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Official NAMM 2009 Thread
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15-01-2009 10:46am#1Got to start somewhere with it
Good reference points for today/tomorrow
PLEASE ADD TO THE LIST AND EMBED PICTURES/VIDEOS WHERE APPROPRIATE!
Press embargo in progress - The 'big' Ableton announcements will be made about 9.30pm GMT
EDIT - GOOD STUFF AT THE BOTTOM!
http://namm09.musicradar.com/
http://futuremusic.com/blog/
http://www.gearwire.com/
http://www.harmony-central.com/
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/
www.analogindustries.com
www.createdigitalmusic.com
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Very little of interest so far. Tonnes of crap VSTs - Arturia have a new version of their Moog emulator coming out which is bound to be the business. Not even any interesting vaporware... :mad:
There's an interesting looking thing here for adding MIDI control to guitar amps - retail looks like its going to be $199 which seems reasonable.
http://namm09.musicradar.com/news/rjm-music-technology-announces-the-mini-amp-gizmo-midi-amplifier-controller/
Also, a very pointless looking audio interface built into a Wah pedal enclosure... I mean, its a nice idea but they should have really just gone the full hog and gone for a Pod XT Live style floorboard/interface. As it is, a single swell pedal (with attachment available for additional expression pedal) just wouldn't cut the mustard for me.
http://namm09.musicradar.com/news/ik-multimedia-announces-stealthpedal/
Also, not quite NAMM but worth mentioning, Waves (yes that Waves) are offering a free one year licence for their amp, cab and mic simulator GTR Solo. If you don't have amplitude or something similar installed, I can't see what you have to lose by taking this for a spin
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Right, Hardware wise its still a bit light - Roland have announced a new keytar with a built in synth section (first one since the Liberation IIRC). Expect it to be like $800 or so
Ampeg have a bass head out which probably scores higher in aesthetics than sound... But we won't judge
Ampeg introduces a miniature solid-state version of the legendary SVT amplifier, known as the Micro-VR Head ($299.99 MSRP), in a size ideally suited for smaller venues and recording studios where the original SVT rig would be both too large and too loud.
Donning classic Ampeg looks—including the silver face, black tolex, chrome corners and silver-blue grille cloth—the Micro-VR Head is no mere plaything. Despite its diminutive size (5.5" H x 12" W x 10" D), the head boasts a true Ampeg preamp, delivering up to 200 watts of pure Ampeg tone.
As a companion, Ampeg also introduces the SVT-210AV ($299.99 MSRP) loudspeaker enclosure, the portable alternative to a full-sized SVT cabinet. Featuring the classic Ampeg style and sound, the SVT-210AV houses two 10-inch Eminence speakers in a compact sealed cabinet that is only two feet tall. Weighing in at approximately 30 pounds, the new cabinet is a decidedly more portable than its refrigerator-sized, 165-pound big brother, the SVT-810AV.
And Alesis, inexplicably, have a tape deck with USB... And thats quite literally all that needs to be said about it
Then there is another offering from Gizmo - what they term a 'Loop Switcher'
RJM Music Technology, Inc., makers of the RG-16, Amp Gizmo and Mastermind, has announced the Effect Gizmo, the newest switcher in the RJM Music lineup. With this switcher, guitar players can connect up to twelve pedals or effects processors and can control them from any MIDI controller.
"This is the perfect solution for the player that prefers using a simple amp, but uses a lot of pedals to get a wide array of tones," says Ron Menelli, RJM Music President. "We've put as many loops as we could in a single rack space, added stereo capability on the last four loops, and added our Click Stopper technology to drastically reduce switching noise."
The Effect Gizmo also contains the features that made the RG-16 a favorite of musicians worldwide, including the acclaimed high-quality audio buffer circuit and the simplest user interface found in an audio loop switcher.
Street - $550
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Somehow missed this - At $399 its about $100 off imo, but a nice concept and idea.
The Primacoustic FlexiBooth features a 24"x48" wall print that when open, creates a large 16 cubic foot recording area. This is perfectly suited to position a microphone and talent within the recording zone. The FlexiBooth is equipped with three high density 6lb per-cubic-foot fabric covered acoustic panels that will effectively absorb frequencies across the entire voice range to deliver a 'dry' voice track. This allows the post production engineer to add effects such as reverb, echo and equalization to the track to create sonic landscapes such as a rainy back alley, gymnasium or mountain range. This makes the FlexiBooth ideal for all types of voice-over work and for recording vocals on music tracks.
As an added bonus, the FlexiBooth can also be used to 'tune the room' simply by opening or closing the doors. For instance, if a project studio was equipped with several of these, you could close all of the doors to create more 'air or ambiance' or open them for a dry, darker room tone.[PHP][/PHP]
The FlexiBooth is entirely constructed from particle board with a washable black melamine finish. To save on freight costs, the FlexiBooth ships flat and it takes roughly 20 minutes to construct. Once built, the FlexiBooth simply hangs on a wall cleat and can be easily relocated should the need arise.0 -
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HOLY **** - Completely missed this, NI apparently leaked a very nice looking MPC competitor. Not announced yet but some of the sites managed to get screencaps. Considering KORE was such a flop, its curious to see them take a whack a second time at the HD/SW integration side of things
And also, a very sexy competitor for the MPC500 'The Beat Thang'. Alarm bells are ringing when reading the copyright, and the aesthetics leave a lot to be desired, but it runs on batteries! If this is even semi-usable and priced under $750 I can see this being the runaway success of NAMM 2009
http://www.beatkangz.com/main/product
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Reasonable looking control surface from Alesis/Numark. Got a built in audio interface - apparently up to 26 simultaneous inputs with the SPDIF expansion or some such nonsense. $899 street. Appears to be shipping already as well.
Kurzweil have a new 'Flagship' keyboard. About $2500
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/14/kurzweil-pc361-keyboard-synthesizer/
Akai release a 25 key version of their MPK control keyboards. Basically 12 mpc style pads lashed onto it, 12 knobs, 4 buttons. USB class compliant and its got an Arpeggiator. Yawn.
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Numark have a nice looking AIO DJ solution.
HDMIX isn’t just a DJ mixer, though: it’s also a CD player with standard controls, an iPod and USB-device mixing station, and a computer that plays MP3 and other digital files from its removable, upgradeable hard drive.
HDMIX has been designed for mobile DJs and club owners who need a complete, portable system. HDMIX features an internal hard drive and an internal CD/DVD drive that plays CD, MP3-CDs and MP3-DVDs, and allows field-ripping music from a disc into the hard drive.
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Nice looking offering from Numark
Numark has announced that Omni Control, its professional DJ control surface with built-in audio interface, is now shipping.
Omni Control is a complete, professional computer-DJ system consisting of a hardware controller with built-in audio I/O. Omni Control is designed to plug directly into any sound system and perform. A built-in 24–bit computer audio interface feeds audio to two stereo outputs and headphones. The Omni Control features low latency 44.1kHz and 88.2kHz audio ASIO drivers.
“Omni Control builds on our successful Total Control, adding upgrades that customers requested,” said Gregg Stein, Director of Marketing, Numark. “We took our popular USB hardware-control surface, tweaked everything for higher performance, added in a computer audio interface, and bundled it with a copy of Traktor LE 3 and MixMeister Fusion Live.”
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Bloody hell MOTU have an MPC-alike as well; details sketchy but it looks by far the best of the lot. Guarantee it'll be in the $1500+ range though
(There is NO other explanation for this than a serious case of industrial espionage. FOUR competing MPC style products?)
AKAI RELEASE AN ABLETON SURFACE!!!
Because Akai Professional and Ableton designed the APC40 for Live, you don’t need to map its controls to talk to the software. Just connect your laptop to the APC40 with its USB cable and you’re ready to go. The APC40 is class compliant, so you don’t even need to install drivers. And if you’re an advanced Live user, the APC40 gives you the ability to remap every one of its controls to suit your own style.
The APC40 features bidirectional communication between your computer and the controller. It can receive feedback from the software and display it on its clip matrix of 40 triggers and on LED rings surrounding each knob. The clip matrix gives you an instant view of clip status: what’s loaded, what’s playing, and what’s being recorded. Each state displays on the matrix in a different color so you can get a quick picture of clip state. You can shift your clip focus and get an overview of the clips you have loaded for your set. The APC40 has 16 knobs, each surrounded by a ring of LEDs. These LED rings make seeing your settings a breeze on dark stages, indicating the currently selected parameters’ values. This advanced visual feedback makes performing with the APC40 focused more on the music and less on squinting at the computer screen. In fact, you might even forget that the computer is there!
The APC40 is built with a rugged, metal chassis and slip-proof rubber detailing. Knobs and faders are solid and precise for pinpoint performance. It even features a high quality, replaceable crossfader.
The APC40 comes with a special edition of Ableton Live Lite so you can use it out of the box even if you’re new to Live. There’s also a free patch that upgrades full versions of Live so if you’re already a Live user, you can take full advantage of the APC40.
The APC40 has two banks of eight knobs. The first set controls Global parameters so you’ll always have instant access to your main sends, pans, and other essentials. The second bank of eight knobs is dynamically reassigned to the Track you select. You can control eight track parameters at a time, and as you switch channels, the Track knobs follow your focus. You also get special clip-status views and feedback that only the APC40’s matrix can display. The matrix is not limited to only 40 clips: you can scroll and shift, enabling access to an unlimited number of cells.
The APC40 has a wide range of controllers. The eight Global knobs can access four banks of controls; the eight Track knobs control nine different track parameters each. This gives you a massive total of 72 controllers that are dynamically reassigned. Channel faders, bus faders, and a crossfader give you smooth control of key values. You have even more control power with special controls including Tap Tempo, Tempo Nudge, record enables, solo/cues and two assignable footswitch inputs.
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The mind boggles. A VOICE keyboard?
http://www.roland.com/products/en/VP-770/features.html
Roland has premiered the VP-770 at NAMM. The successor to the VP-550, this “vocal keyboard” allows a single musician to create realistic backing parts that range from futuristic electronic vocal textures to emulations of large-scale gospel choirs and beyond.
The human voice is the most expressive musical instrument of all, so why not use it as a tool to create ultra-realistic and expressive “virtual vocals” with words generated from your own voice? Whether you need one voice, a full choir, or surreal vocoder-like layers, the VP-770 can deliver the interactive, expressive vocal backing you need. The VP-770 is also equipped with world-class string and brass sounds, which can be blended together with the vocal effects.
One of the attributes of the VP-770 is its SuperNATURAL brass engine, enabling authentic performance never achieved before in a keyboard. Control every sound and element of the performance, including ensemble part levels, pan assignments, and EQ settings for each instrument, plus performance nuance such as Growl, Noise, Stability, and more.
The VP-770 is ideal for musicians who perform alone or in small groups, and who need an interactive, real-time backing chorus. It’s also great for film and TV music composers who are challenged with time and budget can use the VP-770 to generate high-impact choral arrangements on the spot. Churches in need of a choir (or choir enhancer) will love the VP-770. The creative possibilities are vast, as are the time/money savings that this instrument can provide.
Features:
» New patches with significant improvements to the Vocal Designer
» Enhanced expression with SuperNATURAL™-powered Brass
» The latest “Auto Harmony” technology
» High-quality headset microphone (DR-HS5, included) significantly reduces feedback
» Premium mic preamps built in
» Roland’s unique “Audio Key” - “Sound Looper” - and “USB Host”
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Obviously Ableton Live 8 is out; major new features (As nicked from createdigitalmusic)
1. Extract grooves: Take an audio or MIDI source. Extract a groove. Build a groove library, then apply it to anything you want, in real-time. Yeah, you can pretty much stop reading here. There’s also a built-in library of groove patterns for people who can’t figure out how to make their own. (Count on extensive third-party support here, too.)
2. Real-time, non-destructive, groove-ready quantize: This was a huge deficiency of Live since the beginning. Now it’s not.
3. A new Warp Drive: Finally, you can drag warp markers directly (far more intuitive), and slice by transient analysis, too. You’ll also find new warp modes (Enhanced Beats, Complex) for better-quality warping, meaning fewer trips to (ahem) other tools.
4. Looper: A lot of you have been waiting for this. There’s finally a tool that lets you record a loop, then set the tempo for your whole project based on the length based on that loop. The Looper has other nifty features, too, like drag-and-drop support, multiple Looper sync (like having various loop pedals going at once), overdubs, and remote operation with a footswitch.
5. Vocoder: With an adjustable number of bands, formant controls, and easy audio assignments, no less. What makes this even sweeter is, of course, the fact that Ableton’s co-founder told you you didn’t need one, got caught on tape, and got his own dance remix. I think it’ll really shine for synth and percussion timbres, and sound design has always been an attraction of the Live world.
6. More effects – included without buying the Suite: Not only do you get the Vocoder in Live, but a new Overdrive, brick-wall Limiter (which, admittedly, can be good for live performance), and a Frequency Shifter. The sleeper hit, though, may be Multiband Effects.
7. Real-time Arrangement Crossfades – and it looks like, finally, this same feature means you get real curves. If this supports the crossfade curves of Live’s Session View crossfades, it means you get nice curves without needing fancy curve editing tools – a very good thing.
8. Use Plug-ins Beyond the 128 Parameter Limit: Frequent plug-in users ran into big control and automation problems when they found Live choked on plug-ins with too many parameters. You still can’t access every parameter beyond a certain point, but you can choose whichever parameters you need, which is just as good if not better.
as well as that beautiful announcement that Max patches are integrated natively now
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Seems with the APC et al, there's a major shift from ****ty VA keyboards and VSTs towards true HD/SW integration by the major companies. All the stuff is well built, works natively with what it was designed for, and is firmly in the hobby/prosumer price bracket. This bodes extremely well for any laptop based performers/producers and it certainly looks to be an interesting year.
In terms of the two NI and MOTU MPC style offerings, seems the MOTU thing is just software unfortunately... Still, might be just the thing if you've a triggerfinger or Pad Kontrol. And it's got an SP1200 emulation mode which is sure to be pretty sweet.
http://media.createdigitalmedia.net/cdmu/images/2009/01/bpm.jpg
NI's Maschine looks very nice though - 600 euro list which isn't bad at all (again all text nicked from createdigitalmusic)
If you could have an ideal drum machine and sample-slicing workstation, taking the physical control of hardware but the flexibility of software, what would it look like? We talk a lot about hardware control of software, but hardware usually comes second – software gets designed first, and then either you have to figure out how to map hardware to it, or someone else comes along and designs gear. That means there’s usually a disconnect in the design and workflow of the two, and most of the time, you have to reach for the mouse to make up the difference.
Maschine (pronounced as the German, mah-SCHEE-neh) was developed at Native Instruments with the goal to design the hardware and software simultaneously, not separately. That’s not an easy goal, and I don’t expect Maschine to be perfect or please everyone. But I got to visit the prototype at NI while I was in Berlin in October and see it in action, and I can say at the very least, the folks who created feel the way many of us do – they love software, they love hardware drum machines like the Elektron, and this is an attempt to be a real hybrid.
So, while contrary to rumors, NI does not have a box that does any audio generation in the hardware, this is a real attempt to fuse the controller and software in terms of design and workflow. The idea is to use the screen for visual feedback (you do have this big, pretty monitor on your desk or notebook), but to be able to work without a mouse.
Maschine can also work as a plug-in as well as a standalone app, depending on how you like to work (or how you want to play live). That means if you’re already in love with something like Ableton Live, you ought to theoretically be able to put the two together. Unfortunately, you can’t yet use it as a sequencer to drive other software, which would be an ideal next step; sequencing is as big a part of what Maschine does as sampling and sample manipulation. (No official statement on MIDI output has been made yet.)
Maschine’s hardware also works as a controller. So, for those keeping score, you could put Maschine next to the just-announced Akai APC40 and use them both to control Live – or Maschine could compete with the APC for your Live-controlling dollar – even before you touch the Maschine drum machine software.
Here’s NI’s intro video, which gives you a sense of how this stuff ties together.
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Cubase 5 comes out to very little fanfare!
http://www.steinberg.net/
"Cubase 5 brings in VariAudio and PitchCorrect for on-board intonation editing of monophonic vocal parts. Groove Agent ONE and Beat Designer will have you dropping beats like your hands are dipped in butter while LoopMash gives you entitlement over several looping elements.
VST3 Expression tools for composers pairs up the first VST3 convolution reverb, REVerence, with smoother operating automation for increased dynamics in mixes, and the enhancements just keep rolling on out, like some sort of multi-colored scarf that a magician keeps pulling out of his mouth, and you think it's gotta stop somewhere, but it just keeps going, because there's absolutely no way that magician could fit that entire scarf in his stomach.
More quick blurbs about new features include 64-bit computing support, lower latency than ever before, tons of tiny workflow enhancements and even 90 days free with HALion Symphony Orchestra."
Nothing terribly exciting... But then we find that they release an iPhone control app
Cubase RC will run on iPhone or iPod Touch and connects via Wi-Fi. It has two main screens: one for transport and for controlling the arrangement.
Here’s the Transport panel, which will allow you to stop and start playback, arm recording, tinker with markers, and turn on and off the metronome and Cycle functions:
The other main screen, the Arranger, will enable you to create a live performance by triggering sections of your song, as defined in a Cubase Arranger Track. We wonder if it’ll be possible to control Sequel in this manner too. Anyways, here’s how it looks:
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Numark come out with a VERY nice looking mobile DJ setup - the NS7. The 'official' surface for Itch, seems with the Serato branding on it the drivers will be up to scratch.
"Finally, a collaboration that doesn't involve Ableton as Numark displays the NS7 at Winter NAMM 2009. We saw the prototype at Summer NAMM 2008, but now the controller is ready to rip. It's a commanding DJ controller designed with help from Serato, meaning that the NS7 works with Serato ITCH as soon as you connect the controller to your computer. The controller starts with a tank-like build with adjustable torque, motorized, aluminum turntable platters, vinyl and a pro quality audio interface to round out the package.
The NS7 also features a battalion of faders, knobs, buttons and the patent pending Strip Search, a virtual-needle-drop control that integrates the provided copy of Serato ITCH. NS7 digs its claws deep into Serato ITCH to control every aspect of the software. The NS7 even sends data to ITCH ten times faster than standard MIDI resolution, which is ridiculously fast -- Usain Bolt fast.
The NS7 features a pair of seven-inch, motorized, high-torque aluminum turntable platters that can be controlled via modern or classic setting, each with their own feel to accommodate your preference. You get real vinyl that sits on real slipmats for the about the realest control experience you can get. The buttons and knobs on this unit are high-grade and rubberized and complement a replaceable CP-PRO crossfader and D-TYPE line faders. The crossfaders were selected thanks to properties which make them very durable with high life expectancies.
One of the main goals of any controller is to simplify the operation of the software it controls. NS7 does that with ITCH with a click knob and large, backlit buttons to help you navigate your music library, cutting time spent looking at your screen thanks to visual cues you can take from over 100 LEDs and over 100 hands-on controls. In addition to its USB for computer connection, the NS7's built-in audio outs let you easily connect to a PA system or powered speakers to send out 24-bit / 44.1 kHz quality audio via XLR or RCAs. The front panel lets you input any mic or RCA line device while monitoring from 1/4" or 1/8" headphone outputs.
Though Strip Search might have you clenching in fear, there's nothing to worry about and no latex gloves involved. Strip Search is a virtual-needle-drop touch strip that lets you instantly locate points along with your on-screen waveform. Each deck swabs up five hot-cue-assign buttons to mark recallable points in both ITCH and Serato Scratch LIVE.
Furthermore a Serato-style loop section per deck lets you switch between manual and automatic loop functions, and automatic BPM analysis is featured to make it easy to make loops. Doubling, havling, shift and manual controls also assist loopers. Beat matching ain't no thing either thanks to smooth, stiff, 100 mm pitch sliders and plus and minus buttons for bending. A zero point LED notifies you when the crossfader is in the middle.0 -
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YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!Finally, UAD release an expresscard version of their PCI DSP core. Niiiice.
Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP Powered Plug-InsTM for digital audio workstations, today announced the creation of the UAD-2 SOLO/LaptopTM, a compact ExpressCardTM version of their successful UAD-2 SOLO DSP Accelerator card.
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About bloody time!!!!!
edit here's a picture of it
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Futuresounds wrote: »Just to let you know, it'll be €450ish, and landing in May; same as my first baby, hopefully he/she will get some attention!
Congrats Man!
BTW: Dont listen to all the Sh1t that people say about never sleeping again & all that schtuff. Its a fantastic laugh!! Best of luck!!0
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