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NAMM 2013 - Roland announced a new live performance keyboard named the Roland V-Combo VR-09. The V-Combo VR-09 features 61-keys keyboard, with Roland’s SuperNATURAL technology powers the Virtual Tone Wheel organ with nine harmonic bars, plus newly developed transistor-type ‘60s organ tone, maximum 128 voices Polyphony, with both AC or battery power, LCD display, song playback via optional USB memory and free VR-09 Editor app available for iPad.

If you are a gigging keyboard player, you will be looking for at least three things from your next keyboard. Firstly, you will need a diverse range of convincing sounds to help you get the gigs. Secondly, you will want to be able to edit sounds quickly when on stage, should you need to, and Thirdly, can be easily tuck under your arm after the gig and drive home.

The Roland V-Combo VR-09 keyboard is an affordable, easy-to-transport rig for live performing keyboard players, with dedicated piano, organ, and synth engines containing essential tones for live use. The three sound engines are organised in three intuitive blocks on the front panel - giving fast access to the sounds you need and especially useful on a dark stage. The VR-09 is all about controlling your sound too, with nine sliders for tone shaping and a large array of knobs and buttons for tweaking the seven simultaneous effects and various parameters. Other great additions include an on board looper and a drum section packed with rhythms for practice and jamming.

The compact Roland V-Combo VR-09 weight merely 5 kg, with Inspiring piano, organ and synth sounds for live use is a dream come true for gigging musicians.

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The new Nord Electro 4 HP Hammer Action Portable keyboard new features turbocharge your performances. The Electro 4 HP features 73 keys superb hammer action portable E-E keybed with 4 selectable dynamic response curves, 9 Digital LED drawbars on the organ section, Double memory capacity ; 380 MB flash memory is dedicated to Nord Piano Library and 128 MB flash memory to Nord Sample Library, 40-60 Voices Polyphony for Piano Library sounds and 15 Voices for Sample Library sounds, Nord C2D Tone wheel simulation with enhanced 122 Rotary simulation and Drive, MIDI-over-USB, enhanced Sound Manager functionality, Effects; Effect 1, Effect 2, Three band EQ, Delay, Compressor/Amp and Reverb.

The Nord Electro 4 HP has twice the memory capacity to that of its predecessor the Nord Electro 3 HP, and this is important due to it’s extensive sound library that you would want to load on board. The Electro 4 HP’s Organ section has been upgraded to the latest Tone Wheel engine that you can find on the C2D dual manual organ and a pair of stunning new vintage Leslie simulations. Nord has improved the percussion and key click by modelling each note’s click giving a truly authentic sound. Tons of superb sounds - the pianos section is divided into six different types; Grand for acoustic and electric grand pianos, Upright Pianos, Electric Piano 1 with tine, Electric Piano 2 with reed, Clavichords/ Harpsichords and Samples from the sample library. Each of these types has instrument models and they sound and feel very authentic. Steinway Grand Lady D piano sound is superb and if you like something a little brighter you can choose the excellent Yamaha Bright Grand.

The Nord Electro 4 HP is a professsional keyboard for live playing. Weighs merely 11 kg, this keyboard is extremely portable, very playable, with quality effects and great piano and organ sounds.

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The Korg Krome 61 Music workstation features 61-key semi-weighted, natural touch keyboard, offering a beautifully natural response and feel that lends itself to all styles of playing, 16 track sequencer, auto-song set-up functionality, Cue Lists and realtime-pattern/play-recording (RPPR), dual polyphonic arpeggiators, Efects; 5 Inserts, 2 Master, and 1 Total FX.

The Krome offers dual polyphonic arpeggiators, providing two simultaneous arpeggiators, with not only standard patterns, but also the generation of guitar and bass riffs, drum patterns, pads, synth sounds and sound effects. The extensive effects section features up to five insert effects in addition to two master effects and one total effect. A total of 193 effects ranging from flangers, delays and reverbs, to phasers, compression and dynamic processing offer limitless flexibility. The Krome offers creative effect potential within the grain shifter and talking modulator style of effect processing.

The Korg Krome-61 brings unprecedented standards of sonic excellence and variety to the creative gigging musician’s arsenal, featuring gorgeous sound especially the unlooped pianos, killer drums, and lots of control over the kits, which are traditionally only found on top of the range models. Perhaps the most impressive, the Krome uses Korg’s legendary “German D Grand” as found on their top notch Kronos. The CPU within the Krome has been built to take the full extent of this instruments 61-key full length unlooped stereo samples, even including dampener resonance, a task most other workstations would not be able to handle.

Editing from the front panel is easy, and the new editor software is a breeze. Boot up time is 60 seconds. If you are looking for DAW integration and a multi timbrel sound source, this is the board. The Korg Krome is also available in Krome 73-key and Korg Krome-88 - 88-key

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The new Nord Electro 4D features 61-note semi-weighted waterfall keybed  - similar as the Electro 3, new physical drawbars for hands-on control, tone wheel organ engine, new Rotary speaker, USB MIDI.

The new Electro 4D semi-weighted waterfall keybed is great for organ sounds and still controllable enough for playing piano-type sounds. Most notably, the addition of real drawbars that replace the lights and buttons on the previous electros has transformed the Electro 4D into a real player’s instrument when playing live. Also included is an expanded delay effects section with tap tempo button, rate, a stereo ping-pong mode, and amount controls. The Electro 4D organ engine is Nord’s flagship organ derived from Nord C2D. The piano engine is still similar but, now there is a long release function which adds a more realistic long decay to the acoustic piano sounds. This is a subtle addition but one that adds much again to the overall authenticity. Additionally, four live locations and 4 preset banks give an unprecedented amount of freedom with presets, and Nord finally provides MIDI flexibility, making the USB port a USB-MIDI interface.

The Nord Electro 4D simple layout, unmatched sound quality and classic control surface, an evolutionary upgrade. One thing though, the Electro 4D is mono-timbral, so no layering or splitting of organ and piano sections can be done at a time. The tough, compact and ultra portable Nord USA Electro 4D SW61 61-Key Portable Keyboard weigh merely 7 kg.

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Nord’s fans would love this brand new flagship instrument line. The new Nord Stage 2 series incorporates Nord’s latest organ, piano and synthesizer technologies. The Stage 2 models includes Nord Stage 2 HA88; a 88 - note, Nord Stage 2 HA76; a 76 - note, and both model feature new fully weighted Hammer Action keyboard and Nord Stage 2 SW73 features a 73-note Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard, Effects; Effect 1 - Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Pan, Wah, AutoWah 1, Autowah 2 , Effect 2 -  Phaser 2 types,  Chorus 2 types, Flanger and Vibe, EQ, Delay and Reverb, 400 programs, LED, Master clock, Modulation wheel.

The Nord Stage 2 series have similar features apart from the keyboard. Part of what sets the Stage 2 apart from typical performance-oriented keyboards is the impeccable attention to detail in its extensive collection of sounds, keybed and control. Armed with twice the program memory of its predecessor, the widely popular Stage EX, the Stage 2 has the bandwidth to include subtitles such as string resonance, dynamic pedal noise and new Piano Release function, and is compatible with the new Nord v5 Piano library, maximizing the range of available sounds. The all-new Piano Release function once activated, you will get a slightly longer release more suitable for legato playing. This important feature reflects adjusting the damper tension in an acoustic or an electromechanical instrument. Likewise, the new Gen 3 organ is simply astonishing! The Stage 2 also features 380MB of on-board sample memory and with the Sample Manager users can also create their own bespoke sound setups, adding endless depth to its synth sound section. The Synth section also features a new powerful arpeggiator that can be easily synced to the Stage 2’s Master Clock for perfect timing with other elements of the Stage 2, including its effect. On top of all of these the Nord  Stage 2 also features an even more extensive effects section than ever before.

Additionally, the Stage 2 control panel and user interface have been designed to give immediate access to all of the key functions, and users are able to quickly and easily see exactly what they have selected. All vital functions are controlled by dedicated single-function knobs - dedicated piano, organ and synthesizer sections and new Live Mode buttons. And when you feel the texture and response of the new custom-designed keybed, you will have no doubt that this keyboard is made for professional keyboardist. If you are looking for the ultimate live keyboard, you are going to love the user-friendly Nord Stage 2, an instrument that offers huge expandability.

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