Dan 'JD73' Goldman

Since we first saw the Seaboard Grand, as keyboardists we've been itching to play one.

Akai's latest range of controllers, the Advance Series, falls into a new category of the keyboard controller market, largely created by the launch of Native Instrument's Komplete Kontrol S-series

The first synth from Modor

Nord unleashes an almighty Electro upgrade

FM synthesis has been experiencing something of a renaissance lately, largely due to the popularity of soft synths such as Native Instruments' FM8, Primal Audio's FM4 and Digital Suburban's Dexed.

Yamaha made some interesting YC-badged transistor combo organs back in the '70s and the Reface YC is a throwback to those heady times.

Despite DSI making some fantastic synths over the last few years, there has been a conspicuous hole in its line-up left by the original Prophet-5.

Four years have passed since we reviewed the still-flagship MPC Renaissance and the first version of the MPC computer software.

The Korg MS-20 has returned, but the question on everyone's lips is 'Is it as good as the old one?'

Arturia's original Spark offered much but didn't get the hype it deserved. Now re-imagined for 2013, we examine the new SparkLE

With 1,000 Motif XS based sounds and DAW integration, the MX61 looks great on paper. Are looks deceiving? We find out…

The V-Combo board promises a lot for a small outlay but does it deliver?

Dave Smith's new flagship Prophet blends digital waves with analogue filters and adds in loads of new features, too

A solid digital piano that sounds and feels great. The iOS device integration is a real bonus

Hot on the heels of its classic predecessor, Pulse 2 promises big things for such a diminutive box

KROSS is Korg's new entry-level workstation range, picking up where the X50 and PS60 left off

The latest Nord Lead is here and while it looks very familiar, much has changed under the hood

According to DSI's marketing blurb, the new Mopho SE is 'bigger' and 'badder' than before. Let's see…

The eagerly awaited Volca range is the talk of the town

A first look at one of the eagerly awaited Volca Series synths

Elektron's first analogue synth/sequencer looks all Elektron and certainly powerful on paper, but what's it like to use?

Like the flagship Renaissance, the slimline MPC Studio wants to take control of the new MPC software

The MR2 is a compact, high-fidelity portable recorder, suitable for just about anywhere

We inspect the latest addition to Roland's legendary juno line

Promising big performance for a very small outlay