Latest about Keyboards & Pianos
Jon Batiste named Pianist Of The Year at the Pianote Awards, as Jordan Rudess, Yuja Wang and Cory Henry are also honoured
The winners were announced in YouTube livestream
Best pianos 2024: Our pick of acoustic and digital options for home, studio and stage
Here’s our pick of the best pianos - and the best piano brands - including Yamaha, Casio, Nord, Roland and more…
Roland’s new premium digital pianos look like uprights, but are designed to sound and play like acoustic grands
LX-9, LX-6 and LX-5 use a range of technologies to make them feel mighty real
"It’s not one of my favourite things. It’s stupid because I produced it, but the keyboards just hit me as wrong": Van Halen's Jump is 40 years old. Here's how the most famous keyboard riff of all time was created (and how you can do it, too)
Or the most irritating? You decide…
Pittsburgh Modular's Taiga analogue synth just got upgraded with a keyboard and expansion bay for Eurorack modules: "Install a 4th or 5th oscillator and create truly monster sounds"
Expand this semi-modular marvel with anything from extra oscillators and filters to sequencers, samplers and effects
Goodbye, Yamaha grand piano: Elton John sells his 1992 C6 model for more than $200,000 at auction
A Banksy and a pair of silver leather boots also went under the hammer
10 mistakes every beginner keyboard player makes
There are many pitfalls waiting to stymie the beginner keyboard player – here’s our guide to the mistakes every novice should avoid
"The world's smallest MIDI controller": MIDICard is a MIDI keyboard on a credit card that you can fit in your wallet
18-note device enables you to plug in and play anywhere
