Best pianos 2021: our pick of acoustic and digital options for home, studio and stage By Dan Goldman, Dave Clews, Daryl Robertson 22 July 2021 From Yamaha and Casio, to Nord, Roland and more, here’s our pick of the best pianos
Waldorf Quantum review By Dan Goldman 16 October 2018 £3,500 €3,995 $4,600 Travelling into the future…
Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X review By Dan Goldman 14 October 2018 £3,359 €3,729 $4,599 Time to get seriously Xcited!
Elektron Digitone review By Dan Goldman 06 July 2018 £699 €779 $759 Good old familiar four-operator FM… with some very welcome new twists
Korg Grandstage 88 review By Dan Goldman 06 December 2017 £2,349 €2,699 $2,499 Korg’s latest stage piano pairs premium Kronos sounds with an intuitive, gig-ready interface
DSI Prophet Rev2 16-Voice review By Dan Goldman 30 November 2017 £1,914 €2,229 $1,999 Launched in 2007, the Prophet 08 returns with a serious refresh and a new name
Roland Boutique SE-02 review By Dan Goldman 27 November 2017 £509 €595 $499 The SE-02 is Roland’s debut ‘Designer Boutique’ model, designed in collaboration with Studio Electronics
Expressive E Touché review By Dan Goldman 11 November 2017 This hand expression controller goes against the grain with its unique feel and look
Roli Seaboard Block review By Dan Goldman 26 October 2017 £279 €329 $299 The latest Seaboard is here! This time, it’s part of the ‘Blocks’ modular range
Nord Piano 3 review By Dan Goldman 15 June 2017 £2,249 €2,599 $2,999 Getting our hands black, white and red all over
Akai LP Wireless Controllers review By Dan Goldman 10 June 2017 £70 Akai adds wireless connectivity to a pair of popular controllers
Roland System-8 review By Dan Goldman 15 May 2017 £1299 €1,545 $1,499 Roland’s most powerful AIRA Plug-Out synth
Yamaha MX88 review By Dan Goldman 20 April 2017 £999 $1299 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 MatrixBrute review By Dan Goldman 12 March 2017 £1,879 €1,999 $1,999 Arturia’s beastly-looking MatrixBrute is here!
Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 review By Dan Goldman 18 January 2017 £2250 €2999 $3299 The OB-6 gets a desktop version
Roland Boutique VP-03 Vocoder review By Dan Goldman 16 January 2017 £329 A modern-day successor to an old classic
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet-6 review By Dan Goldman 14 January 2017 £2041 €1999 $2799 From keyboard to desktop
Akai Dark Parallax review By Dan Goldman 15 November 2016 $59.99 Akai unleashes its latest expansion pack
Yamaha Montage 8 review By Dan Goldman 14 November 2016 £3308 €3799 $4499 Is the Montage a worthy successor to the Motif?
Nektar Impact GX49 review By Dan Goldman 12 September 2016 £74.99 €94 $99.99 Tasting that sweet Nektar
Tom Oberheim Two Voice Pro review By Dan Goldman 11 August 2016 £3199 $3495 Adding modern features to the classic Two Voice
Roland Juno-DS88 review By Dan Goldman 09 August 2016 £779 €999 $1165 Offering a lot for not a whole lot of dosh
Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 review By Dan Goldman 24 June 2016 £2250 €2999 $3299 Synth gods Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim buddy up
