November 11, 2026 I Event
Donner Launches Several New Products at Music China
A player tests out a new keyboard at Donner's Music China 2026 booth.
Donner introduced a slew of new digital pianos and guitars at Music China 2026, held Oct. 28–3 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai. The new products included the Donner Starfold S1 folding digital piano, the Donner Oura J100, the Donner PlugOne all-in-one electric guitar and the Donner Viva smart stringless guitar.
In addition to the new products, Donner’s Hush X Live electric guitar was selected for the show’s “Future Species” showcase for its detachable speaker design.
The Hush X Live debuted in Donner’s Hush series in May 2026. The guitar amp is built into the guitar itself, and the speaker module on the back of the body locates with magnets and slides in on a rail and goes on or comes off in under three seconds with no tools. With the module attached, the guitar is a complete battery-powered setup with a 5-watt speaker. With it removed, the guitar is a headless electric that plugs into an amp or headphones. Small speakers mounted against a guitar body are prone to feedback, so Donner added an adaptive feedback suppression algorithm that keeps the sound stable at higher volume, even when singing and playing at the same time.
The step-up HUSH X LIVE PRO was co-designed and tuned by Japanese guitarist MIYAVI in his role as Donner’s Creative Director. It carries seven amp models tuned with his input and A/B dual-channel switching.
The week before Music China, Donner launched firmware V1.2.0 for the Donner Essential B1 analog bass synthesizer at Modular Commune Festival Beijing 2026, held Oct. 23–25 at 798CUBE in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone. The free update is built around a new Pattern randomization workflow. Players choose which of six parameters (pitch, rest, gate length, accent, ratchet and slide) the B1 may change, and generated notes follow a chosen root note, scale and range, so a random bassline comes out in key. Song Mode grows from 16 to 112 slots across seven banks, and BPM Nudge, Clock Division switching during playback and on-device MIDI and clock settings make the B1 easier to sync with other gear on stage. The update is available through the Donner Control software.
