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Plug‘n’Rock: the BEHRINGER iAXE393 USB-Guitar
Press Release
2006-08-25

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BEHRINGER, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional audio and musical instrument products, today announced that the BEHRINGER iAXE393 USB-Guitar will be available immediately around the globe with an exclusive software package developed by Native Instruments.

Unveiled at the Frankfurter Musikmesse in April 2006, the BEHRINGER iAXE393 USB-Guitar connects directly to the computer (either PC or Mac®) through its built-in USB port, allowing jamming and producing out-of-the-box. The guitar features a maple neck with three single-coil pickups, five-way switching and an integrated headphones jack. Alternatively, the iAXE393 USB-Guitar can also be played with any real amplifier. Additional software which comes bundled with the iAXE393 USB-Guitar gives the user enhanced editing and recording options. These include ultra-low latency ASIO™ drivers for PC, KRISTAL Audio Engine Multitrack production software and Audacity® audio editor.

To provide the iAXE393 USB-Guitar with an array of virtual amplification and modeling options, BEHRINGER collaborated with Native Instruments to develop a special BEHRINGER Edition of the highly popular Guitar Combos which emulates three classic combos with an absolutely authentic, warm and dynamic sound. The exclusive BEHRINGER Edition is enhanced with Tapedeck and Metronome functions for easy recording and practice. Customers can choose from one of these combos:

- Guitar Combo I: the sound that revolutionized British pop music; - Guitar Combo II: the clean and crunchy unmistakable blues sound; - Guitar Combo III: the sound of rock legends of the late 60’s and 70’s.

The BEHRINGER Edition Guitar Combos software package bundled with each iAXE393 USB-Guitar features three fully functional demo versions of the popular Native Instruments’ amp emulations, consisting of a classic tube amplifier with speaker and integrated effects. BEHRINGER customers can use the coupon that is packaged with the iAXE393 USB-Guitar to download one of the above BEHRINGER Edition Guitar Combos for free from the Native Instruments website. The other two combos can be downloaded for 15 USD/EUR each.

“We are very excited to offer the iAXE393 USB-Guitar with the Guitar Combos BEHRINGER Edition, since this product results from a close co-operation between Native Instruments -- a pioneer and market leader in the field of software instruments and a key player in computer based audio production technology -- and BEHRINGER. This combination of Native Instruments’ unrivalled expertise in their field, coupled with BEHRINGER’s quality gear, will deliver unprecedented value to our customers” commented Mr. Michael Deeb, CEO of BEHRINGER.