Generalmusic revives GEM and LEM, legendary Italian music tech brands

GEM and LEM are the lost Italian legends you may not know, but should. Toto, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Italian icons — all users. But the moniker was retired, and most of us assumed we’d never see it again. Surprise: Generalmusic (now Finnish-owned) just announced it’s making GEM and LEM gear again with an Italian leadership team, starting early this year. No idea what any of this us? Don’t worry — just 90s the **** out anyway!

Roland JUNO-D is a feature-packed mobile keyboard starting at $899

Roland’s JUNO-D may not be flashy, but it runs off USB-C and has features from the company’s flagships – ZEN-Core engine, sequencer, and Wave Expansion support – at a fraction of the price, starting at $899. There’s even the hammer-action D8 at $1299.

Peter Kirn - September 25, 2024

Arturia AstroLab keyboard updates: more instruments, more presets

Arturia has quietly updated the AstroLab keyboard, their surprisingly economical stage piano that runs the V Collection. There are new presets, new artist tributes, and most importantly, some of the instruments you may have been missing.

Peter Kirn - September 24, 2024

Roland releases JUNO-X polysynth, which can be a vintage JUNO, or a lot more

Peter Kirn - April 27, 2022

Nonlinear Labs C15, ultra-expressive keyboard instrument, adds recording and USB MIDI

Peter Kirn - June 7, 2021

Teenage Engineering OP-1 synth is back in stock, here to stay

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2019

Those standalone MPCs do wireless Link and MIDI and it’s the future

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2017

This weekend’s BeatMaker 3 could change your mind about the iPad

Peter Kirn - July 13, 2017

Maschine 2.6.5 makes it easier to manage ideas, routings

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2017

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