Jan 23, 2025 · The World Piano News site provides over 180 interesting, informative, fascinating, and trivial articles about the piano (the instrument itself).

8 hours ago · Rhodes, showed the Stage 61 – a five octave prototype version of its MK8 electric piano. The Stage 61 has a look akin to the original Rhodes Mk.5, and like the Rhodes Stage pianos of old, there is no built-in pre-amp, just volume and tone controls. The expected price for the Rhodes Stage 61 is around $6,995. The new Rhodes MK8 MIDI also debuted at NAMM 2025.

Jan 9, 2024 · KVR Readers’ Choice Awards • Award: Favorite Keyboard Virtual Instrument. This was won yet again by Pianoteq. This is the fifth time in a row the award has been won by Modartt’s music software package. Pianoteq uses a unique physical modelling engine to simulate the sound and dynamics of a wide range of acoustic pianos, and cleverly manages to capture all the subtleties and ...

Oct 15, 2024 · The World Piano News site provides over 180 interesting, informative, fascinating, and trivial articles about the piano (the instrument itself).

Nov 26, 2024 · Such is the demand for musical memorabilia that two seemingly identical pianos, even in perfect condition, can have vastly different values if one boasts a notable history. In December (2024), two historic grand pianos come up for auction, and both instruments have that magical provenance that will undoubtedly boost their value. The “Layla” Piano First up is the “Layla” Baldwin grand ...

Nov 4, 2024 · Fazioli, the Italian piano manufacturer known worldwide for its instruments of exceptional quality, is celebrating its 40th year. And to

Feb 20, 2024 · Last week three new virtual pianos were launched, which is quite something. Firstly there is the Synchron Fazioli F212 from Vienna Symphonic Library. This is a high-end imaging of Fazioli’s medium-sized concert grand. Secondly, UVI has unveiled Aurora – a source of textured piano voices generated by processing samples of a high-end concert grand. And finally SynToPix from Quiet Music — a ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Find out more about the five exciting new virtual pianos just released by Modartt, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, Rhodes, and Roland.

Jun 20, 2023 · The 2023 Stretto Piano Festival featuring pianos with narrow keys runs from July 15—23, live in New York, and online from around the world.

Jun 12, 2022 · A look at the various new pianos (acoustic and digital) on show at NAMM 2022. After two years, the music industry's showcase event is back!