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When you hear the word "synth," what kind of instrument comes to mind?Many people probably think of a keyboard with many ...

Talented keyboard players can push their instruments to the limit, but there are fundamental setbacks to the format. You can’t typically do vibrato or crescendos on a piano, for instance. A synth ...

You've been looking forward to this day for weeks, perhaps saving your hard-earned cash for an instrument which, most likely, will change your music-making fortunes. On this first day, you unpack it ...