National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the trades show to annihilate all other trade shows—if you’re in the business of “next-level” music innovation and technologies. And let’s face it; if you’re in the business of music - from producer to DJ to manufacturer to journalist to rapper (ahem, live vocoders are always evolving, Yeezy) - then staying up to date with the latest cutting-edge goodies is essential. Beatport put together an adept list of some NAMM’s inspired delights to pay attention that caught our eyes, and ears.
We were most excited by Grammy-winning Dave Smith’s new Prophet 12 polysynth. Imagine a device able to do everything other synth engines can do, including MIDI control.
