Category Archives: Piano and Keyboard

Jamie Cullum Delivers Festive Cheer With Yamaha S6 Grand Piano

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Singer Songwriter Jamie Callum has delivered festive cheer to Frith Manor Primary School after being announced the competition winners of this unique Yamaha S6 Grand Piano. The S6 from Yamaha was Jamie’s personal piano, which he has used in the studio, on tour and at the … Continue reading Jamie Cullum Delivers Festive Cheer With Yamaha S6 Grand Piano

Five of the most common piano mistakes beginners make

Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Learning to play the piano offers you wonderful opportunities for personal expression and enjoyment. Balancing this with familiarity of the most common mistakes on piano empowers you to speed up your progress! 1. Placing note accuracy above all else It is not only about playing the right … Continue reading Five of the most common piano mistakes beginners make

Free Syntronik Memory-V for IK Newsletter Subscribers

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News IK Multimedia are giving all of their new and existing newsletter subscribers the Memory V instrument from Syntronik completely free until December 30, 2020. Syntronik Memory V is their take on the classic 18-oscillator monster analog polysynth Memorymoog. Manufactured from 1981 to 1985, it’s often described as … Continue reading Free Syntronik Memory-V for IK Newsletter Subscribers

Schmidt Synthesizer Begins Shipping Fourth Batch No Expense Spared Schmidt Eightvoice Analog Synthesizer

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Having since sold out of its previous built-to-order batches of between 25 and 27 instruments each, the first of which followed from interest in namesake hardware and software designer Stefan Schmidt’s hand-crafted prototype unit’s show-stopping debut at Musikmesse 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, Schmidt-Synthesizer is proud to … Continue reading Schmidt Synthesizer Begins Shipping Fourth Batch No Expense Spared Schmidt Eightvoice Analog Synthesizer

Worldful of Pianos to Gather Global Pianists for NAMM’s Believe in Music Week

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News At NAMM’s Believe in Music week, the online global gathering to support the people who bring music to the world, The NAMM Foundation, in collaboration with Steinway & Sons and the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, is hosting a new virtual event to celebrate the piano … Continue reading Worldful of Pianos to Gather Global Pianists for NAMM’s Believe in Music Week

Arturia releases V Collection 8

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Arturia is thrilled to announce V Collection 8, a suite of 28 software instruments spanning analog synths, digital synths, organs, acoustic pianos, electric pianos, and string machines. Expertly crafted with exclusive modeling technology and further enhanced for modern music making, V Collection 8 gives you the … Continue reading Arturia releases V Collection 8

Keys Review Goes Live By Gold Media

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Digital publisher Gold Media & Events Ltd has announced that ‘Keys Review’, a further impartial consumer news and reviews platform, has now gone live. Keys Review will provide impartial and free content to consumers varying from home pianos, stage pianos, keyboards, synthesisers, midi and accessories, giving … Continue reading Keys Review Goes Live By Gold Media

Wide Blue Sound Announces Elysium

Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Wide Blue Sound, creators of fun, inspiring, and filler-free music tools, is proud to announce availability of ELYSIUM — an inspiring KONTAKT plug-in instrument instantiated as a two-layer synth for creating music infused with tonal rhythms, movement, and unrivalled playability with an entirely new way of creating … Continue reading Wide Blue Sound Announces Elysium