NAMM 2019: Arturia cross a MicroBrute with Mutable Plaits and get MicroFreak
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
Arturia has borrowed some Mutable Instruments algorithms and given birth to a wonderful hybrid synthesizer they are calling the MicroFreak (adorable). Now with no-talking sound demo video!
NAMM 2019: Tracktion Waveform 10 brings Actions, Macros, Groups and a lot of plugins
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Tracktion implements a lot of workflow enhancements to Waveform 10 to make it super speedy to navigate and edit. They've improved the multisampler, have got into floating windows and have 62 new plugins.
NAMM 2019: Buchla introduce Red Panel affordable Eurorack product line
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
Buchla swallows up Catalyst Audio to come up with Red Panel range of Eurorack series 100 modules to bring that Buchla sound to a wider audience. Now with a sound demo!
NAMM 2019: Washburn IDOL Standard 160 and T160
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Washburn has just announced the new IDOL Standard 160 and IDOL T160 are making their debut at Winter NAMM 2019. After last year's relaunch, the series is expanding.
NAMM 2019: Paul Reed Smith takes you on a tour of the PRS booth
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
NAMM 2019 is packed with musicians, but luckily for us, Paul Reed Smith takes us all on a tour of the PRS booth before the madness kicked in.
NAMM 2019: FLAME MÄANDER 4-voice desktop synthesizer and filter bank
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
Flame Maander looks like an impressive desktop synthesizer featuring 4-voice wavetable synthesis, a sequencer and a fabulous 12 band analog filter bank. UPDATED WITH VIDEO!
NAMM 2019: Fender ‘62 Princeton Chris Stapleton Edition
25 Jan 2019 in
Grammy Award-winning Country artist Chris Stapleton gets his own signature Fender 'brownface' ‘62 Princeton, hand-wired 12-watt amp and it looks sumptuous
NAMM 2019: Apogee adds a pair of Pultec EQs to its FX Rack platform
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Apogee continues its NAMM 2019 onslaught with the announcement of new additions to its FX Rack DSP-Native plug-in platform.
NAMM 2019: Ibanez 40th Anniversary Tube Screamer
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
The Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro TS 808 pedal celebrates it's 40th Anniversary in 2019 and so the Japanese company has issued a ruby red limited version to celebrate.
NAMM 2019: McDSP APB analog multi-processor with software control and computer recording
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Renowned plug-in developer McDSP is looking into entering the hardware realm with a promising and interesting product - a programmable analog processor.
NAMM 2019: JHS Clover and Whitey Tighty preamp and compressor pedals
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
New JHS compressor and a preamp at NAMM There are also three other utility pedals an AB, ABY and a Summing Amp.
NAMM 2019: TASCAM DR-X portable handheld recorders
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Alongside its new audio interfaces, TASCAM brought three brand-new handheld recorders to NAMM 2019. Belonging to the DR-X series, these expand the previous generation of devices' feature sets.
NAMM 2019: The $1.2 Million Guitar Strap!
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Australian jewellery artist Colin Burn has created the ultimate guitar strap inspired by Rock and Roll and loaded with white gold, precious stones and a heavy price tag!
NAMM 2019: Charvel USA Select DK24 HH 2PT CM
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
The new Charvel USA Select DK24 models. A more refined pro spec Custom Shop guitars for those that want high-performance without the 'tiger stripes'.
NAMM 2019: Behringer demonstrate their Pro-1 analogue monosynth
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
Behringer gives their first demonstration of the Pro-1, their tribute to the Sequential Circuits Pro-One monophonic analogue synthesizer.
NAMM 2019: Ibanez collaborate with Vemuram on TSV808
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Ibanez has collaborated with another Japanese company, boutique pedal maker Vemuram, on the new TSV808. An amalgamation of TS and Jay Ray circuits
NAMM 2019: Behringer demonstrate the ODYSSEY
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
Behringer's ODYSSEY hasn't made it onto their website yet but they've released a video introducing the synth and talking about the new features.
NAMM 2019: Laney Black Country Customs SteelPark, Monolith & SecretPath
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Laney has debuts three pedals, each with four knobs and a three-way toggle switch. All under their premium pedal brand Black Country Customs.
NAMM 2019: Line 6 Relay G10S stomp box wireless system
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Line 6 has added the new G10S to their 24-bit wireless product range. This rugged pedal format system could be perfect for musicians wanting to go cableless.
NAMM 2019: Waldorf shows off KYRA the revamped Valkyrie virtual analog synthesizer
25 Jan 2019 in Synths
The look, styling, workflow and display has changed but the internal engine is very much the Valkyrie but as "KYRA" Waldorf is going to make this astonishing synthesizer a reality
NAMM 2019: Charvel Satchel Signature now in Slime Green Bengal
25 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Mr 'Pussy Melter' Satchel from Steel Panther gets a new Slime Green Bengal signature guitar loaded with Fishman Fluence pickups in an exclusive finish for this guitar!
NAMM 2019: New TASCAM SERIES audio interfaces
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Reaching the now-standard 24-bit/192kHz fidelity, the desktop units are compatible with Mac, PC, and iOS devices. Both have MIDI and built-in DSPs with effects for each channel.
NAMM 2019: Antares brings Auto-Tune to the masses with Access and Auto-Key
25 Jan 2019 in Studio
Auto-Tune Access and Auto-Key are meant to make the ProTools of vocal correction more accessible to budding artists and producers - a market which Antares had largely neglected for some reason.