SUMMER NAMM: Numark MIXTRACK

NAMM is here again. No not the Winter one in Anaheim, but the lesser known one Nashville. Skratchworx won’t be in attendance, if only because the big DJ guns tend to get wheeled out in [...]

For Singers, Effects and Looping All in One Box

Singers often get left out, at least when compared to the toys heaped on guitarists and keyboardists. But vocalists looking to add effects and loop their vocalizations can now do so in one box, all attachable to a mic [...]

Telefunken To Debut AK-47 MkII Mic at Summer NAMM

At Summer NAMM 2010 in Nashville (June 18-20), Telefunken Elektroakustik will introduce its new MkII version of the R-F-T AK-47. Featuring a dual-sided, gold-sputtered capsule and a NOS (New Old Stock) Telefunken EF-732 vacuum tube, the new AK-47 MkII includes a transformer upgrade to the historic BV8 found in the U47 and U48 microphone classics of the [...]

26th Annual TEC Awards To Be Held at 2011 NAMM Show

The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio announces that its 26th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards will be held at the Winter NAMM Show on Friday, January 14, 2011, in Anaheim, Calif. [...]

Musikmesse 2010: Rane Sixty Eight performances

Star of the show at NAMM was the Scratch Live v2 loving Rane Sixty Eight mixer. And while I didn’t get a chance to give it my fullest attention (I’d have been drawn in for hours), we did manage to get a handful of performances from Jeff Milligan and DJ Big Wiz. 3 videos [...]

Rain Computers Introduces LiveBook Studio, ION Studio

At the 2010 Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif., Rain Computers, the New Jersey based designer of high performance computers for audio/video production and DJs, debuted LiveBook Studio and ION Studio. [...]

Beat Thang Drum Machine: Hands-on Tour with Creators, Rockwilder

Beat Kangz, the upstart drum machine maker out of Nashville, has been cooking up a new device for some time. That creation, the Beat Thang, is finally nearing [...]

NAMM Picks: Dave Smith Mopho Keyboard, $800; Video

Dave’s got a new keyboard, and the headline gives it all away: it’s a Mopho, but adding keys and more control, all for $800. There’s a myth out there that the computer music user and hardware synth lover are two different people. Au contraire, mon [...]

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 Instrument: Hands-on, Videos, Why it’s Different

Photo by Teenage Engineering. [...]

NAMM 2010 Preview, and Beyond: Get Your Latest Music Tech News Here

NAMM, the trade group that includes music manufacturers and vendors, holds its flagship conference every January in Anaheim, California. It’s the biggest music trade show in the world, and even the biggest trade show of the year in Anaheim, home to Disneyland. But, of course, we’re about more than just pre-packaged industry news. [...]