NAMM 2016: Fender

Fender had some dazzling guitars this year including the Custom Shop Music Repeater Telecaster among other many limited editions, and their new Bassbreaker guitar amps made for the stage or the studio with onboard switchable vintage-style treble boost.

iZotope Introduces New Breed of Delay Effects with the DDLY Dynamic Delay Plug-In (MOMENTARILY FREE)

Available for free through March 10,

new effect responds to a track's dynamics to create intriguing delays

Cambridge, MA (February 9, 2015) - iZotope, Inc., makers of award-winning tools for audio production, is announcing the release of DDLY Dynamic Delay, a one-of-a-kind delay plug-in that reacts to a track's musical dynamics to create versatile and experimental delays. As an extra bonus during iZotope's 15th birthday celebration, DDLY will be free for a time-limited special promotion through March 10, 2016. DDLY combines top-shelf analog and granular delay with a dynamic responsiveness to incoming audio, providing both conventional and unconventional effects on a variety of instruments. The plug-in is well-suited for drums, vocals, synths, guitars, and any other source with a strong range of dynamics and expressiveness. On a drum track, for example, users can add echo to only the harder attacks of the kick and snare. For vocals, musicians can exploit the full range of a vocal performance, with subtle delays on calmer verses and more intense delays during the big moments of a chorus. "When we created DDLY, we wanted to provide a fresh, new delay-driven playground for musical creativity. Whether you're feeling timid or adventurous, we strongly encourage experimentation," comments iZotope Product Manager Matt Hines. "With DDLY, keep it clean, make it wild, or anything in the middle -whatever feels right for you." Key Features: Two delays in one: DDLY analyzes audio based on an adjustable threshold to determine what to send to the top delay and what to send to the bottom delay. Adjust the Intensity to affect how strongly the signal is split between the two-great for a punchy delay on the harder, transient crack of a drum and a shuffling delay on the main beat elements.   Customize your delay: Both delays have two modes to choose from: Analog or Grain. Analog produces warm lo-fi delays with smearing and nostalgic degradation. Grain produces melodic, symphonic, and futuristic sounds for truly new soundscapes.   Responsive interface: The interface of DDLY Dynamic Delay reacts to the material on which it's applied to give unique, real-time visual feedback. As the knobs come to life, the sound gets more compelling.   DDLY Dynamic Delay runs as a plug-in in your favorite audio editor. Availability and Pricing DDLY Dynamic Delay is available now at www.izotope.com/ddly and at select retailers. DDLY Dynamic Delay is offered free of charge through March 10th, 2016. Limit one, non-transferrable copy per customer during this period. After March 10th, 2016, DDLY Dynamic Delay will be offered for $49 USD (€49.95 EUR).   Learn more about DDLY Dynamic Delay at www.izotope.com/ddly

NAMM 2016: Line 6

Line 6 was celebrating 20 years and presented the new Helix guitar processor, the FIREHAWK 1500 stage amp, RELAY G10, a wireless guitar system, a compact amplifier called the AMPLIFi 30, the FBV 3, a foot controller for the Line 6 amps, and had special guest, Matt Scannell from Vertial Horizon speaking.

NAMM 2016: ESP

ESP had a number of dazzling guitars to show this year with many new custom models and artist features. Javier Reyes of Animals As Leaders & Mestis arrived as a performing guest:

NAMM 2016: Loud Technologies - Mackie & Ampeg

Mackie was presenting both a professional and personal PA this year as well as many new mixing tools.



The ProDX 4 & 8 allow for a simple, compact, and intuitive mixing tool that allows for wireless control and streaming with built-in processing and all the right I/O. The app unlocks a number of processing tools like EQ and compression.

The Axis Digital Mixing System

The DL32R is a new intuitive mixing tool. It comes with 32 channels with digital mixing controlled wirelessly from the Master Fader app. Need recoding? It also has fully-loaded DSP and direct-to-disk mutli-track recording/playback.

Mackie Reach is an all-in-one professional PA system with flexible built-in stage monitoring with a built-in 6 channel digital mixer with wireless streaming controlled with the Mackie Connect app.



FreePlay is a stereo PA with a portable, battery-powerable design with bluetooth music streaming from any device and connections for mics, guitars, and more. You can control it from anywhere with he Mackie Connect app.

Ampeg had few artists stop by, including Mike Inez, Juan Alderete, Eva Gardner, Pablo Stennett, Hutch Hutchinson, Bob Glaub, and Robert Trujillo. One new product they were presenting was the SCR-DI which includes the classic Ampeg tone made for the bass player. It has a dedicated XLR balanced line out with ground lift, affected 1/4" output, unaffected 1/4" thru, an EQ, classic 3-band tone stack, a Bass Scrambler overdrive, it's very durable, and it's footswitchable.

NAMM 2016: IK Multimedia Celebrates 20 Years!

Starr Ackerman

IK Multimedia was Celebrating their 20th Anniversary at the NAMM Show this year! Special guests included Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and Gavin Lurssen, Chief Mastering Engineer of Lurssen Mastering!

Some of their newest releases included the iRig Mic Lav as presented by the beautiful Starr Ackerman on the left, and the iRig Acoustic.

Jordan Rudess demonstrates sample Tank 3:

NAMM 2016: Jack Pharaoh - Monster GO-DJ

This year we spotted Jack Pharaoh jamming on Monster Go-DJ Device: