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Casio has come up with another brand new digital piano: the CGP-700. To merely label this versatile instrument a digital piano would be selling it short, though.

This is not just any new GoPro. No, this is the smallest GoPro yet: the GoPro HERO4 Session! What's even more remarkable, however, is that it offers the exact same recording quality and nearly all the same features as its larger siblings. And did we mention that it's waterproof up to 33 feet deep?

DB Technologies have expended their range of battery-powered mobile speakers of the Ready 4 series with specific accessories for presentations, performances, conferences, or outdoor parties. The Ready 4 series is the go-to product line when there's no power available and you still need amplification. The basic Ready 4 set that's already available, with a 220W battery-powered speaker, is now available in various configurations, with different microphones, body packs, headsets, and Bluetooth modules. This way, there's a suitable Ready 4 system for any type of event.

Will the Presonus DigiMax DP88 set a new standard for 8-channel converters? Presonus certainly seems to think so - and with such a high-quality, versatile preamplifier, who could blame them?

Right now, our customer service department is receiving tons of e-mails about iTunes 12.2, from people who are experiencing a lot of trouble with Serato, Traktor and Rekordbox. We strongly recommend that you do not upgrade to iTunes 12.2, as this may cause havoc in your music library, changing artwork or deleting it altogether, and muddling up tags and metadata. To make matters worse, if you choose to sync your local collection via iTunes, your tracks are converted into Apple Music files, which are protected by DRM. That's your own music we're talking about!

On Summer NAMM in Nashville, Guild presents two new semi-acoustic bass guitars. The legendary Starfire Bass II is back, and it's brought a friend: the brand new Chris Hillman signature bass guitar in Vintage Sunburst! For bass players who are looking for a new hollow-body bass guitar, these two excellent instruments are certainly worth a look.

We already know Focal for its excellent monitors speakers and studio headphones. The brand now presents its smallest product ever: the Focal Sphear in-ear headphones that totally live up to Focal's quality standards.

Look at the ratings for products like the Akai MPD32, MPD26 and MPD18, and you'll see stars in abundance. There's a simple reason for that - they are high-quality devices that deliver the goods! However, that didn't stop Akai from serving up a new line of MPDs: the MPD232, the MPD226 and the MPD218.

For a limited amount of time, you will receive the Serato FX kit (worth £31) free of charge when you purchase Serato DJ. However, this promotion is only available while supplies last.

As a manufacturer of high-quality drum kits, Pearl knows like no other what beginner drummers want: a good-looking and durable drum kit that does not require you to empty your savings to buy one. As such, Pearl developed the Roadshow series of drum kits for beginner drummers: a series of durable and affordable drum kits with everything you need.