-style mixes at an affordable price-point
- deadmau5 says he’s “stoked” to be sharing his new plugin, which takes care of “all your DAW to OSC needs”
- Mike McCready's limited edition Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster has been officially released
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 35: Jon & Vangelis - I’ll Find My Way Home
- Watch Misha Mansoor introduce his new EverTune-equipped signature Jackson Pro Series ET6 and ET7 Juggernaut
- Introducing The Bludgeon – Fender's $8,500 Joe Bonamassa '51 Nocaster signature model
- MOTU’s re-engineered UltraLite-mk5 audio interface promises sharper looks and better sound
- Best keyboard stands 2021: 8 top picks for home and stage use
- Harley Benton has a new desktop modelling amp called the AirBorne Go – and you won't need a guitar cable
- April 7
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- Get a free Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for AmpliTube
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 36: Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Issue 369 of Future Music is on sale now
- There’s a bit more to Polyend’s Tracker Artist Editions than meets the eye
- Epiphone and Jared James Nichols want you to share the Gold Glory with new signature Les Paul Custom
- Best amp modellers 2021: 10 hi-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles
- Plugin Boutique offers a massive 99% off the SoundSpot Producers Bundle: bag 5 epic plugins for only $8/£5
- Mark Knopfler pro tip and guitar warm-up exercise: "You've got to stop associating emotion with tension"
- Casio launches a new range of Casiotone keyboards aimed at “everyday music-makers”
- April 6
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- In a rare interview, bass legend Pino Palladino reflects on replacing The Who‘s John Entwistle on two days‘ notice
- Fender releases the Mustang Micro, a headphones guitar amplifier that fits inside your pocket
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 37: Enya - Orinoco Flow
- Dirtywave’s super-stylish portable tracker could be your new best M8
- Cort ups the ante in the 2021 state-of-the-art metal guitar arms race with the “multi-utilitarian“ X700 Mutility
- Jackson launches the Pro Series Signature Brandon Ellis Kelly in Green Crackle finish – ”It looks pure metal,” says Ellis
- Ernie Ball Music Man and St Vincent give her signature electric guitar a stunning makeover
- Behringer’s Polyeight synth goes beyond the Korg Polysix with two more voices, but loses an octave of keys
- April 2
- April 1
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- 10 Cool Synths Under $1,000 you can snap up on eBay
- 10 best condenser mics 2021: our pick of condenser microphones for budget and pro use
- Nils Frahm calls out artists for selling NFTs: “It’s unforgivable to participate in something which is so bleak and wrong”
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Paul Kossoff with Free
- The 9 best drum triggers 2021: the hybrid drumming add-ons to give your acoustic kit an electronic twist
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 38: Japan - Ghosts
- "Hit songwriters are driving Ubers": The Pact pledges to stop performers taking undeserved song credits
- Save up to 20% on digital pianos, MIDI controllers, synths and plugins right now at Guitar Center
- Yes, you really can play Doom on your 1010Blackbox sampler… or can you?
- Origin Effects recreates classic modded amp tones with its RD Compact Hot Rod pedal
- The best Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 deals April 2021: pay less for Novation’s top budget MIDI keyboard
- The best Shure MV7 deals in April 2021: Grab a bargain on a top do-it-all microphone
- The best Alesis Nitro Mesh kit deals in April 2021: Grab yourself a cheap electronic drum set bargain
- The best Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen deals in April 2021: Grab yourself a budget audio interface bargain
- The best SSL 2 and SSL 2+ audio interface deals April 2021: the place for cheap SSL interface deals
- The best Rode NT-USB and Rode NT-USB Mini deals in April 2021: Grab a desktop microphone bargain
- Best Blue Microphones Yeti deals in April 2021: the best Blue Yeti deals across the full USB microphone range
- The best Casio Privia PX770 deals in April 2021: Bag a great deal on your new digital piano
- The best Yamaha Piaggero NP-12 deals in April 2021: Grab a compact keyboard bargain and learn to play today
- Elvis Presley '68 Comeback Special Hagstrom guitar sells at auction
- Adam Audio’s Absorber Socks could be the wearable solution to your studio’s acoustic performance problems
- Epiphone unleashes a 24-fret signature GhostHorse Explorer for Brendon Small
- Who are the Greatest Of All Time? We're going on a G.O.A.T hunt...
