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…

Casio America, Inc. is hitting the right note with music enthusiasts and professional musicians with the launch of four new models – the CTK-6000, WK-6500, CTK-7000 and WK-7500. From music composition to stage performance, these keyboards are fully equipped for live and studio musicians alike. The latest introductions in keyboards will be on display at Casio’s Booth # 6776 at the 2011 NAMM Winter Session, January 13-16th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA…

Yamaha is upgrading its popular YPG line with a new selection of piano-focused Yamaha Portable Grands, the YPG-635, YPG-535 and YPG-235. The three models (which replace the YPG-625, YPG-525 and YPG-225) are targeted to all levels of players. The YPG-635 includes weighted Graded Hammer action; the YPG-535 and YPG-235 feature a new Graded Soft Touch action and piano-style keys, providing top-quality playing experiences. Yamaha's renowned durability and portability make these models perfect for educational labs and houses of worship.

The 88-key YPG-635 is a weighted graded hammer action portable keyboard…

Korg announces the newest member of its K-series USB-MIDI Studio Controller keyboards, the K61P. It combines powerful controller functions with 24 onboard keyboard sounds, bridging computer music and stand-alone performance needs.

The sophisticated onboard sound engine includes a high-quality stereo piano that has been carefully sampled to capture all the richness and detail of a grand piano’s character. Five additional acoustic pianos are also included, as well as five electric pianos, two harpsichords, three jazz organs, three church organs, clavinet, vibraphone, choir and two string sounds…

When Denise Rosier sits down to write a new song for the organization Songs of Love, which provides recordings of custom-written songs to children with chronic or terminal illness, she has just about every instrument and style of music at her fingertips.

Though her recordings sound lush and expressive, usually the only other instrumentalist on the tracks is her bass-playing husband, Keith. Every other instrument sound is created by the Yamaha PSR-S900 Arranger Workstation. Using the audio accompaniment feature, she lays down the basic tracks in her home studio, then overdubs individual instrument parts…

Playing the Tyros3 Arranger Workstation keyboard is like controlling a virtuoso musician who happens to play hundreds of instruments.

Equipped with the most advanced instrument voices that Yamaha has ever created, Super Articulation 2, Tyros3 lets players simulate subtle sonic nuances and performance techniques associated with wind instruments, like legato, staccato and vibrato. Special Articulation Control buttons add pitch bend and glissando to note-on and note-off events. Other voices are culled from Yamaha's flagship Motif synthesizer and a new algorithm voices guitar parts like a real guitar player…