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The music won't wait and neither should you! 

As many of you know, the iPhone 7 is hitting the shelves on September 16th. Slowly but surely, we're getting an idea of what to expect. This new piece of technology is dust and splash proof, and offers the ability to record 4K video in 30 fps, which is all well and good. The most remarkable update of this new phone is the fact that it does not have a mini jack headphone output any more. Does this mean you're forced to use the included set of standard Lightning earphones? Will you have to buy an adapter if you want to listen to your tunes and charge your iPhone at the same time? Are you dependent on those expensive AirPods Bluetooth headphones? Find out here!

On September 9, 2016, something remarkable is going to happen. Roland will present the very first world-wide 24-hour online streaming music festival to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of their legendary TR-909 drum machine. Besides various live acts, performances, and product demonstrations, they will launch more than 30 new products from eight major cities around the globe. If you don't want to miss the kick off, set your alarm for 5:00 AM (6 AM CET) on September 9th! You can follow the whole thing live via this link and use the hashtag #909day to stay up to date via social media.

The brand-new Maschine Jam by Native Instruments, gives the concept of sound sculpting an entirely new meaning. Not only does the Maschine Jam controller work intuitively, it also features a few tools to help you in your creative process.

One day before Roland's big event, The Future Redefined, Serato has announced the arrival of a beast of a DJ controller, the DJ-808. What does Serato and Roland have to do with each other, you ask? These two mega brands have joined forces to create it, the mother of all DJ controllers. This classic 2-deck (with 4-deck drive), 4-channel machine is comprised of a number of popular Roland digital instruments, including the TR-606, 707, 808 and 909, a Vocoder and a Sequencer.

Zoom is making a real name for themselves in the world of mobile recording devices. Their popular H1 stereo recorders were a huge hit, for instance. Firstly because of their compact size, and secondly due to their incredible audio quality. The latest Zoom product, the F4 field recorder, is essentially the smaller version of the F8. With this recorder, you can make your cinematic dreams come true. Record Hollywood studio-quality audio on location and add it to your film or documentary in post-production. Want to use the F4 as an audio interface? No problem. Simply use the included USB cable to record audio with a sample rate of up to 96 kHz and 24-bit audio quality!

Creating musical notation from music remains a challenging and time-consuming endeavour. It is a painstaking yet necessary undertaking, however, if you want your music to be played by others. Fortunately, nowadays, notation software can help to do the job. With Notion 6, Presonus introduces their latest offering.

Finally, the long-awaited successor to the DJM-350 is here. This compact DJ mixer can go between two XDJ-700 players and proves that you don't need a massive DJ set to make smooth mix transitions. The DJM-450 is a compact 2-channel DJ mixer that offers a comprehensive built-in effects module. In combination with the functions of the XDJ-700, PLX-1000 or any other player you want to use, you can really let your creative juices flow!

The OctoPre preamp by Focusrite is a top-notch product; needless to say, we expect nothing less from the well-known brand! Focusrite has been concentrating on products for the consumer market for some time now, so their products are accessible to everyone as well as world-famous professional studios. This has proven to be a lucrative concept for Focusrite—their Scarlett series is the best-selling line of audio interfaces on the market thanks to excellent performance, high-quality components, and an affordable price tag.

With Keyscape, American company Spectrasonics is bringing an impressive number of pianos to the virtual instruments market. As well as regular pianos, the range includes lots of well-known and hard-to-find electric and electro-acoustic pianos. If your curiousity has been tweaked, read on to find out more.