NAMM 2018 ·
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As every year, the Winter NAMM show will see reams of new products, technologies and services launched. We’re collating all the latest news from Anaheim, California about the freshest music and audio gear. This year, the show is being held from 25 to 28 January.
With Musikmesse becoming less interesting for many industry onlookers, Winter NAMM has become the single most important trade show for our industry. Last year, we had unprecedented interest in our NAMM coverage in terms of the traffic coming to our site from all over the world. That tells us that you, our readers, are just as glued to developments in Anaheim as we are. And we are more than happy to oblige. After all, we can’t get enough of this stuff, either. Here are our top stories:
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Allegedly in development for many years, the concept behind the mic is to combine authentic tube timbre and colour with modern functionality, utilizing the benefits of today's technology.
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Looking at Audient's current range of audio interfaces, there's a notable lack of products geared towards the big studio niche. The British audio specialists might be looking into changing that soon...
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The self-professed inventors of looping, Electro-Harmonix may have created the ultimate looper pedal, the 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory, with loads of memory, stacks of control and bags of vibe.
More oscillations, improved circuit design, resettable LFO's and an internal paradise for DIY modders the Dark Energy III breathes new life into their original semi-modular desktop monosynth.
Combining the British preamp tone of the Pork Loin Overdrive and the mid-'90s fuzz tones of the Russian Pickle it sounds as though this new bass effect could be a match made in heaven.
That classic little black distortion pedal has now been squeezed into a single guitar cable, making it the most compact rodent-themed dirt box on the market! And then there's the question of: "WHY?!?"
This new Limited Edition signature model for Dustie Waring of Between the Buried and Me is loaded with quality hardware and looks like it can handle modern styles with ease.
A new 150-watt MVX150 Nutube amp range and a couple of new mini heads to add to their existing range. WIll Vox's Nutube technology convince you to give up '50s vacuum tube technology?
The KR-55 Pro is quite possibly the pinnacle of rhythm machines for instrument players jamming with themselves. It has 24 drum styles, recording and playback functionality, runs on battery power, and has ...
The original components are getting scarce and so Korg is putting together a limited run of the authentic ARP reproduction called the ARP Odyssey FSQ. Comes complete with a matching SQ1 sequencer.
Simple and minimalistic the D1 Digital Piano provides a very playable weighted piano in a tidy and compact form that's great for gigs and perfect for the home.
New for NAMM is a tidy little mixer called the Volca Mix for up to three (you've guessed it) Volcas. Includes a power splitter, filter, effects send, and sync out with tempo display.
A huge leak from Korg ahead of NAMM and we gaze upon the polyphonic digital/analog hybrid synthesizer loveliness of the Prologue 8 and Prologue 16. Is the mystery solved?
Finally! Here are full details on the Arturia RackBrute Eurorack enclosure system, which links directly to the MiniBrute 2 and 2S to make an awesome looking performance and modular tweaking rig.
New in BIAS Amp 2 is an updated Dynamic Tone Engine and a new set of Celestion Impulse Responses - is that enough to entice you to update or will you be sticking with the current edition?
PreSonus is back in the 19" game, announcing a pair of new USB audio/MIDI interfaces in rack format - the Studio 1810 and Studio 1824, both with extensive connectivity given their price.
