The 2015 Summer NAMM Show, held July 9-11, 2015 in Nashville, TN, is one of the largest music industry events in the world. Over 1,000 companies participate, many introducing their latest gear at the show.
Synthtopia’s coverage of the 2015 Summer NAMM Show is sponsored by Yamaha.
You can get the latest news on synths and electronic music gear introduced at NAMM below:
At the 2015 NAMM Show, Electro-Harmonix debuted the 22500 Dual Stereo Looper. The 22500 records high quality, non-compressed audio direct to a removable SDHC card (4 to 32 GB). Each card holds up to 100 individual loops. Includes an 8 GB card for up to 13 hours of total recording time.
This series of five videos features a lot of audio demos and jamming with the new Yamaha Reface line of keyboards. In each of the videos, Blake Angelos and Nate Tschetter work with a pair of the Reface keyboards, offering a good overview of the range of sound and playability of each keyboard.
Inspired Instruments has introduced the Lineage MIDI Guitar = a new plug-and-play MIDI guitar instrument..
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, BOSS today introduced the DD-500, a new effects pedal that they call the most powerful digital delay pedal ever made. The DD-500 stompbox offers 12 distinctive delay modes, along with deep editing controls, a graphic display, patch memories, MIDI and more. Here’s the official video intro:
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, Roland will be showing version 1.2 of the System-1 software. The video above is an overview of the Version 1.2 update for SYSTEM-1 Plug-Out Synthesizer and SYSTEM-1m Semi-Modular Synthesizer.
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland today introduced the SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer. It was previously introduced as a ‘Plug-Out’ synth for the Roland System-1 hardware synth and is now available for purchase as a software synth. Like its hardware counterpart, the new SH-101 PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer is a reproduction of Roland’s iconic SH-101 monophonic synth from the 1980s,… Read More Roland Releases SH-101 Plug-Out Software Synth at 2015 Summer NAMM Show
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland has announced the System-1 Software Synthesizer, a software version of the AIRA System-1 synth. The System-1 Software Synthesizer with Librarian features many of the same functions as the hardware System-1/1m version. It offers the same sound quality as its hardware counterpart, making it ideal for musicians who either work solely in… Read More Roland Intros System-1 Software Synth At 2015 Summer NAMM Show
This series of videos, via Yamaha partner Doctor Mix, demos the entire Yamaha Reface line in action. The first video, above, is a synth jam that puts all of the new Reface keyboards to work.
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Akai Professional has introduced three new MPD2 pad controllers – the second generation of their MPD Series of pad controllers. Key features of the entire line include: New, sensitive ‘Thick Fat’ MPC pads that deliver improved responsive user interaction; Each of the controllers offers an expanded control set, to maximize the sounds and effects available to… Read More AKAI Intros Next-Generation ‘Thick Fat’ MPD2 Pad Controllers
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Yamaha today officially introduced its new Reface Mobile Mini Keyboards line, with sound engines based on four of the company’s classic keyboard lines. The Reface keyboard form factor was inspired by the Yamaha CS-01, a mini synth that featured a built-in speaker. The new keyboards use a updated form factor, but have sound engines designed to recall Yamaha’s YC,… Read More Yamaha Reface YC A Mobile Combo Organ
