If you've been craving the sound of a Korg Triton but can't squeeze another big keyboard into your life or budget, then Korg has a deal for you. The company's...
I'm a big fan of simple and unpredictable sound-making devices, and the Monotonic Labs Type-U73 ($109) fits the bill. The rugged Type-U73 was designed...
The CreamWare Minimax ASB is arguably the best Minimoog emulation available. Its sound is undeniably authentic, and the feel of its controls is closer...
Korg has announced the Pa800 ($3,400), a new arranger keyboard with TC-Helicon based vocal effects, real time performance features, and a stereo two-way speaker system....
reFuse Software is developing the Lowender (Mac; $39) plug-in. This subharmonic synthesizer, reminiscent of classic analog dual band bass enhancer circuits, attempts to recreate the sound of a boom box....
A new digital concert piano will soon be available from Korg. The C-720 ($4,900) digital concert piano features a realistic 88-note graded hammer action keyboard and real piano sounds....
Alesis has long had a reputation for giving musicians more power than expected at very competitive prices. The Fusion continues that trend by serving...
Of all the self-contained groove machines, Akai's Music Production Center (MPC) series has endured longer than most. The MPC retains a place at the top...
If you know your way around virtual analog synthesizers, you're probably familiar with the Access Virus, if only as an object of desire. Now in its fourth...
Although analog modular synthesizers are considered boutique items, often with prices to prove it, their influence on popular music belies their niche...
The SP-404 improves significantly on the popular SP-303 while picking up strong features from elsewhere in the SP line. Like the SP-202, it has a built-in...
At last year's Winter NAMM show, after years of rumors and speculation, Korg unveiled the OASYS, its most ambitious synthesizer workstation ever. Touted...
One of the major attractions of a vintage synth, besides its sound, is the user interface, which typically gives you hands-on control over important parameters....
In 2003, Roland applied decades of synth-design chops to an all-new DSP-based keyboard instrument, the V-Synth ($2,499). Its highlights were a unique...
Line 6, a pioneer in digital modeling, has followed up its Variax guitars with a 4-string instrument that promises 24 classic and modern bass sounds at...
Building on the technology in its other instruments, Alesis has released the Micron, a compact digital analog-modeling synthesizer with a simplified feature...
The OpenSynth neKo 64 from Open Labs might just be too flexible for its own good. Put simply, it's a music keyboard built around a computer. It also functions...
KORG microX
CREAMWARE Minimax ASB
ALESIS Fusion
AKAI MPC2500
ROLAND SP-404
KORG OASYS
DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS Poly Evolver Keyboard
