Chroma chameleon: Arturia’s limited-edition KeyStep Pro controller comes with blue LEDs and lets you customise the colours of your tracks
Who said that grey was boring?
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"To say its arrival was earth-shaking would be no exaggeration": why, 40 years on, the Yamaha DX7 was the most important release in synth history, even though it did "make your head dribble"
And why 'important' doesn't always mean 'best'…
“It feels like there are more keys”: this curved grand piano just made its debut at Carnegie Hall, and is praised for its “effortless” playability
Has keyboard development turned a corner or gone round the bend?
"I try out ideas that might be too weird otherwise": version 3 of Valhalla DSP's Supermassive is the most "super massive-est" yet, and it's still completely free!
Update adds new modes called 'Leo' and 'Virgo' to one of the best free plugins in the cosmos
"It sounds like a drum machine instead of a machine playing drums - a sore disappointment": What critics said about the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine on its release (and how they actually helped define dance music today)
If they hadn't panned the 909, you might now be dancing to a very different beat…
“No Synthesizers”? No way! How Queen backtracked on a boast, embraced synths and went stratospheric
The real story of Queen’s much misunderstood love/hate relationship with electronic instruments
AIAIAI Unit-4 Wireless+ review
- £700
- $800
AIAIAI says Unit-4 is the first true wireless monitor system designed for the recording studio and mobile mixing. And that claim might well be justified...
Cherry Audio has revived the ARP Pro Soloist, a classic '70s synth used by Tony Banks, Herbie Hancock and more
You can buy it on its own or as part of the new Synth Stack 4, which offers 'everything Cherry Audio' in one collection
No, you’re not dreaming - Behringer’s UB-Xa synth has finally been launched (though we still can’t find it for sale anywhere)
This long-awaited Oberheim OB-Xa clone is ready to go, apparently
AIR Music Technology Sprite review
- £80
- €90
- $80
AIR Music Technology claims to have taken the multi-effect concept and made it refreshingly simple. We crack open a can of innovation
The gear that time forgot: 15 synths, samplers and controllers that could have been classics, but weren't
We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it
“It’s 'Snow and Then' versus the Christmas Starman”: The Beatles and David Bowie go head-to-head in the festive merch wars
Yes, it’s a ‘snow’ news day… (But it is for charity)
"I simply do not have room": Phil Collins’ ex-wife to auction off a collection of the couple’s personal items, including the family Yamaha piano that the star used to teach their son to play
It's a case of 'no piano required', as Orianne Collins says that she "recently downsized homes"
Spitfire Audio Jupiter review
- £99
- €115
- $129
Spitfire Audio taps into the collection of one of the most iconic producers of the last 50 years. We find out whether it’s a gas or a pass…
Solid State Logic SubGen review
- £64
- €80
- $80
Need to beef up your bottom end? This could be just the processor you need to make things phat. We get low, low low low…
UVI Opal review
- €99
- $99
If you thought optical compressors were predictable, UVI’s latest gem might get you thinking again…
Roland’s A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard just got a free MIDI 2.0 update… so what does that actually mean?
The updated MIDI standard’s rollout has been slow, but maybe it’s starting to gather some momentum
Yamaha’s Genos2 arranger workstation is designed to “transform solo players into the ultimate cover band” and comes with an AI chord mode, drum ambience control and realtime adjustment of the style dynamics
Throw in AWM/FM sounds and a mic input and the stage is set for strong performance
The ARP Omni 2 string synth has been reborn in a free plugin, so now everyone can play this late ‘70s classic
Oxid looks like another fine freebie from Full Bucket Music
