Behringer unveils a blurry photo of the Mind Sausage 101 monosynth

Behringer’s latest social media move: reveal a blurry photo of someone holding what looks like an SH-101, with the moniker MS-101.

Turn a Rock Band Keytar Into a Mellotron, And More Standalone Instruments

Lurking in the bargain bins of game shops is a surprisingly well-built keyboard. The Rock Band “keytar” controller may have been made for games, but the keybed is solid, the thing is light, and it can run on batteries. So why not turn it into a standalone instrument? That’s what Jamie Robertson has done with […]

- October 22, 2014

Watch KORG’s littleBits Transformed into Badass Keytar

Right in the manual, KORG suggests that you might turn their magnetic modular system, the littleBits Synth Kit, into a keytar. But this is a sort of “attach all the modules to a bit of wood” affair. Meanwhile, in Japan… Pantograph is an art/design agency and animation house (site link – Japanese only). And when […]

- July 21, 2014

Flame-Throwing Keytar; Players, Not Instruments, Are Cool

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2008

Keytar Komeback: You Don’t Love It Until It’s Gone, An Open Letter to Roland

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2008

Reader Reviews Roland Handsonic HPD-10 Hand Percussion Controller; Tokyo Festival Report

Peter Kirn - October 13, 2006

Another Bizarre Music Keyboard: Riday T-91

Peter Kirn - May 30, 2006

Best of the Rest: Baby Synth Lovers, Keytar Swords, Synth Holiday Cheer

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2005

Keytar Lives: Roland’s AX-7

Peter Kirn - April 21, 2005

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