Behringer introduced its new U-CONTROL UMX 610. The Behringer U-Control UMX 610 features a 61-Key MIDI Controller Keyboard with Audio Interface, 100 Software Instruments, 50 VST Effects, energyXT2.5 Compact BEHRINGER Edition Music Production Software and NI (Native Instruments) KorePlayer Software Sound Module.

The U-Control UMX 610 is a compact, absolutely flexible and professional midi keyboard. The U-Control UMX610  is ideal for use with audio editing and sequencing software, or even as a master keyboard for controlling external sound modules and hardware synthesizers. With 61 full size velocity-sensitive keys and a total of 22 assignable knobs, buttons and fader, the instrument  enables you the ease of control over your software and hardware, allowing direct hands on manipulation of parameters within Effects, Synths and Sequencers within your music software. The included USB audio interface will enable you simple recording and playback of audio - recording decks, vocals or instruments and playing back audio without having to install any drivers or additional software to use the device and it is compatible with your PC and Mac computers.

Additionally, the package also includes a software and plug-in bundle, including Native Instruments Koreplayer with 300MB of samples sounds including sounds ranging from synths to acoustic instruments to drums and more , making it ideal for both entry level and advanced producers. This portable keyboard provides total flexibility and tremendous ease of use thus, allowing players to realize their ideas intuitively.

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The Roland V-Combo VR-700 Stage Keyboard is a Performance Build Organ, High Quality Piano and Synthesizer equipped with all the essential sounds in one easy to use package. The V-Combo VR-700 features 76-keys, velocity-sensitive waterfall keyboard, 128-voice Polyphony for ensemble section and Full polyphony in organ section, Roland’s legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ technology plus the first class collection of sample sounds including acoustic piano, electric piano, string, brass, synth leads and many more, backing tracks functionality, built-in rhythm.

The Roland V-Combo VR-700 combines an entire keyboard rig into one convenient instrument for fast set-up and portability. The V-Combo dedicated drawbars allows you to modify the organ sound naturally in real time. To also helps you to recreate an authentic organ performance, the D Beam can be used to add tone wheel organ playings effects such as wheel brakes, adding ring modulation, spring shock and volume control.

In addition, the V-Combo backing tracks function and built-in rhythm patterns makes this instrument a multifaceted keyboard and every gigging keyboardist dream come true. This one music instrument is all you need for any live performance. The portable keyboard weight merely 16 kg.

Nord introduced the new Nord Piano 88 at Winter NAMM 2010. And as it is coming from Nord the stage piano is not going to be a straight forward piano but brings players to another level of realism. The Nord Piano 88 is build not only with sound quality, flexibility, lightweight and portability in mind but also added an impressive response and functionality.

The Nord Piano 88 features 88 keys, weighted hammer action keyboard. The Nord Piano incorporates three band EQ, 6 categories of piano sounds; Grand, Upright, EP Tines, EP Reeds, Clavinet and Harpsichord. Nord went further by adding some modeling, sympathetic string resonance and pedal noise modeling. The pedal noise works in a very natural way. The effects in the Nord Piano are just as detailed as the piano sounds them selves. The tremolo adds that perfect vibe, the pan sweeps across the stereo panorama, and the auto-wah brings out the funk in you, like never before.

The portable keyboard weight approximately 18 kg. The Nord Piano 88 is designed specifically for the piano centric guys as there are no strings nor synthesizers just pianos, electric pianos and harpsichord.

Korg unveiled its most portable and affordable digital piano it has ever developed at the recent Winter NAMM Show 2010, the Korg SP-170 Digital Piano. The SP-170 compact, simple, yet elegant designed piano focuses on what is most important in a piano - authentic grand piano feel and vibrant sounds. The SP-170 features a full 88 notes Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) Keyboard, a duo sampled concert grand piano sounds and 8 additional sounds; Electric Piano (x2), Harpsichord, Clav, Vibraphone, Pipe Organ, Electric Organ and Strings, 60 notes (stereo) Polyphony.

Additionally, the newly developed Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) faithfully reproduces the touch and graduated weight of acoustic piano keys. Though the SP-170 never requires tuning but it offers adjustable tuning that can be matched to other instruments, and it can also be transposed into any musical key. The self-contained SP-170 houses a robust built-in sound system which ultimately delivers robust sound. Whereas, the Reverb and Chorus effects add warmth and spaciousness to the sound. The Korg SP-170 can be used as the master keyboard for computer music software via the MIDI output. This lightweight and easy to carry keyboard instrument also makes it ideal for live performances.

The Korg SP-170 is also perfect for music beginners and is able to satisfy the most discerning pianists. The portable keyboard weight 26 lbs.

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Yamaha introduced a redesigned lineup of CP Series Professional Stage Pianos at Winter NAMM 2010, which let keyboard players fully express their passion for playing. Among the new CP Series is the Yamaha CP50, a portable and flexible digital piano which is perfect for professionals on the go. The Yamaha CP50 features 88-key Weighted Graded Hammer Action Keyboard. The CP50 incorporates 128-note Polyphony, a unique new core sounds of Spectral Component Modeling (SCM) tone generation technology, Virtual Circuit Modeling Effects, Motif XS Synthesizers Effects, wide range of sounds like clavs, organs, strings and many more.

The Yamaha CP50 new SCM technology recreates the sounds and nuances of 12 selected Yamaha acoustic and vintage electronic piano sounds. Additionally, the Yamaha CP50 has 215 additional sounds and various effect to make them ideal for wide musical applications. The Yamaha CP50 can also record keyboard performances as MIDI data for playback whenever required and a range of professionally arranged rhythms for added live performance options. The new Spectral Component Modeling technology allows players to adjust the instrument physical components, including the hardness of the hammers, resonance of the sound board and the striking position of the hammers. It also relies on granular parametric data that translates every nuance of the player touch into an expressive tone.

The Yamaha CP50 also allows players to freely build own acoustic and electric pianos by selecting different components of piano types, amplifiers, and effects and customized original piano sounds to an even more diverse range of exciting piano sounds. This easy to carry,  compact design and light-weight portable keyboard weight 21 kg.

Novation introduced the critically acclaimed SL MKII ranges of DAW Controller at Winter NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, California. The Novation 49 SL MKII MIDI Controller Keyboard features 49-key velocity sensitive, Fatar semi-weighted action keyboard with after-touch. The Novation 49SL MKII incorporates giant 144-character ultra bright LCD screen, Automap 3 PRO Control software, Assignable Controls; 16 knobs and 8 faders with touch sensitive and 32 buttons with integrated LEDs, Octave buttons with LED indicator.

The Novation SL MK II most obvious enhanced feature as compared to the SL MKI is that now all the sliders and knobs are touch-sensitive. Another enhanced feature is each of the eight parameter positions in the display can be controlled by the rotary encoder for rapid adjustment. Similarly, you can just touch the encoders to navigate the menu layers and it is as fast as the wind for users. The Automap 3 PRO Control software biggest asset is Keystroke Assignment, this enables almost any QWERTY or ASCII keyboard shortcut to be instantly assigned to the SL Mk II controls, providing unprecedented DAW control. The Automap 3.0 also introduces ‘Autoview’, where the ‘heads up GUI’ can be programmed to automatically appear displaying the present status of all controls whenever a controller is touched and then disappear upon release.

Overall, the Novation 49 SL MKII features are very professionally enhanced. Quick and easy usability for the masses and affordable for the budget conscious musicians. The Portable keyboard weight 5.2 kg.

The Edirol PCR-500 MIDI Keyboard Controller by Roland features 49-keys velocity sensitive Keyboard, with after-touch. The Edirol PCR-500 was designed for both live performance and music production. The Edirol PCR-500 incorporates 50 fully assignable controllers, 18 velocity sensitive pads which can be use interchangeably as velocity pads or buttons, unique Crossfader, Dynamic Mapping, Rear Panel Connections.

The built-in velocity sensitive trigger pads in the Edirol PCR-500 are for controlling drum sounds and soft synths. The trigger pads can also be program to accept their own individual midi channel number and midi control change data. With 9 faders, each fader can have its own midi channel number and each fader can set up its own control data. The Dynamic Mapping feature was designed for ease of use and it is a very powerful feature. With just a press of a button, the Dynamic Mapping will be able to grab all the functions of the soft synths and map them across the knobs, buttons and the faders for instant access to the parameters of the soft synths. Also included in the Edirol PCR-500 are complimentary software like SONAR LE, Project 5 LE, and Dimension LE.

Having connections on the rear panel is great because you can use the keyboard right in front of your monitor and have no worries about cable problems. The Edirol PCR-500 is a great piece of instrument. The built-in software are sufficient for ones to get started and more. The Edirol PCR-500 portable keyboard weight 3.8 kg.

The Roland E-50 Music Workstation is a 61-key Keyboard, with velocity sensitive. The Roland E-50 incorporates maximum 64-note Polyphony, advanced features including, 512MB Wave ROM on-board each, incredible and world class sounds on board like new studio sampled guitars and accordions sound and many more, fresh musical content with 100 plus fresh styles, a wide variety of Effects; Reverb - 8 types , Chorus - 8 types and Multi-FX - 41 types , 16 track Sequencer, 16 grey-scale graphic LCD display touch screen.

In addition, the E-50 keyboard powerful built-in audio system delivers amazing robust sound. The LCD display touch screen and dedicated buttons located on the front panel of E-50 enables users ease of use. The Roland E-50 features an attractive and lightweight design. The portable keyboard weight merely 8.8 kg and at an amazing low price.

The Roland E-50 Music Workstation Keyboard is ideal for both music beginners and advanced musicians. Check it out!

The Open Labs Neko EX5 Keyboard is the Home Studio Gen 5 E-Series. The Neko EX5 is an alternative to Neko and Miko L-series products and at a more affordable price. The Open Labs Neko EX5 features 61-key semi-weighted, synth-action keyboard with after touch, 15″ LCD Display Color Touch Screen, 200 plus world-class virtual instruments and effects, including 7,500 plus high-quality pre-sets sounds , with virtually unlimited capability for third party plug-ins and applications.

In a nutshell, the Open Labs Neko EX5 Home Studio instrument is fully integrated, custom configured, and well-equipped to allow you to record and produce music right out of the box. The components that create professional studio have been unified into a single coherent instrument with keyboard synthesizers, drum machines, audio interfaces, a mixing console and a powerful computer foundation to give your home studio the power to produce music like a professional for a fraction of the cost and take your music production to new level of realism.

The Open Labs Neko EX5 is perfect for studios, producers and gigging keyboardists. The Portable keyboard weight 46 lbs. The large touch screen is great because you can physically touch anything on the screen (VST controls, Pro tools and etc.,) without requiring the use of a mouse. With superior audio quality and upgrade capabilities, the Open Labs Neko EX5 will always be updated and your workstation always sound good.

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The M-Audio KeyStudio 49i USB Keyboard Controller is a 49-note touch sensitive keyboard. The KeyStudio 49i is the first USB keyboard controller to incorporates 2-in/2-out integral audio interface and on-board stereo-sampled Steinway grand piano sound with 20-note polyphony, features a user-friendly and all-in-one music making solution., the M-Audio GM sound module provides you a total 128 instruments sounds from synths, bass, drums, flute, sax and many more right at your fingertips.

When designing the KeyStudio 49i keyboard, M-Audio engineers focused on songwriters need by combining everything songwriters need in a single, easy-to-use package so that technology is transparent to the creative process. Users can play the on-board piano as a stand-alone instrument with no computer or software required. In addition, users can also connect the KeyStudio 49i keyboard to a PC or Mac via USB.  Musicians can record vocals and instruments as well as listen to sessions and mixes from the audio outs or headphone jacks. The feature set and compact form factor make it also ideal for classrooms. The audio interface is compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered, delivering seamless integration with industry-standard music production software. These make the M-Audio KeyStudio 49i a complete solution for songwriting and education applications that also allows for easy expansion in the future.

The M-audio KeyStudio 49i is a powerful midi controller. Although the keys are not weighted, this instrument responds expressively to subtleties in your playing. The on-board grand piano sounds are superb and the sound module has very good sounds and much better than sample from keyboards twice the price. The M-Audio KeyStudio 49i downside is that it has only 49-keys instead of the 88-keys but, if you can handle the octave buttons well then you can change your octave with just a push of the button. The portable keyboard is a perfect companion to Garageband.