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French software company, Arturia, brings us another wonderful piece of hardware to add to our collection. Arturia’s latest is the Keylab, a midi controller keyboard that comes with an Analog Lab software synthesizer. Available in 25, 49, or 69 keys (priced at 199, 299, and 399 euros, respectively), the keyboard offers control over classic synthesizer sounds when hooked up to its pre-mapped softwar

ILS-lab, a southeastern French music software company, has harnessed the sound of the classic keyboard vocoder into the compact and mobile of an emulation plug-in. The original instrument, which would analyze speech input and produce synthesized sounds, has seen its fair share of musical history thanks to its contribution to the music of classic greats like ELO, Kraftwerk, and Daft Punk... Read M

Myles Shear, a.k.a. Nexus, is a 19-year old DJ/producer who is ready to take the EDM world by storm. Based in Miami, Florida, he has been producing since the age of 16. With 3 years of producing and immense musical talent both on the keys and in the studio, Nexus is ready to share his newest productions, which do not disappoint, and will most likely put this young producer on your radar... Read M

Published by BackBeat Books in 2011, Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music, highlights the explosion of the EDM space, from DJs, fans,the genre’s history and evolution, music and programming, as well as interviews from musicians from Daft Punk, deadmau5, BT to Crystal Method, who helped define the genre...