Summer NAMM: Industry Insight
“These are iconic heroes of mine, and to have all of them on stage here tonight is wonderful,” declared a genuinely giddy Joe Lamond, CEO/president of NAMM on Thursday night…
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2013 Music Products Industry Archive
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Korg Kross Keyboard
[caption id="attachment_47810" align="alignleft"]www.korgusa.com[/caption]The Kross keyboard is a mobile keyboard workstation with audio/MIDI recording capabilities, AC or battery operation (6xAA), and a wide selection of sounds, available with 61 keys or…
Yamaha DGX-650 Portable Digital Grand
[caption id="attachment_47808" align="alignleft"]Yamaha DGX-650 Portable Digital Grand [/caption]The DGX-650, a Portable Grand digital piano, includes an upgraded piano sound and CD-quality audio recording and playback, as well as the ability…
American DJ Quad Phase Ultra Bright 32W Quad LED
[caption id="attachment_47806" align="alignleft"]American DJ Quad Phase Ultra Bright 32W Quad LED[/caption]Powered by a 32W 4-in-1 quad color RGBW LED source, this new high-tech moonflower produces 15 bright preset colors. The…
Kawai CS10 Hybrid Piano
[caption id="attachment_47804" align="alignleft"]Kawai CS10 Hybrid Piano[/caption]The CS10’s cabinet is the same one used by the Kawai K2 Professional Upright Piano. Borrowing further from Kawai’s acoustic piano history, the CS10 employs…
"Hymns Plus" by Mike Ericksen
[caption id="attachment_47800" align="alignleft"]The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Alfred Music[/caption]Alfred Music has released a variety of officially licensed sheet music from the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. These piano…
The Ukulele Fake Book from Hal Leonard
[caption id="attachment_47798" align="alignleft"]The Ukulele Fake Book from Hal Leonard[/caption]Featuring more than 400 songs in all styles, this 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” songbook features the melody, lyrics, and chords for ukulele. Songs…
TriceraSoft JustKaraoke 2.0
[caption id="attachment_47796" align="alignleft"]TriceraSoft Ships JustKaraoke 2.0[/caption]JustKaraoke 2.0 is a digital performance solution for karaoke hosts. It features new functions that eliminate the use of a “paper slip” system. The digital…
Yamaha DTX-502
[caption id="attachment_47794" align="alignleft"]Yamaha DTX-502[/caption]With almost twice the wave ROM and more than 250 additional sounds than Yamaha’s previous drum trigger module, the new DTX502 is the first to incorporate drum…
DrumFire Percussion Mount
The DA-26P Percussion Mount mounts to any round hardware tubing from 16mm to 25mm without the need for bolts and catches, secured with a single oversized thumbscrew. The internal spline…
D’Addario and Planet Waves Guitar Pick Display
[caption id="attachment_47788" align="alignleft"]D’Addario and Planet Waves New Guitar Pick Display[/caption]Planet Waves’ Large Countertop Display features a wood finish with 30 compartments for loose guitar picks. Each compartment can hold 50-75…
Gator Custom Fit G-TOUR Mixer Case for Yamaha LS9
Two new custom fitted Gator Cases models are designed to securely hold Yamaha’s LS9-16 and LS9-32 channel boards. These cases feature heavy-duty plywood construction and a laminated PVC exterior. Specialized…
Line 6 Sonic Port
[caption id="attachment_47780" align="alignleft"]Line 6 Sonic Port[/caption]Sonic Port is a compact digital audio interface that connects to an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad 30-pin or Lightning connector, enabling guitar players to…
ChordBuddy Half-Sized Kids Guitar
[caption id="attachment_47778" align="alignleft" width="66"]ChordBuddy Launches First Half-Sized Kids Guitar[/caption]ChordBuddy Jr. is a new half-sized guitar for the 4-8 age group. The miniature dreadnaught guitar (from the Perry’s Guitar line) comes…
Ohana 5-String Uke
[caption id="attachment_47776" align="alignleft"]Ohana 5-String Uke[/caption]Ohana’s 5-string tenor uses a double-course G in octave to give users extra range and versatility for strumming or finger-picking.
Ventura V19NAT Western Cedar Solid Top
[caption id="attachment_47772" align="alignleft"]Ventura V19NAT Western Cedar Solid Top[/caption]The Ventura is a Western Cedar Solid Top Acoustic Electric Dreadnought Cutaway (also available as a standard acoustic – V18NAT). The back and…
Fender Names Price VP of North American Sales
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has appointed Tony Price to the position of vice president of North American sales.In this role, Price will have sales responsibility for FMI and specialty…
Chromatics Music Playing Cards iPhone/iPad Apps
[caption id="attachment_47768" align="alignleft"]Chromatics Playing Cards Game[/caption]Knowledge Of Music offers two iPhone/iPad apps featuring its Chromatics Music Playing Cards. The apps are designed to encourage solo play of three variations of…
Grover Pro Professional Castanet Mounting Frame
[caption id="attachment_47765" align="alignleft"]Grover Pro Professional Castanet Mounting Frame[/caption]Grover Pro®’s new castanet mounting frame transforms handle castanets and makes them mountable for a table or any standard cymbal stand. This solid…
Zexcoil Pickups T-Bucker
[caption id="attachment_47759" align="alignleft"]Zexcoil Pickups T-Bucker[/caption]The Zexcoil® T-Bucker provides noise-free humbucker and single coil tones in a drop-in replacement for standard T-style guitars. The T-Bucker uses the same tone voicing technology…
MOD Kits Ring Resonator Pedal Kit
[caption id="attachment_47757" align="alignleft"]MOD Kits Ring Resonator Pedal Kit[/caption]The Ring Resonator is an octave-up fuzz effect pedal kit in an all-analog design made to capture late ’60s octave-up fuzz tones. Transformer-coupled…
Kala Honeyburst Model Classic Arch Top
[caption id="attachment_47755" align="alignleft"]Kala Honeyburst Model Classic Arch Top[/caption]Kala’s arch top series is a tenor-sized ukulele with a design reminiscent of a classic arch top guitar. The Honeyburst features a satin…
On-Stage Gear Guitar and Ukulele Capos
The GA100 Guitar Capo and GA200 Uke Capo both feature an elongated handle that fits comfortably in the player’s hand. The quick-squeeze trigger design lets players it remove instantly, allowing…