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It's safe to say that Electro Harmonix has struck gold with their idea to capture the sound of legendary keyboard instruments in a compact pedal. The EHX B9, C9 en K9 have already been released, and now it's time for the Mel9 Tape Replay Machine. With one press of the button, you'll change your instrument into a Mellotron, with no fewer than 9 legendary sounds at your disposal.

Korg's Volca series has been with us for a few years now. They've been such a big hit for Korg that the new models keep on coming. So it's time to save your pennies once again for the latest model, the Korg Volca FM.

You'll never have a kink in the cable again with these coiled cables with oversized 30mm spirals by Bullet Cable, available in various lengths and colours! Bullet Cable founder/designer Ted McCann says: In the past, slick marketing and inflated facts have diluted the purpose of cable. Audio cables could be perceived as just a wire with jacks on the ends. At Bullet Cable, We have spent the last 11 years proclaiming through our engineering that there is truth in good audio cable design."

Unfortunately, there are still bugs in the latest El Capitan OS X update. Pioneer DJ has just released a list of DJ controllers that are no longer recognised by the Serato DJ and Serato DJ Intro software after the installation of this update. Please see the list below.

That the Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy is still as popular as ever is no surprise. It's a lovely, attractively priced parlour-style guitar that makes you think of the early Delta Blues. An instrument like this really doesn't need to be changed. Gretsch do bring out limited editions of this model in different colours every now and then however, just like this G9500 Jim Dandy Barn Wood Burst.

If an audio interface costs over £2,000, there's got to be something special about it. After all, there are audio interfaces that cost considerably less. So, why does the Antelope Audio Orion Studio cost so much more? The answer is simple - it's because it's just so much better! That's what we think, anyway, and we're rolling out the red carpet for an offer like this one!

The first ENGL MetalMaster and RockMaster 20 amplifiers enjoyed great popularity, thought they didn't quite quench guitarists' thirst for even more power. Once the ENGL technician's caught wind of the requests, they were only too happy to comply, and have recently released their response in the form of the 40W MetalMaster and RockMaster. You can get either model as an amp head or a combo.

Guitarists were already familiar with the ENGL Ironball amps, which are especially popular in the metal community. The ENGL Ironball family has a new member in the small but powerful ENGL Ironbass amp head! It's a hybrid tube bass guitar amp with 800 watts of power at 4 ohms, and 500 watts at 8 ohms. That's pretty potent for a lunchbox-sized bass amp head.

Remember during the 2015 NAMM show, when Akai introduced three impressive Akai Advance USB/MIDI keyboards? These products truly usher in a new age where software seems to be gradually leaning towards hardware. The corresponding software is now available in version 2.0, and we're happy to give you an impression of what it can do.

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