Peavey has expanded its award-winning VYPYR Series of modeling guitar amplifiers, the most technologically advanced guitar modeling amplifiers available, to include the new VYPYR Tube 120H Head and matching VYPYR 412 loudspeaker enclosure. (more…)
Peavey expands Vypyr modeling amp series with tube-powered head
News / Tue 20th Jan 2009 15:48 pm
6 reasons to never miss another NAMM
/ Blog / Tue 20th Jan 2009 14:37 pm
The main focus of any trade show should always be the new gear. The NAMM show is no exception: get up at the crack of dawn, get your ass to the show floor and stay there until you’ve blogged about every last piece of music-making apparel you can get your hands on. (more…)
Spectrasonics Announces New ‘Trilian’ Bass Instrument
News / Tue 20th Jan 2009 09:49 am
Spectrasonics announced and previewed their brand new virtual instrument Trilian®, the long-awaited successor to their award-winning Trilogy bass module. The new instrument has a much larger core library and features highly-detailed new acoustic, electric and synth basses – as well as enhanced versions of the classic Trilogy sounds. (more…)
Future Music on Vienna Instruments massive fake piano
/ Blog / Mon 19th Jan 2009 20:33 pm
When is a piano not a piano? When it’s Vienna Instruments new Vienna Imperial – a stunning hardware controller specifically made to play their famous sample libraries. (more…)
Future Music on world’s first totally silent plug-in…
/ Blog / Mon 19th Jan 2009 20:25 pm
What will they think of next? Do you have need for a plug-in suite that makes no sound whatsoever and will have absolutely no effect on your mix? Then step this way… (more…)
Video: Dean Zelinsky talks DBZ guitars
/ Blog / Mon 19th Jan 2009 18:17 pm
Dean Guitars founder Dean Zelinsky’s latest venture is DBZ Guitars, a partnership with Jeff Diamant, of Diamond Amps. As you might expect, Zelinsky’s latest designs are bold and angular, and he took time out from a busy NAMM show to talk us through a couple of his new models. (more…)
NAMM 09: essential highlights from day 3 and 4
/ Blog / Mon 19th Jan 2009 11:38 am
While our weary NAMM-based colleagues attempt to remember where they left their passports, it’s a perfect time to take a look at the highlights from the final two days of the show.
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Computer Music gets strung out over Bluetooth MIDI violin bow
/ Blog / Mon 19th Jan 2009 04:29 am
There are plenty of far-out gizmos and gadgets to see at NAMM, but this Bluetooth MIDI/OSC-transmitting violin bow might be the most outlandish of the lot, converting movements and gestures into control data.
