The NAMM Show, the global crossroads of the music products, sound and entertainment technology industries, returns to Anaheim, California April 13–15, 2023.

The NAMM Show will be hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center and will offer you a dynamic way to cover all aspects of music from products, to pro sound and live production. Preview new products from thousands of brands, enjoy special events set to live music, celebrity appearances, dozens of educational sessions tied to today's trends, and interviews with the world's top innovators, artists and professionals in the music world.

NAMM 2017 News

Acoustica releases Mixcraft 8 Music Creation and Production Software

February 13, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Acoustica, Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio, Mixcraft 10 Recording Studio

Joey Sturgis releases Toneforge Jason Richardson - Amp Simulator for Win & Mac VST, AU, AAX & RTAS

February 6, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Joey Sturgis Tones

Touch Innovations releases Kontrol Master - Ergonomic Controller

February 3, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, NAMM, Touch Innovations

KVR Audio 2017 NAMM Show Report

January 31, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Soundware, Hardware, Windows, macOS, iOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Arp, David Friend, David Rosenthal, Garbage, Guitar Center, H9, Helix Native, IMSTA, Jerry Harrison, Justin Johnson, Kenny Aronoff, Long and McQuade, NAMM, Ray Williams, ROLI, Ronnie Spector, Shirley Manson, SoftwareNAMM, Structural Effects, Talking Heads, Xchange Market, KVR Audio, Melodyne Studio, Auto-Tune, Melodyne Editor, Apollo x6, Addictive Keys Trio Bundle, Apollo x16, Console 1, Omnisphere 2, Metropolis Ark 1, Keyscape - Collector Keyboards, Regroover Pro, Softube Modular, iLoud Micro Monitor, Electric 200 Piano, Youlean Loudness Meter

Qubiq announces struQture - Plugin Development Platform with Full Featured Synthesizer, Support for Custom Interfaces, Copy Protection and Business Support for Selling

January 23, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, QUBIQ

Dave Smith Instruments announces REV2 16-Voice Poly Synth

January 23, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Sequential

Tascam announces "Track Factory" Audio Production System - Intel NUC, Sonar Pro, US-2x2 Interface, Mic & Headphones

January 23, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, NAMM, Tascam

Finishing Move releases Posthuman for Kontakt 5.5

January 22, 2017

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Finishing Move, Kontakt

Synthogy announces Ivory II Studio Grands

January 22, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Synthogy, Ivory Grand Pianos, Ivory Italian Grand, Ivory Upright Pianos, Ivory American Concert D, Ivory Studio Grands

Audiofier releases SEQui2R EX for Kontakt 5.5

January 20, 2017

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Audiofier, Kontakt, SEQui2R

Tek'it Audio releases "EQF8" & "EQP8" Parametric Equalizer Plugins

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, EQ, NAMM, Parametric Equalizer, Tek'it Audio, EQF8, EQP8

Boz Digital Labs releases "Transgressor" Drum Manipulation Plug-in for Mac & Win

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Boz Digital Labs

iZ Technology Corp announces iZ Session DAW for Windows

January 20, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, iZ Technology Corporation

Soundtoys updates plug-ins to v5.2

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Soundtoys, EchoBoy, FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, Tremolator, Crystallizer, PanMan, Decapitator, Devil-Loc, Radiator, MicroShift, Little PrimalTap, SoundToys 5, Sie-Q

Harrison announces Mixbus v4.0

January 20, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, LV2, LADSPA, DAW, NAMM, Harrison, Mixbus, XT-ME Mastering Equalizer, XT-MC Multi-Band Compressor, XT-EQ Equalizer, GVerb+, XT-BC Bass Character, XT-DS De-Esser, XT-EG Expander / Gate, XT-VC Vocal Character, 3D Triple Delay, Mixbus32C, XT-TG Tom Gate, XT-LC Lookahead Compressor, XT-DC Drum Character, XT-SC Spectral Compressor, Micro-Glide

AAX support available for all Black Rooster Audio Plug-ins

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Compressor, NAMM, Pro Tools, Black Rooster Audio, The Canary, VLA-2A, VLA-3A

Line 6 announces Echo Farm 3.0 64-Bit AAX Native Plug-in

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Line 6, Echo Farm

Plugin Alliance and Brainworx announce bx_subsynth

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx

Line 6 announces Helix Native Guitar Amp and Effects Modeling Plug-in

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Line 6, Helix Native

Plugin Alliance and Black Box Analog Design announce HG-2 Tube-Emulation Plug-in

January 20, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Plugin Alliance, Black Box Analog Design

Media Overkill announces Waverazor Synth for Mac, Win & Lin AAX, AU & VST

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Media Overkill (MOK)

Focusrite Red 8Pre Now Available

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Focusrite

Pioneer announces Toraiz AS-1 Synth (based on DSI Prophet-6)

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Pioneer

Kazrog announces Thermionik Modern Classics III, Overdrive Legends I and Kazrog Complete Collection 1

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Kazrog, Recabinet, KClip, Thermionik, masterDither

Slate Digital announces Virtual Recording Studio

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Hardware, NAMM, Slate Digital

Spectrasonics releases "Keyscape Creative" Library - 1200 Omnisphere patches for users who also have Keyscape (+Keyscape and Omnisphere updated)

January 19, 2017

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Spectrasonics, Omnisphere 1, Omnisphere 2, Keyscape - Collector Keyboards

Kemper releases Profiler OS 5.1 (Public Beta) and Rig Manager Software 2.0 introducing Rig Pack support

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Kemper, KEMPER Profiler

Teenage Engineering announces "PO-32 tonic" Drum & Percussion Synth

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, NAMM, Teenage Engineering, Sonic Charge, Microtonic (µTonic)

RapcoHorizon announces BTIBLOX Bluetooth-compatible Portable Music Streaming Device at NAMM 2017

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, RapcoHorizon

ROLI launches versatile Dashboard application to extend power of BLOCKS

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, ROLI

Waves Audio announces Dugan Speech Automixer Plug-in

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Waves

Accusonus announces ERA-N - One-Knob Denoising Plug-in

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, accusonus

Applied Acoustics Systems announces "Objeq Delay" Effect Processor for Mac OS X and Windows

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Applied Acoustics Systems

Steinberg announces HALion 6, HALion Sonic 3 and Absolute 3 at Winter NAMM

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Steinberg, HALion 7, The Grand, HALion Symphonic Orchestra, HALion Sonic 7 Collection, Padshop Pro, Retrologue, Dark Planet, Triebwerk, Hypnotic Dance, Groove Agent

Overloud releases Comp76 - FET compressor Plug-in

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Overloud

McDSP announces EC-300 Echo Collection at NAMM 2017

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, McDSP

IK announces iRig Pro I/O - Pocket-Sized Mobile Studio

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, NAMM, IK Multimedia, AmpliTube 4, T-RackS CS, AmpliTube for iPhone, AmpliTube for iPad, SampleTank 3 SE

MOTU announces M64, 8D and LP32 Audio Interfaces

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, iOS, NAMM, MOTU

Mackie announces Big Knob Passive, Big Knob Studio and Big Knob Studio+

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Mackie

PreSonus Unveils Third-Generation StudioLive Series III Consoles

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Mixer, NAMM, PreSonus, Studio One Professional

UA Apollo Twin MkII Desktop Audio Interface for Mac and Windows Systems Now Shipping

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Universal Audio

VirSyn releases ReSlice - Audio Slice Machine for iPad/iPhone

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, iOS, Audio Unit, NAMM, VirSyn

PreSonus releases Studio 2|6 and 6|8 USB Audio Interfaces

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, PreSonus, Studio One Professional

iZotope releases Ozone 7 Vintage Bundle, Neutron 1.01 update and Free Mixing Masterclass

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, iZotope, Ozone 8 Standard, Neutron 3 Standard

Focusrite simplifies Red and Pro Tools | HD combinations

January 19, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Focusrite, Avid, Pro Tools - Perpetual

Softube announces Console 1 Mk II - Selected UAD Powered Plug-Ins Support and Lower Price

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Softube, Universal Audio, Console 1

Sonnox & Avid announce Sonnox Elite Plug-ins Fundamentals Course

January 19, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Sonnox, Avid, Oxford EQ, Oxford Limiter, Oxford Dynamics, Oxford Reverb, Oxford Inflator, Oxford TransMod, Oxford SuprEsser

Roland Juno-106 Plug-Out Now Available for System-8 Plug-Out Synthesizer

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Roland

Blue Cat Audio announces Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0 at NAMM

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Blue Cat Audio, MB-7 Mixer, PatchWork

Chicken Systems updates Translator 6 and product line

January 19, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Chicken Systems, Reaktor, EXS24 Sampler, Kontakt, Live, Translator 7, Reason 12, Constructor, Instrument Manager, SamplerTools, Kontakt Assistant, sforzando, MPC Renaissance, Falcon

Apple updates Logic Pro X to v10.3 and GarageBand for iOS to v2.2 (10.1.5 for Mac)

January 18, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, macOS, iOS, Audio Unit, NAMM, Apple, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Alchemy, Alchemy Mobile

IK Multimedia releases iRig Acoustic Stage - Microphone, Preamp and Digital Processor System

January 18, 2017

Tags: Hardware, Acoustic, Acoustic Guitar, NAMM, IK Multimedia

Acustica Audio announces N4 Multi-effect Plug-in with Pre-order Offer

January 18, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Acustica Audio, Nebula2 Bundle, Nebula3 Bundle, Nebula3 Pro Bundle, Nebula3 Free Bundle, Nebula3 Server

IrcamLab releases The Snail advanced tuner for iPhone at the NAMM Show 2017

January 18, 2017

Tags: Effect, iOS, NAMM, ircamLab, The Snail

The Focusrite Group announces Addictive Keys bundles

January 17, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Focusrite, XLN Audio, Addictive Keys Trio Bundle, Forte Audio Interface, Scarlett 2i4

RF Music releases Comp87 MB v2.0 - Mac version with VST3, AU and 64-bit support

January 17, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, 3-Band EQ, Compressor, Mastering Compressor, Multi Band Compressor, NAMM, Saturation, Stereo Seperation, Stereo Width, rf Music, Comp87 MB

KVR Giveaway - Win Native Instruments Komplete 11

January 17, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, KVR Audio, Native Instruments, Reaktor, Battery, Absynth, FM8, Kontakt, Reaktor Player, Guitar Rig Pro, Massive, Kontakt Player, Komplete 14, Abbey Road 60s Drummer, Scarbee MM-Bass, Session Strings, Razor, Discovery Series: West Africa, Transient Master, Solid EQ (Solid Mix Series), Solid Dynamics (Solid Mix Series), Solid Bus Comp (Solid Mix Series), Monark, Supercharger, Session Horns

SSL announces new features for Sigma Delta - automation of Mix Busses and Monitor Section, Logic compatibility, a new Remote App and Eucon implementation

January 17, 2017

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Solid State Logic (SSL)

Hal Leonard announces "An Age Without Samples - Originality and Creativity in the Digital World" - new book by Ikutaro Kakehashi

January 17, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Hardware, NAMM, Hal Leonard Corporation

Flux:: announces IRCAM SPAT Revolution - 3D Audio Software Tool

January 17, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, FLUX::, Plugivery, Ircam Spat

Plug & Mix adds 5 new plug-ins to the V.I.P. Bundle

January 17, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Plug & Mix, P&M AMBIOSONIQ, P&M LS ROTATOR, P&M GRANULIZER, P&M VINYLIZER, P&M LIQUID AIR Q, P&M SCREAMER, P&M LOUDBASS, P&M STEREOLIZER, P&M DELUXE TILT, P&M TALKING TONE, P&M ELECTRO'Q'TONE, P&M OB LA WAH, P&M PSYCHO RING, P&M OCTAPLEXER, P&M CALIFORNIA TONE, P&M AMERICAN TWEED, P&M BRITISH TONE, P&M MAGIC QUEEN, P&M MONSTER BOOST, P&M DEGRADIATOR, P&M ECHOFLEX, P&M DIGITAL PLATE, P&M TREMOLO PAN, P&M CLASSIC FLANGER, P&M CLASSIC PHASER, P&M ANALOGER, P&M DIGITAL REVERB, P&M COOL-VIBE, P&M CHORUS ENSEMBLE, P&M RETRO FILTER, P&M TRANSCONTROL, P&M ULTRAMAXIT, P&M ELECTRO OPTICAL, P&M DISTORTED, P&M CLARISONIX, P&M DIMENSION 3D, P&M RETRO EQUALIZER, P&M RETRO COMPRESSOR, P&M BRIGHTNESS, P&M RETRO LIMITER, P&M V.I.P. Bundle, Chainer, P&M Pro Series Pack

Best Service releases Ethno World 6 Complete by Marcel Barsotti

January 17, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Best Service, Kontakt, Kontakt Player, Ethno World 5 Professional & Voices, Ethno World 6 Complete, Ethno World 6 Instruments, Ethno World 6 Voices

Volko Audio releases Q American Series Console Equalizer Plug-ins (API 500 Series)

January 17, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Analog, Analog Console, Console, Console Emulation, Equalizer, NAMM, Vintage, Vintage EQ, Volko Audio, QA, QB, QG, Q American Series

Percussa to introduce Percussa Synthor System 8 at Winter NAMM 2017

January 17, 2017

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Percussa

Acon Digital to showcase upcoming Acoustica Premium Edition 7 at Winter NAMM 2017

January 13, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Acon Digital, Acoustica, Acoustica Premium

Bitwig announces Bitwig Studio 2

January 13, 2017

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Bitwig, Bitwig Studio 5

Leapwing Audio releases DynOne - Multiband Parallel Compression Plug-in for Mac & Win

January 13, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Leapwing Audio, DynOne

EastWest and Fishman announce new line of Virtual Instruments for Guitarists

January 12, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, TriplePlay, EastWest, Fishman

TC Electronic releases VSS3 Native Reverb Plug-in with Intro Offer

January 12, 2017

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, TC Electronic

Korg Gadget all-in-one music production software coming for Mac soon

January 12, 2017

Tags: Instrument, Effect, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Korg, Gadget

Eventide to unveil "Structural Effects" and new H9 Effect at Winter NAMM

January 10, 2017

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Eventide, Tverb

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Blue Cat Audio @ NAMM 2017 in the Blue Cat Audio forum

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