NAMM Show: Blue Microphones Yeti Pro USB Microphone

2011 NAMM Show: Blue Microphones has introduced the Yeti Pro, the first USB microphone combining 24 bit/192 kHz recording resolution with analog XLR output. Features: Yeti Pro is designed to provide the highest performance possible in a digital microphone, with recording resolution of 24bit/192kHz, Yeti Pro features an analog-digital converter chip that allows a range of… Read More NAMM Show: Blue Microphones Yeti Pro USB Microphone

Dave Spiers Talks About The MTron Optiron Optigan Expansion Pack, His Weird Tech Fetishes

This video, from the Winter NAMM Show, features GForce Software’s Dave Spiers introducing the MTron Optitron expansion pack, which is based on a sampled Optigan. We missed this when it came out – but Spiers may get the prize for “most entertaining NAMM demo guy,” and the Optitron Expansion Pack sound exceptionally groovy, too. Check… Read More Dave Spiers Talks About The MTron Optiron Optigan Expansion Pack, His Weird Tech Fetishes

New SoftStep Foot Controller “A Mouse For The Feet”

Keith McMillin Instruments (KMI) has introduced the SoftStep foot controller, a flexible footswitch that boasts ten keys, each with 5 degrees of freedom. “SoftStep gives more power than ever to the musician in a smaller lighter package,” says inventor Keith McMillen. “Anything that can be controlled with a knob or sliders can be controlled with… Read More New SoftStep Foot Controller “A Mouse For The Feet”

The NAMM Show 2010

This is the official wrap up of video of The NAMM Show 2010. (Music by Propellerheads). While this doesn’t add anything to our music technology coverage of this year’s NAMM Show, it does a good job of showcasing how much of a zoo the annual event is.