The 2016 NAMM Show, held Jan 21-24, 2016 in Anaheim, CA, is one of the largest music industry events in the world. Over 1,500 companies introduce new music gear at the show, which is attended by about 100,000 people.
Synthtopia’s coverage of the 2016 NAMM Show is sponsored by Yamaha.
You can get the latest news on synths and electronic music gear introduced at NAMM below:
2016 NAMM Show: Roland shared this series of video demos that take a look at getting started with the new A-01 MIDI controller and 8-bit synthesizer. The A-01 is one of the more surprising introductions at this year’s NAMM Show, because it offers a unique sound and a quirky collection of capabilities:
One of the more unusual introductions at the 2016 NAMM Show was the Roland EL Cajon EC-10 – an acoustic + electronic hybrid cajon that combines acoustic cajon performance with the ability to layer in 808 and other electronically-generated sounds. So, if you’re looking for a hard kick in your cajones, look no further.
At the 2016 Winter NAMM Show, MOTU was demonstrating updates to Digital Performer 9 that they say make its faster and more efficient and also introduce new plug-ins. “The next few updates of Digital Performer are all about squeezing every last CPU-cycle and sample buffer out of today’s incredibly fast computers,” says MOTU’s Jim Cooper. “DP users will enjoy state-of-the-art CPU… Read More DP 9 Gets New Plug-Ins, Improved Performance
This video, via Sonic State, offers a sneak preview of the new Snazzy FX Eurorack modules introduced at the 2016 NAMM Show.
3 years after the release of version 7, developers have released n-Track Studio 8, with a major graphic interface redesign and lots of new features. Here’s what’s new:
2016 NAMM Show: At the Winter NAMM Show, Tracktion was previewing the upcoming Tracktion 7, the latest version of the company’s namesake digital audio workstation.
This video playlist, via mattoverse, captures short demos of each of the factory presets on the recently introduced Korg Minilogue.
Roland shared this mini-documentary, When Roland Goes Modular, that looks at the history of the company’s modular synthesizers. The video includes looks at two of the classics of analog modular synthesis: the Roland SYSTEM-700 and SYSTEM-100m.
This video, via Bonedo, captures an audio demo of the new Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith synth collaboration, the OB-6 synthesizer. The Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 is a 6-voice synth, with a sound engine inspired by Oberheim’s original SEM (the core of his acclaimed 4-voice and 8-voice synthesizers).
At the 2016 NAMM Show, Expressive E introduced the Touché – a new MIDI + CV controller that lets you add expressive control to your existing setup. Here’s a video demo from the NAMM Show floor by Arthur Bouflet, who gives an overview of the Touché’s capabilities and then demonstrates it:
