5 COOL THINGS I SAW AT NAMM 2024 KENT MORRIS
YAMAHA SEQTRAK By offering a music creation and idea box with both an AWM2 wave memory and fouroperator FM engine , the Seqtrak has the power needed to not only generate musical concepts , but get them close to production level , and do so quickly . Battery powered and small with an
intuitive layout and a cool gray and orange color scheme , the Seqtrak is fun to use and invites experimentation . Throw in Yamaha ’ s ability to build solid gear plus 128 note polyphony and built-in mic and speaker and you have a real creation station .
TRUTH IN AUDIO TCM Now , this is a niche product and is based on existing hardware , but the combination it presents is compelling . Owner Bernie Broderick has made a Transmission Control Module by combining a Netgear 4250 AV switch with Dante and AVB / Milan with an interface chassis sporting Neutrik connections into a tight solid enclosure capable of hanging from truss , mounting off the back of an array or tucked under a stage . If you need to network , this one is ready .
MOTU 828 USB 3.0 Mark Of The Unicorn is back ! They showed this cool interface with 24-bit / 192KHz conversion , a four-inch TFT color display and two mic preamps plus a twenty-four-channel digital mixer packed inside this 28 input and 32 output audio interface . For anyone nostalgic for the glories of the past tied to the latest tech , this is your interface .
HAMMOND M-SOLO If you need a portable organ , but long for the authenticity of the Hammond sound , here is your burgundy-colored answer . Weighing a mere eight pounds , this 49-note wonder boasts four organ models plus string and vocal ensembles and even throws in a dual oscillator
polyphonic synth . It is entirely possible to play a three-set gig or seven worship services with nothing but this little beast at your fingertips . With nine drawbars and a digital Leslie emulation , what ’ s stopping you from fulfilling your wildest ELP dreams ?
BOSE AUDIOPAK PRO C6 There ’ s usually nothing exciting about ceiling speakers but leave it to the mind-hive at Bose to find a way to engage the synapses via background music devices . The AudioPak C6 contains everything needed to place Muzak or something better into a given space . Starting with a half-dozen Free Space FS2C speakers with their snazzy grilles and then moving on the IZA190-HZ amplifier and finally to the six tile bridges , in white of course , to prevent sagging years from now , this package delivers . The amp has plenty of power , dual music inputs and a mic input for paging that automatically smooths the ramp up and down of the voice to create a professional sonic experience for the listeners .
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