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 […]
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The RP301 and RP301R are discontinued models. 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. The RP301R additionally features 60 built-in accompaniments and an intelligent chord […]
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 […]
Hot on the heels of Roland’s LX-15 announcement come three upright digital pianos in the new HP500 series. By now you’ll be fairly familiar with Roland’s SuperNATURAL sound technology. It’s appeared in many of Roland’s newer digital pianos including all in the HP300 series (the HP302, HP305 and HP307) as […]
Roland has introduced its LX-15 digital piano, building on the technology found in the LX-10 and LX-10F. Featuring the SuperNATURAL sound engine with Soundboard Behaviour system, it offers organic sound and expressive potential. The Acoustic Projection system delivers a natural, multi-dimensional sound, with a range of new and expanded keyboard […]
The Roland HD-3 V-Drums Lite drum kit is ideal as a starter kit for beginner drummers and anyone who wants a compact, relatively inexpensive electronic drum kit in their home. It uses much of the same decade-developed technology found in Roland’s latest V-Pro series kit but is smaller and cheaper. […]
Roland continues to build on its decade-long history of V-Drums with the introduction of the SuperNATURAL-powered TD-30KV and TD-30K V-Pro Series electronic drum set. You’ll probably best know SuperNATURAL from its role in the V-Piano. Key features include Behaviour Modelling and advanced sensing technology that reacts and responds to a […]
Novation used this year’s Winter NAMM to show off its latest Nova hardware analogue-modelling synthesiser: the UltraNova. Though it was ‘born’ last year, this has been a major trip out for the latest Nova incarnation. UltraNova is a single-part synth taking the legendary Supernova II synth engine as a starting […]
NAMM 2011 saw Novation announce Automap 3.8, bringing tighter integration for Waves users. Automap is control software that comes free with all Novation controllers. The latest update provides total integration with all Waves plug-ins – just open up a Waves plug-in and it will automatically map to Novation hardware (this […]
There are plenty of music creation apps for iPad but they don’t all necessarily have the ability, on their own, to interface with other equipment. Enter iConnectMIDI, a MIDI interface designed specifically for Apple’s portable products. The box can be connected up to an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone’s dock, […]
Cherub has shown off a few gadgets which will be of interest to keyboard and piano players. First up comes the WMT-280 Rhythm Trainer, a 3-in-1 tuner, metronome and tone generator with a 20ms response time. OK, so the tuner may not be of great use (though you can always […]
This article is now around 15 years old and Casio has since introduced newer keyboards and workstations. You may be interested in the CTK-1500, or alternatively have a look at all Casio instruments. Casio has unveiled four new keyboards at this year’s Winter NAMM show. The WK-6500 and CTK-6000 are […]
Korg has announced its limited edition Wavedrum Oriental, a percussion synthesiser featuring a wide range of Arabic percussion sounds. Exotic sounds to Western ears, Arabic percussion is indispensable to belly dancing, world music and other popular genres. Many acoustic percussion instruments can produce a whole range of sounds simply by […]
Korg has shown off three space-saving, feature rich USB MIDI controllers designed to fit right in with your laptop or desktop computer keyboard. The slim design of the nanoSERIES2 controllers means that precious desktop space isn’t wasted, and the three variants mean there should be a solution for everyone (or, […]
There are some pretty great music workstations coming on to the market this year. Korg has already unveiled its Pa3X arranger workstation, and Yamaha’s Tyros4 is also with us, so how does Korg’s Kronos stack up against them? Well, purely subjectively and without yet looking in detail at the specifications, […]
Korg has shrunk its Pandora multi-effects processor into… the Pandora mini. Now you can play your instrument through this processor and get just the effect you need. Granted, it’s designed primarily for guitar and bass players, but why shouldn’t us keyboard and synth players get a look in too? I […]
Korg expands its Pa series of arranger workstations with the flagship Pa3X. There’s a huge range of highlights so here’s the lowdown direct from Korg: KORG Pa3X Professional Arranger Workstation Specifications Keyboard:61-key with velocity and aftertouch76 semi-weighted keys with velocity and aftertouch System OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) RX (Real […]
Most digital pianos take up significantly less space than their upright or grand acoustic cousins, but some can still be a challenge to locate in smaller spaces or transport around. Hoping to solve that problem, without skimping on quality, comes the Korg microPIANO. It uses the same high quality stereo […]
Anyone interested in personal audio recording could do worse than take a look at Roland’s latest pair of USB audio interfaces, the TRI-CAPTURE and DUO-CAPTURE. Whether you want to record vocals, guitar or other types of mobile audio, the TRI-CAPTURE lets you do it. It features a mixer-like design with […]
Unless your musical style is dance, electronic or some other highly synthesised genre, surely the ideal backing band is a live one. In reality, though, that’s never practical — humans are temperamental, they tire easily, and most don’t do what you want all (most) of the time. Enter auto-accompaniment. Whether […]