Dan Goldman

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

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

Roland’s most powerful AIRA Plug-Out synth

Time to get seriously Xcited!

Travelling into the future…

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

Time to get MODX-ing

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

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

Getting our hands black, white and red all over

Akai adds wireless connectivity to a pair of popular controllers

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!

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.

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?!

The JX-3P often gets overlooked as it doesn't say Juno or Jupiter on the front but under the hood lies a largely Juno-based engine (with two DCOs instead of the single Juno DCO).

The latest MPC mates a hardware controller with new software

Two years on from the release of the Ultranova, its diminutive brother the MiniNova is here. Does it pack the same punch?