The NAMM Show, the global crossroads of the music products, sound and entertainment technology industries, returns to Anaheim, California January 25–28, 2024.

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 2018 News

NAMM 2018 Show Report - New places and faces

February 27, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Soundware, Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Rack Extension, AES, AVB Switch, Eventide, Grammy, iRig, Jordan Rudess, MIDI, Mike Garson, MMA, MPE, NAMM, Native Instruments, Presonus, Stomp I/O, TEC Awards, KVR Audio, AmpliTube 4, Orange Vocoder AU, Auto-Tune, Studio One Professional, Pro-L 2, AmpliTube Fender for iPhone, Auto-Tune Live, MasterCheck, Gig Performer, Syntronik 1, The Orchestra, Helix Native, Auto-Tune Pro, PRS SuperModels, Roland Cloud

Zynaptiq announces Orange Vocoder 4

February 6, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Zynaptiq, Orange Vocoder AU

accSone releases crusher-X 6.5

January 30, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, accSone, crusher-X

Realitone releases Hip Hop Creator for Kontakt Player

January 29, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Realitone, Kontakt, Kontakt Player, Hip Hop Creator

Audulus LLC announces Audulus 3.5 - New UI & iOS 11 Files Integration

January 26, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, iOS, NAMM, Audulus

Elektron releases Digitone - Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer

January 26, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Elektron

Apogee announces DualPath FX Rack Plug-ins at NAMM 2018

January 26, 2018

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Apogee

Waves Audio announces PRS SuperModels Guitar Amp Plug-in

January 26, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Waves, PRS SuperModels

Steven Slate Drums 5 announced at NAMM 2018

January 26, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Steven Slate, Steven Slate Drums

Acustica Audio and D.W. Fearn release Ruby - a plug-in representation of the VT-5 stereo vacuum tube passive LC Equalizer

January 26, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Equalizer, Equalizer/Preamp, NAMM, Acustica Audio, Aquarius

Wavesfactory announces Spectre multi-band enhancer plug-in for Mac and Win AAX, VST & AU

January 26, 2018

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

Positive Grid releases BIAS Amp 2 - Virtual Amp Designer

January 26, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Positive Grid, BIAS Amp 2

Soundtheory releases Gullfoss Intelligent Equalizer Plugin for Mac at NAMM 2018

January 26, 2018

Tags: Effect, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Soundtheory, Gullfoss

IK announces iRig Stomp I/O

January 25, 2018

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, iOS, NAMM, IK Multimedia

Yamaha announces SampleRobot Pro Montage Edition

January 25, 2018

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, Montage, NAMM, SKYLIFE, Yamaha, SampleRobot Pro, WaveRobot

Avid releases Sibelius 2018

January 25, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Avid

Avid releases Pro Tools 2018

January 25, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Avid, Pro Tools Ultimate

IK announces Leslie Collection for AmpliTube and T-RackS

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, IK Multimedia, AmpliTube 4, T-RackS CS, AmpliTube Custom Shop

Native Instruments announces NKS effects at NAMM 2018 - Waves and Softube revealed as launch partners

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, NAMM, NKS, Native Instruments

Teenage Engineering announces Metal Series - PO-32 tonic, PO-33 K.O! and PO-35 speak

January 25, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Teenage Engineering, Microtonic (µTonic)

Audified U73b Compressor now available in Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Audified, Slate Digital, Virtual Mix Rack (VMR), U73b Compressor

Universal Audio announces Thunderbolt 3 Option Card for Apollo Audio Interfaces

January 25, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Universal Audio, Apollo x6, Apollo x16

Apple updates Logic Pro to v10.4

January 25, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, macOS, Audio Unit, NAMM, Apple, Logic Pro

Celemony announces ARA 2 - Plug-ins and DAWs mesh even better

January 25, 2018

Tags: NAMM, Celemony, Logic Pro, REAPER, Studio One Professional, Celemony Melodyne 4 Studio

Hotone releases VStomp Amp for Mac & Win VST, AU & AAX with Intro Offer

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Hotone Audio, VStomp Amp

Deskew Technologies releases Gig Performer 2.0 - includes rig manager, multi-track recorder and scripting language for automation

January 25, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Deskew Technologies, Gig Performer

Waves releases Scheps Omni Channel with Intro Offer

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Waves, Scheps Omni Channel

Roland Virtual Sonics announces TR-808 and TR-909 software instruments exclusively for Roland Cloud

January 25, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Roland Cloud, Roland

Bitwig Studio 2.3 Announced

January 25, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, NAMM, Bitwig, Bitwig Studio 5

Klark Teknik announces DN9630 - AES50 to USB 2.0 Converter with up to 48 Bidirectional Channels

January 25, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Klark Teknik

Antares Audio Technologies announces Auto-Tune Pro - New pitch-correction software offers revamped interface, ARA support

January 25, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Antares Audio Technologies, Auto-Tune, Auto-Tune Pro

PreSonus Ships FaderPort 16 Control Surface

January 25, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, PreSonus, Studio One Professional

Synthogy to host live performances at NAMM - Keyboard greats to showcase Ivory II Pianos

January 24, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Synthogy, ILIO, Ivory II Grand Pianos, Ivory II Italian Grand, Ivory II Upright Pianos, Ivory II American Concert D, Ivory II Studio Grands

Tegeler Audio Manufaktur releases Raumzeitmaschine - Hardware Tube Reverb with Plug-in Control

January 24, 2018

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Reverb, Tube Reverb, Tegeler Audio Manufaktur

Focusrite announces Clarett USB Audio Interfaces

January 24, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Focusrite

Native Instruments acquires loops & samples producer, The Loop Loft

January 24, 2018

Tags: Soundware, NAMM, Native Instruments, The Loop Loft

Audionamix updates Xtrax Stems to v1.1 - Now Compatible with Native Instruments' Stems File Format

January 24, 2018

Tags: Soundware, macOS, NAMM, Stem Files, Stems, Audionamix

Mixed in Key releases Captain Plugins for Mac VST/AU

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Mixed in Key, Captain Plugins

Blue Cat Audio announces "Blue Cat's Axiom" Software for Guitar and Bass

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Blue Cat Audio

NUGEN Audio updates "MasterCheck Pro" Loudness, Dynamics, and Codec Toolset to v1.5

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, NUGEN Audio, MasterCheck

Empirical Labs releases Arousor v2.1 for Mac & Win VST2, VST3, AU & AAX

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Empirical Labs, Arousor

NuSpace Audio releases Zephyr - Ambisonics Binaural/Surround Reverb for VST/AU

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, 3D Audio, Ambisonics, Ambisonics Binaural, Binaural, Chorus, Delay, NAMM, Reverb, Spatial Audio, Spatializer, NuSpace Audio, Zephyr

Sonnox release VoxDoubler - the first plug-in in new Toolbox range

January 23, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Sonnox, VoxDoubler

Spectrasonics updates Omnisphere (2.4), Keyscape (1.1), Trilian (1.4.3f) and Stylus RMX (1.9.8f) - Standalone Versions and more

January 23, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Spectrasonics, Stylus RMX, Trilian, Omnisphere 2, Keyscape - Collector Keyboards

PreSonus unveils EarMix 16M AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer and expands StudioLive AVB Ecosystem with NSB-series Stage Boxes

January 23, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, PreSonus

Analogue Solutions announces "Treadstone" synthBlock - True Analogue Mono Synth

January 22, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Analogue Solutions

Native Instruments launches Sounds.com – daily source for loops and samples

January 22, 2018

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, NAMM, Native Instruments

Yamaha to exhibit more than 90 new products and to host all-star concert at 2018 NAMM Show

January 22, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Hardware, NAMM, Yamaha

Dialog Audio releases SQ4 Sequence Processor Plug-in

January 22, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Dialog Audio, Modulation Processor 3244, SQ4 Sequence Processor

Spitfire Audio releases ÓLafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions for Kontakt Player

January 22, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Spitfire Audio, Kontakt, Kontakt Player

Audient announces iD44 USB Audio Interface

January 22, 2018

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Audient, iD44

Loopmasters announces Loopcloud 2.0

January 22, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, Loopcloud, NAMM, Loopmasters

Audified releases DW Drum Enhancer for Mac & Win VST, AU & AAX with Intro Offer

January 22, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Compressor, Drums, EQ, Gate, NAMM, Audified, DW Drum Enhancer

Rigid Audio announces Kontakt GUI Maker v2 + Pre-order offer

January 22, 2018

Tags: Windows, macOS, NAMM, Rigid Audio, Kontakt, Kontakt Player, Kontakt GUI Maker

Best Service announces Emotional Violin, The Orchestra v1.1 and Chris Hein Solo Strings update

January 22, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Best Service, Kontakt, Kontakt Player, Chris Hein Solo Violin, Chris Hein Solo Viola, Chris Hein Solo Cello EXtended, Chris Hein Solo Strings Complete, The Orchestra

PSound at NAMM 2018: New Virtual Instruments

January 20, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, iOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Accordion, Digital Accordion, Electric Piano, Fender Rhodes, NAMM, Rhodes Mk1, PSound, UVI Workstation, Vintage Accordion, Falcon, Vintage Electric

Vir2 Instruments releases Vital Series: Sticks for Kontakt Player

January 19, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Vir2 Instruments, Big Fish Audio, Kontakt, Kontakt Player

INTERNET Co. releases Sound it! 8 Basic Audio Editor for Mac and Windows

January 18, 2018

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, INTERNET Co., Sound it! 8 Basic for Windows, Sound it! 8 Basic for Macintosh

Korg announces volca mix - four-channel analogue performance mixer

January 18, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Volca, Korg

Korg announces KR-55 Pro Multi-Function Rhythm Machine

January 18, 2018

Tags: Hardware, Drum Machine, NAMM, Korg

Korg announces prologue Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

January 18, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Korg

Universal Audio ships Arrow Desktop Audio Interface For Music Creators

January 17, 2018

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Universal Audio, RealVerb Pro, Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool, DreamVerb, Studio D Chorus, dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter, EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverberator, Neve 31102 / 31102SE Classic Console EQs, FATSO Jr. / Sr., 1176 Classic Limiter Collection, UAD Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection, LA-3A Audio Leveler, Neve 33609 / 33609SE Compressor, Neve 1081 / 1081SE EQ, Neve 1073 Collection, Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection, 4K Channel Strip, 4K Buss Compressor, EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator, Cooper Time Cube MkII, Moog Multimode Filter / Moog Multimode Filter SE, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection, Harrison 32C / Harrison 32C SE Channel EQ, SPL Transient Designer, Cambridge EQ, Precision Enhancer kHz, Precision De-Esser, Precision Buss Compressor, Precision Multiband, Precision Maximizer, Precision Limiter, Precision Equalizer, UAD Trident A-Range Classic Console EQ, Manley Labs Massive Passive EQ, Precision Enhancer Hz, EP-34 Tape Echo, Studer A800, Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, SPL Vitalizer MK2-T, bx_digital, MXR Flanger/Doubler, UAD Voice of God (VOG), Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder, Apollo x6, SPL Twin Tube Processor, Sonnox Oxford Inflator, Ocean Way Studios, Apollo x16, Pultec Passive EQ Collection, Millennia NSEQ-2 EQ, Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection, UAD Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959, Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe, ENGL E646 VS Limited Edition, UAD Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962

Arturia announces MiniBrute 2S - Analog Synth/Sequencer

January 17, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, Arturia

Meet Legendary Producers at the Universal Audio NAMM Booth

January 16, 2018

Tags: NAMM, Universal Audio, RealVerb Pro, Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool, DreamVerb, Studio D Chorus, dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter, EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverberator, Neve 31102 / 31102SE Classic Console EQs, FATSO Jr. / Sr., 1176 Classic Limiter Collection, UAD Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection, LA-3A Audio Leveler, Neve 33609 / 33609SE Compressor, Neve 1081 / 1081SE EQ, Neve 1073 Collection, Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection, 4K Channel Strip, 4K Buss Compressor, EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator, Cooper Time Cube MkII, Moog Multimode Filter / Moog Multimode Filter SE, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection, Harrison 32C / Harrison 32C SE Channel EQ, SPL Transient Designer, Cambridge EQ, Precision Enhancer kHz, Precision De-Esser, Precision Buss Compressor, Precision Multiband, Precision Maximizer, Precision Limiter, Precision Equalizer, UAD Trident A-Range Classic Console EQ, Manley Labs Massive Passive EQ, Precision Enhancer Hz, EP-34 Tape Echo, Studer A800, Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, SPL Vitalizer MK2-T, bx_digital, MXR Flanger/Doubler, UAD Voice of God (VOG), Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder, Apollo x6, SPL Twin Tube Processor, Sonnox Oxford Inflator, Ocean Way Studios, Apollo x16, Pultec Passive EQ Collection, Millennia NSEQ-2 EQ, Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection, UAD Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959, Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe, ENGL E646 VS Limited Edition, UAD Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962

Novation to demonstrate workflows at NAMM 2018 exhibit

January 16, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, NAMM, Novation, V-Station, Bass Station, Automap, Novation FX Plug-in Suite, Launchpad S, Impulse 25, Twitch, MiniNova, LaunchPad App

Cherry Audio teases Voltage Modular

January 16, 2018

Tags: Instrument, NAMM, Cherry Audio, Voltage Modular Core + Electro Drums

Grammy-Winning Producer Michael Beinhorn Offers TEC Tracks Talks at NAMM

January 16, 2018

Tags: Herbie Hancock, Michael Beinhorn, NAMM

DAD Monitor Controller for AX32, DX32R and Avid MTRX Now Shipping

January 16, 2018

Tags: Hardware, NAMM, DAD (Digital Audio Denmark)

PreSonus announces Studio 1810 and Studio 1824 USB Audio/MIDI Interfaces

January 16, 2018

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, PreSonus

McDSP Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary at NAMM 2018

January 15, 2018

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, NAMM, McDSP, 6030 Ultimate Compressor, Analog Channel, Channel G, DE555 De-esser, FilterBank, ML4000 Mastering Limiter, ML8000 Advanced Limiter, AE600 Active Equalizer, EC-300, 6034 Ultimate Multi-band

Audio Modeling and Fatar will be together at the NAMM Show 2018

January 14, 2018

Tags: NAMM, Audio Modeling

MOK updates Waverazor to v1.0.4 - Linux and Audio Input support

January 13, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, NAMM, Media Overkill (MOK), Waverazor

Transformizer releases Transformizer Pro v1.1.1 for Mac & Win VST, AU & AAX

January 12, 2018

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

11 Reasons to go to the NAMM Show

January 11, 2018

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Soundware, Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, Audio Unit, AAX Plugins, Rack Extension, NAMM, SoftwareNAMM, KVR Audio