Dan Goldman

Time to get seriously Xcited!

Travelling into the future…

Time to get MODX-ing

Good old familiar four-operator FM… with some very welcome new twists

Korg’s latest stage piano pairs premium Kronos sounds with an intuitive, gig-ready interface

Launched in 2007, the Prophet 08 returns with a serious refresh and a new name

The SE-02 is Roland’s debut ‘Designer Boutique’ model, designed in collaboration with Studio Electronics

This hand expression controller goes against the grain with its unique feel and look

The latest Seaboard is here! This time, it’s part of the ‘Blocks’ modular range

Getting our hands black, white and red all over

Akai adds wireless connectivity to a pair of popular controllers

Roland’s most powerful AIRA Plug-Out synth

As the latest model in the popular entry-level MX series trundles off the production line, we take the 88-note keyboard for a test-drive!

Arturia’s beastly-looking MatrixBrute is here!

We recently-reviewed DSI's new desktop-version of the Prophet-6, and now we're looking at the other keyboard classic to get a desktop makeover – the OB-6.

The VP-330 Vocoder Plus (Roland's original vocoder keyboard from 1979) became popular with many major artists back in the day including Vangelis and 10cc.

This pack (made in collaboration with MVP loops) gives you a whole host of sounds, kits and loops for contemporary/urban/Hip-Hop music production.

Grammy-nominated sound designer and producer Snipe Young delivers the largest of the new expansion packs, as part of the new Producer Series.

Today DAWs are taking over where workstations such as the Motif once ruled supreme.

One of our biggest gripes with controllers are those that promise straightforward DAW integration and don't deliver!

Offering a lot for not a whole lot of dosh

Tom Oberheim has come back into the fold with a sonic boom with the help of old friend/competitor Dave Smith.

Launched in 1984, the Juno-106 was the successor to the Juno-60, adding basic MIDI, a new all-metal/plastic case and 128 memories (vs76); plus the Juno-60's arpeggiator was removed (unfortunately)!

An ACB Jupiter-8 for £299?!