Mark Jenkins looks at ways to compact your keyboard setup Keyboard players. You arrive three hours before the rest of...
A morphing grand piano, a new audio/MIDI interface, a 4×4 performance controller, and a hybrid algorithmic polysynth Watch out below. Arturia just dropped: the Augmented Grand...
88-key and 76-key instruments with credible piano, instrument, and synth sounds, intended for real keyboard players Check out the videos. These instruments are intended for pianists/keyboard...
We know lots of electronic instruments built in China, but who knows much about Chinese artists? Mark Jenkins spoke to one with some highly unusual performance...
Mark Jenkins with a blast-from-the-past keyboard that looks very much to the future A few months back, just before the new Oberheim synth appeared, we featured a retrospective...
Robkoo’s revolutionary Wind Synthesizer R1- a finalist in the MIDI Association’s 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards Show. It is true to say that the most distinguishing design...
They’re integrated with FL Studio, a first for Novation In addition to introducing the Launchey 88 full-size controller, here’s the company release for new controller keyboards...
Did you know that the world’s only MIDI harmonica controller was out of stock? We received a release from Lekholm Instruments informing us that their DM48X...
Using a wind controller may be the most expressive way to play synths With the AE-20, Roland now has five different wind controllers in their lineup...
It “sings” what you type in, it has hundreds of bread and butter sounds, it samples, it has a sequencer, effects, integrated speakers… and it’s ridiculously...
Going somewhere? Then how about bringing along 2.23 pounds,15.3 inches, four octaves, and eight hours per charge? About the only thing Blackstar’s $100 portable keyboard doesn’t...
Coming this month: affordable semi-weighted controller keyboards with features including DAW control, aftertouch, and an impressive software bundle If you don’t have room – physical or...
Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer – the latest and most powerful in Korg’s long line of successful sequencer designs. And Mark Jenkins knows exactly how to push...
Casiotone? Seriously? Yes. We were fortunate to get an excellent preview demo of this little keyboard over Zoom from Casio’s Mike Martin. He played through some...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE to SYNTH AND SOFTWARE YOUTUBE In this video, Synth and Software’s Nick Batzdorf discusses the many uses of the new Yamaha YC88...
