The Summer NAMM Show Folder

[Anderton]

Here's the place to post news of the shows, demos we should see, new product info, opinions, etc.

[Anderton]

YAMAHA NEW NAMM PRODUCTS:

 

Pro Audio & Combo Division:

 

GUITAR: In addition to the AG Stompthe worlds first acoustic guitar preamp

with microphone modeling, Yamaha will introduce new models in the striking

Compass Series acoustic line: the Cedar-topped CPX15M; the CPX8SY Ocean

line; and the limited edition CJX12S. For bass players, the 4-string

BB1000MA emulates the sound of the 80s at an attractive price.

 

DIGITAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Yamaha Digital Musical Instruments will show

the breakthrough Motif Synthesizer, combining the power of the worlds most

advanced synth, the hands-on immediacy of a groove box, and a Integrated

Sampling Sequencer. Yamaha will also announce the debut of Motifator.com, a

third party support and forum website for Motif users, and will showcase the

RS7000, a compact desktop studio that answers the needs of modern music

production.

 

DRUMS: Yamaha Drums expands on its successful Stage Custom Series with the

new Stage Custom Standard and Stage Custom Advantage drum kits. Also making

Summer NAMM debuts are the HS-1000 and HS-1100 Hi-Hat stands, plus a

complete upgrade to the Hardware line.

 

PORTABLE KEYBOARDS: Leading the pack is the debut the 88-key YPP200 Digital

Pianoversatile enough for the church, school, or the home. Stereo-sampled

piano sounds, educational features, GM compatibility and touch sensitivity

are just a few of the outstanding features of the PSR225GM portable

keyboard. Other products include the PSR1000 and PSR2000, which blur the

lines between the hobbyist and the profession.

 

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO: Yamaha introduces the next phase in digital audio with

the AW2816 Professional Audio Workstation, which records up to 16 tracks of

true 24-bit digital audio. A joint effort with Waves, the Y56K

high-performance DSP add-in processor card is a hardware and software

solution which expands the recording, mixing and mastering capabilities of

the AW4416. Other products include the Club S Series loudspeaker system and

MSP3 Powered Monitors.

 

ACCESSORIES: New titles have been added to the Watch & Learn video series

for the PSR portable keyboard line, guiding users through topics ranging

from basic how-to, to the advanced operation of selecting specific voices

and rhythmic styles.

[not coaster MODERATOR]

If Waves has the DSP card ready then be sure to check it out and tell us about it.

 

Thx

[dansouth]

Any news yet?

[Anderton]

Here's the PR from Cakewalk...

Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 Brings Next Generation Music Creation Technology

to Home Recording

 

Unlimited Audio Tracks, Audio Loop Construction Tools, ACID Support, DXi

Soft Synths; Everything to Meet the Needs of the Musician New to PC

Recording

 

SUMMER NAMM, NASHVILLE (July 20, 2001) Cakewalk, developer of the world's

best-selling music and sound software for Windows, announced the release of

Home Studio 2002, the affordable and feature-rich recording software

suitable for the musician just getting started with PC-based recording.

 

Home Studio 2002 is based on Cakewalk's SONAR next-generation audio and MIDI

technology. Home Studio 2002 provides an affordable entry point for

musician's new to PC recording.

 

Loop-Based Music for Everyone

Home Studio 2002 allows for the recording of audio from any sound source.

The new 2002 version also supports audio loop creation and editing,

providing a way to create and modify loops to match the tempo and pitch of

any music project. Home Studio 2002 also can load and read Sonic Foundry

ACID wave files; it also allows the user to create loops by importing any

audio wave or MP3 file, and adjusting its pitch and/or tempo to match the

music project. Home Studio 2002 also includes assorted PowerFX loops and

Image-line's award-winning Fruityloops Express for fast and easy loop

creation.

 

DXi Software Synthesizers

Developed by Cakewalk and based on Microsoft DirectX technology, DXi allows

users to add software-based synthesizers into Home Studio 2002 and play them

as virtual instruments. Home Studio 2002 includes Audio Simulation's

Dreamstation DXi and the Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synths. Additional

DXi Soft Synths are available from the leading third-party soft synth

developers including Alien Connections, Applied Acoustics Systems, FXpansion

Audio, Image-Line, Koblo A/S, Live Update, Native Instruments, RBC Audio,

STL, and others.

 

Other Home Studio 2002 Highlights

· Unlimited number of audio tracks

· 960 PPQ beat resolution

· Up to 16 real-time audio effects simultaneously

· Four Virtual main buses; Each Aux Send can be Pre or Post

· MIDI Effects included: NTONYX Style Enhancer Micro 2.0 Lite, Music Labs

VeloMaster Lite and Session Drummer

· Console view for mixing audio and MIDI tracks and adding effects (supports

automation and remote control)

· Multitrack Piano Roll view for graphical editing of MIDI note and

controller events

· Slip editing of audio (non-destructive trimming)

· Print score complete with lyrics, chord symbols, guitar chord diagrams and

other symbols; Percussion notation (5-line stave and single-line stave)

· Peak meters

 

Pricing and Availability

Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 has a manufacturer suggested retail price (SRP) of

$129 U.S., and is now shipping. Registered Cakewalk customers can upgrade to

Home Studio 2002 for $49.00 U.S.

 

For more information visit Cakewalk at the 2001 Summer NAMM Conference,

Nashville Convention Center, Thinkware Booth 343; or visit www.cakewalk.com;

 

or call 888-CAKEWALK (617-423-9004 outside U.S.).

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Cakewalk Announces GT Pro

 

Advanced Digital Audio Multitrack Software For Recording Guitarists and

Singer/Songwriters; a Pro-level Upgrade for Cakewalk Guitar Tracks

Customers

 

SUMMER NAMM, NASHVILLE (July 20, 2001) Cakewalk, developer of the world's

best-selling music and sound software for Windows, today announced GT Pro,

the first professional-level "portable studio" software designed for guitar

players and singer/songwriters. GT Pro is a more advanced edition of the

popular Cakewalk Guitar Tracks software, and will be available to registered

Guitar Tracks users as an upgrade.

 

GT Pro provides the recording guitarist and singer/songwriter with all the

tools necessary to create CD-quality music productions on a Windows PC. GT

Pro provides a familiar, expandable, "portable studio" style user interface,

along with 32-track audio recording and editing, up to 16 simultaneous

real-time effects mixing, support for DirectX audio plug-ins, multi-channel

I/O audio hardware support, and support for 24-bit/96 kHz audio hardware. In

addition to real-time DirectX effects like EQ, Stereo Chorus, Delay, and

Reverb, GT Pro includes Alien Connections' ReValver SE Amp simulator and the

Audio FX 1 dynamics processor plug-ins.

 

GT Pro Highlights

· Record and play back up to 32 tracks of digital audio simultaneously

· Support for 24-bit/96kHz audio hardware

· Support for professional quality, multi-channel audio hardware

· Up to sixteen simultaneous DirectX audio effects in real-time

· Two auxiliary busses with pre/post option per bus

· Four effects per track

· Ripple editing

· Alien Connections' Revalver SE Amp simulation and Audio FX 1 Dynamics

Processor

· Playback Meters

· 32-bit DirectX "plug-in" audio effects: Pitch Shifter, Parametric EQ,

Stereo Chorus, Delay, Flanger and Reverb

· Integrated audio editing view for performing multitrack audio edits like

cut, copy, paste; also provides volume and pan envelopes, audio scrubbing,

and other tools

· Master Section for easy access to global track operations, including

Record, Play, Fast-Forward, Rewind, Loop Record/Playback, and Auto-Punch

Record

· Enhanced Playback/Record track meters

· Track Bounce command for combining any of the thirty-two available audio

tracks to free up new space, providing user with an unlimited number of

virtual audio tracks for recording and playback

· Drag-and-drop editing of audio tracks

· Built-in chromatic tuner

· Drag-and-Drop Drummer Lite for creating high-quality drum tracks

quickly

· Trial version of the industry-leading Fraunhofer MP3 encoder for Internet

delivery; also exports to RealSystem G2 and Windows Media formats.

 

Pricing and Availability

GT Pro is scheduled for release in Fall 2001. GT Pro has a manufacturer's

suggested retail price (MSRP) of $139 U.S. Registered Cakewalk Guitar Tracks

customers can upgrade to GT Pro for $49.00 U.S. Interested customers can

call 888-CAKEWALK (617-423-9004 outside U.S.) or visit Cakewalk on the web

at www.cakewalk.com for details.

 

For more information visit Cakewalk at the 2001 Summer NAMM Convention,

Nashville Convention Center, Thinkware Booth 343; visit Cakewalk on the

World Wide Web (www.cakewalk.com) or call 888-CAKEWALK.

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Digitech Selects Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 to Bundle with GENETX-based Guitar

Effects Processors

 

SUMMER, NAMM, NASHVILLE (July 20, 2001) Digitech, a leading manufacturer

of guitar signal processors and a division of Harman Music Group (HMG), a

subsidiary of Harman International, has selected Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2

multitrack recording software to be included with their new GENETX-based

guitar effects processors, including the Genesis3, GNX1 and GNX2 guitar

processors. Guitar Tracks 2, combined with Digitech's state-of-the-art

GENETX-based processors, provides guitarists with a complete hardware and

software solution for performing, recording and mixing their music.

 

GENETX technology transcends guitar amp modeling by allowing guitarists to

create their own custom amp models; a term DigiTech calls "Hyper-modeling."

GENETX technology gives the musician unprecedented control over instrument

tone and sonic content through an intuitive user interface.

 

"Guitar Tracks 2 adds a new dimension to Digitech's GENETX-based guitar

processors," commented Michael Hoover, director of product management for

Cakewalk. "Not only can guitar players take the Digitech amp modeling

technology on stage, now they can record with these sounds on their PCs.

Guitar Tracks more than just replaces your portable 8-track. You get

non-linear editing, virtual mixing, drum loops, built-in effects and more.

It's a complete studio for guitar players and singer/songwriters."

 

For more information about the Digitech GENETX-based guitar processors and

Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 software, visit Digitech at NAMM booth #2012 and

#2016, or visit them on the web at www.digitech.com.

 

For more information about Cakewalk, visit www.cakewalk.com or call

888-CAKEWALK (617-423-9004 outside U.S.).

[Anderton]

There are rumors of new samplers from Akai...I'll know more tomorrow.

[Anderton]

Okay, this was announced at MacWorld, but nonetheless it's of great interest...

 

Emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH

 

Halstenbeker Weg 96

 

25462 Rellingen

 

Deutschland

 

 

 

Tel: +49 (0)4101 495 0

 

Fax: +49 (0)4101 495 199

 

 

 

Website: www.emagic.de

 

Infoline: info@emagic.de

 

 

 

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July 18 2001 +++ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE +++

 

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Emagic Announces Music Production Suite for Mac OS X at MacWorld:

 

 

 

Logic Audio, Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI and EMI 2|6 for Mac OS X

 

 

 

MACWORLD EXPO 2001, NEW YORK, JULY 18, 2001

 

Today at Macworld Expo New

 

York 2001, Emagic, one of the world's leading manufacturers of software and

 

hardware for music and audio production, presented an integrated suite of

 

its professional software and hardware products for Mac OS X.

 

Now in beta form, final Mac OS X versions of Logic Audio 5.0, and drivers

 

for the Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI interfaces and the EMI 2|6 audio

 

interface will be available in September 2001. This not only demonstrates

 

the speed of Emagic's development efforts, but also reinforces the Mac's

 

position as the platform of choice within the professional music, film and

 

multimedia industries.

 

 

 

"From the very beginning, it was important for us to support Apple's new

 

driver concept for MIDI and audio hardware because it's the best way to use

 

recording programs with Mac OS X" emphasized Dr. Gerhard Lengeling, Emagic

 

founder and Chief Developer. "Our new music production suite will support

 

many of Mac OS X's new features, such as memory protection for increased

 

system reliability, the new graphics engine with transparency and

 

flicker-free performance, real-time window sliding, and improved memory

 

management."

 

 

 

"With Mac OS X's entirely new audio feature set, including multi-channel

 

audio support, the Mac is sure to remain the preeminent platform for

 

professional music and audio production" said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice

 

president of Worldwide Developer Relations."This new suite of tools from

 

Emagic offers a full integration of Mac OS X audio technologies and raises

 

the bar for music and audio production and post-production on the Mac."

 

 

 

Logic Audio for Mac OS X

 

 

 

Logic Audio is one of the most widely used music and audio production

 

software packages in the professional creative markets. Logic Audio combines

 

the ultimate synthesis of digital audio recording and editing, digital

 

signal processing, MIDI sequencing and music notation into an incredibly

 

intuitive and powerful software package for music and audio production and

 

post-production.

 

 

 

Drivers Supporting Mac OS X for the Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI

 

interfaces and the EMI 2|6 audio interface.

 

 

 

Drivers for the successful Emagic MIDI and audio interface series are

 

future-safe because they precisely fulfill the requirements of the new MIDI

 

and audio driver standards of Mac OS X. By chaining up to 8 Unitor8 MkII

 

and AMT8, up to 64 separate MIDI inputs and outputs, or 1024 MIDI channels,

 

are supported. In addition, the USB 24 bit capable EMI 2|6 has 2 analog

 

inputs and 6 analog outputs, as well as one S/PDIF digital input and one

 

output.

 

 

 

Requirements and Availability

 

 

 

Logic Audio, Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI interfaces and the EMI 2|6

 

audio interface for Mac OS X products were developed and tested to form an

 

ideal integrated audio production solution for Mac OS X; it is perfect for

 

both desktop based and mobile, laptop based studios.

 

 

 

At the same time the system is also extremely open-ended and compatible

 

because the Mac OS X driver standard is used for both host (Logic Audio) and

 

driver (MIDI and Audio). It can therefore be combined with any other

 

software and hardware products that support the Mac OS X driver standard.

 

 

 

It is expected that Logic Audio, Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI interfaces

 

and the EMI 2|6 audio interface for Mac OS X will ship in September 2001.

 

 

 

Logic Audio for Mac OS 9 and for Mac OS X are being developed concurrently

 

and will both be available in September 2001, helping to provide a smooth

 

transition to Mac OS X.

[anthonyraider]

Thanks! This gives us alot to look at this weekend.

 

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[dansouth]

Originally posted by Anderton:

Now in beta form, final Mac OS X versions of Logic Audio 5.0, and drivers

for the Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI interfaces and the EMI 2|6 audio

interface will be available in September 2001.

 

Woo Hoo!!!! This is gonna ROCK on my dual 533!!!

 

"From the very beginning, it was important for us to support Apple's new

driver concept for MIDI and audio hardware because it's the best way to use

recording programs with Mac OS X" emphasized Dr. Gerhard Lengeling, Emagic

founder and Chief Developer.

 

You've gotta love a company where the president is also the "Chief Developer."

 

 

"With Mac OS X's entirely new audio feature set, including multi-channel

audio support, the Mac is sure to remain the preeminent platform for

professional music and audio production" said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice

president of Worldwide Developer Relations.

 

Yeah, Baby!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!

[Mats Nermark]

A "usually reliable" source told me early January that Line6 had something hot for the winter NAMM. Then Line6 cancelled. The same rumour crept around for the Frankfurt show. Nada! No I hear the same rumour again from even more sources.

 

Whoever has the info, please satisfy my curiosity.

 

Thanks!

 

Mats Nermark

[humannoyed]

Keep em comin' Craig! You're a bad Namma Jamma!

[not coaster MODERATOR]

Originally posted by Mats Nermark:

A "usually reliable" source told me early January that Line6 had something hot for the winter NAMM. Then Line6 cancelled. The same rumour crept around for the Frankfurt show. Nada! No I hear the same rumour again from even more sources.

 

Whoever has the info, please satisfy my curiosity.

 

Thanks!Mats Nermark

 

 

Dittos here.

 

Not just Line 6 but please poke around and see if any of the modeler companies are attempting 32 bit fp. And a recording only version of the HK zenTara would be fine too.

 

Thanks to Craig - our seeing eye dog

 

 

 

This message has been edited by Cereal on 07-20-2001 at 11:33 AM

[soapbox]

OS X is about to become a valid platform with the release of OS 10.1 in September. IMHO, OS 10.1 should have been the premier release of OS X. The current OS X is too beta-like for my taste. But that's off topic...

 

On topic, it's good to see that Emagic will be coming out with OS X support the same month that OS X starts to live up to its promise.

 

Are there any similar announcements from the other Mac DAWs? Id like to know about MOTUs, Digidesigns, and Steinbergs OS X release dates.

 

Thanks, Craig, for keeping us posted. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif

 

soapbox

back from vacation

[AlChuck]

Looks like Line6 has rack-mounts of their effects modelers:

 

HERE

 

and a very sexy looking new combo amp:

 

HERE

[not coaster MODERATOR]

You know I read through the Line 6 new amp a couple of times and it looks nice. But I don't see any real breakthrough technology at least in the info they gave us. It appears that they've given us an amp that can do many things at the same time but the things it does are a compilation of currently available stuff.

 

I will pay large sums of money for purely good tone, but have no need for more bells and whistles. Of course the jury is out on this new machine as I haven't heard it.

 

Like any other amp, it must earn its right of passage.

[Anderton]

Hey everybody...this show is much more interesting than I thought it would be. It's 1:20 AM and I have to get up early tomorrow...just said bye to Jon Chappell and Dendy Jarrett. Andy Ellis is MIA, probably hanging out at some club. So I'd LOVE to run down all the cool stuff, but here are a few capsule descriptions.

 

First, the Line 6 amp is called Vetta and will cost around $2K. It impressed the hell out of me. It uses 32 bit floating point with a bunch of SHARC chips, and believe me, you can HEAR those 32 bits earning their salaries. At low levels, the amp sounds fabulous...reverb tails fade into nothingness instead of grit. The high end is beautifully defined and clear, and the dynamic response is way better than POD. It reminds me somewhat of the H&K Zentara, which I also like, but they're different animals. The Vetta goes much more for versatility, but from what I heard, it's not at the expense of tonality. Very clean, very sweet, with a dirty sound that's well-defined. I was not expecting to be this impressed by a guitar amp, but it got my juices flowing. Too bad we won't see it until late fall.

 

Discrete Drums is a multitracked drum sample library. A real drummer plays an actual tune, spread over several tracks (kick, snare, room, overheads, etc.). These are not loops, although I suppose you can loop sections if you want. They sounded great, but I really like the idea of being able to, say, bring the compression way up on the room sound, distort the kick a little bit, and ring modulate the toms.

 

Gotta see Motion Sound tomorrow, I hear they have a great amp.

 

Vox also has a killer amp. It uses a very low-power tube output stage (about 2 watts, I think) that sounds really good, then it's followed by a clean solid-state amp so you can get it really loud. It's sort of the opposite of the "power soak" concept -- instead of creating a really good loud sound and trying to ratchet it down, it creates a really good low power sound and amps it up.

 

Lots of new groove gear. Pioneer has a very nifty "Digital vinyl" pseudo-turntable. I got some good videos that will end up on the site.

 

And...are you ready? TASCAM has bought Nemesys Systems, the Gigasampler people. This indicates to me that TASCAM is heading into an interesting direction...maybe integration with the SX-1?

 

Gotta head to bed, sorry. Roland has a bunch o' new stuff...more tomorrow. Oh yes, and the Korg micro-studio...yawn...goodnight, y'all, and greetings from Nashville.

[not coaster MODERATOR]

Well shut my mouth-Line 6 IS using the 32 bit stuff!

 

Why wouldn't they make a big deal of this on their web splash? There is actually no mention that I could see.

 

Yippee!! Now we get to waaaaaaiiittttttt till late fall for something we all NEED TODAY!!!!!!!!

[Dave Bryce]

I went to the Vetta demo yesterday. It sounded really great...it has the ability to model two separate amps at once, and they had it doing this trick with an extension cab in stereo - the thing sounded monstrous! It has some very cool new amp models onboard as well...they had a Supro that sounded spot-on, as well as a new Hiwatt model. Also, there is a variation on the two amps feature called Double Tracker that sounds to me like what they're doing is employing a very short delay with randomly varying times on the second amp model, so it sorta sounded like another guitarist was playing along with you - on a different amp! Tres cool.

 

The unit looks really excellent as well - especially the top panel, which I think is spectacular looking from an industrial design point of view.

 

Very nice piece.

 

dB

[alphajerk]

hey from nashville. just met up with craig, very cool, mitch gallagher was very cool as well, steve la cerra [sp?] all a bunch of nice guys. dave bryce has been here and there, slung back a couple the other night. pah-ty tonight.

 

news from my end:

RADAR24 is VERY cool. works really nicely and very logical although differently than a DAW. SOLO ZOOM IS THE SHIT. is it worth the money? im still debating

 

Big Briar is showing their Voyager analog synth which i am definately getting although not necessarily for a synth but as a controller for their moogerfooger pedals. hopefully meeting up with george clinton at their booth tomorrow.

 

Sony dmxr100 i checked out again and some of my concerns are slowly being addressed and hopefully fixed by next rev.

 

Some very cool odds and ends that you just dont find at music stores unfortunately. some really nice drum kits from various companies.

 

cant think of anything else at this moment. if i find something else, ill post later.

[Steven Denike]

Originally posted by Anderton:

Gotta see Motion Sound tomorrow, I hear they have a great amp.

 

That excited me, until I checked their website . . .

www.motion-sound.com/images/tube_hi-fi_amps.htm

It doesn't mention being a rotary speaker! Is it really just another 'SFX' kind of product? No motor, no motion?

 

Say it ain't so!

[dansouth]

No posts in 48 hours, and even then it seems like the news is mostly about upgrades and non-working prototypes. Is the show really that dead?

[Anderton]

Well, I'm back from Nashville. The high point of the show, of course, was meeting alphajerk in person! Yes, he really does exist. He's a nice guy, too. It puts a little different spin on his posts when you realize how much he smiles.

 

Anyway, the show was definitely not dead. There were some real interesting guitar amp/processor thingies, cool little gadgets, that sort of thing. It wasn't like they invented digital audio all over again, but nonetheless, it was a happening show -- much to my surprise. Bob Moog's Voyager was a big hit, as it should be.

 

The MusicPlayer.com team is currently sorting literature, editing videos, and writing text to bring you as close as possible to the actual experience. As with the last report, we'll probably upload it in chunks. I have about 6,000 words so far so there's going to be a lot. So I probably won't post too much more in this folder in order to get the material online as soon as possible.

[Anderton]

Actually, it is surprising no one has mentioned all the little "pocket studio" stuff...the Korg, Roland, and Zoom boxes are pretty neat.

[dansouth]

Cool, Craig! Take your time. We don't want you to miss anything. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Alndln]

Good timing actually,I just got through trying a zillion of these guitar emulation boxes and none of them sounded much better than the built in one I have have on my Roland VS,It sounds as though they've finally taken another step in this much needed technology.

[djarrett]

Yes, Craig:

 

Despite the greatest part of NAMM being that I get to spend time with my buds at MusicPlayer.com (You, Jon, and Andy!)

 

It was a high-point to meet Alpha (I cannot call him jerk anymore, because he was totally NOT one!)

 

Unfortunately, I was already committed to another engagement and was unable to hoist one with him.

 

He was great and does exist!

 

You go mountain-man!

 

DJ

[alphajerk]

yes, my high points as well http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif i jetted back home later that night and missed george clinton i hear on sunday... oh well, maybe some other time [preferably in the studio http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif]. but its good to be back home out of the heat. bele chere is this weekend so musical mayhem is on its way.

[soapbox]

Originally posted by Anderton:

The MusicPlayer.com team is currently sorting literature, editing videos, and writing text to bring you as close as possible to the actual experience. As with the last report, we'll probably upload it in chunks. I have about 6,000 words so far so there's going to be a lot. So I probably won't post too much more in this folder in order to get the material online as soon as possible.

 

Craig, I only have one request, when you start uploading chunks (kinda sounds vulgar, huh?), could you please link to them in this thread?

 

Thanks,

 

soapbox

Wondering if I really exist. Could you please verify that for me as well Craig?

[Anderton]

<< could you please link to them in this thread?>>

 

You mean you want me to link to the show report from here, or you want the show report to link to this thread?>>

[Anderton]

More NAMM thoughts:

 

Alesis had a booth there and claims to not have dropped any of the planned new products.

 

LOTS of new groove things and CD players that provide scratching-type effects, usually through some kind of interface.

 

No shows: Steinberg, Emagic, MOTU. Seems like MacWorld show gets priority, which given the Nashville show's guitar-driven nature, seems appropriate.

 

People were NOT bitching about the economy. Generally good vibes everywhere.