The big NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show is going on through this Sunday in Anaheim, California, so we thought we’d bring you a few of the highlights debuting there. Among the beauties on offer is Native Instruments’ Maschine Groove Production Studio, a hard / software combo loaded with 5GB of samples, 16 illuminated pads for making beats and patterns, two high resolution displays, and eight rotary encoders. The Stealth Pedal maraudes as a wah, but acts as an assignable expression pedal, with a double footswitch and the option to add a third pedal via USB, with a 24-bit USB audio interface and software. The Akai APC40 is a MIDI control surface designed in conjunction with Ableton to work out of the box with Live on a PC or Mac. Last (but surely not least) Roland’s resurrected the AX-7 with the updated and delicious AX-Synth “shoulder keyboard” AKA keytar. This bad boy’s got 49 keys, 7 LEDs, tons of control options, and a 128-voice polyphonic sound engine which is editable with included software. Check the gallery of each glorious item — and yes, we know that Edgar Winter’s not playing an actual keytar in the video (it’s just a giant keyboard strapped to his insane body), but seriously, who cares?
Gallery: NAMM Gallery
Read – Maschine Groove Production Studio
Read – The NAMM Show
Read – Stealth Pedal
Read – Akai APC40
Read – Roland AX-Synth
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