Yamaha premiered its MOTIF XF Premium Collection promotion at Summer NAMM 2013. Musicians who purchase a MOTIF XF6, 7 or 8 keyboard workstations between June 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2013 will receive the free bundle. The MOTIF XF, the world’s best selling music workstation, offers up to 2GB of Flash memory expansion to give producers and performers complete control over their sound, and is the best-sounding, most powerful MOTIF Yamaha has ever made.

The MOTIF Premium Collection contains a FL512MB Flash Board, along with data libraries and support items from Yamaha and companies…

Roland is proud to announce the new C-30 Digital Harpsichord. Combining Roland’s latest technology with physical design, the C-30 faithfully reproduces the timeless sound, nuance and touch of the harpsichord with the advantages of modern technology.

Roland’s newly developed “click action” F-scale keyboard provides an authentic harpsichord feel, while two different types of unique harpsichord modes give you an expansive selection of sounds including French-type and Flemish-type harpsichord. Each mode has four stop variations: 8’1, (back), 8’11 (front), 4’, and Lute…

Roland is proud to introduce the FP-4F Digital Piano, the latest member of its popular FP series piano family to feature SuperNATURAL® Piano technology. The long-running FP series has been a perennial best seller, offering fun-to-play pianos with great sound and portability in stylish, affordable instruments with onboard speakers. The FP-4F takes the concept of an entry-level instrument to new heights with Roland’s expressive SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, Ivory Feel-G keyboard, and many other fun and useful features.

Since its introduction, Roland’s SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine has received universal acclaim…

Roland is pleased to introduce the latest in its line of upright digital pianos, the RM-700 Digital Piano. Featuring Roland’s finest piano touch and sounds, innovative educational and entertainment features and a compact design, the RM-700 is a great centerpiece for any home.

The RM-700 boasts an Ivory Feel keyboard for an authentic grand-piano feel that is second to none, along with a pristine 88-note stereo sampled grand piano sound. Piano sounds can also be customized with the unique Piano Designer and Grand Piano Presence II features, allowing users to create the perfect tone and response…

Roland Corporation U.S. is pleased to introduce the newest in revolutionary electronic musical instruments and recording products to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Roland, BOSS, and EDIROL by Roland products provide everything you need to share your creativity and inspiration with the world.

Roland’s Drums & Percussion Division is proud to introduce new drum lesson software for owners of the HD-1 electronic drum kit. The DT-HD1 drum tutorial teaches introductory drum patterns and techniques in ways that are fun and easy for any entry-level drummer…

Yamaha Keyboard Division announces the introduction of the AvantGrand N2, the first upright piano ever crafted to feature the sound, touch and action of a grand piano. Priced at a fraction of the cost of a concert grand, and measuring less than 21" wide, the N2 features the exquisite sound of the acclaimed Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand piano.

The N2 is the highly anticipated follow up to the flagship AvantGrand N3 hybrid piano. While the N3 offers a stunning grand piano style cabinet, the N2 offers a sleek, stylized, upright cabinet with a glossy ebony finish…

Roland® Corporation is pleased to announce the new JUNO-Stage synthesizer is now shipping. As the latest addition to the benchmark JUNO Series, JUNO-Stage is uniquely created for live performance applications.

This professional-grade 76-key synthesizer ships with an essential high-quality sound set, including an 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano derived from the Fantom-X workstation series. Two slots for SRX expansion boards add even more options to a player’s sonic palette. A redesigned weighted synth-action keyboard ensures the JUNO-Stage feels as good as it sounds…

Roland is proud to announce the new HPi-7S/HPi-6S Digital Piano Series. This new lineup comes equipped with Roland’s proprietary DigiScore system and provides players with ingenious ways to inspire children to sit down at the piano and practice, without losing interest. Learning to play the piano has never been this much fun!

The flagship HPi-7S takes the fun and enjoyment of making music at home to a whole new level. For the most authentic grand-piano sound and feel, it’s equipped with Roland’s 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano sound, a PHA PHA II “Ivory Feel” keyboard with Escapement, and an immersive 4-speaker sound system…

Korg introduces the RADIAS synthesizer, a new instrument that combines traditional and forward-thinking concepts in both synthesis and physical design. Based on Korg’s proprietary MMT™ (Multi Modeling Technology) engine, this 24-voice synthesizer offers a variety of synthesis algorithms together with multiple effects, new comb filter and wave shaping features, modulation sequencing, as well as new formant-motion vocoding. RADIAS offers an innovative design that can be custom configured to suit your set-up. The sound module can be used independently or teamed with the unique dedicated keyboard, creating a seamlessly integrated instrument…

Korg has announced Operating System Version 1.2 for the OASYS Open Architecture Synthesis Studio. In addition to new features and enhancements, it also offers a demo version of the LAC-1 Legacy Analog Collection containing the latest OASYS Expansion Instruments (EXi).

New OASYS v1.2 features include:

An easy-to-use chord feature that allows the user to store a chord then transpose it by playing single notes on the keyboard. The chord mode has been integrated with the Drum/Chord Pads, allowing eight such chords to be stored.

Polyphonic Unison and Unison Stereo Spread — Unison can now be enabled in Poly mode as well as in Mono…