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Tag Archives: Synthesizers

  • Top Picks from NAMM: Pianos, Keyboards & Recording

    Posted on February 11, 2013 by John Ebata

    NAMM Show Top 3 Hot Items: Pianos
    Premium Products: Yamaha CVP609

    The new Clavinova series from Yamaha comes with much improved sounds and greater expression on the individual instruments so the easy play orchestration is realistic. Actual wave recordings, of say a Brazilian percussion section playing together, are used in the easy play accompaniments for astonishing realism.
    Mid-Level Cost: Weber W121 Upright Piano

    Piano designer technician guru Del Fandrich was on hand at the Hyundai Development Corp booth explaining the re-design of the Weber and Young Chang uprights providing wider tonal range and expression, employing the finest in woods and premium performance but able [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards, News, Pianos and was tagged with Arturia MiniLab, Avid Pro Tools, Clavinova, Digital Pianos, DoreMIR, Korg, NAMM, NAMM2013, Piano Review, PianoDisc, Synthesizers, Weber Piano, Yamaha Pianos

  • Casio Rejoins the Synth Market with a Vengeance with the Casio XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer!

    Posted on March 28, 2012 by Fred Nicholson

    Its been over 20 years since they made a synthesizer with the very popular CZ series.
    Yes, you get access to the original Casio CZ synth sounds in the XW-P1.
    The six oscillator monophonic solo synth engine sounds amazing and was designed with the performer in mind. The regular sounds have 64 note polyphony so it does sound huge. It only weighs 11 pounds. This gig ready 61-key synth has a lots of sounds ranging from pianos to brass to bass and drums. There are over 400 presets to get you started but it has 4 real time control knobs for editing [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Casio, Synthesizers

  • The Powers Behind The Korg Kronos

    Posted on March 3, 2012 by John Ebata

    There are times when a keyboard is so incredibly powerful that you keep discovering more and more useful things inside.
    Last week I played a concert of original songs accompanying singer-songwriters. I used to carry a 30” rack full of MIDI synth modules and 3 keyboards to get all my sounds. With just the Kronos and one Combination per song, I could split and/or layer up to 16 different keyboard sounds, played sampled background vocals and was able to turn any of the sounds on or off with a switch and the sliders controlled individual volumes. The best was that the [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Korg, Synthesizers

  • Yamaha's new Motif XF6 Workstation

    Posted on December 2, 2011 by John Ebata

    I have had the use of Yamaha’s new Motif XF6 workstation to prepare for a number of varied style performances. We should not forget keyboards like the Motif XF while not necessarily being the latest, hottest in the media, they are full of many “I did not realize it could do that function” surprises.
    Patch remains there although not talked about in Yamaha ads. In the “Song Mode” usually thought of for sequencing MIDI tracks you can have up to 16 voices (patches) and switch between them and not lose any notes or effects being used from your last voice. Speaking [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Synthesizers, Yamaha

  • Nord Stage 2 73-Key Waterfall Bed Version

    Posted on December 1, 2011 by John Ebata

    The quest for a real Hammond B3 sound complete with Leslie 122 and as much dirt and grind in the sound as one wishes has been what many of us have been searching for over the years. After owning 3 real Hammond B3 organs and multiple Leslie 122’s, most models have only been close until the new Nord Stage 2 organ. You can keep it clean or have the Deep Purple dirt in your sound, split the longer 73 note keyboard and have accurate slow fast rotor changes. The great thing about the Nord is that it is designed to [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Home Pianos, Nord, Synthesizers

  • The new Roland AX09 Lucina Synth

    Posted on August 8, 2011 by John Ebata

    I was considering a 49 note controller to take on the short USA gig weekends to play sounds from my Mac laptop but good ones were almost the price of the Roland Lucina which has sounds onboard as backup and can be a keytar. I had used the Roland AX-Synth keytar for a couple of live shows and it was great but often stage size is small and the ‘neck’ gets bumped. So this 49 key Lucina that can sit nicely as a second keyboard or be a keytar at the funk gigs became my choice. Roland programmers have done [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Roland, Synthesizers

  • The Roland Jupiter 80 is Here!!!

    Posted on August 4, 2011 by Fred Nicholson

    We just received the new and very cool Roland Jupiter 80 76 key performance synth!
    I am VERY impressed with the sounds and the way Roland is using what they call ’Supernatural’ technology. This technology allows the Jupiter sounds to ‘BEHAVE’ like the original sound it is reproducing. So what this means is the instrument sound not only sounds like the original but acts like it in terms of articulations so for example if you play a violin staccato, it sounds staccato, play smoothly it sounds legato all in real time and there is no switching like a lot of software [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Roland, Synthesizers

  • The new Roland Jupiter 80

    Posted on August 3, 2011 by John Ebata

    Coming off a weekend of jazz festival live shows after a week in the studio and having owned an original Jupiter 8 with the DCB/OCB MIDI interface, I was curious to check out the newly arrived Jupiter 80 performance synth. One of the huge differences between the top line pro versions of synths across all brands and their ‘packed-with-features’ lower cost models is the feel of the key bed. The Jupiter 80 gives you that solid pro feel and 76 notes rather than the 61 offered by the original JP8. This is an amazing synth meant to be played, great [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Roland, Synthesizers

  • Korg Kronos 61 is Finally Here...

    Posted on August 2, 2011 by Fred Nicholson

    Hi its Fred here - giving you an update that we have received 1 Korg Kronos 61!! We have it on display for you to check it out and see if it fits into your musical journey! This piece definitely fits into mine very well! You may be hesitant if you own a DAW for Mac or Windows but let me tell you…this adds killer sounds, ease of use and truly a great musical experience that has to be used and heard to be appreciated! If you are a songwriter, composer, sound designer or whatever, the breakthrough Korg Kronos may [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Keyboards and was tagged with Korg, Synthesizers

  • The Roland Jupiter-80 has landed in Canada!

    Event took place on July 28, 2011 by Cosmo Music

    Be among the first to experience one of the most anticipated professional synthesizer keyboards in years! Join Adrian Marsi, Roland Synthesizer Specialist, at select Toronto dealers for the unveiling of the Jupiter-80 Performance Synthesizer.

    Thursday July 28, 2011 @ 11:00am
    Cosmo Music – Richmond Hill
    10 Via Renzo Dr.
    (905) 770-5222

    Come by and discover the Jupiter-80’s “SuperNATURAL” sound engine that uses “Physical Behaviour Modeling” to perform vintage synth and acoustic instrument sounds with uncanny realism. Also, try for yourself and understand why the Roland Jupiter-80 is the ultimate live performance keyboard for the pro player.

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    This post was posted in Events, Keyboards and was tagged with Demo, Roland, Synthesizers

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