One talking point of NAMM was Peavey's first foray into the world of synthesisers, the DPM3 Digital Phase Modulation synthesiser (projected RRP: £1599). Each of the six beautifully-packaged new volumes includes three disks by a well-known artist or producer, including Nile Rodgers and sought-after session guitarist Paul Jackson Jr, as well as complete documentation. The 3U-high module offers all the features of the keyboard EPS, including the sequencer and the patch select buttons (interestingly enough), but also includes 1.7Meg of RAM (1 Megaword) standard, as well as a built-in SCSI port and eight polyphonic individual outs - in other words, a souped-up EPS.Įnsoniq also have a new line of Signature Series samples for the EPS (US: $39). Responding to the demands of the marketplace, Ensoniq unveiled a rack-mount version of the EPS sampler, the EPS-M (US price: $3295). One company missing from Frankfurt was Ensoniq, whose European distribution was in the process of changing hands during the show (speculation about which provided one of the main sources of gossip), making NAMM the company's only winter appearance. There were noticeably fewer "head in the clouds" predictions of how well equipment, technology or markets were going to fare and noticeably more new instruments with planned futures ahead of them.Īll the regular keyboard exhibitors were present with new gear to display - Roland their D5 and W30, Yamaha their V50 and C1 computer, Kawai their K4 and K1 Mk II, Korg their mighty T1 - details of which can be found in the Frankfurt show report elsewhere in this issue. Strolling through the aisles of the Anaheim Convention Centre, where the winter show is held every year, it seemed obvious that companies and dealers are starting to look a little more to the longterm future. This year's National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention put almost all those concerns to rest. Not that things were ever bad, but it had seemed over the last year or so that not everyone knew exactly where or how things were going. A feeling of renewed confidence in the electronic musical instrument industry.
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