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Version 1.3 of WinUAE, the Ubiquitous Amiga Emulator for Windows, has recently been released! Upgrades and new features include PC DD and HD floppy support (and "sound emulation", go figure!), improved audio filter and interpolation, Action Replay for A1200 support, and various bugfixes. WinUAE is definitely the best solid all-round Amiga emulator out there, it's definitely worth a look if you're missing your "girlfriend"

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C64 Orchestra is a production of Micromusic Netherlands and ON (a Netherlands-based organisation supporting computer/dance/audio/visual culture). For this production, C64 Orchestra approached two of the most experienced C64-users from the 1980s, Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel. Some of their greater works have been rewritten to be played by a classic orchestra.

The compositions that they are going to play:

Rob Hubbard's compositions:
Monty on the Run, One Man And His Droid, Commando, International Karate

Jeroen Tel's:
Cybernoid II, Hawkeye, Myth, Supremacy

The tour is going to be in the Netherlands in September, specific dates will be posted on their website in due time.

Thanks for your time, hope you're in the neighbourhood to check out the concert in September.

(News submitted by Bassie / RBi)

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The latest episode of the well known Hitman game series contains an easter egg featuring Press Play on Tape on the front page of a newspaper. The headline reads: "PPOT ROCKS! The Commodore 64 revival band gets major breakthru in the U.S.". It also shows a picture of the band live in concert.

PPOT keyboarder beyond veils himself in mystery regarding his having a finger in that pie... join the discussion!

Press Play On Tape

Hitman: Blood Money

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ChrisNZ.com has launched a release site for original amiga music in mp3 format. From the site:

"Many people remember the amiga, so many homes in New Zealand in the late 1980’s had an a amiga. When I was about 9 we got an Amiga, good times… Hearing these tunes brings back the memories."

The tunes come as Lo-Fi clips and as 128Kbps Variable bitrate full downloads.

Amiga Music Mp3s

The highly promising Prophet 64 cartridge is shipping since 2nd June. The software suite is completely contained in the cartridge, which plugs into the c64 expansion port. This results in zero loading times. The suite contains a PC / Mac styled sequencer, a mono synth, and of course the 303 like bassline synth and the 909 style drum machine. Earlier Prophet64 versions had been available as software only.

MIDI control is possible through third party MIDI interfaces. An additional SID chip can be installed on the c64 with the SID2SID circuit board. The second SID chip is supported by the Prophet64 programs. Prophet 64 claims to be user friendly, and ties in neatly with modern studio gear.

The cartridge ships for 39,00 EUR, including shipping worldwide. It can be ordered directly from the Prophet 64 homepage (link below.)

Prophet 64

DreamHack, the biggest LAN party in the world, will be held in Jönköping on the 17-20th of June this summer, and SLAY Radio will be playing remixes for all the participants of the event (some 5000-7000 people).
The schedule for SLAY Radio for this event has not yet been set, but will be discussed with both our regular listeners (see Discuss link below) and with the DJs and Staff.

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Yup. You read it right. A gathering is happening again this summer. Not only once, but twice! First one, as you can read below, will be held in Stockholm.
The second one will be held in Gothenburg near SLAY HQ on August 4th and 5th. More information will come shortly!

SLAY Radio

Following the success of last summers SLAY Radio Gathering in Gothenburg, there will be one in Stockholm/Sweden on the weekend of July 8th this summer. It's gonna be a nice opportunity for the DJs and listeners of SLAY Radio to get together and have some fun.

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