Kurzweil has released SP6. The architecture of the portable and light 88-note keyboard is based on the LENA digital signal processor. Kurzweil SP6 adopted the essential characteristics of Forte SE, continuing the tradition of Forte and PC3 series.

Roland’s digital stage piano surely hit the first day of NAMM 2017. Roland entitled it a “Stage Revolution” and we’ll try to find out whether it’s something new or the modification of something familiar and most important whether there is any point for Kurzweil to panic about its Artis/Forte series.

This time the update is considerable enough comprising 256 new programs, 80 multiprograms among which there are programs from popular K2xxx and PC3 series, new effects slots the number of which is twice bigger now and equals the number of those from Forte 7/8. If we count the total number of programs we should say that Forte SE surpassed the older models, so it seems that very soon we might learn about new firmware for Forte 7/8 as well.

Yamaha CP1 is great for its price, but Roland V-Piano gives even more asking the same money – each time it’s a unique technology and this time it’s the first modeled acoustic piano. Kurzweil keeps on attracting with its unfailing sound making the Forte model even better if it’s possible the functionality of which is as stunning. But Kawai offers MP11 which is so marvelous that $3000 seem to be a generous move. Read what we think of it and choose your dream stage piano.

The fact that Roland, Kurzweil, Yamaha and Kawai can’t afford ignoring the mid-range segment (they smart enough to know that it would be foolish of them) and even more – they treat it with care and attention – is proven by the attractive quality of their stage pianos: RD-800, Artis, CP4 and probably the most stunning among them MP7 tempting with its impressive functionality. A professional pianist would agree to perform having any of them (at least once, but would anyway). These compact digital instruments include a big choice of key sounds and can be easily taken in tour. Here we’ll review a few most catching models and the full list is always ready at hand – just click our catalogue.