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RADIKAL TECHNOLOGIES Spectralis (Bonus) 

By Geary Yelton

The Radikal Technologies Spectralis combines synthesis, sampling, sequencing, and a filter bank in a synthesizer workstation module....

Arturia Announces the Origin Keyboard 

At Musikmesse 2007, Arturia announced its new Origin Keyboard....

EOWAVE Persephone 

By Gino Robair

The Eowave Persephone is a handmade, ribbon controlled analog synthesizer that offers MIDI I/O and CV output....

Carvin Introduces NS1 Nylon Synth Access Guitar 

Carvin has introduced the NS1 Nylon Synth Access guitar, a nylon string acoustic guitar with a MIDI output....

ROLAND SH-201 

By Jim Aikin

If you're shopping for a great-sounding, versatile, yet inexpensive analog-style synthesizer, put the SH-201 near the top of your gotta check it out list....

WHAT'S NEW 

By Geary Yelton

M-Audio MidAir and MidAir 37 MIDI cables are so 20th century, don't you think? When M-Audio (www.m-audio.com) debuted the MidAir 25 wireless MIDI keyboard,...

Moog Music Little Phatty 

By Geary Yelton

Electronic Musician reviews the Little Phatty, an affordable monophonic analog synthesizer from Moog Music....

Arturia Announces Jupiter-8V and Origin 

Arturia announced some big news at NAMM: In addition to unveiling its Roland Jupiter-8 emulation, Jupiter-8V (Mac/Win; $249), the company pulled the curtain on its first hardware synth, the Origin ($2,999)....

Kurzweil Announces PC3 Keyboard Controller and SP2 Digital Stage Piano 

This spring, Kurzweil will have two new items to add to your arsenal of keys: the PC3 keyboard controller and the SP2 digital stage piano....

CREAMWARE Minimax ASB 

By Brian Smithers

The CreamWare Minimax ASB is arguably the best Minimoog emulation available. Its sound is undeniably authentic, and the feel of its controls is closer...

KORG microX 

By David Battino

If you've been craving the sound of a Korg Triton but can't squeeze another big keyboard into your life or budget, then Korg has a deal for you. The company's...

MONOTONIC LABS Type-U73 

By Gino Robair

I'm a big fan of simple and unpredictable sound-making devices, and the Monotonic Labs Type-U73 ($109) fits the bill. The rugged Type-U73 was designed...

Korg Announces Pa800 Keyboard 

Korg has announced the Pa800 ($3,400), a new arranger keyboard with TC-Helicon based vocal effects, real time performance features, and a stereo two-way speaker system....

Gibson Guitar Announces the HD.6X-Pro Guitar System 

Gibson Guitar has announced the availability of the Gibson HD.6X-Pro Guitar System ($4,999)....

reFuse Software Announces the Lowender Plug-In 

reFuse Software is developing the Lowender (Mac; $39) plug-in. This subharmonic synthesizer, reminiscent of classic analog dual band bass enhancer circuits, attempts to recreate the sound of a boom box....

Arturia CS-80V Universal Binary 

Arturia's CS-80V synthesizer (the reproduction of the original Yamaha CS-80) has been updated with Universal Binary support....

Korg Announces the C-720 Digital Concert Piano 

A new digital concert piano will soon be available from Korg. The C-720 ($4,900) digital concert piano features a realistic 88-note graded hammer action keyboard and real piano sounds....

ALESIS Fusion 

By Jim Aikin

Alesis has long had a reputation for giving musicians more power than expected at very competitive prices. The Fusion continues that trend by serving...

AKAI MPC2500 

By Marty Cutler

Of all the self-contained groove machines, Akai's Music Production Center (MPC) series has endured longer than most. The MPC retains a place at the top...

ACCESS MUSIC Virus TI Desktop 

By Geary Yelton

If you know your way around virtual analog synthesizers, you're probably familiar with the Access Virus, if only as an object of desire. Now in its fourth...