Bachus Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 For keyboardists 2016 was not really a sensational year... Whats your favourite piece of gear released in 2016... I will start out with my personal choice. : The Montage 8, despite the fact that it could and should have been so much more, its still a brilliant instrument... Korg Kronos 88, Yamaha Tyros5 (76), Integra 7, macbook pro/mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohm Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Prophet 6...no question. Love it. NS3C, Hammond XK5, Yamaha S7X, Sequential Prophet 6, Yamaha YC73, Roland Jupiter X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Easy.... The Korg Module (if software is considered "gear") '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Mojo61! ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doberfort Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 The new MiniMoog Model D CP4 - Solaris - Kurzweil Forte - Minimoog - - Mellotron M4000Dm - Motif rackXS - DX5 - SY99 - Rhodes 73 - HX3 - Hammond B3/2x147 - Montage7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 + 1 Mojo 61. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigmeat Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Mojo 61 for me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 2016 wasn't so bad... Waldorf Eurorack Pack Arturia Matrix Brute Oberheim and Smith OB-6 ROLI Seaboard Rise 49 Roland FP-30 Casio MZ-X500 and MZ-X300 Nord Piano 3 Yamaha Montage Korg minilogue Roland System-500 Roland System-8 Yamaha Disklavier Enspire Radial Key-Largo Synthogy Ivory VR Spectrasonics Keyscape Garritan CFX got a 1.09 update Waves Electric 88 / Electric 200 Neo Soul Keys went proprietary sample playback engine Pianoteq got a great sounding new model of a Grotian Concert Royal We got to see/hear working prototypes of the DM-12 Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 The new MiniMoog Model D Thread over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Nord Stage 2EX 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 DrumBrute. Been waiting for a drum machine like this for a LONG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeVtheRipper Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 1974 Rhodes Stage in beautiful condition purchased from the second owner who'd loved and toured with it since 1977. She babied it and is trusting me with the restoration. Thing is, I won't get a chance to play it until tomorrow because I live in LA and bought it in NY and have had it sitting at my dads house. So when I say trusting I really mean it, she was super wary of some guy from LA taking her baby. But I talked with her for a while about it and eventually she realized that I would love the piano as much as she did and would treat it the way it deserves to be treated. But EVEN without playing it, it's my favorite purchase this year and have been so excited to visit the family and box it up for its trip back to LA. Other worthy purchases this year include: Polivoks (vintage not new) Yamaha CP70b Moog Mother 32 Next year I'm treating myself to a Deepmind 12...to start... 1974 Rhodes, CP70B, Polivoks, Dominion 1, Behringer D, Mother 32, DFAM, MS20 Mini, Folktek Mescaline, Nord Lead 2x, KArp Odyssey, Jv1080, Digitakt, Hydrasynth, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochie Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Mini Moog all the way. They did an amazing thing bringing it back just as it was. Yet better. Here is to hoping a Memory Moog is somewhere in the pipe. They have some of the tooling from the Voyager XL. Please oh please oh please!! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulf Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 The new MiniMoog Model D Thread over. Yeah, from a "pure fun" point of view that's the obvious instrument to chose. But the Nord Piano was what I actually got -- and I couldn't be happier. Rock bottom bass Fakebook Pro Sheet Music Reader - at every gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 The reissue of the Minimoog Model D is huge, but I also give credit to Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim for the Prophet 6 and OB-6. If Tom reiussed a velocity and aftertouch-sensitive, MIDI-equipped OB-Xa, it would be game over... Sundown Finished: Gateway, The Jupiter Bluff, Condensation Working on: Driven Away, Eighties Crime Thriller Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerber3 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Nord Electro 5 HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Montage / Mojo 61 Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I am jonsin' for a Montage 7.... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I've had my eye on the Casio Px-560, seems like the affordable stage piano that has enough workstation features to allow sequencing, etc., and the built-in speakers are nice. Also the Casio MZ-x500. Being able to take a board to a jam session and just run off the 40 watt onboard speakers is sweet, and their implementation of the pads for all kinds of stuff looks fun! Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win11 laptop // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfort Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 CME XKey Air 37. So portable. My son played it for an hour this morning during a drive to see relatives and created an 8-track song in GarageBand on an iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Roland System 8. I'm trying not to add a 4th KB to my setup PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotting Jonah Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Roland System 8. Amidst its' shortcomings, it's still inspiring. ~ That guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 The new MiniMoog Model D Thread over. although I can't afford to go there, I'm in agreement here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 For me, the most interesting piece of new gear released this year that I actually bought and use is the Makenoise 0-Coast. It's a fascinating little semi-modular synth, with oscillator, wave shaper, and low pass gate inspired by Buchla designs, and envelopes inspired by Moog. No filter, and I think that's one of the coolest design choices they made with it, it's a really different synth sound, like nothing else in my studio. I'm building a small Euro system to complement it, got a pair of Pressure Points touch pad/sequencer modules, and having a lot of fun with it. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I've been avoiding getting snared in modular synths again. Makenoise make that really hard. Love their stuff! Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoehead Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Greg Lounsberry's Organ Grinder pedal. Crunchy goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 2 actually... my fairly new Nord Electro 5 61 and it's great pianos and organs and samples for gigging for the 80's covers work I've been involved with and everything else (and don't know how long I will be playing 80's covers for various reasons) and to that end also the Waldorf Blofeld table top - amazing lil axe, those sounds are really amazing though I was late to that party. CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Mike Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I have two, but I don't own either of them. OB-6. I played one in Sam Ash for about 30 minutes and really loved the sounds, workflow, flexibility and sound! I have absolutely no use for one, and will probably never be an owner, but boy oh boy is it a sweet instrument. Behringer's X-Air XR series mixers. Form factor, flexibility and price point all hit the mark on this one. I don't own one yet, but it's will most likely be a 2017 purchase. I'm intrigued by some of the effects, such as multiband compression, to help get a smoother live AP sound. But I did buy a Nord Stage 2EX 76 this year. That's a pretty sweet rig. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Behringer's X-Air XR series mixers. Form factor, flexibility and price point all hit the mark on this one. I don't own one yet, but it's will most likely be a 2017 purchase. I'm intrigued by some of the effects, such as multiband compression, to help get a smoother live AP sound. I'm looking at the tabletop version of the X18 for the studio and theatre work. I need a mixer with a bunch of inputs, but space is at a premium. I don't think you'd find a full-features 18 input mixer anywhere near this size. Will be really cool to mix sound from anywhere in the house from an iPad. Price is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter_ Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I've been avoiding getting snared in modular synths again. Makenoise make that really hard. Love their stuff! Yes. I've acquired a Makenoise STO, MMG, and Maths this year - Tony's at the top of his game right now. U1 | NP | NS3 | NE3 HP | K10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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