Calling All Moog Fans!
Dr. Bob Moog created the synths that have influenced the sound of popular music for decades. Soft-synth experts Arturia have released a very... Read more »
Keyboard News
May 24, 2011, 8:00 AM
May 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
Roland GR-55 Tracking with Modeling Tips
We’ve heard from a few 13-pin synth guitar players that certain Roland GR-55 sounds seem to track better than others — that some have extra... Read more »
May 13, 2011, 8:00 AM
Free PC3K Sounds
Owners of the Kurzweil PC3K, your sonic options just got even bigger! Kurzweil has announced the new Sound Download Library exclusively for the... Read more »
May 13, 2011, 12:00 AM
Damper Pedal
A pedal in an acoustic piano that raises and lowers the dampers. Read more »
May 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Byrdland Scale Length
Q: I heard that the Gibson Byrdland guitar is a short-scale instrument. If this is true, why did Gibson make it that way? A: The Byrdland is... Read more »
Apr 28, 2011, 12:00 AM
IEC Options
Many pieces of studio gear along with many guitar amps, keyboards, and even pedalboard power supplies are now made with removable AC power cords... Read more »
Apr 26, 2011, 7:20 PM
Privia PX
Mike Martin from Casio visits Sweetwater headquarters to give us an in-depth look at the new Privia PX 130 and PX 330 digital pianos. Read more »
Apr 26, 2011, 7:04 PM
Celviano
Mike Martin from Casio visits Sweetwater headquarters to demonstrate the new Celviano line of digital pianos, which feature sounds from the... Read more »
Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 AM
Max Mathews Passes
Max Mathews, computer music pioneer for whom the MAX software program was named, passed away on April 21. Mathews was born in 1926, and studied... Read more »
Apr 21, 2011, 12:00 AM
Musician’s Essential Toolkits, Vol. 2 – Keyboards
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong — and probably at the most inconvenient time and place. However, a corollary... Read more »