NAMM 2013

I recently had the privilege of attending the 2013 NAMM show in Anaheim. As always, it was an exciting event! Here are some of the highlights:

- Abbatron's new "Genesis-Pure" instrument cable. Abbatron makes the highest level of cable components on the market, and have raised the bar with the Genesis-Pure. It's currently being blind-tested and is consistently coming out in 1st, and at 1/4th the price of the leading competitor.

http://www.abbatron.com

- Getting to meet/chat with Fabrice Gabriel of Slate/Eiosis fame about his newly relaunched "Air EQ" plugin. It looks quite strong and I think it will be a huge asset to my recording/mixing. I believe Fabrice was saying that it should ship in march.

http://www.eiosis.com

- Getting some hands-on with Steven Slate's new Raven Mtx and Mti touch-screen production consoles. They are aimed at really speeding up your workflow, and will work will all major DAW's. The price-points are also very reasonable. I believe these will be sold exclusively through GC-Pro.

http://www.slateproaudio.com / http://www.gcpro.com

- Farmer Foot Drums. These have to be seen to be believed. They are handcrafted drums/percussion instruments that are mostly played with your feet. They are absolutely perfect for solo musicians who are out gigging. They had a great sound, and seemed very well-built.

http://www.footdrums.com

- Ukuleles everywhere, as far as the eye can see.

- Standing 3 feet away from Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater as he demo'ed Synthogy's Ivory 2 virtual instrument (which is amazing, by the way). Musicians like Jordan are always very inspirational to see, because they show the rest of us what's the level of what's possible, and encourage us to keep pushing ourselves to move forward.

http://www.jordanrudess.com / http://www.synthogy.com

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Right now I'm listening to:
Don Ho (Moonlight Lady)