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Roland has unveiled a new digital wind instrument called the Areophone Pro that’s destined for the hands of professional players, and is said to put entire brass and woodwind sections at a player’s disposal.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTa… Continue reading Roland gets in a serious groove with pro-grade digital wind instrument
The folks behind the impressive Seaboard Grand have launched a new version of the colorful Lumi Keys learning platform that was crowdfunded last year. The Studio Edition injects some of the Grand’s spongy expression into a standard solid keyboard.Conti… Continue reading Roli cooks polyphonic expression into light-up mini keyboard
Every so often we stumble across something truly awesome on platforms like Spotify, Bandcamp and YouTube. In this case it was a beautiful rendition of one of my favorite George Harrison compositions, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, on a custom acoustic w… Continue reading Clever attachment makes for melody, slide, bass and beats on one guitar
Korg has today unleashed the Nautilus performance synthesizer and workstation, which harnesses the power of its flagship Kronos system, but is presented in a more streamlined packaged designed for musicians, songwriters and producers.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Korg dives deep into music production with the Nautilus workstation
Fans of classic B-movies will likely be quite familiar with the eerie, other-worldly tones of the theremin. This month marks the 100th anniversary of its invention, and synth icon Moog Music is celebrating with the special edition Claravox Centennial.C… Continue reading Moog marks 100 years of the theremin with the Claravox Centennial
Yamaha has announced the YDS-150, a first-of-its-kind digital saxophone that’s said to offer an authentic acoustic instrument experience – from the sound it makes to the key layout and the sensory feedback to the musician.Continue ReadingCategory: Musi… Continue reading Yamaha blows out authentic-sounding digital saxophone
Classic motorcycles are the wild west of information displays. Often lacking even basic instrumentation such as a fuel gauge and sometimes even a speedometer, motorcycles have come a long way in instrument cluster design from even 20 years ago. There’s still some room for improvement, though, and luckily a lot …read more
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Akai Professional has launched a solo version of its electronic wind instrument that contains its own built-in speaker for play anywhere and anywhen convenience.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Akai, Instrument, Digital music Continue reading Akai blows out play anywhere electronic wind instrument
In the 60s a musical recording technique called the “wall of sound” came to prominence which allowed artists to create complex layers of music resulting in a novel, rich orchestral feeling. While this technique resulted in some landmark albums (Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys for example) it took …read more
Anthony Dickens had an idea for a new kind of guitar for more than 10 years, but work on a prototype only started two years ago. Now with the help of engineers from London’s Makeruniversity, the Circle Guitar is ready to rock.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Spinning string picker gives Circle Guitar a sound all its own