I’ve got a Yamaha P140S digital piano at home, and for the most part I use the three main piano voices, depending upon what mood I’m in, but I tend not to use the other voices much. Then the other day I decided to play around with the three electric […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Christmas Carols & Songs Sheet Music Free Downloads Check out our complete series on mastering Christmas Carols on Piano and Keyboard. Click on any of the music scores to view/print higher resolution versions View a range of Christmas Carols Music Books at Amazon. We Wish You A Merry Christmas: Introduction […]
Novation has announced its latest controller keyboards: the Nocturn 25 and Nocturn 49 keyboards, with two and four octaves respectively. Key Features High quality professional keyboard • Velocity-sensitive, keyboard from Fatar, with assignable after-touch. The Nocturn Keyboard feels like playing an instrument rather than a computer peripheral. Illuminated controls provide […]
Roland’s acclaimed SP-404 performance sampler takes an exciting leap forward with the new SP-404SX. In addition to the fun, fast, hands-on features of the original, the new model offers enhanced sound quality with pure 16-bit linear sampling, improved DSP effects, smooth FX switching, a more versatile pattern sequencer (with a […]
The PSR-S910 allows you to instantly sound like you’re backed by some of the hottest session players around. The accompaniment styles found on the PSR-S910 give keyboard players a quick and easy way to sound fully arranged with little or no setup required. And the powerful Music Finder feature even […]
Yamaha recently announced its new arranger workstation keyboard, the 61-key PSR-S710, which offers the following features: 128-note polyphony huge sonic palette with over 850 incredible instrument Voices, including some from the PSR-S900 realistic built-in accompaniment with enhanced guitar styles 16-track sequencer audio recorder large, easy-to-read screen Internet Direct Connect and […]
Akai recently announced this interesting-looking mini synth, the MINIAK, featuring three octaves (37 notes) of semi-weighted keys, 8 multi-timbral voice polyphony, phrase and step sequencers, 40-band vocoder, built-in drum machine and rhythm sequencer, arpeggiator, stereo effects, and much more (scroll down for the full spec list). The virtual analog synth […]
Last month, Clavia announced its new Nord C2 Combo Organ, combining the sounds of a B3 tonewheel organ, a Vox Continental, a Farfisa and a baroque pipe organ. Beautifully constructed, the C2 uses cutting edge sampling technology to extract the best sounds from each instrument. The C2 is an extremely […]
Rather quietly, with no obvious press release, Casio last week announced the latest in its line of Privia stage/studio digital pianos. The PX-130 and PX-330 are relatively lightweight, portable block digital pianos featuring realistic grand piano sounds, a range of other voices, expressive touch thanks to the Tri-Sensor 88-note scaled […]
Developers continue to push the envelope for using the iPhone as a music creation device. JR Hexaton Pro is one of the latest rhythm generators/live performance apps available. Pairing Amidio, makers of other hit iPhone apps such as Star Guitar and noise.io with legendary keyboard player Jordan Rudess (who demoed […]
In a continuing celebration of its 156-year history, Steinway & Sons commemorates the Steinway piano as a cornerstone of American music and culture. Since 1853, Steinway pianos have captured hearts and inspired generations of Americans, from New York’s Tin Pan Alley, to the stages of legendary jazz clubs and renowned […]
Since this post was created, some images have been removed. Unfortunately this is beyond our control. For more piano photos and images, check out our piano board on Pinterest. Here are thirty-one really cool photos of upright and grand pianos, their innards and their surroundings, arty and close-ups. Click on […]
Roland has expanded its line of JUNO synths with the addition of the JUNO-Di. Roland JUNO-Di Features high portability – can run off batteries 1000+ sounds including grand and electric pianos, lush strings, beautiful guitars, powerful brass, percussion, plus banks of exotic instruments, modern synth sounds, and much more. Easy […]
Moog Music has announced that only 40 more Voyager Old School synthesizers will be built. If you need some encouragement to go and get a first (or second) Voyager OS, take a look at what Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman has to say: “Only Bob Moog could come up with a […]
The thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition now has six chosen finalists. They are: Mr. Evgeni Bozhanov, 25 (Bulgaria) Ms. Yeol Eum Son, 23 (South Korea) Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii, 20 (Japan) Ms. Mariangela Vacatello, 27 (Italy) Ms. Di Wu, 24 (China) Mr. Haochen Zhang, 19 (China) Each pianist will perform […]
Digital piano players may wonder at the need for a separate metronome, but acoustic piano players and other musicians often benefit from an external timekeeper. In fact, Yamaha’s latest metronomes are a little more versatile than the ones found on digital pianos and keyboards. Ideal for musicians of all levels, […]
Do you want to read standard printed music? Check out our primer on how to read music for a thorough introduction to the basics. Check out our articles on buying a child’s first keyboard and ten books to help your child learn to play piano and keyboard. This guide works […]
A couple of days ago Xyster.net released Tripper for the iPhone. Tripper is a fairly simple 16-step looping sequencer spanning ten distinct notes. All highlighted notes are played, together with colourful animation. At present there’s just one sound, which could be likened to some kind of toy/electric piano. There’s not […]
Apparently this great little microphone has been around for a little while now, and has gone down particularly well in the States, but I first got a glimpse of it at an exhibition last Thursday evening. The Snowball Microphone is a multi-purpose, professional-grade USB-powered condenser mic for either PC or […]
There’s a fascinating article and video over at Wired.com featuring classical cellist Zoe Keating. She uses her Apple MacBook Pro to record her cello, and then creates loops and layers based on that. Instead of trying to get fifty cellists together in one room, she is the sole instrumentalist. In […]
