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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Monday 18 January 2016
Just when you thought they couldn't possibly get any better, Clavia Nord pulls a fast one with the new Nord Piano 3. This stage piano - which succeeds version 2 (HA88) and is presented at the NAMM 2016 show this week - stands out thanks to its enhanced key response and expanded memory.
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Wednesday 5 April 2017 By Lizanne
The brand-new Stage 3 range, consisting of the Compact, HP76 and 88, is the fifth generation of the popular Stage series. As always, Nord has equipped these awesome red stage pianos/keyboards with innovative, modern possibilities and sounds. Read on to find out more!
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Tuesday 22 January 2019 By Richard | Bax Music
Nord's Piano Monitor is a nearfield speaker system that's been specially developed for all Clavia Nord pianos. It consists of two speakers that let you fully appreciate the true character, depth and dynamics of the sounds their pianos produce.
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Tuesday 30 March 2021 By Kim | Bax Music
For decades now, the Clavia Nord Piano has been a kind of holy grail for any key-players in the know, and five generations on, it's fair to say that jaws will drop and faces will melt in the potential-packed presence of the stage-beast that is the Clavia Nord Piano 5.
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