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Roland GO:PIANO88 launched for aspiring pianists

Monday 11th February, 2019 in Piano tagged Digital Piano / namm19 / Roland by Andy

Roland FP-10 digital piano: affordable quality instrument

Monday 11th February, 2019 in Piano tagged Digital Piano / namm19 / Roland by Andy

Novation SL MkIII keyboard controller — Novation has announced the latest incarnation of its SL series, with the SL MkIII hardware controller, designed to offer deep integration with Ableton Live. Boasting MIDI and CV, this controller features an 8-track polyphonic sequencer, and is designed to be equally at home controlling computer-based DAWs as well as a […]

Novation SL MkIII flagship hardware controller announced

Monday 11th February, 2019 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged ableton live / controller / namm19 / novation / sequencer by Andy

Roland AX-EDGE Keytar in black — Keytars have been around since the 1970s, with their popularity in pop music culture peaking in the 1980s. Synth keyboards with a neck and strap, they’re designed to be worn and played like guitars by keyboard players. Perhaps mocked, they remain interesting and popular instruments, which is likely why Roland […]

Roland AX-EDGE Keytar released

Friday 8th February, 2019 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged 49 keys / keytar / namm19 / Roland by Andy

Roland LX708 digital piano — Roland has announced three new digital pianos in an LX700 series, all designed to accurately simulate high quality acoustic pianos with PureAcoustic modelling and ambience technology. The flagship LX708, midrange LX706, and entry-level LX705 deliver great sound and feel thanks to Roland’s technology which emulates how acoustic pianos create sound, […]

Roland LX700 digital pianos launched

Thursday 7th February, 2019 in Piano tagged Digital Piano / lx700 / namm19 / Roland by Andy

Yamaha CP73 and CP88 stage pianos revealed

Wednesday 6th February, 2019 in Piano tagged 73 keys / 88 keys / cp / namm19 / stage piano / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha Pianica P37E — Yamaha has announced a new breath-powered keyboard instrument, the P37E Pianica. With a nod to the melodica, this instrument combines the sounds associated with wind instruments with the familiarity of a keyboard instrument. The sound is described as being somewhere between that of a harmonica and an accordion, ye4t is […]

Yamaha P37E Pianica: breath-powered keyboard instrument unveiled

Monday 4th February, 2019 in Manufacturers tagged breath / namm19 / pianica / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha YDP-144 — Yamaha has introduced three new models in its line of Arius digital pianos. The YDP-144, YDP-164 and YDP-S54—like their predecessors—are aimed at improving music students who need something more advanced to practice and hone their piano skills, but for whom an acoustic piano is impractical or out of budget. Last […]

Yamaha expands Arius digital piano line for 2019

Sunday 3rd February, 2019 in Piano tagged arius / Digital Piano / namm19 / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha MODX synths: MOXF and more

Wednesday 30th January, 2019 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged modx / namm19 / synth / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha P-121 digital piano — Yamaha has announced its first 73-key, weighted digital piano: the P-121 aimed at beginning pianists and gigging musicians. With 15 fewer keys (just over an octave) than a standard 88-key piano keyboard, plus lightweight construction, this digital piano is ready to be placed in a smaller living space, or packed […]

Yamaha P-121 73-key compact digital piano launched

Wednesday 30th January, 2019 in Piano tagged 73 keys / Digital Piano / namm19 / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha TransAcousic TA2 pianos — Yamaha has announced its new generation of TransAcoustic pianos, featuring four upright and three grand models. They build on the original TransAcoustic models which gave acoustic pianos volume control, thanks to electro-acoustic transducers located near to each of the instrument’s two soundboard bridges which allow the entire soundboard to act […]

Yamaha TransAcoustic TA2 piano family launched

Wednesday 30th January, 2019 in Piano tagged acoustic piano / namm19 / TransAcoustic / Yamaha by Andy

Yamaha AvantGrand NX1 side — Yamaha has updated its groundbreaking AvantGrand N1 hybrid piano with the introduction of the AvantGrand N1X. Yamaha’s latest instrument features two high quality sample sets from premium acoustic pianos: the CFX and the Bösendorfer. The CFX samples have been optimised for listening through headphones, offering an immersive experience for the […]

Yamaha AvantGrand N1X revealed

Tuesday 29th January, 2019 in Manufacturers / Piano tagged avantgrand / hybrid / namm19 / Yamaha by Andy

Roundup of product launches and news from Winter NAMM 2019: Jump to a section: Instruments Acoustic Pianos Digital Pianos Keyboards Synths Organs Others Software Manufacturers Arturia Bösendorfer Casio Effigy Labs Korg Novation Roland Steinberg Yamaha Instruments Acoustic Pianos Yamaha showcases its TransAcoustic TA2 pianos, offering the best of both acoustic […]

NAMM2019 roundup

Wednesday 23rd January, 2019 in Features / News tagged namm19 by Andy

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