Latest articles by Dan 'JD73' Goldman
Yamaha Reface CS
Yamaha had one of the finest sounding VA engines around in 1997's AN1X (that still stands up today) and it's great to see Yamaha making synths once again.
Yamaha CP4 Stage Piano
Yamaha are calling it their "best stage piano ever". Does it live up to the hype?
Roland JD-XA Synth
Back at January's NAMM show, we first set eyes on Roland's JD-XA 'crossover' polysynth prototype and it certainly got everyone talking with its space-age slider laden red-backlit front panel
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol D2
Native Instruments' flagship DJ device, the Traktor Kontrol S8, really impressed us when we reviewed it at the end of last year.
Yamaha Reface CP
Although Clavia/Nord has been at the forefront of electro-mechanical piano emulations recently with the Electro/Stage series, Yamaha's full-sized CP range is still very highly regarded too.
Akai MPC 2.9 Air Drumsynth
The ever-expanding MPC range now comes with a native drum synth
UDO Super 6
UDO’s Super 6 is already making a big noise in synth world! Time to go supersonic...
Modal Electronics Cobalt8
Another Modal release has arrived in the form of the virtual analogue Cobalt8
ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard
The deeper you dive into ASM's debut synth the greater the reward
Korg Triton Taktile 49
The Triton Taktile 49 includes a plethora of real-time controls and sounds. We try it out...
Waldorf STVC
Waldorf’s latest keyboard combines a digital string machine and synth with a vocoder, effects and keyboard with aftertouch.
Moog Matriarch
The colourful Matriarch sits at the top of Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ range.
