Daily Archives: Sunday 22nd January, 2012

Korg Kaossilator 2 angled front view — Korg has updated its hugely popular Kaossilator with the arrival of the Kaossilator 2. Still sporting a vibrant yellow body (whether it comes in pink is another matter) it boasts a range of features including: Simple control with finger taps/slides on the integrated X-Y touchpad 150 built-in sounds cover every […]

Korg Kaossilator 2 bursts into life [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDA / LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio / DJ / kaossilator / Korg / namm12 / portable by Andy

Korg Mini KAOSS PAD 2 — Korg has announced a new addition to its KAOSS family of DJ-friendly audio products with the arrival of the Mini KAOSS PAD 2. Highlights include: Control effects in real time using the intuitive touchpad interface MP3 player with microSD card slot for data storage/exchange; Perform on the Mini Kaoss Pad […]

Korg Mini KAOSS PAD 2 hits [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDA / LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio / DJ / kaoss / Korg / mini / namm12 by Andy

Korg SV-1 vintage stage piano — Korg has updated its popular SV-1 vintage stage pianos with two new models. The SV-1BK Black has an elegant matte black finish, while the limited edition SV-1RV features a bold red body and vintage reverse-colour keys that call to mind the classic combo organs of the 1960s and ‘70s. Here’s […]

Korg updates SV-1 with black and retro look models [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged Korg / namm12 / retro / stage piano / sv-1 by Andy

Bösendorfer Klimt Artist Series grand piano — Bösendorfer has announced its Model 200 SPGK “Klimt”, the first in a new line of “Artist Series” acoustic grand pianos. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. This new model features: The Klimt model will be limited to a maximum of 25 units […]

Bösendorfer creates first “Artist Series” piano [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged Bösendorfer / grand piano / Klimt / limited edition / namm12 / the kiss by Andy

Bösendorfer Model 155 SP acoustic grand piano — Those wanting the amazing acoustic grand piano experience but in a smaller frame size will be interested to here that renowned piano maker Bösendorfer (owned by Yamaha) has revealed its Model 155 SP. As model numbers reflect the length of the piano in centimetres, it doesn’t take a genius to […]

Bösendorfer Model 155 SP compact grand piano introduced [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged acoustic / Bösendorfer / grand piano / Model 155 SP / namm12 by Andy

Yamaha EZ-220 Lighted Keyboard — Yamaha has updated its EZ-200 lighted keyboard with the introduction of the EZ-220. Compare EZ-200 and EZ-220. It includes 100 preset songs designed to help beginners learn to play the keyboard. It features 392 built-in voices including realistic acoustic instruments including drums, plus synths and sound effects. There are 100 […]

Yamaha intros EZ-220 lighted keyboard [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged beginner / ez-220 / keyboard / lighted / namm12 / tutorial / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha Disklavier E3 Classic DGB1KE3Classic — Yamaha has extended its range of Disklavier E3 digital pianos with the DGB1KE3Classic. While it’s zero marks for the appalling product name, we should look beyond to the specs themselves. Yamaha has developed a new “Damper Drive System” which makes the E3 Classic more affordable. Yamaha states that, “During playback, […]

Yamaha intros Disklavier E3 Series DGB1KE3Classic [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged DGB1KE3Classic / disklavier / e3 / namm12 / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha ARIUS YDP-C71PE digital piano — Yamaha adds to its ARIUS line of digital pianos — which already include the YDP-S31, YDP-181 and YDP-V240 — with the YDP-C71PE. Featuring a Graded Hammer (GH) 88-key keyboard and 3-level Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) dynamic stereo sampling system, it comes with a luxurious polished ebony finish and offers a […]

Yamaha intros ARIUS YDP-C71PE digital piano [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged arius / Digital Piano / namm12 / Yamaha / ydp-c71pe by Andy

Roland FR-1x V-Accordion Red open view — Roland takes another step on its decade-long V-Accordion journey with the introduction of the FR-1x V-Accordion. It builds upon the current FR-1 V-Accordions with the following key features: FR-1x Piano type and FR-1x Button type with stereo speaker system onboard USB memory port for Wave/MP3 player, new-sounds upload, data loading/saving […]

Roland intros FR-1x V-Accordion [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged accordion / fr-1x / namm12 / Roland / v-accordion by Andy

Roland PK-6 dynamic MIDI foot pedal top view — Roland has updated its impressive MIDI foot pedal with the introduction of the PK-6 dynamic MIDI pedal. Looking much like the pedals found on an organ, this versatile piece of kit allows the keyboard player/pianist great creativity and flexibility by controlling MIDI with the feet. Compatible with most MIDI devices […]

Roland intros PK-6 dynamic MIDI pedal [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged accessories / controller / MIDI / MIDI pedal / namm12 / pk-6 / Roland by Andy

Roland BK-5 backing keyboard top view — Auto-accompaniment features on electronic keyboards are nothing new, but Roland believes it has stepped up the game a notch with the introduction of its BK-5 Backing Keyboard. Designed for the one-man gigging keyboardist, or to use to accompany others, the BK-5 includes a powerhouse of authentic sounds, a large range […]

Roland intros BK-5 backing keyboard [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDS / News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged backing keyboard / bk-5 / namm12 / Roland / synth by Andy

Roland Atelier AT-900 Platinum Edition organ top view — Three years after the launch of the Atelier AT-900 organ, Roland has updated and released the flagship “platinum edition” AT-900. This edition has a newly-updated cabinet design, expanded voices and additional features, including: Lustrous walnut finish Acclaimed Virtual Tone Wheel organ sound Improved and expanded Pipe Organ voices Expressive, organic […]

Roland intros Platinum Edition Atelier AT-900 organ [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in News / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged AT-900 / atelier / namm12 / Organ / platinum / Roland / supernatural by Andy

Roland RP301R Digital Piano USB port — Roland has introduced the RP301 and RP301R digital pianos, both featuring its SuperNATURAL sound technology, Ivory Feel-G keyboard and a number of features designed to make piano playing more fun and rewarding. We don’t have the detailed specifications for each model, but it seems that the RP301R additionally features 60 […]

Roland intros RP301 and RP301R digital pianos [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged Digital Piano / namm12 / Roland / rp301 / rp301r / supernatural by Andy

Roland F-120 digital piano side view lid closed — Building on the successful F-110, Roland introduces its F-120 digital pianos, which it says are ideal for pianists wanting authentic sound and touch in a compact, contemporary cabinet. Key features include: SuperNATURAL Piano engine onboard Ivory Feel-G keyboard for true piano feel and touch Compact, lightweight and stylish cabinet Dedicated […]

Roland intros F-120 digital piano [NAMM12]

22 Jan, 2012 in LDP / News / Piano tagged Digital Piano / f-120 / namm12 / Roland by Andy