• Vengeance Sound VPS Avenger

    The market for synth plug-ins is, to say the least, saturated. So much so, it has become quite a challenge to stand out, especially when ...
  • Arturia Keylab MkII

    In 2013, we reviewed the Analog Lab and MiniLab, and in 2016 we reviewed the Keylab 88. While we love the software that comes bundled ...
  • KORG GrandStage

    While many players today jump right to a red Nord when they think of the modern stage piano, other companies have been producing stage pianos ...
  • IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O

    Way back in 2013, we reviewed the original iRig Keys, and that portable, mini-37-key MIDI controller proved to be very useful in our travels between ...
  • Yamaha Genos Digital Workstation

    The arranger keyboard category has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years–not only in the number of available products, but also by power and ...
  • Arturia V-Collection 5 & V-Collection 6

    Arturia has been in the game of recreating classic synths virtually for nearly fifteen years, and some would argue that their outstanding virtual instruments are ...
  • Blue Cat Audio PatchWork V2

    One of the most frustrating parts of music production is running into software incompatibility problems. Your Pro Tools-based studio needs plug-ins to be in the ...
  • Winter NAMM Show 2018: Keyboards

    Black Corporation Black Corporation surprised us with Deckard’s Dream. To quote the website, “Deckard’s Dream is an 8-voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer inspired by a certain ...
  • The Soul of the Modern Rhythm Machine: Exploring the Dave Smith Instruments Tempest, Elektron Digitakt, ...

    Elektron Digitakt We won’t pretend that this is an average review or shootout. This is a special kind of review for a specific kind of ...
  • Roland RD-2000 Stage Piano

    While we love all the new analog and digital synth gear that has become popular again these days, there's no question the "basics" will always ...