{"id":2254120,"date":"2026-01-28T08:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2254120"},"modified":"2026-01-28T08:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:14:54","slug":"best-of-namm-2026-americas-biggest-music-tech-trade-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-of-namm-2026-americas-biggest-music-tech-trade-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of NAMM 2026, America’s biggest music tech trade show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world\u2019s biggest music tech show finished last week in Anaheim. From traditional instruments to cutting-edge ideas and updates and new launches from industry behemoths, the National Association of Music Merchants show (NAMM<\/a>) is a more-than-a-century-old organisation dedicated to instrument makers, studio owners, event professionals, music education and even apparently niche \u2013 but actually hugely important \u2013 sectors like the Worship Music industry<\/p>\n

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In amongst the virtual devices, plug-ins, DAWs and gadgets on display there was also plenty of new hardware to explore. Here are eight exemplary devices for modern sonic exploration.<\/p>\n

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Korg Phase 8<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Korg Phase 8 acoustic synthesiser<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption>

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What sets the Phase 8 apart from a conventional portable synth is its blend of digital and pure analogue input. For the Phase 8 uses eight marimba-style steel resonators as an input source, translating their vibrations into sound with the infinite feedback and expression of touch.<\/p>\n

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Adjustable, tuneable and even swappable, these percussive resonators create an \u2018acoustic synthesiser\u2019, giving the Phase 8 a unique approach to sound creation.<\/p>\n

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