Tuesday 3 November 2015
Let's be honest; a large drum is great to look at, but it's also cumbersome and quite expensive. The same goes for a number of other instruments. Beautiful as they are to behold, not all musical instruments are equally manageable. Fortunately, Alesis offers a practical alternative with their Sample Pad 4.
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Wednesday 20 January 2016
NAMM 2016 has only just begun, but Roland already revealed something pretty special: the Roland EC-10 EL Cajon! At first glance, you might mistake it for a regular cajon, but Roland wouldn't be Roland if they didn't a few clever electronic surprises to the mix. The EL (Electronic Layered) Cajon is a hybrid cajon that allows you to embellish the acoustic cajon sound with various percussion and drum samples.
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Tuesday 5 April 2016 By Julie Alexander
Even before the Musikmesse in Frankfurt had officially started, the Swedish company Nord came out with two new products: the Nord Drum 3 drum module and the Nord Drum 3P percussion pad. Nord already convinced us that they make good modelling percussion synthesizers with the Nord Drum 2 and the Nord Pad. Now, they've taken it to the next level with the Nord Drum 3 and 3P.
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Friday 26 May 2017 By Lizanne
Roland have always been a huge player in the world of electronic musical instruments, and they are still innovating their way into the future on a regular basis. This time, they have released four electronic percussion pads in their SPD::ONE series that are compact and user-friendly. Each one, whether it's the ELECTRO, KICK, PERCUSSION or WAV PAD can be integrated effortlessly into your current setup!
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Tuesday 20 September 2022 By Kim | Bax Music
It's already been ten years since the release of the Roland SPD-SX: a solid and reliable sidekick for drummers and musicians alike that, due to its age, now has a few noticeable limitations. As such, the all-new SPD-SX PRO is a direct response to user feedback, and since it does everything that the OG did but does it even better, Roland have basically dropped the new end-boss of the sampling pad universe.
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Tuesday 3 November 2015
Since 1985, Alesis has been taking the market by storm with their innovative products. Now, they've added two new electronic drum kits to their already impressive line-up: the CompactKit 4 and the CompactKit 7. These two tabletop drum kits are very compact indeed, but harbour a surprising amount of different sounds.
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Monday 9 November 2015
Last week, Alesis already presented two new CompactKit tabletop drum kits, and now they've got even more to show us! Th Nitro is an electronic drum kit that offers a lot of customisation for both beginners and advanced drummers.
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Wednesday 18 November 2015 By Richard | Bax Music
Paraphrasing the famous quote above from the Lord of the Rings trilogy might just be the best way to explain the Alesis VX49 USB MIDI controller. With this keyboard, you can easily control and even combine plugins from different programs. The result is endless sound possibilities at your disposal. Read on to get to know this wizard better.
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Thursday 21 January 2016
Good things come in small packages, Alesis is well aware of that. No wonder they've come up with the V-Mini, a remarkably compact USB keyboard with 25 mini keys and various other controls. Are you curious yet?
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Thursday 21 January 2016
Alesis is going big for NAMM 2016, with four new electronic drum kits. Two of them feature pads and advanced drum modules we've come to expect from Alesis. The other two, however, are part of the new Strike series, and strive for optimal realism, feeling just like an acoustic drum kit. In short, they've got something for both beginners and advanced players.
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