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Winter NAMM 2010: A Delightful Data Deluge
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 – 21:44:33 -0800 PST | No Comment
Winter NAMM 2010: A Delightful Data Deluge

COLUMN: Sure, the magnificent array of musical products known as The NAMM Show was just a teensy bit smaller than in years past, but you would never know it once you were walking through aisle …

Winter NAMM 2010: News, Views, and Breakthroughs
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 – 19:08:56 -0800 PST | No Comment
Winter NAMM 2010: News, Views, and Breakthroughs

Music Industry Newswire staff editor Scott G reports on his visit to this year’s Winter NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, Calif. While there is always more to see than the brain can always assimilate, Scott has …

Dave Smith Instruments Unveils Mopho Keyboard at Winter NAMM – so What’s Next?
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 18:12:14 -0800 PST | One Comment
Dave Smith Instruments Unveils Mopho Keyboard at Winter NAMM – so What’s Next?

COLUMN: — When the word went out that Dave Smith was going to introduce something “new” at NAMM in January, many of us immediately presumed it would be a keyboard version of the highly popular …

Winter NAMM 2009 Show Report and Wrap-Up: More Gear!
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 – 00:20:02 -0800 PST | One Comment
Winter NAMM 2009 Show Report and Wrap-Up: More Gear!

REPORT: There were so many great products at this year’s NAMM show that we just didn’t get to cover everything in January’s article. Here are more neat and nifty noisemakers to consider for your music …

Winter NAMM 2009 Show Report and Wrap-Up: Gear Galore!
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 – 23:39:15 -0800 PST | No Comment
Winter NAMM 2009 Show Report and Wrap-Up: Gear Galore!

REPORT: First of all, let me say that attending the NAMM show is a great experience. It seems to feature hands-on displays from every manufacturer even remotely concerned with music. The only gear maker I …

Cakewalk Announces New Line of Portable Cable-Based Interface Products
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 – 21:56:30 -0800 PST | No Comment

Winter NAMM 2009 /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces a new line of four cable-based interfaces designed to easily …

Open Labs Announces Gen5 MiKo and NeKo Keyboards
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 – 19:26:18 -0800 PST | No Comment
Open Labs Announces Gen5 MiKo and NeKo Keyboards

WINTER NAMM 2009 /Music Industry Newswire/ — At a press conference this morning, Open Labs announced their new line of “generation 5″ keyboard workstations. The new models include the 37 key MiKo LXD, 61 key …

Waldorf Announces Largo Software Synth
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 – 19:18:00 -0800 PST | No Comment

WINTER NAMM 2009 /Music Industry Newswire/ — Many producers and synthesizer enthusiasts asked for a full-blown Waldorf Synthesizer for their virtual rack. We listened, and now we proudly present Largo. Largo is the first pure …

Music Critics Must Die: The Death of Pro Tools & Other NAMM Events
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 – 19:10:04 -0800 PST | 2 Comments
Music Critics Must Die: The Death of Pro Tools & Other NAMM Events

Minarik InfernoCOLUMN: Scott G was happy to ogle the tons of software, DAWs, gadgets, guitars, and gear galore at the NAMM show, but an Apple demo seemed to predict the way the industry is moving.

Attack of the Sonic People
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 – 03:53:44 -0800 PST | No Comment
Attack of the Sonic People

Scott G in the studioNAMM REPORT: The developers, inventors, creators and programmers found at NAMM (formerly the National Association of Music Merchants) are a fascinating bunch of people. Some are geniuses. Some are certifiable. Some are both. And we must face the fact that some are electronic device zealots with an expensive hobby instead of a 401(k).

Gear Lust
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 – 03:46:40 -0800 PST | No Comment
Gear Lust

Scott G with Minarik guitarNAMM REPORT: The National Association of Music Merchants, now known simply as NAMM, held a lovely little party for four days in January. With displays of gear from 1,500 manufacturers and the hallways packed with 85,000 attendees, it was a show that was a sonic circus of electronic innovation.