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Donner DDP-80 Digital Piano Donner has released the newest installment to its piano instrument line , the DDP-80 . It ’ s an 88-key wooden-style digital piano designed to be a capable replacement for an acoustic piano . The DDP-80 provides a realistic playing experience comparable to a standard acoustic piano . Like on a grand piano , the DDP-80 has 88 full-sized weighted keys , with the bass keys heavier , the treble keys lighter , and three foot pedals .
The DDP-80 has a single , acoustic French grand piano tone . Featuring the Donner-designed sound source , the 128 notes polyphony delivers virtually every sound detail of an acoustic piano . The three sustain pedals allow users to perform smoothly , reinforcing the look and feel of a full-size acoustic piano . The DDP-80 features two built-in speakers and a 20W + 20W amp . Also included is a headphone jack , and the DDP-80 can be connected to any Mac , PC , iOS , or Android device via USB-MIDI port for online lessons or as a controller for any DAW .
Blackstar St . James Series All-Tube Amps Blackstar has introduced its new St . James Series of lightweight , portable valve amplifiers . The series offers amps in two formats : an EL34 design for classic British rock tones , and a 6L6 model with clean tones and higher gain , which are both available as Celestion-equipped combo or amplifier head with matching vertical 212 cabinet . The amps offer a two-channel setup that delivers clean and overdrive tones .
All four amp models feature two-channel 12AX7 preamp tube circuitry , along with three power switch options : the 50W full power setting , offering the loudest clean headroom ; the SAG setting , proving the softer , vintage-feeling dynamic compression of a power supply , most noticeable on the loud transients ( attack ) of the sweetest tube amps ; and a 2W low power setting for recording or smaller gigs , delivering a more overdriven power amp tone by controlling HT ( high voltage ) and bias in the power stage , delivering a more natural tone than the usual “ power soak ” load resistor method often used .
The Blackstar St . James amplifiers feature an internal reactive load , providing use of the amp without a speaker connected , mimicking the response of a typical speaker for authentic power-amp tones . Blackstar ’ s new Cab Rig simulator technology reproduces the sound and feel of a mic ’ d-up guitar cab via XLR or 1 / 4-in . output , and allows further tweaking of the built-in DSP-based presets for speaker / cabinet / microphone / room emulation via the Cab Rig app . An integrated effects loop , studio-quality reverb , and footswitch round allow further tonal options .
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