Latest reviews
"The engineers at Pianote have done a great job replicating the feel of an acoustic piano": Pianote Prima digital piano review
On Black Friday, online learning platform Pianote drops its first digital piano for beginners. But can it hold its own against the leading players?
"Warm, round, with a chewy mid-range that simply begs to be fed pentatonic licks, this amp sounds fantastic": Fender Tone Master '59 Bassman amp
A Fender classic gets a digital makeover, but how does it compare to the real thing?
“A wonderful blend of multitimbral synth hardware with clip style sequencing, wrapped up in a solid, performance-based module”: Mayer EMI MD850 Vibes review
Vibes is a multitimbral hardware synth with Ableton-style sequencing. It's hardware imitating software imitating hardware, and we like it a lot
"A great beginner keyboard, and a potential gateway into electronic music making in general": Roland Go Keys 3 and 5 review
The beginner keyboard market gets a couple of fresh contenders that offer more than you might think
“Launchkeys are a reminder that sometimes a keyboard is still what you need, even with Ableton Live”: Novation Launchkey MK4 25 and 37 review
We examine Novation’s Launchkey MK4 synth-action keyboards, available in 25- and 37-key versions
“With the room calibration and support software, it's the most flexible mini monitor we’ve tried”: IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor Pro review
Small monitors usually struggle to deliver convincing low end, but this latest design has different ideas
"This might be the most affordable guitar from Strandberg, but you wouldn’t notice": Strandberg Boden Essential review
Want to get into the headless game but are wary of spending big? Strandberg just might have the gateway drug for you
“A well-priced synth workstation – just don't expect a 1980s Juno”: Roland Juno-D7 review
Roland's entry-level synth workstation is easy, light, and cheap, but has depth if you want it
“I think that a specific drawback of this guitar could make it unsuitable for regular live use, but it’s still an inspiring acoustic for the home”: Yamaha TransAcoustic TAG3 C review
The second generation of Yamaha’s TransAcoustic flagship debuts looping, delay and Bluetooth features – but is something undermining the practicality for the stage?
