It wasn’t that long ago that SSL products were almost priceless automatically because only large mixing consoles are manufactured. Like Focusrite, Solid State Logic has found that the market for smaller, simpler devices also has a lot to offer. This was underlined once again with its two new audio interfaces SSL 2 and SSL 2+ at NAMM 2020. The two …

Are you tired of having to move a big amplifier everywhere? You do not have enough space for displaying or storing it? Understanding the problems you are facing when traveling with an amplifier that is too bulky, Blackstar has launched a new Sonnet Series acoustic guitar amplifier kits that are ready to challenge any space and move but still meet …

Compact, easy-to-transport loudspeakers are very popular with entertainers, musicians, performers or DJs who are looking for an uncomplicated sound system solution for small to medium-sized gigs and festivities on stages or business applications. As a rule, they offer very good sound properties, can be tailored to the requirements on-site and also make a good impression on the stage. Now the …

Shortly before winter NAMM 2020, there was a bang from PioneerDJ had launched a new flagship DJ mixer, the DJM-V10. The Pioneer DJ controller breaks the common Pioneer 4-channel layout and beams the manufacturer’s mixer line-up into a new era. The desk comes with a full 6 channels, new FX, double send/return, and multi I/Os and now uses a 4-band …

With Nautilus, Korg USA launches a new music workstation series that uses a revised Kronos base and wants to redefine the direction in the upper mid-range workstation segment with a fresh concept. In its structure, the Korg Nautilus Music Workstation works with revised versions of the well-known nine sound engines of the Korg Kronos and promises a completely changed and much …

Korg has surprisingly brought the MS-20 FS keyboard synthesizer to the NAMM 2020 show. This form has already existed before, since then in a kind of DIY kit with an edition of 1000 pieces.  Despite Behringer’s challenge to Korg with the K-2 or precisely because of this, Korg is bringing the MS-20 in full-size, previously available as a mini, and in four …

With five new products from the EleMent series, audio specialist Mackie is expanding its USB condenser microphone portfolio. This includes three new Mic condenser, a desktop microphone boom arm, and a pop filter. In addition, Mackie is now offering the MC-100 headphones separately, which were previously only available in bundles. Craig Reeves, Mackie Product Manager: “The EleMent series offers exactly what Mackie customers …

With the PSR-EW310 Portable Keyboard, Yamaha is expanding the PSR-EW series with the successor model of the PSR-EW300, which aims to make it easy for beginners and ambitious hobby musicians to enter the world of electric keyboards.  Equipped with an LCD backlit display for better representation, and this new entry-level keyboard is a 76-key version which also available in the 61-key version.  With the …

It’s been a while since Pioneer DJ introduced us to new DJ headphones. With the HDJ-CUE1 BT, the manufacturer is now presenting a new near-ear sounder into the ring that wants to fight for a regular place on your head and in the pulpit. These audio headphones are not only in reference to DJs, for party, outdoor and club use, but …

The little Korg volca sample is entering the next evolutionary stage and offers a whole range of innovations and features for fun. The Korg volca sample 2 is a next-generation digital sample sequencer based on its successful predecessor but brings numerous improvements and new features as a consistent further development.  First and foremost, the compact sample sequencer now offers a MINI-USB socket, through which samples in the device …