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summer namm 2010

Summer Namm was held here in Nashville and for the first time it was open to the public so I had to go. I had a great time. Got to see some cool products and attend some interesting seminars. MXL new channel strip was very nice. It was a transparent mic pre and compressor in a 1U rack space. The rep said it would cost around $500 when it was released. MXL also had some new mics they were showing off.

Rackwriter definitely caught my eye with their product. It was a rackmountable dry eraser board for your rack. This was brilliant! No more using masking tape on your rack. I have to get me a couple of these. The Yamaha Terion was pretty cool, but I couldn't see myself using for serious production, and it was a pricey. Beamz interactive music system made my jaw drop. Hand activated triggering of music samples. I was even more blown away when the rep said I could load in my own samples. Think this product would cost a $1,000 I was shocked when he said it was only $200. I vision kids having fun this but then I could see DJ's using this to trigger songs.

I'm not a guitar player but guitars is mostly what Summer NAMM is all about. The show is I would say 70% guitars. Below are some pics and videos of my visit to Summer NAMM 2010.

Nashville Musicians Hall of Fame

I went to the Musicians Hall of Fame this past Friday since they will be closing their doors for good this weekend due to new construction going on downtown Nashville. The Hall of Fame was nice but what really caught my attention was the recording console used by Owen Bradley. Quoted by the older lady next to me as I observed the console "Nashville would not be what it is today if it wasn't for Owen Bradley." The console was the oldest one I have ever seen. Its like I was looking at an SSL's great ancestor. From the description posted above the console, this was the first recording console in the Quonset Hut studio on Music Row, also known as CBS studio B. Took some pics and shot a short video. Enjoy!