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Clavia has announced the Nord Piano 5, a new version of its pianist-centric stage keyboard.

Nord Piano 5 offers dual piano and synth engines, and double the sample storage.

Nord Piano 5 looks the same as its predecessor – it is red color but, some notable tweaks have been made including dual independent piano and synth layers, which can be used in a variety of split and layer configurations, and twice the sample memory for both the piano and synth sections.

The Nord Piano 5 Effect section includes Tremolo, Phaser, Chorus, Pan, Wah, RM, Flanger, Vibe, EQ, Delay and Reverb. A couple of tweaks have been made to the effects section, too, and the synth gets a Unison mode for ensemble-style sounds.

In addition, Nord Piano 5 also comes in a new 73-note model with triple sensor keyboard and grand weighted action. This joins the 88-note version, which includes a keyboard of the same specifications.

The Nord Piano 5 will be available in the spring and price at $2,999. Find out more on Nord Keyboards website.

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Tone2 Warlock VST synth plugin promises simplicity and sonic sorcery.

Tone2 Warlock is a new power synth with a beginner-friendly interface. It is designed to marry powerful features to a reduced user interface, thus creating an instrument that is suitable for beginners as well as experts.

And Tone2 Warlock also looks like a synth that is been designed to offer pretty instant gratification – you get 2,140 pro-designed factory presets and are promised “true high-end sound quality”. The streamlined GUI is said to enable a fast and efficient workflow, and you also have the option of hitting the Random button to generate a completely new patch.

In addition, there are two oscillators, each of which can choose from 84 types and 14,000 waveforms. The filter section offers 38 different types, and there are two modular effect slots that can access 18 different types. Modulation comes courtesy of an LFO and three envelopes, and there are flexible routing options.

Tone2 Warlock is available now for PC and Mac as a VST plugin, however there is no AU version.

Warlock costs $69/€59.

Find out more on Tone2 website.

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Moog Music has introduced the Moog Sound Studio, which it is calling “a new semi-modular synthesizer experience”. Designed as a gateway into the world of modular, this combines a pair of Moog instruments and everything you need to start making music with them.

The lavish Moog Sound Studio kits could bring modular synthesis to the masses, just add headphones and that is all you need.

The two new beautiful bundles give you everything you need. There are actually two Sound Studios to choose from- one contains Moog’s Mother-32 patchable analogue synth and DFAM percussion synth, while another includes the more experimental Subharmonicon polyrhythmic synth and DFAM. Which one you choose will depend on the kind of experience you want to have.

In addition, each Moog Sound Studio kits also contains an audio mixer and power distribution hub, a two-tier rack mount kit,  patch cables and a patch cable organizer, guided exercises and patch book, educational materials, games to encourage experimentation, and custom artwork.

Moog Music also says that the Sound Studio concept was inspired by seeing people playing and learning with its gear at public events. It’s also a response to public feedback.

Moog Music has released a 7-track EP, Explorations in Analog Synthesis, on SoundCloud and Bandcamp. Each track was created using one of the two Moog Sound Studio combinations, and artists featured include Bonobo, Peter Cottontale, Julianna Barwick, Dan Deacon, Madame Gandhi, Martial Canterel and Ela Minus, in order to showcase how capable are these packages.

And each bundle also comes with its own custom artwork that is designed to bring the world of analogue synthesizers to life. This comes from Jim Stoten (Mother-32 & DFAM) and Philip Lindeman (Subharmonicon & DFAM), and includes characters, posters, and other interactive objects.

The Moog Sound Studio kits are available.

Mother-32 & DFAM costs $1,399

Subharmonicon & DFAM costs $1,449

Find out more on Moog Music website.

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