The 2007 Summer NAMM Show has wrapped up, and while there was some interesting new gear introduced, the show itself seems to be in decline.
Attendance at the annual summer event is in freefall, with only 12,845 people attending. This is a significant drop from 2006, which had a much lower attendance than 2005.
NAMM is putting […]

Tascam today announced three new drum libraries developed by multiple Grammy award winning musician and recording Engineer Larry Seyer.
The new POWERkits Volumes 1, 2 and 3 libraries from Larry Seyer Digital, focus on providing high quality musical instrument drum sounds with very low computer processing power requirements. POWERkits is the first plug-in library to be […]

At the Summer NAMM Show, Tascam introduced the new MP-BT1 Bass trainer and the MP-VT1 Music and Vocal trainer. The new MP3 trainers feature Tascam’s VSA technology (Variable Speed Audition (pitch control w/o affecting key).
“Tascam’s family of MP3 trainers is the world’s first music player for musicians, and we’ve completely designed it to fit your […]

Summer NAMM: Roland introduced a new desktop hardware synth today, the SonicCell. According to Roland, the SonicCell puts the power and legendary sound quality of a Roland hardware synthesizer on your desktop. According to us, it’s the most hideously ugly synth we’ve seen in a long time.
Here’s the details…..

2007 Summer NAMM Show: Open Labs announced that it will be substantially upgrading the previous software bundles for its MiKo and NeKo keyboard production stations.
The V4 sound library for the NeKo LX in particular, features E-MU’s new Proteus X2 Streaming Sound Module V2.5 with over 5,500 instruments including the following:

E-MU Proteus 2000
E-MU Mo’Phatt
E-MU Modular System
ARP […]

Summer NAMM Show: The Roland RE-201 Space Echo has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal. According to BOSS, they’ve recreated every sonic detail and nuance of the original, providing users the warm, unpredictable and highly tweakable retro sounds of the RE-201.
Description:
The original Roland RE-201, commonly known as the Space Echo, was an analog […]

BOSS has expanded its ME series multi-effects family with the ME-20, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance.
Description:
The ME-20 provides overdrive, distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, rotary, and EQ effects, taking BOSS’s performance-based philosophy to a very affordable price point.
The ME-20 features a newly designed super-rugged metal chassis complete with three footswitches, 5 […]

NAMM Update: CME has announced that it’s now shipping its new line of master keyboards. The UF 50/60/70/80 range from 49 to 88 keys with semi-weighted and hammer action weighted keys and feature a wireless MIDI system and optional multifunctional expansion board.
Based on a quick view, the new line looks to be built like a […]

Roland has expanded its SP Sampler lineup with the new flagship SP-555 Sampling Workstation. The SP-555 comes with 16 velocity sensitive pads, 37 Fantom-quality effects, a new LOOP CAPTURE function, beefed up internal sample memory, and computer integration with USB MIDI/AUDIO connectivity.

At the 2007 Summer NAMM Show, Notion Music introduced Progression, a new sequencer, tablature and playback application designed for guitar players.
Description:
Progression is designed to be a powerful, yet easy-to-use guitar application for creating, learning, and distributing music. Guitar tablature or standard notation can be entered with a keyboard and mouse, or played into the program […]

Alesis introduced the iMultiMix 9R, a pro mixer and audio player that features an integrated iPod dock and video output, at the 2007 Summer NAMM show.
Description:
The iMultiMix 9R is designed for studios and live venues where rack-based audio gear is common. The iMultiMix 9R is the first of its kind to provide mixing, iPod […]

MixMeister has announced immediate availability of MixMeister Fusion and MixMeister Studio, two new options for DJs and electronic musicians.
Here are the details:
MixMeister Fusion
MixMeister Fusion is an all-new pro DJ software application designed to combine the spontaneity of live DJ performances with the pinpoint precision of the best studio production software.
Fusion lets you maintain two, three, […]

Alesis has introduced a cool new drum pad controller/drum machine, the Performance Pad. It’s a drum machine, an electronic percussion instrument and you can use it as a MIDI input device.
Performance Pad features eight velocity-sensitive drum pads and a built-in electronic drum machine with professional sounds and features.
Features:

8 natural feeling, velocity-sensitive drum pads with Dynamic […]

Numark is shipping its Numark TTXUSB turntable; a USB-capable version of its TTX professional turntable.
TTXUSB is a unique industrial-grade performance turntable that also makes digitizing your vinyl record collection a breeze by harnessing USB plug and play compatibility for both PC and Macintosh personal computers.
With TTXUSB, Pro DJs have a wealth of unique options available […]

Audio Impressions has introduced turnkey DVZ Realtime Strings packages optimized for their DVZ-RT and SPACE technologies.
According to Carl Marinoff, Ai’s Marketing Director, the systems are fully scalable, come pre-installed (no DVDs), automatically map all MIDI configurations on start-up and support multi-channel Surround Sound and sample rates up to 192 kHz out of the box.
Depending […]