Mackie Onyx 400F FireWire Box Makes First Public Appearance at NAMM

Mackie made the NAMM debut of the Onyx 400F, a 10-channel, 192kHz-capable FireWire audio interface that features the new flagship Onyx microphone preamps, as well as on-board DSP matrix mixing. The Onyx 400F is designed for anyone looking to easily and affordably add high-quality microphone preamps to a DAW-based studio or live recording system. And… Read More Mackie Onyx 400F FireWire Box Makes First Public Appearance at NAMM

Mackie Launches S200 and C Series Passive Loudspeakers

NAMM 2005: Mackie announced new S200 Series and C Series Precision Passive loudspeakers which bring Mackie’s speaker design expertise to those looking to improve the sound of their outboard sound reinforcement gear. Mackie S200 Series The perfect complement for any powered mixer or amplifier, the Mackie S200 Series loudspeakers, featuring the S215 (right) and S225,… Read More Mackie Launches S200 and C Series Passive Loudspeakers

NAMM: Lectrosonics Intros IS400 Digital Hybrid Wireless Instrument System

Lectrosonics introduced the IS400 Digital Hybrid Wireless Instrument System at the 2005 Winter NAMM Show. The Lectrosonics IS400, designed for use with both electric and acoustic instruments in demanding live performance environments, uses a proprietary digital algorithm to encode the audio signal into an analog format for transmission along an FM wireless carrier. The IS400’s… Read More NAMM: Lectrosonics Intros IS400 Digital Hybrid Wireless Instrument System

E-MU Intros XBoard USB/MIDI Control Keyboards

2005 NAMM Show: E-MU Systems announced its new Xboard 25 and Xboard 49 Professional USB/MIDI Controllers for PC and Mac operating systems, featuring full-size velocity sensitive keyboards with aftertouch, 16 programmable real-time controllers, Xboard Control editing software, and E-MU’s new Proteus X LE Desktop Sound Module with over 1000 sounds. The Xboard Control software provides… Read More E-MU Intros XBoard USB/MIDI Control Keyboards

E-MU Adds Libraries for Proteus X and Emulator X

NAMM 2005: E-MU Systems has announced Mo’Phatt X, Planet Earth X and Virtuoso X – the first three legacy sound module libraries for its Proteus X and Emulator X desktop instruments that offer every last sample of E-MU’s popular Mo’Phatt, Planet Earth and Virtuoso 2000 hardware sound modules. These sound libraries have been programmed to… Read More E-MU Adds Libraries for Proteus X and Emulator X

NAMM Update: E-mu Announces 1616M and 1616 CardBus Digital Audio Systems

E-MU Systems introduced the 1616M and 1616 CardBus Digital Audio Systems for laptop audio systems at the 2005 NAMM show. The E-MU 1616M and 1616 include a PCMCIA card and compact MicroDock audio/MIDI interface that deliver the same DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and pristine 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU’s PCI Digital Audio Systems.… Read More NAMM Update: E-mu Announces 1616M and 1616 CardBus Digital Audio Systems

NAMM: DigiTech Intros GNX2000 Guitar Workstation

NAMM: DigiTech introduced the GNX2000 Guitar Workstation, a multi-modeling digital effects processor that provides features for both live and studio applications. Inspired by the GNX4 Guitar Workstation, the GNX2000 offers two-way computer connectivity via a USB interface for recording, as well as additional I/Os to handle other instruments, vocals and monitoring. The GNX2000 also offers… Read More NAMM: DigiTech Intros GNX2000 Guitar Workstation

NAMM Update: Digitech Intros DF-7 Distortion Factory Pedal

DigiTech introduced the DF-7 Distortion Factory pedal at the recent 2005 Winter NAMM Expo. With the new DF-7, DigiTech has modeled seven of the all-time greatest distortion and overdrive stompboxes and packaged them in one convenient effects pedal. Designed for guitarists looking for a wide variety of tones ranging from mild to wild, the DF-7… Read More NAMM Update: Digitech Intros DF-7 Distortion Factory Pedal