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Fractal Audios Axe-FX is the guitar processor with 80s looks and 21st-century power!

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Eight channels of clean and transparent preamplification, complete with input impedance switching and flexible digital output options.

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Updating software ought to be a simpler matter, but often things don't go according to plan. Martin Walker catalogues a selection of problem areas.

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Completing Behringer's B-Control family, the BCA2000 combines audio and MIDI interfacing with routing/mixing features, and preamps — and all for under £200.