Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 2015… It has been a long road since Jim Odom and his former high school and LSU classmate Brian Smith, designed, built, and sold their first piece of professional audio equipment back in 1995. Working in a borrowed garage space in their home city of…
LONDON, UK: compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio is delighted to launch DAVID FANSHAWE – EARTH ENCOUNTERS VOL 1 — the latest addition to its SIGNATURE range of sample-based virtual instruments for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT PLAYER platform, this time showcasing the truly trailblazing archive left behind by English composer, ethnomusicologist, and…
ASTON DOWN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK: specialist British loudspeaker drive unit and complete sound reproduction system manufacturer ATC is proud to launch the SCM45A Pro — an all-new high-performance, three-way compact active loudspeaker — at The NAMM Show 2015, January 22-25 in Anaheim, California… The SCM45A Pro is a completely new…
The Prophet-6 is Dave Smith’s tribute to the poly synth that started it all—the Sequential Prophet-5. But it’s not simply a reissue of a classic. Rather, as Dave puts it, “It’s the result of our effort to build the most awesome-sounding, modern analog poly synth possible.” The Prophet-6 takes the best…
Paris, January 22nd, 2015 – UVI announces the release and immediate availability of BeatHawk, their new portable music production studio app for iPad. A complete music production environment, BeatHawk was designed from the ground-up to provide an immediate and efficient workflow optimized for portable use while providing studio-grade sounds, instruments…
Positive Grid and Strandberg Guitars today announce a major update to BIAS, the revolutionary guitar amp designer and modeler for mobile and desktop devices. This new version offers BIAS users a series of .strandberg* amps created by .strandberg* guitar artists, and focuses on giving a stunning tube amp tone made…
Nektar Technology have updated their award winning Panorama Controller series announcing deep integration with Reaper, the popular DAW developed by Cockos. With Panorama, Reaper users now benefit from transparent mixer control, transport and navigation plus for instruments and effects, Nektar’s acclaimed plugin map technology originally introduced for Cubase and Nuendo….
Music software and hardware developer Arturia is proud to launch BeatStep Pro — an all-new world-class controller and dynamic performance step sequencer — at The NAMM Show 2015, January 22-25 in Anaheim, California… Having wowed crowds at last year’s Winter NAMM show with the introduction of its breakthrough BeatStep,…
Compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio is delighted to launch THE GRANGE — its latest, eagerly-anticipated sample-based virtual instrument instalment for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT PLAYER platform, capturing three legendary drummers recorded at one legendary location — at The NAMM Show 2015, January 22-25 in Anaheim, California… In what has to…
GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software and hardware developer Arturia is proud to unveil AudioFuse — successfully setting a new standard in audio quality and workflow with this eagerly-awaited next-generation audio interface — at The NAMM Show 2015, January 22-25 in Anaheim, California… AudioFuse admirably succeeds where many audio interfaces have failed,…
Blackstar are proud to introduce the new ID:Core BEAM. Based on the control set of the critically acclaimed and best-selling ID:Core series of guitar amps, the ID:Core BEAM takes incredible guitar tone into the home and becomes the central hub for instruments and stunning music playback. The ID:Core BEAM…
Our new Transient Shaper goes beyond what you might expect from a transient tool. It can be operated in dual band mode, which means that the user can set it to affect only the treble or bass portion of a sound—separately for the Sustain and Punch parameters—and leave the rest…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 2015… PreSonus® is pleased to announce two new StudioLive AI Mix Systems that deliver large-format channel counts, recording, powerful DSP, and more for under $7,000. Available in 48- and 64-channel frame sizes, StudioLive AI Mix Systems consists of two cascaded StudioLive AI consoles, a joining bracket…
Kemper GmbH/ Ruhr Area, January 22nd, 2015 (ictw) – Kemper GmbH today announced the next level of their acclaimed Profiling technology. The Profiler Firmware Version 3.0 now allows for profiling the guitar amps’ output independently from the connected guitar cabinet. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Guitar…
Nektar Inc. / Burbank, California, January 22nd, 2015 (ictw) – Nektar today announced an update to their flagship Panorama integrated keyboard controller products P1, P4 and P6, now featuring integrated support for Apple MainStage 3. Apple MainStage 3 is already the standard for using computer software as a rig for…
January 21, 2015 (Anaheim, CA) – Building on the breakout momentum generated by their triumphant return to the guitar gear scene, Supro USA is now set to launch another trio of vintage-inspired amp models with reverb and tremolo at the 2015 Winter NAMM show. These new, American-made, vintage-derived combo…
Ploytec GmbH/ Germany (Jan 21st) (ictw) – Ploytec, the german makers of ultra small footprint footprint synthesizers „they say the best things come in small packages“ at NAMM 2015 release a new variation of this concept: the Ploytec „πλ² Pi L Squared“ Leukos synth. Dressed in white, it exclusively works with…
Nektar Technology, Inc./ California, Jan. 22nd, 2015 (Ictw) – Nektar, the company behind Panorama and Impact controller keyboards, today announced the immediate release of Impact LX88. The Impact LX88 is the flagship product in the Impact line and the first Nektar keyboard featuring an 88 note semi-weighted keybed. Developed for…
Chino, CA – January 2015… Following on the success of their acclaimed CORE® reference channel strip, Manley Labs announces the Manley FORCE™, a four-channel high voltage vacuum tube microphone preamplifier carrying a retail price of only $2,500 USD. From the CORE, the FORCE incorporates the same proprietary hand-wound Manley…
WOODINVILLE, WA, USA – January 2015… At NAMM Booth 209A and B, Mackie is showing the new DL32R 32-Channel Wireless Digital Mixer with iPad Control, a powerful new digital mixing system completely controlled wirelessly from Mackie’s intuitive Master Fader™ iPad®app, freeing users to get in the mix like never before….