For the past five years I have gone to NAMM to take photos and post about (mostly) eurorack modular synthesizers for the relatively small community of users and manufacturers. Though I think this community has grown so much during this short time, and is now getting so much coverage, that perhaps my services are no longer needed and maybe I should retire after this year. We have hit the turning point where there are so many new modules (and manufacturers) that it is difficult to keep up with all of them, so I’m sure I’ve missed some stuff this year. Below are a ton of pics – click on them for hi-res. Enjoy!
Eurorack’s all grown up and no longer downstairs at NAMM!
As some of you know, I am a helper elf for Noise Engineering. This year I helped prepare for NAMM at the NE HQ. The Noise Engineering modules are in new shallow aluminum cases from Sub Modular.
Absurdly, I didn’t take any close-ups of the NE stuff at NAMM, but I’ll update this post with some later. Here’s the Noise Engineering booth. Thank you, Stephen, for the NAMMM badge!
The Tiptop booth. Always great to catch up with Gur and Tomio. The new cases are looking great, and watch for several new Z-DSP cards coming soon – they sound amazing!
Make Noise. Got a tour of the new Tempi module…
and tinkered with the 0-Coast
Had a great time with the Malekko crew this year. Congrats on the Roland collaborations!
New cases and modules.
Rad dudes
Cool new pedals
How cool? this cool. Shredworthy even.
4MS rig featuring a new stereo delay with a huge amount of memory (3 mins, I think?)
Audio Damage had some cool custom cases and were showing their new drum module.
I’m pretty sure Chris just told that guy I’m a dork.
Bastl’s crazy rig. I shot a video that I’ll try to get up here later.
WMD booth. Great chatting with William and the WMD crew.
Verbos booth.
Vermona monosynth and modules.
Abstract Data’s rig.
Intellijel had new cases and modules, including the new Rainmaker module.
The case has an intentionally deep lid for keeping it patched in transit.
Pittsburg’s new stuff.
Koma’s rig.
Industrial Music Electronics (formerly The Harvestman) set up.
Sputnik had a bunch of new stuff.
Snazzy’s case and new pedal.
Endorphin’s rigs.
Synthrotek
ZVex entries into euro. I love my Fuzz Factory guitar pedal, so this should be interesting.
STG
At the Big City booth I played this insane Schmidt synth and a real Mellotron.
Moog had a crazy cool set up with a ton of Mother 32s. I can’t help but think the Modular on the Spot gatherings inspired this desertscape arrangement!
Moog also had some museum pieces set up.
Obligatory Stevie Wonder pic (on the escalator)
Oberheim/Dave Smith stuff
OB-6!
Two Voice
The Linnstrument is really fun and playable.
Three New Pocket Operators from Teenage Engineering.
There were several new euro manufacturers I was unaware of below, such as Rossom.
Mordax
Soulsby
AOA
DT
Birdkids
I think I may have to own one of these someday – Rickenbacker 12 string.
And to wrap up, some random weird stuff:
I saw a lot of friends, met some new ones and had a great time. Hope you dug the pics.
Cheers! (that’s Steven from Noise Engineering and Chris from Sub Modular)
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