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Synth Deals from Kurzweil, Pittsburgh Modular and Teenage Engineering

This week's Synth Deals has a range of offers to increase the capabilities of your keyboard rig and add new creativity to your studio setup.

The Best Stage Pianos for an authentic vintage sound

16 Jun in Synths

We've selected some of the best stage pianos available for recreating classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds both in studio and on stage.

Yamaha CK Series: All round studio and stage keyboards

15 Mar in Synths

Pulling in elements from the Yamaha YC Stage Keyboard and CP Stage Piano, the CK Series CK61 and CK88 make for superbly portable all-rounders.

M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro: Wide, weighted and in control

09 Mar 2021 in Synths

The Hammer 88 Pro brings properly graded hammer-action keys along with smart controls and auto-mapping in your favourite DAW.

Roland A-88MKII MIDI Controller could be the first to support MIDI 2.0

07 Jan 2020 in Synths

Roland has announced a new version of their slim but fully weighted A-88 MIDI controller. The A-88MKII comes with some useful expressive control but most remarkable is that it supports MIDI 2.0

NAMM 2019: Casio redesigns their Privia Digital Pianos with the PX-S1000 and PX-S3000

26 Jan 2019 in Synths

Casio revitalises its line of Privia portable pianos with the PX-S1000 and PX-S3000 giving glorious piano tones, speakers in a compact and very sleek new look.

Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MK2

Native Instruments pumps up the Komplete Kontrol S88 to MK2

06 Sep 2018 in Studio

Catching up the S49 and S61 the fully-weighted, hammer-action Komplete Kontrol S88 controller keyboard gets the MK2 makeover with dual screens, pitch and mod wheels and the sleek black buttons and lines.

Musikmesse 2018: Nord Piano 4 – this time it’s personal

11 Apr 2018 in Synths

We thought the Nord Piano 3 was the pinnacle of all red pianos, but just two years later the virtually hammered machine returns as the Nord Piano 4. It's red, it's seamless, it has crossfades and filters.

NAMM 2018: Kurzweil SP1 88 key stage piano – “Just Play”

24 Jan 2018 in Studio

The Kurzweil SP1 is an unassuming 88 keyed weighted and hammer actioned keyboard that will work well in any given situation. Check out the "handpicked" presets.

NAMM 2018: Nord Electro 6 stage piano/organ/sampler synth

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Nord's famous three personality Electro keyboard gets an update with seamless transitions between patches, layering of all three sections, more memory, polyphony and organisation.

Kurzweil SP6 adds one more stage piano to their massive range

20 Sep 2017 in Synths

Kurzweil release yet another stage piano in the "powerfully simple" SP6. It's a stage piano with 2GB of sounds, great weighted action, and good bit of dated looking chunkiness.