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INTRODUCING THE NORD ELECTO 3 FROM CLAVIA

I have been anxious to get my hands on a Nord keyboard and it is very strange that at the time Nord have just announced the release of the Electro 4D at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, I am about to look into the Nord Electro 3. This maybe the right time as there is a possibility that the Electro 3 will come down a little in price, with its successor just around the corner. Obviously the Electro 3 is the third incarnation of Clavia’s virtual electromechanical range of bright red wonders. The first is now over ten years old and Clavia have slowly updated the software and hardware.
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Namm 2012 and Nord has launched the brand new streamlined and portable hammer-action 88-note digital piano – The Nord Piano 2 HA 88. Those great guys at Sound on Sound have recorded some footage with Nord at Namm:-

With extensive additional feature sets that bring the hardware bang up to date with competitive rival plug-ins and a player’s piano feel and new controls making it all the more authentic, it covers all your bases.

Perhaps the most important addition is one of sympathetic strings, or Acoustic Resonance as it’s called here, which replicates the sounds of strings other than the ones you’re playing very gently reverberating in the background – it’s the piano ‘jangle’ that occurs when you hit an acoustic instrument’s keys hard with the sustain on, and its inclusion here can only make for a more authentic playing experience.
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Well I am sure you are no stranger to the Korg SV-1 piano. At Namm 2012 they have presented a limited edition reversing the black and white keys. Don’t forget if you need some extra sounds for your SV-1 at an extreamely reasonable price – just go here:- http://www.tonylongmusic.co.uk/korg-sv1-sound-pack/

INTRODUCING THE CASIO PRIVIA PX-3

Casio are a company that are currently celebrating their 30th Anniversary and for me were best known for their home keyboards. In my opinion, they have always been great value for money quite often providing some very innovative ideas but keeping everything sensibly priced. For many musicians, thinking about them from a professional gigging point of view, I think it would be fair to say that they would not be a name near the top of their list when thinking about buying a synth or piano. Today however the world is a different place and if you have read some of my recent reviews you will find that especially where keybeds and keyboard action are concerned, even the companies that we love and trust do not necessarily provide us with a good keybed that is a pleasure to play but they still charge us an arm and a leg for the product. If it does have a great keyboard with touch-sensitive hammer action full size keys with after-touch then the chances are the weight of carrying around may put you off.
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CAUSE AND EFFECT

Released today is my new Sound Pack – CAUSE AND EFFECT – 36 New Sound Patches for your KORG SV1 STAGE VINTAGE PIANO. Packed with Electro – Mechanical sounds, making full use of Korg’s fantastic on board effects for vintage electric pianos, funky Clavs, classic Organs and String machines. This Sound Pack is an easy download and a great price. Enjoy these and make great music!

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To here a demo of the sounds, please click below:-

KORG SV-1 INTRODUCTION

Here is an instrument I have been longing to get my hands on – The Korg SV-1 Piano. The SV stands for “Stage Vintage” and that it exactly what it appears to be a Stage Piano that looks as if it would have felt very much at home in the Seventies. I know many people like me would wish it was a more of Synth and Piano but it is not. I therefore intend to concentrate this review on what it is rather than what it is not. I will be looking at the 73-note version which is a lovely rich burgundy colour with black rounded ends.

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Well sadly it is the last day of Namm 2011 today and we have a seen such an assortment of products to capture the  world. Many of us are  awaiting delivery dates and pricing and some of us just can’t wait to get our hands on these delights. In the meantime for those of you who haven’t seen these yet, here are a few more to wet the appetite.
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