Electronic instrument news

MacBeth Studio Systems opened at Analog Haven the pre-order for its new Elements synth, which should be available in June.

Kurzweil introduces at Musikmesse 2014 a new digital piano that features the innovative Flash Play Technology.

We couldn’t miss Waldorf’s new Streichfett string synth, so we rushed to his booth at Musikmesse 2014 for a demo.

Elektron doesn’t have any new hardware to show at Musikmesse 2014, but an innovative hardware/DAW integration technology.

The other big news at Akai’s for this Musikmesse 2014 is the MPX16 sampler, that our team went to discover this morning.

Not all the brands have prototypes to show at Musikmesse, see Arturia and its new MiniBrute SE special edition unveiled today.

As soon as the Musikmesse doors opened this morning, Red Led ran to the Akai booth to discover their Rhythm Wolf drum machine and bass synth.

Rhythm Wolf is the name of the new drum machine and bass synth that Akai will unveil tomorrow at Musikmesse 2014 in Frankfurt.

Clavia removed the keyboard from its Nord Lead 1A introduced in January at NAMM and now shows the desktop/rackable A1R.

Waldorf is completing its compact synth series with Streichfett, a string synth that will be introduced next week at Musikmesse 2014.

Created in 2008 by Tooney Roots, the little french company offers gear for Dub and Reggae producers as well as for DJs.

After weeks of teasers, Roland unveiled the AIRA series, featuring four products that provide classic Roland sounds inside modern hardware designs.

Roland released another Aira teaser photo, this one showing multiple products.

We expected it at NAMM, but Roland announced last week that we would have to wait until February to discover Aira.

In the meantime, at the Buchla booth at NAMM 2014…

Arturia showcased the new BeatStep MIDI controller and step sequencer to our team at the NAMM Show 2014.

We stopped by the Roland booth at NAMM 2014 for an exclusive 12-minute demo of the new FA-08 workstation.