Electronic instrument news

New OS and Sounds from Nord Keyboards have been announced.

Vermona just announced two new synths, due for release in August/September this year.

Dave Smith has started delivery of the new Mopho Keys, starting only within the US.

Moog Music says the Taurus sounds are amongst the "fattest" you've ever heard.

Sinevibes has announced the availability of new sound expansions for Kontakt.

Roland Corporation announced that the new FG Connects Live project is now available on the Roland website.

It has been five years since the launch of the Octopus and the start of genoQs Machines.

Elektron has today released new updated Operating Systems for their Machinedrum and Monomachine instruments.

Feeltune recently announced the Rhizome and is now showing it at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt.

The triple-stacked engine of this synthesizer features a "fun, friendly and inviting" designed to attract first-timers, according to Roland.

Korg's pElectribe pattern-based music production stations will now feature new patterns and SD data storage, with the new tube-driven Electribe-MX SD (EMX-1 SD) and Electribe-SX SD (ESX-1 SD).

The Lucina AX-09 Synthesizer is described as a compact, lightweight synth loaded with sounds, selectable with the onboard Category buttons.

Powered by two alkaline AAA batteries, the compact Monotron can be held in one hand.

The Accelerator is a polyphonic Synthesizer with eight subtractive voices each consisting of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO.

Korg has announced the microSTATION, described as a Micro Synthesizer with Sequencer.

Korg says the PS60 (designed for the gigging -or soon to be gigging-) "delivers premium sounds and professional effects in an easy-to-use performance package".

Because Origin Keyboard is about to be released, Arturia have decided to offer their customers a 2-month price drop for Origin Desktop.

The library collects new recordings of the original sounds from the Fairlight CMI IIx, described as one of the world's first sampling based workstations.

The Nord Pedal Keys 27, a MIDI pedal board with 27 keys, equipped with an integrated swell pedal, is now shipping.

NANOZWERG is described as "a full-featured monophonic analogue synthesizer," with VCO, an additional sub-oscillator and a 12dB-slope-multimodefilter to offer multiple bass- and lead-sounds.

The new step-sequencer URZWERG is a universal control-central for KRAFTZWERG, SCHLAGZWERG as well as for future ZWERG models.

The latest addition to Roland's KC-Series keyboard amplifier lineup, the KC-110 Stereo Keyboard Amplifier is now shipping.

Access Music released theversion 4 of the Virus TI operating system.