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"The engineers at Pianote have done a great job replicating the feel of an acoustic piano": Pianote Prima digital piano review
By Quentin Lachapèle published
On Black Friday, online learning platform Pianote drops its first digital piano for beginners. But can it hold its own against the leading players?
“A wonderful blend of multitimbral synth hardware with clip style sequencing, wrapped up in a solid, performance-based module”: Mayer EMI MD850 Vibes review
By Andy Jones published
Vibes is a multitimbral hardware synth with Ableton-style sequencing. It's hardware imitating software imitating hardware, and we like it a lot
"A great beginner keyboard, and a potential gateway into electronic music making in general": Roland Go Keys 3 and 5 review
By Ben Rogerson published
The beginner keyboard market gets a couple of fresh contenders that offer more than you might think
“Launchkeys are a reminder that sometimes a keyboard is still what you need, even with Ableton Live”: Novation Launchkey MK4 25 and 37 review
By Martin Delaney published
We examine Novation’s Launchkey MK4 synth-action keyboards, available in 25- and 37-key versions
“With the room calibration and support software, it's the most flexible mini monitor we’ve tried”: IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor Pro review
By Jon Musgrave published
Small monitors usually struggle to deliver convincing low end, but this latest design has different ideas
“A well-priced synth workstation – just don't expect a 1980s Juno”: Roland Juno-D7 review
By Andy Jones published
Roland's entry-level synth workstation is easy, light, and cheap, but has depth if you want it
“Delivers an interesting mix of retro flavour, and contemporary functionality”: Heritage Audio i73 Pro 2 review
By Jon Musgrave published
Want to combine a classic analogue front end with desktop audio interfacing? We size up this attractive blend of old and new
"A late contender for 2024’s best new synth": Polyend Synth review
By Si Truss published
With three synth layers, a variety of digital and virtual analogue engines and an innovative interface, Polyend's latest has a lot going for it
“An amazing sounding product, and very capable thanks to its augmentation in operation, geared towards ultimate creativity”: GForce Oberheim OB-1 review
By Roland Schmidt published
Reuniting an Oberheim gem with its family soul mates, GForce resurrects another lesser-seen classic. We audition its credentials as a sonic force for good
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