Booker T Video Repost

Oct 12,2011
We've been meaning to catch up with Booker T. Jones since his Grammy win for the 2009 album Potato Hole--for which we interviewed him back in August '09. If you haven't heard his latest, The Road From Memphis, you're missing out, More...

Welcome to Keyboard's November 2011 Links Page

Oct 10,2011
Exclusive interview with the Flaming Lips! Evan Bogart talks songwriting, keyboards, and production. Miss our Summer NAMM gear wrap? It's online?     More...

Clavia Nord C2

May 1,2011
For some organ players, less than two manuals just won’t do. You know who you are, and you know that even portable two-manual clones are usually bulky. A lighter but messier route is to go modular, with a single-manual clone, More...

Of Gods And Synths

May 1,2011
In Roman myth, Jupiter and Juno were king and queen of the gods, Zeus and Hera being the ancient Greek equivalents. Among now-mythic synths, both names are now synonymous with “retro” and “analog.” Unlike today, though, More...

Arturia Origin Keyboard

May 1,2011
The Arturia Origin is a grand technical achievement, a true virtual modular synth cast in hardware. Its sound quality and deep programmability bowled us over when we reviewed the desktop module in June 2009. With its flip-up More...

Studiologic Numa Organ

May 1,2011
If you’re bringing a new hardware drawbar organ to market, it had better be good. “Clonewheels”—keyboards that emulate a Hammond B-3 organ and rotating Leslie speaker—have improved so much over the past decade that questions More...

Musikmesse 2012 Gear Report

Mar 27,2012
By Peter Kirn   There are two things you should know about Musikmesse, the international music trade show held every March. First, it's big - really big. The Messe convention center is actually 11 halls; it feels like it ate More...

Roland Jupiter-50 Hands-On

Mar 21,2012
As we type this, the Musikmesse instrument show in Frankfurt, Germany begins its first day. Roland is announcing the little sibling--but not really little by any stretch--of the Jupiter-80, called the Jupiter-50 (or JP-50). More...

Clavia Nord Stage 2

Jun 29,2011
By Eric Lawson The original Nord Stage (reviewed Nov. ’05) was a highly sought after performance instrument that bundled the best of Nord’s electromechanical vintage sounds with tonewheel organ and a single-oscillator virtual More...

Korg Kronos First Impressions

Jun 15,2011
by Stephen Fortner I reviewed the Korg Kronos for the September issue, and wanted to share with you some of my very first impressions based on noodling on it in my studio. This should by no means be considered a full review or More...

Yamaha MOTIF XF

Jun 1,2011
by Stephen Fortner The trend towards non-volatile Flash memory in keyboards is a nascent one, and it’s long overdue. The wait can’t have been good for sample-based workstations—which are powerful and More...

Casio WK-7500

Jun 1,2011
by Ken Hughes A Casio synth appeared in the video for Bob Seger’s “Shakedown.” Newly re-formed one-hit-wonders Johnny Hates Jazz say that “Shattered Dreams” was about 60 percent Casio synths. More...

A Closer Look at the Roland Jupiter-80

Jul 20,2011
Editor Stephen Fortner recently attended “Roland University” at Roland US headquarters in Los Angeles. Mainly devoted to dealer training, it showcased the new Jupiter-80 synth. At the end of the day, we caught up with Roland’s More...

Summer NAMM 2011 Gear Reports

Jul 20,2011
by Tom Brislin, Stephen Fortner, and Richard Leiter As SUMMER NAMM 2011 swings into action, we'll be bringing you photo and video updates live from the show floor. Bookmark this page and check back often, as we'll be putting More...

Roland Atelier Combo AT-350C

Aug 23,2011
By virtue of its most visible features, the AT-350C would seem to appeal equally to Mr. and Mrs. Scheblanski, discerning folks who want to play and sing along to music at their summer condo; “Fingers” Fowler, who plays in a More...

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