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The NAMM Show is the largest music products trade show in the world. It is held every January in Anaheim, California, USA at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The January 2008 show had 1,560 exhibitors and a record-breaking 88,100 attendees. The NAMM Show is not open to the general public, only to members of the music trade.
NAMM Update: Akai Professional announced the availability of its new USB/MIDI performance controller: the MPK49. The MPK49 combines a 49-key, semi-weighted, aftertouch-equipped keyboard with 12 genuine MPC drum pads, complete with the popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters found in the iconic MPC family. Forty-eight total pads are accessible via four pad banks.… Read More Akai Professional Ships MPK49 Performance USB Keyboard
Image: Synthesizers At 2008 NAMM show – an awesome analog suitcase that has got to be a pain in the ass at airports…..
NAMM Update: Garritan introduced ARIA, a new 64-bit Sampler/Synthesis Engine, developed in collaboration with Plogue Art et Technologie. Gary Garritan says, “We are very excited about ARIA. This revolutionary new sound engine will provide us with utmost flexibility to achieve our creative potential in developing software instruments. ” ARIA’s features include: Efficiency and Reliability: The… Read More Garritan Intros 64-Bit ARIA Sample Engine
G-sonique has introduced a new virtual synthesizer for Windows that tries to mix the best of the analog and digital worlds. The Renegade combines the warm and organic analog sound with the sharpness, toughness and preciseness of digital. Renegade is based on algorithms of DSP chips and analog circuits of real hardware synthesizers. It includes… Read More New Virtual Synth Combines Best Of Analog & Digital
Vir2 Instruments has introduced two new virtual instruments – Elite Orchestral Percussion and BASiS. Elite Orchestral Percussion offers 19 gigabytes of sterling orchestral percussion with a sophisticated script engine, and BASiS fills the low end with a large collection of electric, upright, fretless, and synth basses. Elite Orchestral Percussion Vir2 Instruments’ Elite Orchestral Percussion is… Read More Vir2 Instruments Introduces Elite Orchestral Percussion and BASiS Virtual Instruments
NAMM Update: Garritan has released the Authorized Steinway Virtual Model D Piano, a sample-based software instrument developed in collaboration with Steinway & Sons. Description: The Authorized Steinway Virtual Model D piano accurately captures the distinctive sound of the hallmark Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. This new software instrument will allow the musician to play… Read More Garritan Steinway Virtual Model D Piano
NAMM demo vet James Bernard was showing off the latest Cortex dj gear when a man came up and started freestyling the Cortex rap. If you can identify the rapper – let me know in the comments!
Tony Monaco is one of the most impressive grooving musicians you’ll ever have a chance to see. He represents Hammond each year at NAMM, and this year was no exception. Monaco was demonstrating the range of sound he could get by using the combination of a laptop to generate beats, pedals for bass, and the… Read More Tony Monaco At The Winter NAMM Show
PreSonus Audio Electronics has announced the Monitor Station desktop studio control center will be shipping this month. The Monitor Station is the ultimate desktop monitoring and communications system for your recording studio. Based on the award-winning Central Station, the Monitor Station provides talkback, speaker switching, input source switching and four headphone amplifiers. You can listen… Read More PreSonus Monitor Station Shipping This Month
Grandmaster Flash shares his take on the state of DJ science at the Native Instruments booth at the 2008 Winter NAMM Show. Flash was fighting some flaky gear that NI hadn’t troubleshooted very well, but it was still great to see him in action.
