Yes, its that time of year again. New year, New Gear. So what did Namm 2017 have in store for us this year? Well here's a few:
- ROLAND RD2000- No synths this time from Roland but a new stage piano. Its consists of 2 sound engines. The first engine is for the acoustic piano & the second for electric piano. The RD-2000 also contains an usb audio/midi interface. I have tried a few Roland pianos over the years. Hmmmm! Never really liked the key action much. Yes, i would try this stage piano see if the key action for me has improved
- ELEKTRON DIGITAKT- Looks like another drum machine from Elektron. Seems quite compact. 64mb sample memory, Around 1GB storage, 8 internal audio tracks & 8 midi tracks + more features
- DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS REV 2- Its another synth from Dave Smith. This synth is suppose to be more powerful & affordable than the Prophet 08. Its a 16 voice analog synth. I would like to try this synth. It will be interesting to see the price
- KONTROL MASTER- Whats this? It looks a bit like a control for a retro computer games console. 1 Knob Encoder & 10 customised buttons. I'll be honest I'm really not sure about this. I don't think i would use this in the studio much. At $299 it does seem quite expensive for what it does
- KORG- Korg have returned with a few interesting products to start the year:
- GADGET FOR MAC- This has only been available for iOS, soon that will change to MAC as well. It is a music production app that contains 30 gadgets. I think this is a good idea bringing it to mac as well
- ARP ODYSSEY- This is the full size limited edition version
- KRONOS- Limited edition in Gold
- GRANDSTAGE- Looks like a stage piano. At the time of writing this, there are very little details about this. We'll just have to wait & see
- YAMAHA- Yamaha have returned with new Piano, Drums & acoustic guitar. All look very nice products. Yamaha do make some really nice pianos
- IBANEZ- I will admit i am a bit of a fan of Ibanez guitars
- JEM 30th Anniversary Model- Wow! The colour certainly stands out. You have a choice of 3 colours (Green, Pink & Yellow). This guitar seems to be limited edition. The price is possibly a few thousand dollars/ pounds
- GEORGE BENSON- Jazz guitar anyone? 40th Anniversary Signature model
- PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE SERIES III- This looks a great live mixer. A feature that i do like on mixers is touch-sensitive motorised faders (These look motorised). If you are interested in recording a live band then maybe give this digital mixer a look
Ive only listed a few products of what was announced at Namm 2017. There were plenty more
Roll on Musikmesse
Until next time
Law