Firebox Reissues Stylophone

The original Stylophone, one of the first mass-consumer electronic instruments, has been re-issued by Firebox. According to the website, 3 million of the “electronic organ in your pocket” doo-dads were sold during the ’70s. The battery-operated Stylophone is a small box packed with old-school electronic technology that utilizes a stylus. The user simply presses the stylus to the various metal keys in order to close...

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Steinway Goes Virtual

Steinway & Sons has partnered with Garritan to create a series of Authorized Steinway Piano sample-based software instruments. The Authorized Steinway Piano sample library is a new sample-based software instrument that accurately captures the sound of a Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. This new software instrument will allow the musician to play a virtual Steinway Model D concert piano with unprecedented authenticity and...

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