Novation releases Launch Control 3 — the latest generation of its popular, compact control surface and a smaller sibling to 2025’s Launch...
It’s affordable, it has polyphonic aftertouch, and its lineage traces back to the 1981 Pro-One The view from this armchair: Sequential’s new analog synth is destined...
A wind controller with a flute layout Before getting to the release, here’s some history. Wind controllers are synths (and/or synth controllers) you play by blowing...
It’s a remarkably responsive MIDI wind and breath controller, as well as a portable practice instrument We saw the Odisei Music Travel Sax 2 and their...
Key88 Toprack premium studio desk designed for discerning composers, musicians, and producers. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT The two top racks from which KEY88 TOPRACK takes its name (in part) can...
Waving our hands at an affordable and universally available version of the 1968 Stylophone The Stylophone was born in 1968, and it threw a unique bridge...
It’s based on the ’80s Mono/Poly, but that’s just the beginning. And it’s affordable. The demos of this new instrument sound really impressive. And one of...
Roland’s top-of-line keyboard workstation gets a big upgrade. Roland set its aims very high with the release of the Fantom 8 EX update. This flagship synthesizer...
Novation’s new Launchkey is designed to provide the most detailed DAW integration of any Launchkey to date, offering in-depth hands-on control of all major DAWs. PRESS...
ESI introduces new 2024 models of the Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 – portable, ultra-thin, and with polyphonic aftertouch to create the ultimate mobile MIDI controller...
Do you get in the mood for MIDI Polyphonic Expression? ContinuuCon began in 2016 as a conference for Haken Continuum Fingerboard players and programmers. Since then,...
MIDI guitar is reinvented. Are the results worth it? Boss is a guitar-oriented brand of Roland, which has long been a leading force for guitar synthesis....
Answer: touring with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets (named after the Pink Floyd album) Dom Beken is a keyboard and studio whiz who has collaborated with...
Two affordable digital pianos with really nice keyboards – one with graded hammer action I’ve been checking out a Williams Allegro as a possible synth controller...
Polyphonic aftertouch and MIDI 2.0 top our list of new features PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT The S49 and S61 have semi-weighted keys, and the S88 has weighted hammer-action...
