This hidden gem adds a sub bass to anything, because you want that

Serendipitous collaboration can be magical. Combine an eccentric high-tech guitar company from Switzerland with some high-powered nerds from the USA, and you get some spectacular ways of adding sub octaves and picking apart and modulating sounds.

Valkyrie is a 1200-oscillator synth you’ll want to play with your forearm

With some 128 voices, the Valkyrie packs dense sound and effects that never let up. The all new UK-built synth was available to try in prototype form at Musikmesse – and it’s seriously impressive.

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2018

Balalaikas to synths, the Russians at Musikmesse cover the gamut

Some of it, you’d expect: accordions, balalaikas. Some of it, you’d crave: post-Soviet electronic sounds. And some of it would surprise you: ready to play some pineapples? Meet the Russian makers at Musikmesse.

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2018

KOMA’s pedals are discontinued, but leave a mighty 7-year legacy

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2017

The new Arturia keyboards work with anything, under $300, with sounds

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2017

The AS-1 synth from Pioneer and Dave Smith is looking really cool

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2017

Here’s all the coolest new gear from Messe and Superbooth, in one place

Peter Kirn - April 13, 2016

Gallery: the cool and strange at Germany’s huge Musikmesse show

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2016

We got our hands on Pioneer’s new SP-16 sampler

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2016

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