NAMM 2020: Another great year
BY Unrated staff
Alright NAMM 2020 is here and it’s my first time and I’m exhausted already trying to plan where to go what times I should be at at certain booths. After picking up my badge I soon found out how big NAMM really is. I started right off the bat with Sully guitars as Jon Sully is a CHICAGO local boy like myself and I haven’t seen Jon in a year since He was in Chicago dropping off Sully guitars that folks like myself had purchased.
Sully Guitars located just outside of North Dallas makes custom guitars Built by Rock n’ Roll and also does guitar building classes where you actually build from scratch your own guitar along side of you is Sully as he shows you step by step how to build your guitar. Lots of sanding so I hear. I actually own a Sully guitar and by far it’s the most fastest, smoothest, and best feeling guitar I’ve ever played and own. Sully has made guitars for Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue as well as StevieD of Buckcherry. Now you can save a ton of money and purchase a Conspiracy Series guitar which are built in South Korea by World Musical Instruments (WMI); this is the same highly regarded factory that builds Schecter, LTD, the Ormsby GTR line, and many others. The guitars will be shipped to Sully Guitars HQ and inspected by Sully before they go to you. Definitely check out these guitars you will not be disappointed.
(312) 469-0675 /[email protected]
Electric guitars custom built from scratch by me; Jon “Sully” Sullivan, a guitar builder in the North Dallas area. See more at http://www.sullyguitars.com
JouleBAR is the perfect complement to any studio or stage setup, with illuminated ports (three female and dual quick-charging USB) and surge protection to keep all your gear running smoothly. If a cord is necessary, its detachable, variable-length cable lets you trail the Joule across the room or keep it mounted to the wall. With its modern and compact design, the versatile JouleBAR can keep any music pro powered in the studio, on stage, or on the road.
SoundID was debuted at NAMM 2020 this year, and starting today Beta version will be available on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, ahead of the full roll-out in Q2 2020. Headphone manufacturer 1MORE will also be showcasing SoundID integration at NAMM, ahead of further 1MORE hardware and software integration in 2020. SoundID technology has been developed by the same Sonarworks team that is behind the precision audio software used by Grammy-Award winning producers in over 45,000 professional recording studios in the world. Based on the biggest ever research into sound preferences – a 39,000 sample size – Sonarworks have developed a unique method of analysing and augmenting sound using machine learning and big data based sound preference and hearing tests. By comparison, conventional audio-tech companies would develop their software solutions based on a pool of a few hundred respondents. Check it out! Learn more at sound.id
Now, after a decade since its first appearance, a new line of SV is ready to take center stage. Korg’s SV-2 Stage Vintage Pianos feature more of what has made SV a mainstay of stages and studios ten years running; over ten times the sample ROM, more piano, keyboard, synth, and acoustic sounds, more polyphony, and more sounds at once – thanks to simultaneous layer and panel-assignable split. The SV-2 SP in a Vintage Ivory goes on to offer a custom-designed, integrated K-ARRAY stereo speaker system for connection-free sound anywhere. Both models are available in 88 and 73 Keys with Korg’s premium RH3 graded hammer action. While keeping basic concepts, such as the acclaimed tonal character and straightforward, knob-based sound creation and selection, Korg responded to user feedback and to the changing needs of the live musician by featuring enhanced piano and electric piano sounds, with the addition of a plethora of other vintage keyboard sounds that make the new SV-2 a toolbox full of attic keyboard instruments. At the touch of a button, user can access the most outstanding grand piano sounds from around the world – including exemplary pianos from the leading German, Italian, Austrian, and Japanese instrument makers. More Sounds. More Memory. More Polyphony. More Presets. More Control. The SV-2 and SV-2 SP models are available now February of 2020 for SV-2 73; $1,899.99, SV-2 88; $1,999.99, SV-2 SP 73; $2,099.99 and SV-2 SP 88; $2,199.99. For more information visit www.korg.com
KORG USA Inc.
316 South Service Road
Melville, NY 11747
631.390.6864
The new Sonnet line amplifies by Blackstar the natural response of your acoustic instrument capturing every nuance of its tone and your performance.Each model has two independent channels, microphone and instrument, with their own EQ and reverb level settings and a host of player-friendly features such as XLR and USB outputs. The addition of Bluetooth audio playback makes them the ideal solution for solo performers or duos. These amps are powerful, light and compact, and the built-in tilt-back stand projects the sound for any performance.
Dubler Studio Kit allows you to hum a synth pattern, beatbox to trigger a drumkit and much more— all in real-time. Think of it like a MIDI Keyboard and MPC rolled into one, but controlled using the voice. The Dubler Studio Kit and it enables live vocal control, selection and manipulation of samples, virtual instruments and audio effects in any DAW. I totally wish this was around 30 years ago, pretty amazing tool to have.
Requirements:
• Mac OS 10.12+
• Windows 7+
• 4GB RAM (8GB or more recommended).
• OpenGL-capable graphics.
• 100MB free disk space.
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This pretty intense guitar is killer. Made for professionals like Sammy Hagar and so on who don’t want to be bogged down by the wires and counterfeit digital sound of the modern music world, ElectroPhonic’s guitars have built-in, APM-1 analog preamp system with analog delay, analog chorus, and an 18-watt analog amplifier all packed into a sleek, thoughtfully crafted instrument. The elegant and portable design gives the player the opportunity to play the guitar at a cozy campfire in the woods, at an intimate dinner party in an apartment, or even at the main stage at a massive festival. No matter where you play ElectroPhonic guitars, quality is in your hands.
SoundTube’s Dante Soundbar is an ultra-thin 2-way Dante-enabled digital end-point solution in a soundbar configuration. Featuring a built-in amplifier and DSP, the soundbar measures only one- and one-half inches thick where the bar meet the TV. It incorporates a right and left speaker with four three-inch ultra-long throw polypropylene woofers with NBR surrounds, four bass radiators and two 0.75-inch synthetic soft dome tweeters. The Soundbar brings Dante connectivity from end to end in conferencing and video installations. Making the soundbar interoperable with other Dante products gives integrators additional flexibility when designing and installing audio systems,” said Ken Hecht, vice president of MSE Audio. “Built with high-quality materials, the SoundTube STNet Soundbar is a reliable, unrivaled solution for any conferencing system. We look forward to showcasing the Dante Soundbar, along with our large collection of audio solutions at ISE 2020. The STNet Soundbar, which measures 1.5-inches deep where it meets the TV and 6.75-inches tall, is designed to integrate seamlessly underneath 55-inch and larger monitors. With digital signals plus power sent directly to the speakers via standard category cable, SoundTube’s STNet Soundbar is DSP managed with, time correction and EQ all done in the digital domain. And, because they are on the Dante platform, they are interoperable with a host of other products worldwide. They may be used with SoundTube’s ST-Net Switch, offering up to 40 watts PoE to each speaker, or with standard PoE or PoE+ switches.
Avolites, leader in state-of-the-art visual (lighting control) canvas consoles, media servers, networking products and dimmers for the entertainment industry today announces its integration with Pioneer DJ’s PRO DJ LINK* on both its Titan and Ai platforms. This exciting new innovation allows users to easily receive real-time feedback from the DJ to their consoles. The features include Pioneer DJ Waveform Display that allows the operator to see the live waveforms from the CDJs in a workspace window and Pioneer DJ BPM Trigger that gives the operator the ability to automatically trigger BPM masters directly from a chosen CDJ in the set-up. Avolites continuously strives to innovate new, reliable and constructive features that will give users state of the art performance. This latest integration with Pioneer DJ is set to redefine visual control in the clubbing world by allowing operators to focus more on creating impactful looks and shapes instead of manually pushing executor buttons or entering values. It also removes any guessing work with operators able to anticipate changes in the music with ease, so the visuals are always in sync. The software is a first party integration, removing the need for complicated set-ups and Pioneer’s PRO DJ LINK BRIDGE handles all of the communication, eliminating any possibility that the integration could cause issues with the Pioneer DJ system itself.
The software is compatible with Pioneer’s CDJ-2000NXS2, DJM-900NXS2, DJM-TOUR1, CDJ-TOUR1 with rekordbox DJ software. Avolites scheduled announcing Titan v13 at NAMM 2020 with the release to follow shortly along with Ai 12.1
All and all NAMM 2020 was amazing so many products from cords to guitar picks to amps, guitars, ukuleles, pianos, drums, hell everything related to the music industry is at NAMM. I’m disappointed at my MacBook Pro that has decided to crap out and make me lose most of my coverage along with images. Not sure what happened but it’s time to purchase a new MacBook Pro. I met so many amazing people and made some new friends and with that I leave you.
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