KVR Audio

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:52 am

I was wondering where all the software was. Winter NAMM and Messe usually have lots, this time around only three or four big announcements. Going to be a slow season for the gearporn magazines.

[absurd] · Post by **[absurd]** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:57 am

Summer NAMM seems to get worse every year.

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:05 am

That's a depressing thought since it will be the first time it will be anywhere near me in 2006.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:07 am

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Wopelka · Post by **Wopelka** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:34 am

do we need new gears when we don't use more than 10% of the capabilities of our current sonic arsenal?

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:42 am

Wopelka wrote:do we need new gears when we don't use more than 10% of the capabilities of our current sonic arsenal?

Offcourse we do

So far i have used about 2-3% of all my gear, and have a strange feeling that i need some more

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:47 am

I agree I was so disappointed with the press releases but maybe some more will come out soon as the guys at harmony central and sonicstate gather up all their info. or maybe not.

i enjoyed the Roland SP-404 announcement, the new sony minidisc, and the digitech looping pedal(but no midi sync? WTF?). as a gearslut i was sorely disappointed this summer. does anyone know when the m-audio portable recorder was officially released? it's up on their website now but i never saw a press release for it. just the sneak peak on sonicstate.com after musicmesse but it had no details like it does now.

EDIT: found it!!

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:03 am

It stunk......

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:24 pm

Wopelka wrote:do we need new gears when we don't use more than 10% of the capabilities of our current sonic arsenal?

It is watching the progress of the art of music technology that excites me as much as anything.

What you REALLY should be asking is why each year 200 new guitar models that have no advances are released for each one piece of technological innovation?

Trojan Badger · Post by **Trojan Badger** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:44 pm

Very little software.

For me though there was still some good stuff - the Variax 705 bass and the M-Audio 88-key stage piano looked useful for me, the Big Block Fender guitars look pretty, and Waves GTR is intriguing.

Plus I use my gear about 1hr/week (if I'm lucky) and I'm totally totally broke. So I'm kinda relieved not to be pointlessly and frustratedly lusting after gear that's out of my reach.

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:59 pm

Wopelka wrote:do we need new gears when we don't use more than 10% of the capabilities of our current sonic arsenal?

Speak for yourself, I'm doing a pretty good job of at least going to 11%.

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:05 pm

Wopelka wrote:do we need new gears when we don't use more than 10% of the capabilities of our current sonic arsenal?

if we don't use more that 10% it's because the gear is not very usable - therefor we need better gear with a better usability-factor!

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:20 pm

There was plenty of stuff there if you're into guitar and drums!

But yeah, there was so little software there by comparison. Heck, there was also hardly any audio engineering equipment: boards, strips, mics, compressors, etc.

Annaheim is pretty much acknowledged as THE event at this point (US, at least: Messe in Europe), so if software devs only have the budget to make it to one show, that's where they'll go.

- m

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:27 pm

Well I guess Live 5 DOES count, even though we knew about it, and that rocks....

SUMMER NAMM 2005 = THE WORST FRICKIN NAMM EVER?