Employee Reviews
Years at Rainbow:
4
Weekly work schedule: Tuesday-Saturday
Juno History
Many musicians remember the Juno-60, Juno-6, or Juno-106; big, gutsy analog synths known for bass sounds, strings, and some of the only good synth organ sounds from their time. Many people like the b
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Fantom History
From the earliest keyboard workstations like the D-20, W-30 and other great ‘80’s boards, Roland has a long history that now reaches its peak with the Fantom-G series. With 128 tracks of sequencing,
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A Little History
The Roland RD pianos are probably the most acclaimed and
recorded digital pianos in history. Starting in 1986 with the 88
note RD-1000 and the introduction of SA synthesis, the Roland
RD digital p
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MIDI Basics 101
Lets look at MIDI for a bit. First MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is an industry standard protocol that lets electronic equipment like keyboards, drum machines and computer
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Little Phatty
I'd like to introduce the newest member to the MOOG family, the Little Phatty Stage II. Modeled after the Stage I and Tribute Addition's sound engines, the Little Phatty producess unique signature MOO
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Yamaha YPG635
The new Yamaha YPG635 is perfect for a first keyboard. To start off with, the YPG635 gives the user a realistic hammer action resembling a grand piano. The Yamaha also offers a great education suite t
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Roland RD700GX
Sturdy and rugged as its predecessors, the RD700GX puts the "PRO" in professional. Giving people phenomenal multisampled grand pianos and amazingly authentic electric pianos, Roland's RD700GX is sonic
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The World's First Electronic Instrument!
The Moog Etherwave Theramin is probably the coolest and funnist instruments you will ever see. In the store people walk by the Theramin all day long and wonder what this little wooden box on a mic sta
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Yeah, That's Right… RED!
The Nord Stage 88 is truly at center stage. Coming from a long line of great products, the Stage 88 gives you the bread and butter sounds that people look for in a stage piano. Weighing less then 40 l
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The World of Compression
Compression: In simple terms compression is essentialy volume control. Compressors are most often used in recording, live sound and broadcasting. This sound processor consist of 4 seperate controls: a
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Tech Terms and Advice
LFO (low frequency oscillation): To keep it as simple as possible the LFO is a oscillator that produces ONLY low frequecies. The LFO, generally is the second oscillator with in the structure synth
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MIDI
Let's look at MIDI for a bit. First MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a industry standard protocol that lets electronic equipment like keyboards, drum machines and computer
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What kind of keyboard action is for you?
Many first-time keyboard buyers face the decision about what kind of keyboard "action" is best for them. Synths and portable keyboards have what is generally called "synth action". In synth action the
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