Avid and Focusrite Plan Future Collaboration at NAMM
Avid® and Focusrite have a history of industry-shaping collaborations, from the world’s first plug-ins to feature a fully skeuomorphic GUI (D2 and D3), to the original Focusrite-designed Mbox® interface that…
Iris and Ron Manus Discuss Morty Manus
On Thursday morning of the 2016 NAMM Show, Alfred Music‘s Iris and Ron shared thoughts of the recently departed — and much missed — Morty Manus. Watch the clip here.
Pearl River Receives 2016 DCA
MMR‘s Terry Lowe hands Xiao Wei of Pearl River Piano Group with the Dealers’ Choice Award for “Acoustic Piano Line of the Year” on Thursday of this year’s NAMM gathering…
IMS BLOWiT
BLOWiT Fans are low-profile and can clamp onto drum hardware or microphone stands. One model includes a built-in drum stick holder and is currently on tour with some of the most…
NYC Preview of Yamaha Instruments to Debut at 2016 NAMM
On Tuesday, January 12th, Yamaha hosted a special gathering at Yamaha Artist Services on 5th Avenue in NYC to preview four innovative instrument lines. The company’s YEV electronic violin, Disklavier ENSPIRE,…
NAMM Foundation Presents Sesame Street Makes Music App
Create a new generation of music makers in your community with the new Sesame Street Makes Music app. The app exposes kids to musical instruments and allows them to play…
Bob Moog Foundation Features Vintage Synths and Rare Prototypes at NAMM
Continuing its multi-year effort to provide access to historic modular synthesizers at the Winter NAMM show, this year the Bob Moog Foundation will feature an original 1967 R.A. Moog modular…
NAMM 2016: Move into wireless audio leads Roland charge
Roland goes into this year’s NAMM with its usual plethora of product announcements, which includes the new Blue Cube Hot guitar amp, a new compact digital piano and a sideways…
NAMM 2016: Three new PreSonus lines launched
PreSonus is making three new product announcements at NAMM 2016 including new active speakers. ULT-Series ULT12, ULT15, ULT18 Loudspeakers & Subwoofer – ULT-series active loudspeakers, combine the widest horizontal dispersion…
Traynor Ultra-Compact Acoustic Amplifier
The all new Acoustic Master Series AM Mini delivers maximum tone and clarity from its deceptively small footprint. Designed for multiple applications, the AM Mini is not only an ideal…
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Happy NAMM Show!
As the headline indicates, we’ve been counting down the days until The 2016 NAMM Show. Hopefully, you’ve already made plans to attend (I’m talking to NAMM members, music educators, college…
EMG Turns 40 – ‘You Can’t Sit Still in This Business’
2016 marks four decades of EMG, Inc., innovative designers and producers of pickups, EQ accessories – and more! (read on) – that have been embraced by players across a number…