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THE SPOTLIGHT
Kurzweil SP1 88-Key Stage Piano
A perfect keyboard for students/schools, light gigs, home recording and music lovers of all ages. The Kurzweil SP1 has 88 fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity sensitive keys, 16 sounds in 4 categories, individually adjustable FX, 256 voices of polyphony and the ability to quickly add splits and layering.
Roland FANTOM Workstation/Synthesizer
FANTOM is a new kind of creative hub, made for rapid production and expressive performance. Inspiring onboard production tools and deep computer integration fuel an experience that feels intuitive, natural, and full of possibilities. The expandable sound engine delivers our best electronic and acoustic sounds, with the depth and control to combine and shape them in exciting new ways. And it’s built from premium materials, with a purposeful design, and the best 61-, 76-, and 88-note keyboards we’ve ever made.
THE BUSINESS
The best MIDI controllers to buy in 2020
Sure, all you need to make music now is a laptop and a DAW, but there may come a time when keys ‘A’ through to ‘;’ on your laptop keyboard feel like a barrier to your burgeoning creativity. Fortunately, you can get some affordable MIDI keyboard controllers that will give you more than just some extra notes.
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THE NEW STUFF
Novation Peak Synthesizer
Peak sounds warm and rich with filthy, biting overdrive. It’s an eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice. The synth has a resonant multi-mode analogue filter for each voice, and three distortion points in an analogue signal chain.
K&M Spider Pro Keyboard Stands
The Spider Pro Keyboard Stand has enough support arms to hold two keyboards at a time. Spider Pro is equipped with the base extendable support arms and an additional pair of support arms with a 15º tilt angle. Add another keyboard to Spider Pro by fitting additional support arms in this customizable stand. The Spider Pro has 3/8″ or 5/8″ threaded connection for attaching microphone booms.
Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 Digital DIY Synthesizer
The first of its kind from Korg’s DIY-focused Nu:Tekt brand, NTS-1 packs a powerful synth and multi-effects engine into a compact and highly portable form factor. Its DIY nature means it’s also very customizable. Explore the possibilities! NTS-1 is also completely compatible with the logue-SDK*, making it possible to create custom oscillators and effects or upload any of the content available for minilogue xd and prologue.
Kurzweil SP1 88-Key Stage Piano
A perfect keyboard for students/schools, light gigs, home recording and music lovers of all ages. The Kurzweil SP1 has 88 fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity sensitive keys, 16 sounds in 4 categories, individually adjustable FX, 256 voices of polyphony and the ability to quickly add splits and layering.
