Philip Glass’s baby grand piano sampled by Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio’s latest LABS free software instrument captures celebrated composer Philip Glass’s beloved baby grand piano as aptly titled Glass Piano. It puts the sound of an instrument which was used in all his compositions for the past 30 years into […]
Monthly Archives: January 2022
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1010Music nanobox | lemondrop and nanobox | fireball coming in February 1010Music has announced the imminent arrival of two new modules/mini synths, the nanobox | fireball and the nanobox | lemondrop. nanobox | lemondrop Polyphonic granular mini synth Explore a freshly squeezed approach to granular synthesis with nanobox | lemondrop, a tabletop […]
Organelle S Critter & Guitari has announced a new member of its Organelle family, the cut down (only in size) Organelle S which is designed to fit more spaces, by cutting out the battery and speaker found on the Organelle M. S for Small, presumably, but not in features. The […]
Our PSR-S/PSR-SX Series Comparison article has proved extremely popular, so with the evolution and advance of Yamaha’s PSR-E and PSR-EW series keyboards, with two new upgraded models launching in Spring 2022, we have done the same with Yamaha’s current eleven models of this series. Models released prior to the PSR-E263 […]
Someone sent me 3 BOXES of weird synths and pedals Join me as we unbox not one, not two, but THREE boxes of super fun unique pedals & synths!! Thank you SO much to Different Noises for sending these my way! Cool Jam with some cool synths (Blue Marvin 2600, […]
Infinite Space Piano plugin Zak Sound has released its free Infinite Space Piano plugin for any VST3/AU-compatible DAW. “Infinite Space Piano is a piano combined with inspirational textures and environments designed to fill the space.It is based on an essential acoustic piano mixed with three different textures to achieve a […]
Yamaha PSR-EW425 / PSR-E473 models launched Yamaha has upgraded its PSR-E/EW line of keyboards with the introduction of the PSR-EW425 (76 key) and PSR-E473 (61 key) models, adding to the series and eventually superseding the PSR-EW410 and PSR-E463 respectively. Launching in the Spring, they are still part of the more […]
Piano BBQ Car No, you’re not dreaming, Handy Geng has cerated a combined piano and barbecue unit which is fully functioning, with skewers turning as keys are pressed, and can be driven around on its three wheels. Totally, completely and utterly bonkers. Watch the construction and a demonstration in the […]
Early 8-Bit Sound Digitizers The 8-Bit Guy takes a look and demonstrates two very early sound/speech digitizers which came out for a number of 8-bit computers including the Commodore 64 and Apple IIe. Experience the joy and frustration of the SFX Sound Designer and Covox Voicemaster, plus there’s a funny […]
Casio CT-S1000V with vocal synthesis Casio has introduced its new Casiotone CT-S1000V, claiming to be the first vocal synthesizer than can turn any text into a musical phrase and then ‘sing’ it using full harmony based on notes played on the keyboard. On board Casio has loaded in 100 Lyric […]
Casio intros two new “beginner” pianos Casio adds to its line of what it calls “beginner” pianos with the CDP-S360 and CDP-S110, with upgraded features on the current S range. The CDP-S360 has doubled polyphony from 64 to 128 notes while the CDP-S110 has improved piano tone decay rendering. CDP-S360 […]
Part of our 101 Colourful, Cool, Weird, Novelty, Vintage Toy Instruments gallery is this bright green mini-keys keyboard from Russia. Seemingly manufactured in at least the 1980s and possible 1990s, the label says “?????” which is a diminutive term for “little boy” or “child”. Before seeing this translation I thought […]
Zen Q Synergy Core compact audio interface launched Professional studio audio performance for the home market in the Zen Q Synergy Core audio interface, featuring AD/DA, discrete ultra-linear mic preamps, 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking system, 37 analog-modelled effects, 14×10 I/O channels, low latency USB-C interface. Class-leading — MONITOR and LINE OUT — AD/DA conversion […]
Playing Evanescence Bring Me To Life on Train Station Piano Cole Lam says: “This one is one of my mum’s favourite songs – Evanescence Bring Me To Life played on the Elton John Yamaha public piano at St Pancras [train station]. It’s got a really cool music video where there […]
G-Sonique Releases DARKPSY FX466 VST / AU Plug-in instrument DarkPsy FX466 is VST / AU plug-in designed for Darkpsy / Forest / Psycore music production and can be used in various genres of psytrance from fullon to dark prog, as well as in completely different genres such as: film music, video-game music, dark […]
Rhodes Mk8 unveiled Harold Rhodes’ legendary electro-mechanical tine piano returns. Precision built in the UK with the finest hand-selected materials. Optimising the iconic sound of the Rhodes piano, the MK8 offers considerable improvements in tone, touch, intonation and dynamics. All critical components – including tines, pickups, dampers and pedal mechanism – […]
Piano with Steinway Hall of Fame Teacher Dr. Jason Kwak An interesting little video from Dr Jason Kwak, newly inducted into the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame and teaching at Texas State University. Members of the Piano Department are specialists in many areas, including classical performance, jazz performance, collaborative performance, […]
Synth Heads: A Generative NFT Series for Electronic Music Fans The Synth Heads series imagines a world where synths come alive after their creators have gone to bet. Each generative NFT is a unique character of its own; the characters are BØB, Lynn, Pauline, Oscar, Seq-Ee, and Dax 7. The process uses […]