NAMM Show

500 posts · by **TSC**; Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:53 pm NAMM Show

Hey guys - are any of you going to attend NAMM?

874 posts · by **stikygum**; Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:00 pm

How do you even get a ticket? Don't you have to have an invitation or something?

4644 posts · by **valley**; Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:40 pm

TSC wrote:Hey guys - are any of you going to attend NAMM?

I was toying with the idea, but ended up being far too busy to take the time off work.

10295 posts · by **justin3am**; Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:05 pm

stikygum wrote:How do you even get a ticket? Don't you have to have an invitation or something?

You have to be a NAMM member or a guest/employee of a member.
http://www.namm.org/membership

4644 posts · by **valley**; Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:15 pm

justin3am wrote:
stikygum wrote:How do you even get a ticket? Don't you have to have an invitation or something?

You have to be a NAMM member or a guest/employee of a member.
http://www.namm.org/membership

Interesting, I didn't realize that the Winter NAMM lacked a public day. I wouldn't have been going anyway then.

1120 posts · by **skipkent**; Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:24 am

Now why in the heck would I want to go to Anaheim California with all that irritating sun, slack and annoyingly soothing off-shore coastal breezes when I can stay right here and enjoy my nice, cool New England Winter(TM) and slip on the ice and crack my head and other fun things like that?

And all those girls walking around in tight shorts and stuff? And all those piles of music junk all over without a single smog-and-grime-encrusted snow bank in sight? No swirling dervishes of wind, sand and road salt to embrace my face as I walk along the side walks?

WhaddyafugginreTAHded? No THANKS pal.

I'm staying right here.

:cry:

1476 posts · by bk; Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:16 am

The first few times, I thought going to NAMM was cool. That was when I didn't have to go. Then the next few times (when I did have to go), it was an annoyance. Now that I don't have to go, I haven't gone in years.

Ugh. All that noise in one room. It's hard for musicians to tune it out.

Unless the manufacturer has a private room, it's impossible to really demo anything.

Having said that: If I could go this year, I would. :hihi:

500 posts · by **TSC**; Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:26 pm

For Tracktioneers, it all starts again here...... Although being in Anaheim is not a necessity

2788 posts · by **mandolarian**; Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:38 pm

Yes!!! Let's make some noise! Let the halls of Anaheim be filled with the sweet grunts of groundhog joy bouncing wildly off the unwitting bipeds with badges who thought they were getting a quiet week away from all the local groundhogs.

1074 posts · by **mcnelson**; Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:41 am

I'm confused.

If Tracktion is no longer related to Mackie, then who is announcing what at NAMM?

:?:

249 posts · by **mfkne**; Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:06 am

mcnelson wrote:I'm confused.

If Tracktion is no longer related to Mackie, then who is announcing what at NAMM?

Jules & Woody & Dave have founded a new company called "Tracktion Software Company" (www.tracktionsoftware.com). They hold the rights on Tracktion and will present T4 at NAMM. Mackie is out of the race ;-)

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2930 posts · by **pough**; Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:53 am

I'm curious to know why things remain secret and get announced at NAMM still. Aren't most of the users and potential users here, waiting for no or little reason? Aren't most of the people at NAMM checking out guitars or synths or boobs? For such a future-looking product, NAMM just seems like a dinosaur delivery.

What's the value in taunting the people who want it for the sake of people who probably don't?

1475 posts · by **bungle**; Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:54 am

So why arent they listed at NAMM, Starting to worry here that this "No more Mackie" hype is exactly what i was told by somebody normally in the know the other day, this "Independent" company is still under Loud and as such is Mackie by another name

I really hope to be proven wrong, but if it is Loud then it is going to end up exactly as it did before.

1059 posts · by mr; Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:58 am

pough wrote:I'm curious to know why things remain secret and get announced at NAMM still. Aren't most of the users and potential users here, waiting for no or little reason? Aren't most of the people at NAMM checking out guitars or synths or boobs? For such a future-looking product, NAMM just seems like a dinosaur delivery.

What's the value in taunting the people who want it for the sake of people who probably don't?

press... media... influent people

1074 posts · by **mcnelson**; Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:21 am

bungle wrote:So why arent they listed at NAMM, Starting to worry here that this "No more Mackie" hype is exactly what i was told by somebody normally in the know the other day, this "Independent" company is still under Loud and as such is Mackie by another name

I really hope to be proven wrong, but if it is Loud then it is going to end up exactly as it did before.

That's exactly what I thought. We all checked the NAMM site and couldn't see anything related except Mackie / Loud Tech. Plus, the Audio Agent involvement hints towards a Mackie / Loud influence somewhere in the mix.

TBH, I don't have any objections to an independent TSC operating under Mackie.

In other news, I assume KVR member TSC=Woody?