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nuary 23, 2014<br />
lume 31, No. 1<br />
NAMM PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT<br />
The Show’s Hottest New Products…<br />
All In One Place<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
If you’re a manufacturer in the music products industr y and<br />
you’re only going to make one big product launch for the year, the<br />
chances are pretty good that you’re going to make that launch at<br />
the NAMM show, our market’s biggest trade exposition and the<br />
principal MI gathering of the year. Drawing on industr y contacts,<br />
The Music & Sound Retailer was able to get advance word on some<br />
of the hottest products that are launching at the NAMM show<br />
this month. If you’re in Anaheim and trying to plan how you’re<br />
going to tackle the enormous show floor, consider this your “cheat<br />
sheet,” featuring all the new products that manufacturers believe<br />
will really make a splas<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=1"> THE NAMM SHOW ISSUE Ja Vo GET BA </a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=13"> PERFORMS UNDER PRESSURE REMIX-STATI</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=14"> ADVERTORIAL • JANUARY 2014 vi</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=17"> Road Tough. Studio Ready. Introducing the upda</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=18"> L ATEST Yamaha Adds Strings Workshop </a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=19"> New Piano, Old Soul The new Yamaha P-255 digital </a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=20"> L ATEST (L-R) Bill San</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=28"> P RODUCTS Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=29"> Designed by Musicians for Musicians. </a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=30"> P RODUCTS Don’t Be Intimidated </a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=31"> Keep Your Balance Overview: ProMark by D’Adda</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=34"> RODUCTS P Are You Receiving Me? Over vi</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=35"> NEW POWER-PACKED FOR MOBILE PERFORMERS EZwedge™ T</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=36"> (continued from cover) NAMM NEW PRODUCT SPOT</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=38"> Grand Slam EHX’s Slammi Pitch-Shifter/Harmony</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=40"> Walking On Air Hohner has released the Ai</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=41"> Mobile Mania MXL has created a full line of mics </a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=44"> Slay The Dragon On The</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=45"> Make A Prophet The Prophet 12 module, from polyph</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=46"> The Eagle Soars Deering’s Eagle II Acoustic/E</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=47"> Keep Control Odyssey’s Complete Control Series co</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=48"> Let There Be Light Tub</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=49"> Feed The Beast StudioFeed has announced bass tech</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=50"> NAMM NEW PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Pick Of The L</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=51"> MMMBop Gon Bops has added two cajon models to its</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=54"> Astounding Acoustics S</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=55"> In A Snap On-Stage has unveiled six new products </a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=56"> X Marks The Spot AIAIAI has released an entry-l</a>
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<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=58"> SPOTLIGHT ‘E’ Is For Elite Westone has launched</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=59"> Work It Yamaha’s Tyros5 Arranger Workstation keyb</a>
<a title="MSR 01 2014 Jan page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2ac39aa8?page=60"> Published as supplied by NAMM. The NAMM Sho</a>
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