Keyboards

Adding to their existing Keylab controller range is Arturia's Essential 88, for those who don't require a hammer action keybed.

The spotlight from Roland/Boss at NAMM is on guitars and drums — although there's still a hi-tech twist to the new products...

Just as NAMM was getting ready to open, Korg completed their eclectic round of launches with a classic synth, two mixers and a keytar!

If you like the sound of Yamaha's classic 1970s Combo stage organs, this one has got to be worth a look...

Yesterday we brought you news of the new Wavestate wave-sequencing synth; today there's more early NAMM news from Korg.

Could this be the most expressive keyboard since the invention of the pianoforte?

With little advance warning, Roland have unleashed a new flagship workstation-cum-synthesizer which builds on the Fantom's legacy with a brand-new design developed from the ground up for modern music production. It comes in three models: Fantom 6 (61 keys), Fantom 7 (76 keys) and the 88-key Fantom 8.  Read the Sound On Sound full in-depth review here.

Argon8 fills a gap in Modal Electronics' range above the absurdly affordable CraftSynth 2.0 and Skulpt, but below the 00-series synths.

ASM debut their eight-voice digital poly-aftertouch-enabled wavemorphing keyboard! We talk to product development head Glen Darcey.

The 25-note Microlab is Arturia's latest affordable keyboard controller, and it looks quite a bargain for composers on the move...

Novation have issued a MkIII version of their compact controller keyboard, with extra hardware controls and plenty of new features.

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From today until September 30th, newly bought Nektar keyboard and pedalboard controllers come with a free copy of Steinberg's granular synthesis plug-in Padshop Pro.