NAMM 2020 - The Verge

Live coverage from the year’s biggest music conference: NAMM in Anaheim, California. Every January brings the newest in DJ gear from Pioneer DJ, Native Instruments, and more; synthesizers from the likes of Moog and Yamaha; wearable tech to enhance your music by companies like Genkii and Enhancia; and lately, demos on how AI continues to prove it’s a permanent fixture in the music-making process. The year in music tech starts here.

How to design a tour good enough for Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, or J.Lo

The company behind some of music’s biggest spectacles

Feb 24, 2020|

Moog’s new synth promises big bass in a pint-sized machine

Jan 17, 2020|

Pioneer DJ’s new mixer isn’t for the average DJ

Jan 16, 2020|

Akai’s MPC One is a cheaper and smaller music-making machine

Jan 15, 2020|

Solid State Logic put its pro tech into tiny audio interfaces for bedroom producers

Jan 13, 2020|

Roland made the Cybertruck of grand pianos

Jan 9, 2020|

Noise-canceling DJ headphones are here

Jan 8, 2020|

Roland’s A-88MKII keyboard is a sign that MIDI 2.0 is on the way

Jan 7, 2020|

The mixing secrets behind Cardi B’s Grammy-winning album

Leslie Brathwaite is the mix engineer for Invasion of Privacy

Feb 15, 2019|

Our favorite affordable synths from NAMM 2019

Feb 1, 2019|

The hairstyles of the 2019 NAMM show

Jan 30, 2019|

Five affordable new gadgets and apps for bedroom producers

Jan 29, 2019|

The music industry is fighting for its analog soul

Jan 29, 2019|

Moog’s new analog synth is more than just a growling bass machine

Jan 26, 2019|

This mouth-controlled synthesizer is the wildest instrument I’ve ever heard

Jan 25, 2019|

Native Instruments’ new keyboard controller is affordable and backpack-ready

Jan 25, 2019|

Fostex’s modular TM2 earphones can make your existing earbuds wireless

Jan 25, 2019|

Neumann’s pro studio headphones aren’t for audiophiles, but I like them anyway

Jan 25, 2019|

New Auto-Tune plug-in drops the price of pro pitch correction to $99

Jan 24, 2019|

Teenage Engineering debuts an affordable entry into modular synthesis

Jan 18, 2019|

Denon DJ’s new four-channel standalone unit shows commitment to battling Pioneer DJ

Jan 17, 2019|

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