Yamaha has long dominated the professional keyboard market, and their current flagship lineup showcases two very different approaches to music-making. The Montage M8X represents the pinnacle of ...

When it's about flagship keyboard workstations, few names command as much respect as Yamaha and Roland. The Yamaha Montage M8X and the Roland FANTOM 8 both represent the very best of what modern ...

Buying used gear is a stressful and exciting event no matter where it happens. Whether it's a conversation on the ever-more-popular Facebook Marketplace or its web 2.0 equivalent, Craigslist, a flyer ...

A great synth workstation for those new to the genre, with some hidden extras for more experienced players, and all at a very keen price. Just don't expect a 1980s’ Juno. Best stage pianos 2026: Our ...

Tone2 Audio, recognized for its innovative and powerful virtual instruments, has released version 3.1 of its flagship synthesizer workstation, Icarus. This update is available for free to all existing ...

SYNTH WEEK 2024: When it comes to synth plugins, there's a huge amount of choice out there – an almost bewildering array of options, in fact. But, as many as there are, it always seems to be the same ...

A recording studio in a boombox? What was Casio thinking in 1984 with the bizarre, but strangely attractive, KX-101? It was advertised as a recording studio for 16 pounds (that being its weight rather ...

Though UK synth brand UDO is a relatively small, independent operation, it’s already released one of the most significant new synths of the decade: the groundbreaking, binaural Super 6. This follow-up ...

He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his inspirations were more sober, and more personal. By Rob Tannenbaum “Do you want to see ...

In the past three-plus years, Australia’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has self-released nine studio albums and more than a dozen live, remix, and demo collections, grown its audience by a ...