NAMM 2012 - That's it! Last day.

That's it! No more! Three days of NAMM is plenty! I'm still sore, tired, exhausted, hungry, thirsty, and mentally melted. I didn't have as much time available as last year so if you're interested in the other run-by pics I took, clicker here. If you're still not Nammified, and you're thirsty for more, click here and scroll down for NAMM 2011. Now I'm just going to enter this Sennheiser booth and blast off to a destination of tranquil rest. Good bye!

"Attention passengers: flight delayed 1000 days. The TSA has requested
that you all be scanned indefintely. Please report to the front."
DOH! 

NAMM 2012 - analog haven

Analog Haven was at the NAMM show again this year exploding with blissful synthiness!

Lightfoot Labs

I spoke with Austin from Lightfoot Labs and there in the picture is his gk3. Check out some of the sound samples on his website.  

There is a fantastic place over at Muff's Wiggler if you're itching for a like-minded analog community.

NAMM 2012 - Keith McMillen Instruments, Hempnotic

Keith McMillen has created a 3D multi-touch recognition Pad Controller called the "QuNeo." Everything you see there is pressure, velocity, and location sensitive meaning it can act as a XY control pad dependent upon the position of your finger when you press or drag on the pad. It works with USB, MIDI or OSC and will communicate with your favorite music software environments right out of the box. More advanced users and programmers can use the development kit and API to create their own code to respond to QuNeo's sensor data.

Hempnotic

NAMM 2012 - Novation, Casio

Novation has now released Automap 4.2 and what you are looking at above is their new "Novation Impulse." It is a MIDI controller with a full control surface which has 8 back-lit drum pads which can warp arpegios, roll beats and launch clips in Ableton Live, 8 knobs, 9 faders and buttons, it's USB powered, and comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation's Bass Station synth and a Loopmasters sample pack. You can also utilize the expression and sustain pedal inputs as well as the MIDI in and out ports. They keys are sem-weighted and doesn't feel like a real piano but some people may find it easier to play.





Casio recently released the XW-G1 and XW-P1 which are a groove and performance synthesizer.

NAMM 2012 - App & Gaming Pavilion

The App & Gaming Pavilion
Click here to see it in 2011 

Guitar Amp and Effects App

Pocket Labworks is working with David Ellefson from Megadeth to create a virtual amp called Rock Shop.

NAMM 2012 - Rob Papen, Mode Machines, Zildjian

"harmolator" synthesis

Once this controller is yours, your balls can be used to trigger MIDI information
and become a step sequencer!

NAMM 2012 - Beat Thang, iZotope, AAS Applied Acoustic Systems

This is "Beat Thang" by Dallas Austin (writer and producer behind: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Will.i.am, TLC, Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, and others). He will include his original sound library.

New: "Mastering Essentials" 

NAMM 2012 - OODJ, Korg, Cubase

Probably the sturdiest thing at NAMM and you can customize the look of the outside and inside.





The Korg SV-1.

"...(Hmm, there's just nothing like Cubase 6)"