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Kawai ES120
"At this price, it is hard to find a more complete portable digital piano": Kawai ES120 digital piano review

By Quentin Lachapèle Published

Could this be the best portable digital piano at this price? Kawai's ES120 makes a very strong case

Keyboards & Pianos
Modal Electronics Carbon8x
“You'll come for the hands-on tweaking but stay for the sound”: Modal Electronics Carbon8X review

By Andy Jones Published

It's built like a tank and sounds the bomb

Digital Synths
Kawai CA901 review
"It is an impressive and genuinely pleasurable keyboard to play, and arguably one of the finest key actions available on any digital piano today" Kawai CA901 digital piano review

By Quentin Lachapèle Published

The CA901 blurs the line between digital and acoustic in ways that will surprise even the most seasoned pianist

Keyboards & Pianos
Hisong AirStudio S1
“A very impressive all-in-one audio recording solution aimed at music and multimedia users”: Hisong AirStudio S1 review

By Jon Musgrave Published

Crowdfunded startup Hisong wants to simplify mobile recording. Let’s see if it has succeeded

Microphones
Expressive E Osmose CE
“An incredibly exciting instrument that's capable of some pretty clever party tricks”: Expressive E Osmose CE review

By Roland Schmidt Published

Expressive E has MPE running through its core, and now we have the opportunity to transplant some of that MPE tech into our DAWs, with the Osmose CE controller

Midi Controllers
Mastering The Mix Stereovault
“Could easily become one of the most beneficial elements of your mastering suite”: Mastering the Mix - Stereovault review

By Roland Schmidt Published

If you find yourself struggling to get just the right amount of width in your mix, Stereovault may be the plugin you've always needed, as we broaden our panoramic horizons.

Soft Synths
An Apple Mac Mini M4 on a desk with an audio interface, studio monitors, and studio headphones
“So insanely powerful that I could see it lasting a decade or more in home recording studios”: Apple Mac Mini M4 review

By Matt McCracken Published

Apple’s miniature desktop packs enough punch to run most music-making tasks without breaking a sweat

Computers
An Apple MacBook Neo on a desk with an audio interface, studio monitors, headphones, and two MIDI controllers. Displayed on the screen is the Logic Pro DAW
“I get to 171 tracks before any errors during a full playthrough at the lowest buffer setting”: Apple MacBook Neo review

By Matt McCracken Published

We put Apple’s newest machine to the test to find out if it really is the ultimate budget laptop for music production

Computers
Erica Synths Xenodrive
“A natural fit for industrial, techno, noise and experimental electronic music”: Erica Synths Xenodrive review

By Bruce Aisher Published

Can the latest desktop effects box from the Erica Synths and 112dB partnership deliver full-flavoured distortion with depth?

Tech
A pair of Sennheiser HD 480 Pro studio headphones leaning against a MIDI keyboard
“For engineers mixing on small studio monitors, these will be a huge asset for checking the bass and sub bass”: Sennheiser HD 480 Pro review

By Matt McCracken Published

Sennheiser's new cans offer reliable low-end translation that goes where your studio monitors can't

Headphones
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