210 Results for "keyboard"

Get some guitar feel in your electronic music with the StrumPad MIDI Controller

A remarkable open source MIDI project that creates the feel of strumming a guitar. Feed chords from a keyboard into StrumPad and then strum away with your fingers to output a very expressive strummed ...

IK Multimedia UNO monophonic analog synth now shipping

Designed with Erik Norlander (Alesis Andromeda) this little monosynth really does impress with its sound and capabilities. UNO is now available to own and it'll be interesting to see what people do with it.

Our Top 5 Semi-Modular Synthesizers

It's been a bumper year for semi-modular synthesizers. Completely capable of being awesome in their own right but with a willingness to get patched into something greater. Here's our pick of the best.

Leak! Nektar to announce Panorama T4 and T6 MIDI controllers

New mid-range controller keyboards from Nektar get leaked on a French music store website. The Panorama T4 and T6 appear to have all the DAW integration facilities we like at an attractive price point.

StarCruncher: Monophonic distorted realm explorer accidental minisynth

A new form of distorted synthesis discovered after a lab coding accident that has been likened to crashing data streams together is both painful and breathtaking. StarCruncher is somehow terrible and awesome.

Arturia sex up controllers with sensitive, delicate and high impact KeyLab MkII

The Pro-Feel key-bed is robust and yet sensitive, delicate and nuanced for high-impact play - are Arturia describing the new KeyLab MkII controller keyboards or a new range of condoms?

What do you get if you cross a Volca with a Shruthi synthesizer? Shrolca.

The Shrolca takes the Mutable Instruments Shruthi mono MIDI synthesizer and puts it in a Volca sized box and adds a touch keyboard for good measure. It's not exactly innovative but it looks cool.

ONDA computerised musical instrument from Critter and Guitari

Bringing together aspects from the Organelle and Pocket Piano ONDA is an open platform of synthesis, effects and sampling in an enhanced, Raspberry Pi based form factor, with cool light up buttons.

Love Hultén Noistation hand crafted space synthesizer

With the Axoloti core and Patcher software, Noistation can use many forms of synthesis and generate all sorts of sounds while being a fabulous looking piece of future-retro space furniture.

Superbooth 2018: Behringer Odyssey ARP clone turns up unexpectedly

Just when you thought the Pro-One and RD-808 were enough to add to the DeepMind, Model D and Neutron, Behringer whips out an ARP Odyssey clone they are simply calling the Behringer Odyssey.

Superbooth 2018: Soulsby announces ATX Atmultitron synthesizer

Updated: Soulsby Synthesizers reveal the new Atmegatron II and Atmultitron synthesizer. They kick off a range of "ATX" synthesizers in many different cross compatible formats based on the Atmegatron core.

Superbooth 2018: Dave Smith reveals full details of Sequential Prophet X

It's great for those traditional instrument sounds, looping weirdness and Prophet style synthesis running through analog filters. The Prophet X isn't for everyone but if you want Kontakt in hardware then this ...

Latest Syntonovo prototype multi-dimensional synthesizer to appear at Superbooth

Felix Visser from Syntonovo has been working on a multi-dimensional keyboard long before MPE came along and now his XYZPression keyboard is almost ready to go and it's built into an analog synthesizer.

UVI USQ-1 recreates the vintage digital sounds of 1986’s ESQ-1 workstation

A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. The Ensoniq is a true treasure!

Deal: Get a free gooseneck mic with your IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 25

Been eyeing an iRig Keys I/O? If IK's MIDI controller and interface is something you're interested in, now may be a good time to splurge as the Italian maker is a giving away a free gooseneck mic.

Behringer rumour mill points to Jupiter 8

We can't let a week go by without another Behringer synthesizer rumour. This time they were spotted playing with a Roland Jupiter 8 and a TR-909 - what could it possibly mean?

Behringer asks if you’d like an OB-Xa clone as a desktop or keyboard

While Uli Behringer asks whether you'd like your OB-Xa clone with or without a keyboard, I wonder how long it will be until we can design our own synth in their online store?

TouchPad: groovy programmable shortcut and macro controller

Navigate your DAW like a boss with this palm-sized programmable keyboard shortcut and macro controller. TouchPad has 36 keys for up to 5 commands per key for super fast audio editing.

NAMM 2018: Futuristic Neuman synthesizer prototype

The Neuman prototype synthesizer from the same Japanese manufacturer that brought us the cardboard cutout Kami-Oto with a whopping great big touchscreen interface. Looks amazing, will it ever be real?

NAMM 2018: Casio CT-X Series keyboards – go anywhere, sound monstrous

Casio dash our hopes for a Phase Distortion synthesizer but instead give us a cool portable keyboard with 600 sounds, 195 rhythms, 6 track recording and a monstrous sound engine.

NAMM 2018: Kami-Oto cardboard keyboard from Yudo

Build yourself a MIDI keyboard out of cardboard with this cool little Kickstarter project called Kami-Oto from Japanese company Yudo who were hanging out in the convention centre foyer.

NAMM 2018: Studiologic SL73 STUDIO MIDI controller

The Studiologic SL73 STUDIO joins the SL88 STUDIO as another in a long long line of solid MIDI controllers from the ever-present Italian manufacturer.

NAMM 2018: Hammond introduces the Skx Stage Keyboard, a twin-keyboard behemoth

A twin keyboard goliath of a brand new organ from Hammond. It's called the Hammond Skx Stage Keyboard and we know nothing beyond a couple of photos and that it will be revealed at NAMM. Update: Video!

NAMM 2018: Kurzweil SP1 88 key stage piano – “Just Play”

The Kurzweil SP1 is an unassuming 88 keyed weighted and hammer actioned keyboard that will work well in any given situation. Check out the "handpicked" presets.