Behind the scenes on the recording of Billy Joel's "Christmas In Fallujah"
Lately, new Billy Joel songs are a rarity. So when longtime Billy Joel sideman David Rosenthal hinted that he'd just come out of the studio with Billy, Keyboard magazine jumped at the chance to get the story on this new iTunes sensation. Check it out!

The Synth Trickster: Albert Castillo
Want to know how remixers get those amazing synth sounds? Albert Castillo gives it up for you here .

Peter Wolf Rocks On
Former Zappa sideman Peter Wolf has been busy, scoring films, inventing amazing weighted-action controllers, and other feats. Oh yeah, he recently released a performance DVD that kicks butt. Find out more here!

Presenting the Music Production Technology Webinar Series
Introducing a new series of FREE music production technology webcasts from EQ & Keyboard magazines that give you how-to tips and technique for the latest recording applications. In these one-hour web sessions you will learn how to maximize your music production with top software tools. Join the LIVE webcasts to participate in the interactive Q&A.

• Digidesign Pro Tools LE 7.4: LIVE webcast Thursday, December 27, 6:00pm PST  
  In this educational webcast, we share some choice tips and tricks for utilizing Digidesign’s Pro Tools 7.4 LE in the home studio.

• Propellerhead Reason 4  
  In this webcast Keyboard editor at large John Krogh takes an in-depth, real-world approach to making music in side Reason 4, the premiere all-in-one software studio.

• Native Instruments Kontakt  
  Native Instruments’ Kontakt is the top soft sampler of choice for in-the-know songwriters and producers; Keyboard editor at large John Krogh shows you the ins and outs of making real-world music with this powerhouse.

The Music Player Network Artist Master Class Webcast Series
By now you've heard all about our exciting Artist Master Class webcasts. If you missed one, you're in luck- we've archived them online! Keyboard presents Jeff Lorber's "The Art of the Groove" sponsored by Yamaha, Guitar Player presents Larry Carlton's "335 Blues" in cooperation with Gibson Custom, and Bass Player presents Victor Wooten's "Slap Techniques and Fundamental Groove Concepts" presented by Ampeg, and EQ presents "Become the Master of Your Studio Domain," sponsored by Sony and Steinberg!  Learn more about the entire Artist Master Class series here. 

The most talked-about synth of '07? The '08!
Dave Smith may think of the Prophet '08 as a labor of love, but once you get your hands on one, you're gonna love it! Want to see how the modern-day Prophet fared under strenuous musical use? Check out Francis Preve's review here .

KeyToSound Holiday Sale
KeyToSound is dropping prices on all its super synth software!  It's a synth lover's Holiday Sale promotion for all KeyToSound products, and users purchasing KeyToSound products from the KeyToSound Share.It store may use coupon code   CG8E-773H-9BFW to take 25% off their total order price between December 14th 2007 and January 1st, 2008. 
Click here to go to the KeyToSound Share.It store!


Native Instruments Kore 2 demo now available
Native Instruments has released a demo version of Kore 2, the second generation of its advanced multi-functional host system. The new version significantly extends and refines the innovative concepts introduced and established with Kore - seamless integration of any software instruments and effects into a unified architecture, powerful realtime parameter control, and comprehensive sound access functionality.  The demo version comes with a special demo library that contains 100 KoreSounds with Sound Variations, showcasing the vast range of production-ready sounds available in the Kore 2 factory library.

The Kore 2 demo version is now available as a free download for Windows and
Mac OS X here.