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Mar 1, 2003,
By Nick Peck
Akai's new flagship sampler, the Z8, is the latest in a long and popular product line. The Z8 comes loaded for bear with its 60 GB internal hard drive,...
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Feb 1, 2003,
By Chris Martirano
If you're a keyboardist, you're expected to be an arranger and an orchestrator who can work in a wide variety of styles. In the course of a day's work,...
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Feb 1, 2003,
By Mike Peake with Geary Yelton
From U.K. manufacturer Analogue Solutions comes the Vostok, a portable modular synthesizer that provides plenty of basic functions for producing and manipulating...
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Dec 1, 2002,
By David Bryce
When I'm shopping for an analog-modeling synth, I want all the features I'd wish for in a real analog, and more. I want an instrument that sounds luxurious,...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By David Battino
Lately, it seems as though anything you can slap, scrape, or smack with a stick has been sampled and fossilized on CD-ROM. The number of ready-to-beat...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By Jim Aikin
Korg had a phenomenal hit back in the mid-1980s with one of the first keyboard workstations, the M1. In the years since, Korg has worked hard to keep...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By David Battino
You can't beat portability. The other day, I tossed a Novation K-Station into a duffel bag, drove to a friend's studio, and poured out colossal bass lines,...
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Nov 1, 2002,
By Gino Robair
I love unusual instruments, especially ones that have visual appeal when played. That's why the Alesis airSynth ($249) grabbed my attention. To play it,...
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Sep 1, 2002,
By David Battino
Nothing ignites a song like a tasty sound bite or a slamming drum loop. But for many musicians, traditional samplers are too expensive, complex, bulky,...
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Aug 1, 2002,
By Geary Yelton
Back in the day, real musicians played real analog synthesizers. Minimoogs, Odysseys, Putneys, and Electrocomps those were true analog machines, subject...
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Jul 1, 2002,
By David Bryce
Since pioneering the affordable keyboard workstation with the D20 in 1988, Roland has always maintained a strong presence in that market. The company's...
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Jun 1, 2002,
By Nick Peck
Once upon a time, musicians sporting sideburns, large zodiac medallions on thick gold chains, and tight polyester jumpsuits grunted and heaved their monstrously...
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Jun 1, 2002,
By Jeff Burger
Dance-music genres have inspired musical-instrument manufacturers to develop one-stop solutions for making music. Two new products from E-mu, the MP-7...
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May 1, 2002,
By Julian Colbeck
Yamaha's 9000 Pro keyboard workstation is a grown-up arranger-style keyboard. At its heart, it has auto-accompaniment patterns, but with the added sophistication...
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Mar 1, 2002,
By Julian Colbeck
Produced: 1983-86Made in: EnglandDesigned by: Chris HuggettNumber produced: 1,800System: analog/digital hybrid, subtractive and additive synthesisPrice...
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Mar 1, 2002,
By David Battino
The dream is tantalizing: a single keyboard that can handle all your music-production needs, providing great sounds and effects and an intuitive sequencer...
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Julian Colbeck
Produced: 1970-79Made in: United StatesDesigned by: Harold RhodesNumber produced: more than 100,000System: hammer action, electric pickupsPrice new: $500-$1,800...
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Robert Rich
A new generation of analog modular synthesizers has quietly come of age. Such instruments update the best of vintage designs by offering modern circuitry...
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Peter Freeman
Occasionally, a musical-instrument manufacturer introduces a product that marks a real departure from its usual fare, an instrument that elevates the...
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Greg Negoescu
In 1995 an obscure Swedish company named Clavia breathed new life into a traditional synthesizer form with the introduction of its Nord Lead synthesizer....
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