We’ve managed to pull through music’s deafening January gathering just outside of Los Angeles with our hearing still somewhat intact. The last few days have held a wealth of DJ gear from controllers and consoles to portable units. Both Moog and Korg trotted out new analog synthesizers that look quite formidable while remaining rather affordable. As expected, a truckload of wares to outfit a mobile device arsenal were on display from Bluetooth foot controllers to dual-input audio interfaces. And as always, a few surprises crept in as well — like a MIDI guitar and fully portable, handheld DJ solution. Head on down past the break to get caught up on the happenings that you might’ve missed as we look for a nice quiet room to recover for a few hours.
Gallery: NAMM 2013 wrap-up
Hands-on posts
- Numark Orbit wireless MIDI DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Stylophone S2 portable analog synthesizer hands-on (video)
- Moog shows off one-of-a-kind Aluminum Voyager and 10th Anniversary Minimoog Voyager at NAMM (eyes-on)
- Pioneer Platinum Edition CDJ2000nexus, DJM-900nexus and RMX-1000 eyes-on
- IK Multimedia iLoud and iLoud Mini hands-on (video)
- Moog Sub Phatty analog synthesizer hands-on (video)
- Akai launches MPC headphone series, we go hands-on
- Numark iDJ Live II DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Korg announces MS-20 mini, we go hands and ears-on (video)
- MIDI spans 30 years at NAMM with Commodore 64 and Animoog (video)
- Roland Cube Lite mini amplifier allows you to control guitar licks, aux input independently (video)
- Visionary Instruments intros the Robocaster MIDI hybrid guitar, we go ears-on (video)
- Apogee One for iOS and Mac hands-on
- PDJ Portable Disc Jockey is a complete DJ system that fits in your pocket, we go hands-on (video)
- IK Multimedia iRig BlueBoard and iRig HD hands-on (video)
- Numark NS7 II Serato DJ controller hands-on (video)
- Artiphon’s ‘Instrument 1’ is an iPhone powered multi-instrument, we go hands-on
Other NAMM-related news
- Moog details Sub Phatty ahead of NAMM, accepts $1,099 pre-orders for March (video)
- Pioneer intros Platinum Edition CDJ-2000nexus, matching mixer and remixer
- IK Multimedia outs iLoud and iLoud Mini speakers, supplies mobile jam sessions
- Numark refreshes iDJ Live, NS7, Mixtrack Pro DJ controllers, intros new Orbit wireless option
- Orange Amps updates its OPC once more: Intel i7, 16GB RAM and a graphics boost
- Apogee revamps One and Duet audio interfaces for iOS and Mac, updates Quartet to match
Filed under: Announcements, Misc, Peripherals
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