Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
NAMM 2020: Rainger FX Mini Bar – A liquid analyser overdrive pedal
17 Jan 2020 · Possibly the weirdest pedal at Winter NAMM is the Rainger FX Mini Bar. A pedal that requires the user to add liquid into a plastic container to get your liquid analysed drive tone!
NAMM 2020: Become the next Joe Rogan with Sontronics’ Podcast Pro mic
17 Jan 2020 · Made in black and red, the new Sontronics mic is designed for spoken word applications and features a tight supercardioid pickup pattern.
NAMM 2020: RME 12Mic, M-1610 Pro, AVB Tool
17 Jan 2020 · Three brand new pieces of high-end RME equipment are being shown at NAMM 2020, all built with networking and signal conversion/routing in mind.
NAMM 2020: Fender hand-wired ’64 Custom Princeton Reverb
17 Jan 2020 · The Fender hand-wired '64 Custom Princeton Reverb is a reissue of a classic 12-watt combo from California. It is one of those amps that takes pedals well and has bags of tone.
NAMM 2020: EVH announce a pack of new Wolfgang models
17 Jan 2020 · The EVH Wolfgang's pack expands, with this year's release we get new colours and fancy finishes for Eddie's classic 'Wolfie' guitar design. Super fast, dependable gig machines not to be sniffed at!
NAMM 2020: Animal Factory Amplification Orobas dual-channel vacuum tube VCA
17 Jan 2020 · Out of the minds of the Animal Factory comes Orobas a dual channel vacuum tube VCA and saturator Eurorack module that has a load of stuff going on. Now with video!
NAMM 2020: Dexibell VIVO S7 Pro M stage piano
17 Jan 2020 · M is for mobility and monitors in this new lighter VIVO S7 Pro M stage piano that comes with built-in speakers and shaves 2.5kgs off the previous version making it a more portable 88-keyed machine.
NAMM 2020: Fender Player Series Mustang, Mustang 90, Duo-Sonic & Mustang Bass PJ
17 Jan 2020 · Fender's entry-level Player Series offers guitarists a lot of band for their buck and now we have a new Mustang, Mustang 90, Duo-Sonic &a Mustang Bass PJ in cracking colours to choose from
NAMM 2020: Spitfire Audio Albion NEO modern cinematics
17 Jan 2020 · Spitfire Audio is launching the next chapter in the Albion series. It's called NEO and is a modern cinematic collection of small orchestra and intimate strings threaded through their synthesis engine.
NAMM 2020: Slate intros Infinity EQ, throws the glove at Fabfilter
17 Jan 2020 · Confident in the plug-in, Slate has written up virtually nothing about it, rather the man would have you watch a pair of videos to see what's cooking...
NAMM 2020: Fender Player Series: Lead II and Lead III models
17 Jan 2020 · First released back in 1979 the new Fender Lead II and III Player Series models are. back with a vengeance for 2020 and debut at Winter NAMM.
NAMM 2020: Viscount Legend ’70s modular stage piano
17 Jan 2020 · Build your own classic stage piano with just the sound modules you need in the Viscount Legend '70s digital modular stage piano.
NAMM 2020: PRS John Mayer Silver Sky maple and limited edition Nebula finish
17 Jan 2020 · New PRS John Mayer Silver Sky model with maple fretboard and a limited edition Nebula Silver Sky finish announced for 2020.
NAMM 2020: Mackie MC-350, MC-450 studio headphones
17 Jan 2020 · At NAMM 2020, Mackie launched two headphones called MC-350 and MC-450. Both have frequency response rated between 20 Hz to 20 kHz, an adjustable headband and ear pads made of genuine leather.
NAMM 2020: New Fender Tom Morello, Jim Root and Eric Johnson signature models announced at NAMM
17 Jan 2020 · Finally! Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster, Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 and Eric Johnson Virginia Stratocaster. 3 really cool signature guitars from Fender revealed at Winter NAMM
NAMM 2020: Mackie intros Element dynamic, condenser, USB microphones
17 Jan 2020 · There are three models in the Mackie Element series: the EM-89D Live Vocal Dynamic Mic, the large diaphragm condenser microphone EM-91C, and the USB condenser microphone EM-USB.
NAMM 2020: TASCAM Model 12 digital recorder and desktop mixer
17 Jan 2020 · A 10-input, 12-channel recording mixer from TASCAM is being thrown at podcasters, streamers, and bands recording themselves. Darn, those faux wood cheeks look good...
NAMM 2020: PreSonus ioStation 24c audio interface and DAW controller
17 Jan 2020 · What if an audio interface met a DAW controller and they really liked each other and had babies? That would be the ioStation 24c.
NAMM 2020: Steinberg AXR4U USB 3.1 audio interface
17 Jan 2020 · Switching to USB 3.1 from Thunderbolt 2, the AXR4U is still a 28x24 interface that goes up to a very high 384kHz sample rate and features Rupert Neve Designs SILK enhancements.
NAMM 2020: Drawmer 1970 2-channel mic preamp and FET compressor
17 Jan 2020 · The formidable 2U unit is a successor to the 1960 "tool box" compressor with a similar feature set and control layout. However, Drawmer insists that the device has been greatly improved and enhanced.
NAMM 2020: iRig Pro DUO is all that made the original great, just a bit better
17 Jan 2020 · The iRig Pro DUO I/O has nicer preamps with more gain, USB-C connections for modern devices, new drivers for PC laptops and Surface tablets, and other welcome refinements.
NAMM 2020: AVID Pro Tools 2020, MTRX Studio interface, HDX-TB3 chassis
16 Jan 2020 · Pro Tools 2020 gets Folder Tracks, MTRX is brought down to 1U and an HDX system now fits in a rack!