Many people have a soft spot for the 1980s sampling keyboards, whether they were there and owned them at the time, or are younger but look back and enjoy the nostalgia. Now comes Wofi, a portable cloud-connected sample synthesiser from Kiviak Instruments which takes a lot of its inspiration from […]
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Sometimes simplicity is the best policy when you’re serious about learning a new skill. While there are plenty of affordable keyboard instruments and digital pianos aimed at beginners and children, many of them succumb to the ‘distraction factor’ which, although it can make the instrument more attractive to begin with, […]
It may be far from the conventional sort of rhythm MIDI controller one thinks of – an electronic drum kit, perhaps, or the drum pads on a controller keyboard – but in fact it’s possibly one of the most natural ways of capturing human rhythm. Consider the idle (or even […]
QuNexus is an ultra-controllable portable keyboard designed for both live performance and studio work. Conceived and designed by Keith McMillen, who already has a vast array of innovative hardware credits, it was funded through Kickstarter and is now available to buy. The 25-key (2 octave) controller keyboard features pressure-sensitive silicone […]
With so many iPad music creation apps available, it would be nice to have something physical to play notes on. While it is possible to hook up external keyboard controllers, how about this product — still in development — which combines a protective case and a musical keyboard. The C.24 […]