Roland AIRA Compact S-1: The SH-101 Rides Again?
As Roland has continued to explore the AIRA Compact series of portability-minded instruments, they’ve been able to use their groundbreaking... Read more »
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May 11, 2023, 3:00 AM
Apr 22, 2023, 3:00 PM
Arturia MiniFreak Sonic Deep Dive
To call Arturia’s MiniFreak a hybrid synthesizer is almost an oversimplification. Not only is it outfitted with a slew of digital and analog... Read more »
Apr 21, 2023, 8:00 AM
Metallica Marching Band Competition
Metallica is bringing metal to marching bands! The hard rock icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are sponsoring their inaugural... Read more »
Apr 20, 2023, 8:00 AM
“We built the house of hip hop” — TACKHEAD Live at Sweetwater
Members of TACKHEAD have been at the vanguard of industrial and commercial hip-hop for decades. Formed as a passion project by ace session... Read more »
Apr 14, 2023, 8:00 AM
A Music Educator’s Guide to the Best Pianos & Keyboards for Students
Buying a piano is like buying a car: it’s a major investment, and choosing the right one takes time, research, legwork, and budgeting. And as an... Read more »
Apr 12, 2023, 12:30 PM
NAMM 2023 Rumors Confirmed
Gear lovers: it’s that time of the year! The NAMM Show, the music retail industry’s largest gathering, kicks off on April 13 with three days... Read more »
Apr 8, 2023, 2:00 PM
Keyboard Lesson: What Is Key Layer?
Plenty of keyboards are more than capable of producing accurate, unique, and exciting sounds. But what if you weren’t limited to playing just... Read more »
Apr 4, 2023, 2:00 PM
Why You Need a Keytar
Though they’ve been around for decades, keytars are typically associated with the maximalist glam, technological innovation, and resulting... Read more »
Apr 4, 2023, 9:00 AM
Wavetable Synthesis Like You’ve Never Heard Before
Since the end of the PPG era, synthesists the world over have waited with bated breath for a worthy heir to take up the gauntlet of wavetable... Read more »
Mar 31, 2023, 3:30 PM
Sequential Trigon-6 Sonic Deep Dive with Daniel Fisher
Nearly 50 years of heritage design and analog expertise have been distilled into the superlative circuitry of Sequential’s groundbreaking new... Read more »