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NAMM Sighting: HR Giger Guitars
2/2/2006
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Ibanez had a very cool display of guitars styled by HR Giger, best known for the creature of Alien fame.
NAMM Update: Mackie Intros C4 Commander Control Software
1/31/2006
Mackie introduced Mackie C4 Commander, a software companion product for the Mackie Control C4 plug-in and virtual instrument controller that allows users to control hardware MIDI devices such as keyboards, sound modules, guitar PODs and effect processors via the Mackie Control C4.
NAMM Update: Boss Loop Station
1/28/2006
The RC-50 is housed in a seven-footswitch floor unit, and allows three stereo loop tracks to be manipulated simultaneously. Each loop track supports multiple overdubs, so phrases can be stacked one by one on each track, resulting in a monstrous layer of looped phrases.
NAMM Update: Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
1/28/2006
The new AC-3 pedal from BOSS synthesizes acoustic sounds from an electric guitar signal.
Korg BeatLab Digital Metronome
1/27/2006
Korg is expanding its offerings with the new BeatLab (BTL-1) Digital Metronome. Designed for use by all instrumentalists, BeatLab also contains tools that make it easy for drummers and percussionists to practice a variety of rhythms and styles, including the ability to use preprogrammed rudiments or user-programmable rhythms.
Behringer Expands ULTRA-DI Series of Direct Injection Boxes
1/22/2006
Behringer announced at The NAMM Show 2006 the addition of two ultra-compact passive direct injection boxes to its ULTRA-DI series – the ULTRA-DI DI600P and ULTRA-DI DI400P.
Amplitube 2.0
1/21/2006
The new AmpliTube 2 offers everything needed to craft signature guitar tones, with 5 separate modules, including Tuner, Stomp, Amp Head, Miked Cabinet and Rack Effects on 2 series/parallel guitar rigs.
Gibson Intros Digital Guitar
1/21/2006
The Gibson Digital Guitar brings the 1930s technology of conventional electric guitars into the digital age, opening a virtually unlimited array of musical possibilities for guitarists.
Behringer Intros XENYX Mixing Consoles
1/21/2006
Behringer introduced at The NAMM Show 2006 a new line of mixing consoles, the XENYX series, that offers British-style analog sound combined with a digital audio interface.
BOSS Intros Portable Digital Recorder
1/21/2006
BOSS used the 2006 Winter NAMM Show to introduce the BR-600, a streamlined eight-track studio.
Automatic Modular Self-Tuning Guitar System
1/18/2006
Tronical GmbH unveiled the first automatic self-tuning system for electric guitars.