Taylor release a new body shape - The Grand Pacific

Posted on Mon 04 February 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with acoustic guitar, taylor, The Grand Pacific

Taylor are known to be the Ying to Martin’s Yang. A modern sounding instrument manufacturer making guitars with a powerful clear voice, a voice where each note is clear and concise. They are relatively young within the industry as a whole but this clear, concise nature to their sound …


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NEW MOOG SIRIN LIMITED EDITION FULL RANGE ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER

Posted on Fri 01 February 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, MOOG SIRIN, Moog Taurus Bass, Sirin Analog

Sirin Analog Messenger Of Joy is a limited-production analog synthesizer module based on the legendary Moog Taurus Bass sound engine, and created in celebration of the 2019 Moog House of Electronicus experience in Los Angeles, California.

Secured in a brushed stainless steel enclosure with a retro-inspired color palette, Sirin foretells …


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SE Paul’s Guitar

Posted on Tue 29 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with Custom 22, paul reed smith, pro, prs, SE line, The SE Paul’s Guitar


Like many artists that ‘borrow’ from their influences, Paul Reed Smith has a storied history of creating new and exciting designs that display a nod to what inspired their creation while still bringing their own unique aspect to the table. Although sometime he does tend to land himself in hot …


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Sheeran by Lowden

Posted on Tue 29 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with acoustic guitar, George Lowden, Lowden, Sheeran

I happened to scrolling through my Instagram feed the other morning when I found the whole feed was saturated by acoustic guitars! This is quite normal when you follow guitar manufacturer around NAMM time but the guitar in question were the new Sheeran guitars (of course this is a Mr …


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Behringer RD-808 Drum Machine (Roland TR-808 Clone)

Posted on Tue 29 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with behringer, rd-808, Roland’s TR-808

Behringer’s clone of Roland’s TR-808 drum machine will arrive in March priced around £299.

The budget gear company shared the news with Synthtopia at this year’s NAMM show in California, where it’s also showing off clones of the ARP Odyssey and Sequential Circuits Pro-One. It also …


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Behringer’s Crave is an original semi-modular analog synth

Posted on Tue 29 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with behringer, Behringer’s Crave, Budget gear, Crave, minimoog, prophet 5, tr-808

Featuring the same oscillator as a Prophet-5.

Budget gear company Behringer is known in the synth world for its clones of vintage gear like the Minimoog and TR-808, but its latest creation is an original semi-modular instrument.

Crave is expected to cost just £199 and features a single 3340 analog …


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Yamaha New Announcements

Posted on Mon 28 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with Arius YDP-164, Arius YDP-S54, AvantGrand N1X, PSR-E360, SHS-500, YDP-144

Four new pianos, two new keyboards, a software update and a keytar!

SHS-500 is a new type of instrument

It is perfect for music lovers who want to participate in making music, but maybe haven't learned how. This Keytar ("Key"board + Gui"tar") gives you the freedom to dance, jump …


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KRK ROKIT GENERATION 4 (RP5, RP7, RP8, RP103)

Posted on Thu 24 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with ark, krk, namm 2019, RP103, rp5, RP7, rp8

Art and Science stylishly unite with the new KRK ROKIT Generation 4 (“G4”) line of professional monitors, taking music and sound creativity to a whole new industry-level. Building on over 30 years of monitor innovation and countless developmental partnerships with successful award-winning music and sound productions, the new KRK ROKIT …


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ARTURIA ANNOUNCE MICROFREAK

Posted on Thu 24 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with arturia, MICROFREAK, namm 2019, PARAPHONIC, POLYPHONIC, sequencer, synthesizer

ARTURIA ANNOUNCE MICROFREAK ,PARAPHONIC HYBRID ANALOGUE/DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER WITH COMPLEX OSCILLATOR, CLASSIC ANALOGUE FILTER, PRESET MEMORY, POLYPHONIC AFTERTOUCH, SEQUENCER WITH AUTOMATION AND MORE

A digital synth like no other, MicroFreak is a peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It …


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ARTURIA ANNOUNCE NEXT GENERATION AUDIO INTERFACES

Posted on Thu 24 January 2019 in namm-2019 • Tagged with arturia, AudioFuse 8Pre, AudioFuse Creative Suite, AudioFuse Studio, namm 2019

ARTURIA ANNOUNCING AUDIOFUSE 8PRE & AUDIOFUSE STUDIO - ULTRA HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO INTERFACES WITH UNIQUE FEATURES AND EXCLUSIVE SOFTWARE VINTAGE MODELING PLUG-IN FAMILY INCLUDED

Arturia are announcing two major new audio interfaces, each with a major new software bundle included:

[AudioFuse 8Pre:]
A high-spec 8 channel dual mode interface/ADAT expander in a …


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