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Attention Grabbers
Our intrepid Editorial Director, Mitch Gallagher was at the NAMM show for the duration. While he saw hundreds of great new products, here are 20 that particularly caught his eye:
- SONAR 6.2 – The new Xray feature, which makes plug-in windows transparent so that you can leave them open while still editing and mixing the song, is competely cool.
- Vox AC15H1TVL – Limited edition handwired version of the all-tube classic with dual channels, 1/2-power switch, and gorgeous mahogany cabinet.
- Apogee Symphony Mobile – Expresscard interface providing 1.6ms latency from a MacBook Pro with any of Apogee’s converters.
- Universal Audio Xpanders – Expresscard version of the UAD-1 DSP platform for laptops.
- Korg M3 – Awesome workstation keyboard power in a unique form factor and with computer connectivity.
- IK Multimedia Amplitube 2 Hendrix Edition – All of Jimi’s guitar amp/FX gear in software form.
- Fender ’57 Deluxe – Tweed reissue guitar amp with awesome tone at reasonable volume levels.
- EVH Frankenstein – Now you can own an EXACT (and I mean EXACT) replica of Eddie Van Halen’s striped guitar.
- Roland VG-99 – The ultimate guitar processor? Tremendous power, with built-in guitar-to-MIDI conversion.
- Roland/Fender VG Stratocaster – A Fender Strat with complete Roland VG processor built right in – there’s no more versatile guitar on the planet.
- East West Fab Four – If you want the Beatles’s sounds, this is the package for you. East West spared no expense to exactly recreate all the instruments and sounds on the records in this virtual instrument.
- Didigesign Structure – Digidesign’s A.I.R. division did it right when they created this RTAS-format plug-in sampler. Amazing programmability, with an easy user interface.
- Radial Engineering ToneBone PZ-Pre – A powerful acoustic instrument preamplifier; makes a piezo sound like a microphone.
- Alesis MasterControl – Full-featured FireWire interface built into a HUI-compatible control surface.
- Peavey Windsor Studio – Sweet-sounding 15-watt Class A all-tube combo amp with built-in power attenuator and emulated recording output.
- Marshall Vintage-Modern – Picture a JTM45 or Super 100 with digital reverb and innovative Body and Detail gain controls for ultimate tone shaping. Huge, fat, and punchy sounding.
- Arturia Origin – Hardware-based digital modular synth from the modeled synth plug-in mavens.
- Mojave Audio MA-100 – Affordable medium-diaphragm pencil mic loaded with tube goodness.
- Mackie Control Pro – Streamlined next-generation expandable control surface for any DAW.
- Boss FBM-1 and FDR-1 – Modeled Fender Bassman and ’56 Deluxe amps in stompbox form!
Tune in tomorrow for more, and be sure to visit our complete report at Sweetwater.com!