The 2018 NAMM Show, held Jan 25-28, 2018 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 2018 NAMM Show is sponsored by Pittsburgh Modular & Yamaha.
You can get the latest news on synths and electronic music gear introduced at NAMM below:
At the 2018 NAMM Show, we talked with Gert Jalass, who gave us a hands-on demo of his latest modules, and an overview of the Moon Modular systems.… Read More Moon Modular 5U Synthesizers At The 2018 NAMM Show
Fracture started with the idea of creating a clap percussion module, but takes a new approach, using granular synthesis to create individual clap sounds and then simulate crowds of varying sizes. … Read More WMD Fracture Multi-Particle Crowd Percussion Synthesizer
Pipes features 48KHz 24bit stereo sample playback and is WAV, AIF and MDA compatible, with up to 20,000 samples always loaded and ready to be triggered.… Read More Synesthesia Intros Pipes Compact Sound Module At The 2018 Winter NAMM Show
The updates include the ability to mix Keyboard events, MIDI events, and Gamepad Events all on one Overlay; MPE support; MAX integration and deeper support for custom controllers. … Read More Sensel Morph Gets MPE Support, MAX Integration & More
At the 2018 NAMM Show, Qu-Bit Electronix introduced three new modules….… Read More Qu-Bit Intros Nebulae Stereo Granular Sampler, Scanned Oscillator & Synapse Switch
At the 2018 NAMM Show, 2HP introduced eight new Eurorack modules.… Read More 2HP Intros Eight New Eurorack Modules At NAMM 2018 (Sneak Preview)
At the 2018 NAMM Show, we talked with Mickey Delp of Delptronics, who gave us an overview of their newest designs.… Read More Delptronics Intros ThereMorph Theremin, Wii Nunchuck Synth Controller & More
At the 2018 NAMM Show, Kilpatrick Audio, maker of Phenol synthesizer, introduced the Torque Multiband Compressor and the Redox Stereo Reverb. We talked with designer Andrew Kilpatrick, who gave us a preview of the new effects.… Read More Kilpatrick Audio Intros Torque Compressor, Redox Reverb (Sneak Preview)
Black Corporation made their NAMM debut for Deckard’s Dream, a new analog synth design, inspired by the sound of the classic Yamaha CS-80, and the way Vangelis used the CS-80 in his score for Blade Runner. … Read More Black Corporation Deckard’s Dream & Expander – The Synth Inspired By Blade Runner
The system is compact and battery powered, but offers standard DJ system features, including dual channels, sound effects, sample pads, a beat sequencer, recording and more.… Read More JD Sound Intros GoDJ Plus Mobile DJ System At The 2018 NAMM Show
