The 2020 NAMM Show has drawn together the latest and greatest gear from all corners of the pro-audio world. What’s new that you need to know about? You’ll find it here!
Thee of the show had audio pros flocking to see new products, gain insights from recording legends, explore new ways to handle live sound and much more. Here’s just some of what we saw!
Universal Audio has an entire immersive experience at NAMM to take visitors to the future and introduce them to Luna, a full-fledged Mac-based recording system. Due out this Spring, Luna integrates with Apollo interfaces and offers built-in Neve summing, a Studer-associated multitrack tape emulation, new instruments with Moog, and more.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Zeppelin, Beatles, Bowie, Clapton, etc.) shares his knowledge with a packed house at the Mix with the Masters booth at NAMM.
Philipp Schuster, senior product manager at Austrian Audio, shows off the new OC818 large condenser microphone, built around a CKR12 ceramic capsule constructed in Vienna
The Allen & Heath booth has been packed since the show started with engineers putting dLive and other consoles through their paces.
New Podcast Gear at NAMM included AKG’s Lyra microphone, part of a larger podcasting-oriented bundle.
The Amphion booth at NAMM features not only the company’s distinctive studio monitors but also its new Amp700 Class D power amplifier. Shipping and available for US$1,800, the Amp700 provides 2x350w at 8ohms and 2x700w at 4 ohms.
Literally towering over the rest of the show floor are Applied trusses for loudspeaker hangs
BAE Audio’s trademark UK phone booth rack is always packed with interesting offerings, and this year is no exception. Taking the center space of the entire rack is the new BAE 73EQL 500 Series unit, and a few racks above it sits the now-completed UK Sound line of ’73 offerings.
Countryman Associates is showing its B3 omnidirectional lavalier mic, illustrating the microphone’s water resistance by making it swim with the fishes.
Earthworks’ new Gravity G339 omnidirectional instrument microphone for live sound and recording is being sneak-peeked at NAMM. It sports the largest diaphragm of any Earthworks omni.
Roland Stenz, CEO of Eve Audio (and formerly of ADAM Audio…), is presenting nearly its entire line of professional studio monitors, from the diminutive-but-powerful SC203 up to the SC3012. He also has our favorite sneakers of the show.
At NAMM, this simple display is illustrating how IsoAcoustics’ new $99 Stage 1 Board isolates guitar amps and stage monitors, cleaning up their sound. The Tedeschi Trucks Band has a bunch of them on tour under its wedges.
Rupert Neve may have spent decades making some of the recording industry’s most legendary gear, but let’s face it—you haven’t really ‘made it’ until you have your own bobblehead.
Sontronics has been catching podcasters’ attention at NAMM with its new Podcast Pro dynamic mic specially developed for podcast and broadcast applications. Sporting a tight supercardioid pattern for side rejection, the UK-made mic is tweaked for capturing spoken word, requires no EQ according to Sontronics, and is compatible with typical mic stands.
Also on-hand for podcasters is the new Zoom LiveTrak L-8 mixer, designed specifically for podcasting.
SPL’s booth has a lot of mastering gear on offer, including the brand-new Mercury mastering D/A converter, located on the right.
One of the big stories of this year’s NAMM Show – SSL’s 2+ USB audio interface, clocking in at $279.
Warm Audio is unveiling its new Direct Box Active and Direct Box Passive, both built around custom-wound CineMag USA transformers.
Pedro Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Heritage Audio, pauses with the company’s entire line of offerings, including, at top, the new Heritage Audio HA-609A, a tracking/mixing diode bridge compressor.
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