Canadian Musician - September/October 2020 | Page 67

Kawai DG30 Digital Grand Piano Kawai has released the DG30 digital grand piano. It’s designed to provide a more natural and realistic playing experience with the Responsive Hammer III keyboard action and acoustic piano sound of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX. The RHIII action delivers authentic piano touch through structural reinforcements that minimize noise and key wobble, as well as a springless design that allows for smooth movement. ment. Complementing these elements, the Shigeru Kawai concert grand piano sound offers both the warmth and power found in the acoustic instrument. The sounds are delivered through a fourspeaker sound system developed in collaboration with audio specialists Onkyo. Bluetooth MIDI and audio expand the DG30’s functionality by connecting wirelessly with smart devices while using apps, including Kawai’s Virtual Technician and Sound Museum apps. Added features include an adjustable metronome, built-in lesson function, and song recorder. For more information, contact Kawai North America: 310-631-1771, [email protected], www.kawaius.com. Polyend Tracker Tabletop Music Production System Polyend has released the Tracker, a tabletop sampler, wavetable, synthesizer, and sequencer. It’s designed to pay tribute to innovative tracker software of the late-1980 and early-‘90s while expanding on the creative potential of the format. The tabletop Tracker removes the computer and puts users into an interactive hardware unit. In doing so, it adds an array of effects to transform any sample into an instrument, along with wavetable and granular synthesis. It is also backward compatible with old-school tracker files (called MODs). With its simple interface and slim portable design, the Polyend Tracker is a full, go-anywhere music production system. Tracker projects hold up to 48 instruments with 256 patterns and 128 steps per pattern. Also, they all play back in the familiar vertical column format of the classic software. It also comes equipped with numerous compositional tools, including automatic pattern filling, per-step effects, sample rolls, and batch and global parameter editing. For more information, contact Polyend: [email protected], www.polyend.com. CANADIAN MUSICIAN 67