Keyboards

Arturia have broken away from their soft-synth roots with the MiniBrute, a 100 percent analogue monosynth. We put it to the test in our world-exclusive review.

An 88-note hammer-action stage piano as affordable as this seems far too good to be true. Is there a catch?

Self-contained keyboard synths have an immediacy that is seldom matched by synth modules or software instruments. There's a great variety of them available at the moment, but how do you know which one is right for you? Here’s a selection of the models we've looked at over the last couple of years, with links to the SOS reviews, to help you decide.

Korg’s analogue tribe has two new members, both with little more than pocket‑money prices. Resistance may be futile...

The Impulse controllers are cost-effective, yet seem generously specified — so where’s the catch?

The latest addition to Arturia’s Analog Experience series takes their hybrid software/hardware synth concept even further.

The toy‑like exterior of Teenage Engineering’s OP1 belies the versatile synth, sequencer, sampler and recorder hidden within. We retreat to our bedroom and put it though its paces...

Yamaha’s MOX range offers unusually tight integration with your DAW. Is this the way forward for synthesizer workstations?

Synth, organ, piano: the Nord Stage 2 does it all, and now even lets you load and play your own samples. Is this the best Stage yet?

The Jupiter 8 looms large in synthesizer history, and any synth bearing the name has a lot to live up to. Is the Jupiter 80 destined for the same legendary status? Find out in our world‑exclusive review...

Korg really know what they're doing when it comes to workstations, and their new one has been eagerly anticipated. Meet the Kronos in our world exclusive review...

I don't have a lot of space or money, but I'm desperate to find a keyboard that I can use for fun and, possibly, for recording...

Looking for a compact controller keyboard costing not much more than a bag of chips? Look no further...

Arturia have taken their Origin concept further with the addition of a keyboard and new modules. So is it now the only synthesizer you'll ever need?

Kurzweil's new workstation maintains the company's reputation for solid reliability, and does so at a lower cost than you might expect...

Arturia's Analog Experience range pairs tweakable preset soft synths with dedicated controller keyboards. We put the first two to the test...

Roland are hardly new to the digital piano game, and with years of experience to draw on, their new stage piano should be something rather special. Let's find out...

Rolands deluxe V-Piano has evolved, courtesy of a free software update...

Korgs latest keyboard blurs the boundaries between their affordable Micro range and their pro workstations.

Clavia have directed all their keyboard-making know-how into a single, lightweight stage piano — so it ought to be good...

The Formanta Polivoks is becoming an increasingly familiar sound to Western ears — it is, for example, all over Franz Ferdinand’s most recent album Tonight. But for those who haven’t heard this mighty Russian beast in action, Sam Inglis created a few examples to accompany Gordon Reid’s Retrozone feature.