We announce new keyboard and related gear as it is released. Pro Keyboards, Synths, Samplers, Sequencers and related accessories.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Alesis Photon X 25 MIDI Keyboard
"Ultimate control in a compact size! The Alesis Photon X-25 gives you tons of real time controllers including the famous Alesis AXYS multi controller from the Airfx/Air synth. Add to this 25 touch sensitive keys, and it all adds up to a great controller at a great price!"
Korg Triton Extreme 76 Key
"The aggressive TRITON Extreme is bursting at the seams with more of everything that has made the TRITON family the workstation of choice for tens of thousands of performers, producers and musicians the world over. Tricked out with vacuum tube processing, USB audio CD burning and data sharing, CompactFlash data storage, digital I/O and stuffed with sounds, its everything TRITON taken to the Extreme. *** Buy a Triton Extreme by July 31st, 2006 and receive a FREE Korg MOSS Board! With the MOSS expansion you get the sound of the infamous Z1 synthesizer!"
Valdesta Concerto 1000 4'2" Digital Grand Piano
"The Concerto 1000 combines the elegant characteristics of a baby grand piano with the benefits of a feature-packed ensemble digital piano. 144 built-in rhythm styles, over 500 different professional quality sounds (including Yamaha's XG sound set), programmable effects, a 3.5' disk drive PLUS an all-wood hand polished baby grand cabinet with brass plated pedals, dual-prop lifting piano lid, roll top key cover, one-piece brass hinge, and split brass caster wheels...even a matching bench!"
KeyTech TB800 Portable Keyboards
"This keyboard is an excellent learning tool! The TB800 comes with built-in lessons, lesson songs and a real-time recorder to play back your performance and monitor your progress. Features 61 standard-size velocity sensitive keys, 128 different “voices”, 61 percussion sounds and its own built-in sound system. Also includes Backlit multi-function LCD for easy access to features, built-in digital sound processors with 7 reverbs and 7 chorus settings and 100 different styles of Auto Accompaniment. Weighs only 16lbs. Includes Music Stand, Owner’s Manual, and Power Adapter."
Casio CTK900 Portable Keyboards
"Casio's newest portables utilize the high performance Zpi sound source to deliver the most realistic piano, organ, and synth sounds, plus a huge library of built-in tones, rhythms, and DSP settings. These powerful instruments feature an on-board sequencer and a mixer, for unmatched creative possibilities, plus powerful built-in speakers to take your performance to the next level. These keyboards are ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment."
KeyTech KT65
"This terrific beginner keyboard is the perfect way to get started in playing. The KT 65 comes with 61 standard-size velocity sensitive keys, 100 different “voices” plus 29 percussion sounds and its own built-in sound system so there’s no need for an amplifier! You also get 100 different styles of Auto Accompaniment to play along with. Weighing a mere 13lbs this is a keyboard that can be used by the whole family! Everything you need is included: Music Stand, Owner’s Manual, and power adapter."
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006
Musician's Friend Spring 2006 Catalog
The Musician's Friend Spring 2006 Catalog is busting out all over with legendary music gear and breaking ground with new lower prices! Get into the season's new groove and sign up for your free subscription.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Warehouse Spring Cleaning Sale > Keyboards & MIDI
Yamaha S90 88-Key Synthesizer
If you want fantastic sounds and finger-friendly keys but don't need a huge onboard CPU for sampling and workstation functions, the Yamaha S90 88-Key...
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List Price: $2,499.00
Casio Privia PX-400CS Digital Piano
The PX-400CS combines beautiful sounds and first-rate piano touch and action with a host of useful features and functions. It is the perfect choice...
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List Price: $1,099.95
On-Stage Stands Heavy-Duty Deluxe X ERGO-LOK Keyboard Stand
The pro-level On-Stage Stands Heavy-Duty Deluxe X Ergo Lok Keyboard Stand is built and styled for demanding musicians. Super heavy-duty tubing and...
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List Price: $87.00
Casio WK-3200 76-Key Portable Keyboard
The Casio WK-3200 76-Key Portable Keyboard has it all: 76 touch-sensitive keys, 824 pristine ZPI tones, 32-note polyphony, and 160 rhythms. Your...
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Casio PX-100 Privia Digital Piano
The Casio PX-100 Privia Digital Piano may be the lightest full-size digital piano with real hammer action ever offered. Completely new sound chip and...
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M-Audio Refurb Keystation 49e USB MIDI Controller Keyboard
The M-Audio Keystation 49e USB MIDI Controller Keyboard has class-compliancy with OS X and Windows XP for true plug-and-play operation. The included...
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Alesis Fusion 6HD 61-Note Keyboard Workstation
The Fusion 6HD boasts a revolutionary operating system, the Fusion OS, that is constantly being refined by Alesis and its developers to bring you the...
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List Price: $2,399.00
Alesis Fusion 8HD 88-Note Keyboard Workstation
The Alesis Fusion 8HD Keyboard Workstation boasts a revolutionary operating system, the Fusion OS, that is constantly being refined by Alesis and its...
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List Price: $2,999.00
Friday, April 07, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
Yamaha DGX-505 88-Key Portable Grand Digital Keyboard
A fabulous board to learn on.
Check out the Yamaha DGX-505 88-Key Portable Grand Digital Keyboard and Wood Grain Stand. The expanded WAVE ROM is loaded with Sweet!, Live!, and Cool! voices while the improved speaker system delivers powerful, resonant sound. A large LCD displays crystal-clear scores, lyrics, and graphics for every function. Advanced learning tools include a Your Tempo feature that monitors your performance and slows down difficult passages. The Performance Assistant lets anyone play music right away for instant gratification. The EZ Song Arranger instantly rearranges songs while the Yamaha Educational Suite's interactive lessons help you polish your skills fast. USB and MIDI connectors plus a one-touch PC button offer plug-and-play connectivity with your PC. Flash ROM memory plus a SmartMedia slot let you import and store new songs.
Yamaha DGX-505 88-Key Portable Grand Digital Keyboard and Wood Grain Stand Features:
* Expanded WAVE ROM is loaded with Sweet, Live, and Cool voices
* Improved speaker system
* Large bit-mapped LCD display
* Your Tempo feature monitors your performance and slows down difficult passages
* Performance Assistant lets anyone play music right away for instant gratification
* EZ Song Arranger instantly rearranges songs
* Yamaha Educational Suite's interactive lessons help you polish your skills fast
* USB and MIDI connectors
* One-touch PC button for plug-and-play connectivity with your PC
* Flash ROM memory plus a SmartMedia slot let you import and store new songs
* Woodgrain stand
Yamaha YDP223 Digital Piano
Exquisite sounds, responsive touch, and understated beauty.
The 88 graded-hammer keys of the Yamaha YDP223 Digital Piano have real acoustic piano feel. Stereo-sampling Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) tone generation for 14 superb instrument voices. PC interface plus MIDI in/out/thru. Digital reverb, chorus, and brilliance effects. Dual-voice mode. 2-track song recorder. 3 footpedals. Built-in speakers with 2 - 20W amplifiers. 64-note polyphony. The beautiful woodgrain cabinet with dark rosewood finish has a sliding key cover. Bench included. Special features make it a great learning instrument: metronome, 2 headphone jacks that make silent music instruction possible, and 50 demonstration songs with sheet music. Built-in power supply.
Korg TRITON Extreme 61-Key Workstation
Taking you beyond the original TRITON into new realms of music production power.
The Korg TRITON Extreme 61-Key Workstation is more than meets the eye . . . beneath the cool blue exterior lurks a red-hot 160MB of clean, crisp 48kHz wave ROM--5 times the ROM of the classic TRITON! This massive ROM includes sizzling new samples: expressive guitars (both acoustic and electric), woodwind and brass instruments captured with true natural vibratos, stellar organs, authentic choirs, and an all-new concert grand piano are only a few of the highlights. TRITON Extreme also includes the entire sample sets from the best-selling Trance Attack, Orchestral Collection, and Vintage Archives expansion boards; the best material from the Dance Extreme, Studio Essentials, and Pianos/Classic Keyboards collections; and, of course, the complete TRITON Studio sample set.
Mounds of Sounds
When it comes to sounds, the TRITON Extreme is a treasure trove, delivering an out-of-the-box palette of sounds that is second to none. The preload data created by the top programmers in the game includes an incredible 1,334 programs and 50 drum kits. Add to that another 1,280 combinations, each composed of up to 8 programs, split, layered, zoned, and velocity-allocated across the keyboard. We're still not done; additional banks of GM level 2 presets contain 256 programs and 9 drum kits. If you wanted to spend a mere 10 seconds checking out each preloaded sound, be prepared to add some overtime to your 8-hour day!
Unchained Sound Creation Horsepower
Twin tone generators combine to pump out a generous 120 notes of polyphony. Korg's acclaimed hyper integrated synthesis engine provides breathtaking audio quality and an amazing degree of sound editing control. Each oscillator is processed through a multimode filter and multiple advanced envelope generators for precise sound shaping. Each of the 2 LFOs offers 21 waveforms, and each LFO can be synced to the arpeggiator, sequencer, or to your other MIDI gear. Plus, you can breathe new life into your sounds using 42 alternate modulation source (AMS) types and 51 modulation destinations. Supercharge your TRITON Extreme by adding 6-voices of DSP modeling (stolen from the legendary Korg Z1) with the optional MOSS (EXB-MOSS) and leave everyone else eating dust.
Dual polyphonic arpeggiators can spit out machine-gun cascades of notes, hold down a groove, or generate a simple acoustic guitar picking pattern. 489 arpeggiator patterns come preloaded.
Sizzling sampling
Without equal as a synthesizer, TRITON Extreme is also a robust 16-bit, 48kHz sampler. Korg's exclusive open sampling system unlocks the power and benefits of sampling from every mode. This opens the door to creatively resampling your TRITON Extreme performances including performances enhanced by the sequencer playback and the arpeggiators. Auto-setup functions automatically optimize multiple parameters for a variety of sampling situations. By far, one of the most important features of the TRITON Extreme's sampling engine is in track sampling, where you can sample audio directly into the sequencer as it plays. The possibilities are endless, but now you can add vocal lines, guitar solos, and other audio performances to your sequenced songs! Finally, you can sample or resample directly to CompactFlash or Microdrive media. Resampled songs saved to media can be converted to audio and burned to CD via USB.
Expandable to 96MB, TRITON Extreme ships with 16MB of sample memory, which is conveniently added through a pop-open hatch on the front panel. A complete set of grid-assisted sample editing tools is provided, including time slice, loop, truncate, and time stretch functions. TRITON Extreme is compatible with WAV, AIFF, AKAI S1000/S3000 and KORG format sample data. Advanced conversion load allows AKAI programs to be loaded into a new program or multilevel combination with the filter settings, envelope settings, and velocity switching parameters preserved for enhanced compatibility.
Triton Extreme EXB-Moss Promotion
Good through 07/31/06
Buy one of the Triton Extreme Workstations and get a free EXB-Moss synthesizer modeling expansion board free! Retail value of $600!
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Yamaha PLG150-PC Latin Groove Factory Piano Plug-In Board
A powerful source for world-class Latin percussion on your Yamaha keyboard.
The PLG150-PC Plug-in Board for Yamaha synths features Afro-Cuban and Brazilian percussion sounds from the award-winning Latin Groove Factory from Q UP Arts. When combined with the included professionally produced MIDI patterns you have everything you need to give your productions a red-hot groove. Complete Afro-Cuban kits include timbales, tumbas, congas, quintos, bongos, and distinctive Brazilian sounds from the surdo, pandeiro, and caixa. Provides 32 notes of polyphony in addition to extra effects and EQ power.
The PLG150-PC is part of Yamaha's Modular Synthesis Plug-in System that allow you to greatly expand your sound generation capabilities with the addition of a single card. It gives you more available polyphony, more multitimbral parts and effects and can be controlled from the host keyboard. It comes bundled with PC software for detailed voice editing.
Yamaha PLG150-PC Latin Groove Factory Piano Plug-In Board Features:
* 19MB of award-winning Q UP Arts Latin Groove Factory sounds and grooves
* Include timbales, tumbas, congas, quintos, bongos, surdo, pandeiro, and caixa sounds
* 80 preset kits
* 8 user kits
* 32 note polyphony
* Effects and EQ
* Includes MIDI percussion patterns and editing software
M-Audio Oxygen49 49-key Mobile USB Controller
Powerful and portable.
Oxygen49 gives you a high-quality, portable 49-key keyboard with built-in USB MIDI interface and a total of 35 assignable knobs, sliders and buttons for controlling your hardware and software, including 6 transport buttons and plus/minus data buttons. Store 10 different setups in the onboard non-volatile memory and manage unlimited setups with the free Enigma librarian/editor software for Mac and PC. Bus-powered operation, minimal weight, and included Ableton Live Lite 4 software allow you to play, compose, record, and mix with ultimate mobility.
M-Audio Oxygen49 49-key Mobile USB Controller Features:
* 49-note velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard with USB MIDI interface
* 8 fully assignable MIDI controller knobs
* 9 fully assignable MIDI sliders
* 15 assignable buttons, including 6 transport buttons
* Assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
* Octave up/down; transpose up/down
* Preset up/down
* MIDI channel/program change up/down
* 7 top-panel function buttons plus additional programming functions on keybed
* 3-segment LED screen
* USB 1.1 port
* Sustain pedal jack
* MIDI Out jack
* Powered via USB or optional power supply
* Class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
* 10 non-volatile memories
* Memory dump via SysEx
* Included Enigma librarian/editor for storing and organizing setups
* All controllers fully programmable to MIDI controller number and channel
* Controller mute function mutes controller output to avoid parameter jumps
* Snapshot function transmits all current controller settings
* Weighs only 6 lbs.
* Includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software