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Armed with a huge number of buttons and knobs the two most powerful arrangers made by Japanese synth making giants Yamaha and Korg seem to contrast ironically the quality with… another quality: stunning sound of Yamaha with the excellent sound of Korg, all-embracing functionality with catchall possibilities. Anyway Ketron Audya reminds us of its firm presence on the market featuring great price/quality proportion and has everything in its favor featuring all the advantages an arranger or composer would need.

Yamaha, Korg and Kurzweil have always been the implacable workstation enemies. And all because of the irrecusable fact that the comparative analysis is something time-consuming and completely ineffective here – all the three companies offer unique systems and technologies that’s why you may prefer one to another only if you happened to buy it first and had enough time to get used to it – why switch sides and become a fan of another brand? Any of the workstations presented here would definitely satisfy a customer – whatever he chooses.

There’s a huge difference between lite versions and mini synthesizers. While lite versions often turn to be a stripped down model of an instrument which used to feature an imposing range of functions, the compact keyboards can sometimes replace the weighty originals. Of course, if the number and size of the keys don’t matter so much to you. But if you want to get the quality, sound and parameters of the pricier unit for less money, then mini synthesizer is likely to gain even more popularity and become more commercially successful than the genetic roots. Arturia, Novation, Korg and Ketron prove that to us.

Arming with voices, memory, presets, stuffing the instruments with the existing and known developments, designs and innovations, releasing synthesizers chockablock with functions, options and features were in fashion during the digital era euphoria apogee. The new wave of obsession with analog synthesizers brought hybrid technologies and the ability to control all the parameters in detail via your personal computer. And it’s very likely that soon we’ll be able to control our instruments via the Internet. Today is also the prime time for peculiar and extraordinary devices which feature unique sounds, combination of unusual technical specification or sport an exclusive interface.

Should we buy a new one or a second hand unit will serve us well? Here we’ll talk about a never-ending dilemma, designs and pricing, the reasons of purchasing an old instrument or a new one straight after being assembled. We’ll analyze it while having a close up on the Japanese synthesizers (and an English one).