Since 2007 the namm show has grown beyond the national association of music merchants original concept to a global event with musical instrument enthusiasts from throughout the world. The only website for musicians in the metal community. Heres our pick of the best new gear that was either introduced at the show this year or that made its namm debut this year. The successful hardware and software company octaveplateau voyetra showed up to the 1985 summer namm show with what may be the rarest midi guitar of all time, the octaveplateau voyetra midi guitar. Watch this crazy jam on the boss sy at namm 2020 guitar. Korgs decision to revive the ms20 in the form of the ms20 mini at the 20 namm show was welcomed by synth lovers across the globe. Thats why synth guitars have pickups for individual strings. Korg has unveiled its new taktile range of keyboard controllers.
Follow the trials and tribulations of the audiofanzine team from the 23rd of january to the 26th in anaheim, california and discover all the new launches for 2014 from the world of audio. The murmux initiate analog synthesizer their entrylevel synth. New fender acoustic guitars 2014 winter collection revealed 28jan14 fender acoustics has introduced its 2014 winter collection featuring a fresh lineup of artist signature models, folk music instruments, electroacoustic models with usb connectivity, and more. At the 2014 winter namm show, behringer debuted their x18 digital mixer designed specifically for use with the ipad and other tablet devices. You can emulate other instruments with ease and create a world of allnew sounds. Jan 24, 2014 not so much a new synth as a relaunch of a relaunch, the ms20 kit takes its lead from last years ms20 mini but is fullsized and needs to be selfassembled. If you are using windows then midiox is essential sysex software for. The 2014 edition of namm has come to an end and we are left with the impression that the audio world is moving fast. Martin d35e retro page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. You can launch a plugin instrument online, but if you want to create a bit of buzz and give people a chance to get their hands on your new keyboard or module, a trade show unveiling is still the way to go. The murmux synths are expected to be available in about 60 days. In total, 96,129 members of the music product industry registered for the 2014 namm show. For more info, give your sales engineer a call at 800 2224700 sweetwaters namm.
Fender has unleashed its fishman tripleplay stratocaster hss guitar, just in time for the winter namm show. On may 1, 2020, visit the sweetwater youtube community to check if youve won the korg kross 61key synthesizer workstation. Since 1979, sweetwater has been committed to giving music makers the ultimate shopping experience. The parallel universe ii series guitar rollout begins with this unique hybrid jazz strat. Christoph kemper interview kemper profiling amplifier guitar messengers ivan chopik had a chance at this years namm to speak with christoph kemper, the mastermind behind the legendary access virus synthesizers, as well as the revolutionary kemper profiling amplifiers. The roland guitar synths have guitar out sendreturn jacks, so you can mix your guitar sound with the synth sounds, or send it out to another amp or processor. The rk100s is your choice for smarter, more active, and more enjoyable performance. Photos, videos, demos and technical documentation, owners manuals, schematic. Groundbreaking analogstyle synth designed to be used with normal guitar pickups. By no means are they the top 3 products at namm 2014, but for me they align with my interests perfectly. Also released for namm 2014 was the hellraiser c9, a 9 string guitar with jumbo frets for guitarists who want more. New analog synths at the 2014 namm show synthtopia. Soss paul white has been fascinated by guitar synthesizers ever since he. Jan 22, 2014 akai professional announces four additions to its popular mpk usb keyboardpad controller series the 25key mpk225, 49key mpk249, 61key mpk261 and an update to the ultraportable mpk mini.
Aug 29, 2014 posted on august 29, 2014 by guitar moderne t he new nashville music city center hosted summer namm for the second year in a row. Last year the boss gt came out and it was a while since the gt100 but as namm is happening this month do you think we might see a new guitar synth from roland. Korg state that gadget offers a collection of 15 different synthesizers and drum machines called gadgets, which can be freely combined to create powerful electronic music. This years winter namm show takes place january 1619, 2020. One thing that the namm show made perfectly clear is that manufacturers are making use of the most stateoftheart technologies to offer innovative products that combine digital and analog systems for electric and bass guitar players, sound engineers, djs. Tchelicons sister company is legendary guitar fx maker tc electronic, and by including some of the most popular sounds from their toneprint pedals like flashback delay, hall of fame reverb, corona chorus, and vortex flanger the guitar section of voicelive 3 is designed to rival even the most pristine pedal boards. Ive read around this topic a bit but times move on and i may be missing some the of the newer products. See winter namm 2014 reports at sonicstate and harmony central. Even though many of these products are brand new, our great relationships with manufacturers means your sales engineer will have information as soon as or before anyone else.
The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. The spotlight from rolandboss at namm is on guitars and drums. Theres two obvious reasons that this bad mothership is at the top of the pile. Submission audio releases djinnbass modern bass guitar for kontakt player.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The massive surge of exciting new product announcements is streaming in at a steady pace. As a gear4music member you can quickly check out, view and track your previous orders, and choose to receive our latest offers and deals. The kit comes complete with both the early and later incarnations of the original ms20s filter circuit and, once built, users can switch between the two. My top 3 want synth products at namm 2014 jim atwood in japan. If you have any use for amazing dj effects, deluxe dj controllers, gamechanging drum programming software or a nextlevel daw, youll want to read and watch our findings now. Compatible with roland g202, g303, g505, g707 and g808.
Heres another look at the dreadbox murmux synths, via sonic state the murmux line includes. The brandnew x18 is ideal for both live and studio applications, thanks to midasdesigned mic preamps, onboard fx and builtin wifi. Part hardware, part software, the new slate virtual microphone system features what they describe as the future a virtual microphone and preamp cabinet of your dreams. The arturia microbrute made its namm debut at the show. The floor was quite crowded this year as the show has slowly, but steadily moved from being an exclusive manufacturerretailer trade event to being a consumer show. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Unlike traditional modeling amps, which simulate an amp by. Namm behringer xtouch control surfaces news audiofanzine. Ahead of namm 2014, slate digital in their own inimitable style have announce the slate virtual microphone system. At the 1983 winter namm show, smith demonstrated a midi connection between. Qubit data bender audio buffer 14hp circuit bent digital audio buffer. Top 28 best guitar effects pedals of summer namm 2017. Turn your ipad either 30pin or lightning into a pro recording interface with the alesis iodock ii.
With the sy300, tapping into boss legendary guitar synth technology has never been easier. Pg editors pick their top gear from the last day of namm. The freaqbox murmux pedal synth a bass pedal synth. Akai pro extends the mpk keyboard controller series.
Shop sweetwater insync sweetcare events careers used gear marketplace. I think my ipad is screaming out for some of this totally portable fun with korg gadgets. All things guitar explore bestselling gear, new models and more. After 30 years of midi guitar development, most guitarists now stay clear of using the guitar as a controller. Krotos concept modulation focused software synth 19 jan in synths the first virtual instrument from krotos gives us concept which uses a powerful modulation engine to mess with sound in all sorts of directions from all sorts of sources. Behringer xtouch series midi and mackie control, xtouch mackie control and xtouch compact video one bigger concern im having though, is the fact that the xtouch seems to be the definite successor to the bcf2000, and therefore the definite end of this series. Namm 2019 takes place from thursday, january 16 to sunday, january 19 at the anaheim convention center in anaheim, california. Winter namm 2014 archives page 2 of 9 page 2 sweetwater. Boss me80 guitar multiple effects namm 2014 duration. Let us know if there were other new analogs that belong on the list. Watch motu demos and artist interviews from namm 2014.
The namm show in anaheim, california has been a big one for music group, the parent company of behringer, midas and klark teknik, with plenty of exciting releases for sos readers. Weve added lots of custom bags for your favorite roland instruments, plus rugged covers for the various blues cube and jazz chorus guitar amp models. Namm korg launches gadget for ipad korg adds to your ipad a collection of 15 virtual synths and drum boxes called gadget, an app that debuts at the namm show 2014. The synth guitar has had one of the most checkered histories outside of, well, checkers. This makes it possible to use your standard guitar exactly as you would use a midi keyboard or midi controller. Check out my extensive, modern guitar centric report here. Namm 2014 report optimism in anaheim kvr audio plugins. The novation bass station 2 was released in the middle of 20, but made its namm debut at the 2014 namm show. There was a 6% increase in international attendees. Anaheim california, january 23rd, 2014 ictw kemper amps, the company behind the multi award winning kemper profiler guitar amplifier today announced rigmanager. Midi is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and. Arturia beatstep hardware sequencer and spark 2 software future music magazine. The dreadbox murmux synths at namm 2014 synthtopia. The namm national association of music merchants show is the worlds largest event for the music products industry.
One more thought you can process your guitar through a midi synth, without midi, if you want to experiment a bit. Lee ritenour again holds his annual competition for keyboards, guitar, bass and drums through may 31. It was march 2011 when the gr55 came out do you think we will see a successor any time soon. Watch motu demos and artist interviews from namm 2014 couldnt make it to the namm show last month. Jan 20, 2014 nord to launch the lead a1, an analog modelling synth at namm 2014.
Sure, midi is commonly used on floor controllers to change patches on multieffect units or truebypass pedal loopers, but this is different from using the guitar itself to play a synthesizer or control effect parameters. New from namm 2020 8 1048 more ways to shop clear facets. Since the 70s, many brilliant minds have tried to bridge the gap between the plucked string and the external tone generator. Korg z3 vintage roland 24pin analog guitar synthesizer compatible pitchtomidi converter.
Behringer xtouch universal control surface gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Not a keytar, but a guitar fitted with a hexaphonic pickup that transmits midi data to external devices. Jan 27, 2014 moog system 55 modular synth demo by daniel fisher. Namm, the national association of music merchants namm, commonly called namm in reference to the organizations popular namm trade shows, is the. Behringer have launched a new range of universal usb midi control surfaces under the new xtouch banner. Follow gear4music on facebook and twitter to be the first to hear about product launches, music news and competitions. Studioblade is a music workstation available with windows or mac osx platforms. Instrument modeling processor and multieffects unit with cosm amp and instrument models, alternate tunings, usb audio, and guitar tomidi conversion.
Korg unveils taktile range of controller keyboards and. Yamaha moxf synth workstation at namm 2014 duration. This year was the best namm in a while in general and especially for modern guitarists. Check out the complete winter namm 2014 show report click here. As a software company producing the acclaimed sequencer plus sequencing software, octaveplateau voyetra had plenty of programming chops. Korg rk100s performance synthesizer demo sweetwater at. Though the summer version has become a very guitar centric show, it normally skews pretty traditional. Feb 06, 2014 freaqbox also introduce the initiate a vintage styled starter synth. It supports the major dawsequencer software 2, and its easy. Finally, the classic had returned, and it even had midi on usb and 5pin din. Our associationand our trade showsserve as a hub for people wanting to seek out.
Jan 26, 2014 four hardworking dj techtools staff members and three volunteer reporters took on the sights, sounds, and smells of namm 2014 in the hopes of finding the most interesting and inspiring products of 2014. The nord lead a1 combines the latest modelling technology with the streamlined user interface of the criticallypraised lead 4. Need some good guitar sounds and reliable triggering for synths etc and ideally some decent synth sounds onboard. Best guitar synth plugin gearslutz pro audio community. This is the day we get to see a small selection of the gear and being unveiled at this years show the day our excitement levels begin to overtake our exhaustion levels after our transatlantic flight to california. Rolands expansive lineup of premium music accessory solutions continues to grow even larger. Explore the latest synths, software, bestsellers and moreshop now. While our other synth products require a special gk pickup and pin cable to access synth voices, the sy300 can be used with any guitar via a standard 14inch cable. Yamaha has made available, for free, the multi microphone speaker simulators that are used on the thr10c and thr10x. Firmware software updates documents and data about yamaha corporate information corporate profile video careers. Jun 05, 2018 more premium solutions introduced at the 2018 namm show. The 2014 namm show, one of the most important events of the year in regard to new innovations in music, recording, and sound reinforcement equipment is currently taking place in anaheim, california.
Guitar synth converts the audio from your guitar into polyphonic midi in real time. Guitar synth will also recognise chord names and it works alongside all major sequencers. Furthermore, the cosm guitar modeling engine needs zero detection time, allowing the gr55 to respond instantly and exactly as you play. Its a phenomenal leap forward in the evolution of the worlds greatest electric guitar. Check out the pittsburgh modular foundation evo and foundation four synthesizers at namm 2017. See everything from day 4 in our photo gallery universal audio apollo twin universal audios new apollo twin recording interface features two highquality xlr preamps, a 14 guitar input, a suite of 14 included pluginsfrom guitar amp and effects to reverbs and models of classic ua studio unitsas well as available plugins from. Jan 23, 2014 plus, see an update to the spark software. Synth zone has updated its listing of useful youtube channels. Its just for windows at present, but a macfriendly version of rigmanager is on the way later this year.
In total there were 1,533 exhibiting companies representing 5,010 brands. New features and functions include two ribbon controllers, an arpeggiator, and a vocoder, and there are also favorite buttons that allow you to register frequentlyused sounds for onetouch selection. Midi guitar is a revolutionary piece of software that converts your guitars analog audio signal into a digital midi signal. The top 28 best guitar effects pedals of summer namm 2017.
Feb 06, 2014 the 2014 namm show was another great year for the event the weather was fantastic, there were tons of new synths and interesting gear introduced and we got to see a lot of people passionate about synths and electronic music. Taylor rolls out new 800 series flagship guitar series gets a bold redesign 23jan14 to celebrate four decades of designing and building some of the worlds most beloved acoustic instruments, one might not expect taylor guitars to go back to the drawing board on its flagship guitar series. Each year at namm, exciting innovations in musical instruments, live sound, dj, recording and more. All korg ipadiphone apps up to 50% off special offer. Jan 25, 2014 here are the top three products that ive discovered at namm 2014 to be definite purchases in 2014. Check out the korg rk100s performance synthesizer demo sweetwater at winter namm 2014 page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. News korg announces new products at winter namm 2014.