Last month, KORG gave a glimpse at some of the concepts and prototypes which may, or may not, become products in future. E1 Air The E1 Air upright digital piano is both slim and stable, with 30 rich tones including new Italian Grand Piano, and with an upgraded clean and […]
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One of the latest projects on Kickstarter is Engram, a generative audio sampler and groovebox, developed by Thoughtful Designs. The campaign claims this is a new kind of music device, combining a traditional sampler workflow with hands-on sample manipulation using tweakable tiny audio models. The philosophy is to use AI […]
Two years ago, Dr Sarah Nicolls — a world-class concert pianist specialising in new music — launched First Light Pianos (FLP), a venture designed to bring the acoustic piano into the 21st century, making a product which was lightweight and space-saving without compromising on performance. Some 600,000 acoustic pianos are […]
The Raspberry Pi is a great little device for creating interesting synths and sound projects. If you’re happy to delve into “bare metal programming” — in which the Pi is programmed directly rather than having an operating system or other more friendly controlling software on top — you might be […]
Nopia is a prototype/MK1 MIDI controller primarily focused on tonal harmony, which describes chords in Western scales in relation to a tonal centre. A chord builder in Nopia combines notes in a specific key to create both simple and more complex chords, as well as associated complementing notes for a […]
SOMA Synths has shown off its latest prototype of FLUX, a high-end Theremin-inspired instrument which can simulate the expressiveness of acoustic instruments as well as offering all the advantages and diversity of electronic and synthetic sounds. In some ways inspired by the otherworldly Theremin, but brought to a modern age […]
Have you ever sat at a highly polished grand piano and looked at your hands reflected in the lacquered board in front of you? Or seen yourself reflected as you play? MirrorFugue is a collaborative project between Chinese pianist Xiao Xiao and the MIT Media Lab which offers pianists an […]



