Global leaders of the music
products, pro audio, and event
technology industries gathered
at The 2019 NAMM Show, held
from Jan. 24-27 in Anaheim, CA,
to take in new product introduc-
tions, business opportunities,
networking events, and an
inspiring atmosphere.
NAMM hosted over 115,300
registered industry professionals, marking a slight increase over last year,
including a 14 per cent rise in international attendance.
More than 400 educational sessions were offered, including over 200
pro audio sessions. TEC Tracks offered big-picture sessions on topics rang-
ing from building a profitable home studio to an inspiring keynote from
engineer Chris Lord-Alge. Other highlights included sessions with Craig
Anderton, Alan Parsons, Al Schmitt, Michael Beinhorn, Ed Cherney, George
Massenberg, Eddie Kramer, Jack Douglas, Ross Hogarth, and Frank Filipetti.
AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio returned for its sec-
ond year. A premier education and training program for working profession-
als in live sound, recording, and performance audio, the four-day interna-
tional symposium offered seven Training Academies and related sessions,
plus informative and intimate sessions with leading industry pros hosted by
veteran FOH engineer Robert Scovill and studio guru Bobby Owsinski.
A3E, the Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange, explored how ad-
vanced audio applications are transforming the music industry, production,
and performance.
At the Loudspeaker System Showcase, 13 companies demoed both line ar-
ray and portable speaker systems in a well-presented “shootout” configuration.
The Pro Production Sessions brought leading names in entertainment
production together to offer a more in-depth look into iconic projects’ de-
signs and the forward-looking trajectory of production technology.
On Jan. 26 th , the 34 th Annual TEC Awards recognized 31 categories of prod-
ucts and projects in the areas of Technical or Creative Achievement, and the
individuals, companies, and technical innovations used in sound recordings,
films, broadcast television, and video games.
The 2020 NAMM Show will return to Anaheim from Jan. 16-19, 2020. Sum-
mer NAMM will reconvene the industry in Nashville, TN from July 18-20, 2019.
For more information, go to www.namm.org.
Innovation &
Inspiration
on Display at The
2019 NAMM Show
SIGNALS
EDDIE KRAMER & BRIAN HARDGROOVE
Audinate Adds Video to Dante
Audinate has launched Dante AV, an integrated audio- and video-over-IP solution for manufacturers.
The Dante AV Module brings the same benefits of Audinate’s networked audio technology to the
video world, enabling complete interoperability with more than 1,600 Dante-enabled audio products
already on the market. The Dante AV Module is available with the Dante AV Product Design Suite,
providing a complete AV-over-IP endpoint product design for manufacturers that wish to quickly get
a product to market.
For more information, go to www.audinate.com/dante-av.
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