Hot on the heels of announcing the third iteration of its Maschine software, Native Instruments has unveiled Claire, a new virtual instrument for Kontakt 8 based on the sounds of a concert grand piano ...

A little over a year ago, I wrote about a piece of high-end musical gear made by Yamaha called an AvantGrand. It’s what Yamaha refers to as a hybrid piano, which just means that the intricate key ...

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It’s not every day we see a grand piano with a Raspberry Pi inside, let alone one with 96 motors, but sometimes we get lucky. The contraption in question is one developed by [Konstantin Leonenko], as ...

A true acoustic piano sound is what inspires a lot of singer-songwriters. I am one of them. If your instrument sounds and feels right, you are moved to do more–play more and be more creative. Plus, ...

Grand pianos are huge and heavy, and not everyone has the space in the living room to host one. Upright pianos can help, but the sound just isn't the same. But what if you can have a grand piano that ...

Replacing the harpsichord’s plucked strings for those excited by little hammers, Cristofori’s creation allowed musicians to control the volume of their instrument, opening up avenues of expression ...

KEYS WEEK 2023: The grand piano is probably one of the most coveted instruments out there, but also one of the least owned, purely down to the practicalities of having one. For a start you need space ...

An investment in terms of price, size and space, but this is a quality piano for live use as well as a potential studio centrepiece. Best stage pianos 2025: Our pick of the finest keyboards for live ...

It was a dark and foggy night, and Mauro Ffortissimo, a pianist and sculptor, gathered four burly men and rolled a baby grand piano on its side, like a lopsided wheel, out onto the bluffs overlooking ...