Winter NAMM 2006 in Anaheim, California, is just around the corner (only a week away now), so time for me to figure out which of the over 1,800 exhibitor booths (spread out over 6 convention halls + Marriot Hotel) are not to be missed. Here's my preliminary list of exhibitor booths I plan to make a point to stop at:

Arena Area:
7002 LittLite (mini halogen lamps)
7800 AKG (microphones)
7800 JBL Professional (PA speakers)

Hall A:
6100 General Music (Keyboards)
6112 Ketron (Keyboards)
6210 Sony (Soundforge)
6240 Shubb Capos (GigMaster Software)
6252 Apple (Logic Audio)
6314 Big Fish Audio (Audio Sample Loops)
6321 Sound On Sound (Music Magazine UK)
6330 Presonus (Firewire D/A Interface)
6337 Sibelius (Music Notation Software)
6400 Apple Computer (Logic Audio)
6410 Mark Of The Unicorn (Digital Performer)
6420 Musitek (Smart Score)
6440 Korg (Keyboards)
6508 Finale (Music Notation Software)
6524 Yamaha Corp
6521 Shure (Mics)
6571 Electro-Voice (PA/Mics)
6579 Sennheiser (Mic & headphones)
6690, 6698 Mackie (Mixers/PA)
6700 M Audio (DA Interface)
6768 Ultimate Support Stands
6776 Casio (Keyboards)
6800 Cakewalk (Sonar)
6840 TC Helicon (Vocal Processors)
6912 Freehand Systems (MusicPad Pro)
6920 Native Instruments (Soft Synth)
6976 Audix (Mic)
6990 Rode (Mic)

Hall B:
5004 MusicPlayer Network (Keyboard Mag)
5010 Alfred Publishing
5100 Gator Cases
5300 Ace Product Group (Kaces Porter KB Cases)
5711 ProTec Cases
5715 Electronic Musician
5899 Q Lighting: Ira Cooper, Andy Cooper and Ira Planer

Hall C:
4578 Yamaha Corp
4618 Sher Music
4618 Hal Leonard
4618 Homespun Tapes
4810 Alfred Publishing

Hall D:
2652 Roland Corp (Keyboards, Sound Modules)

Hall E:
1791 DiscMakers

Level2:
205A Digitech (Vocal Processors)
210D-C Wersi (Keyboards)

Lobby:
119 Presonus
110 Digitech

Marriot Hotel:
Yamaha Corp (Keyboards)

Ok folks: Did I miss anything? Is there specific hardware gear and/or software you guys recommend I check out, or specific questions you might want me to ask of a particular manufacterer?

Lastly, who else here is going to be attending NAMM next week? I look forward to seeing AJ at the Ketron booth again, and finally having a first time opportunity to meet George Kaye as well. It would be nice to meet other fellow synthzone forum members there as well, so email me if interested in meeting up at NAMM on opening day (Thrus: Jan 19th).

Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 01-12-2006).]

Scott,

That looks like a very ambitious plan. Please don't miss the new Ketron offering. I'm sure you will check to see that it recognizes rootless chords.

You've been pretty quiet lately. I guess you are having too much fun with your T2.

Tom

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Hi Scott,

Please be sure to say hello when you visit our booth. I would love to meet you in person.

Until then,

Dave

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Wm. David McMahan
Nat'l Product and Support Manager
Generalmusic USA
GEM Community Forums

Scott,
you keep saying you haven't met me in person, but I'm sure we've met at NAMM the year I believe Nigel came with his wife and brought some T shirts along. In fact, I remember a picture being taken of you and me and it was posted on the Synthzone several years ago. You had a digital camera with you to take pictures and I think at either the Ketron booth or Yamaha booth a picture was taken. One of us is wrong, but I just got off the phone with one of the other synthzone members and he also remembers seing a picture of you and me several years ago. Could there be another Scott Yee? Just Joking.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

The BAR !!! .....

t.

Having FUN alright, but never too much.

I do look forward to seeing (and hearing) Ketron's latest keyboard offering and of course, checking out whether it includes the Scott Yee rootless chord voicing implentation as well.




Hi Dave: I'll make a special point to stop by booth 6100 and introduce myself, and of course to checkout your latest GEM Keyboard offerings.



Hi George: Unless I've come down with an early case of alzeimers, I still don't believe we've ever met in person yet. The only group shot (taken at the Ketron booth) with me in it, is of me, DanO, and AJ taken earlier in the morning:



Unfortunately, I wasn't around when Nigel arrived (later that day?), to hand out the SZ t-shirts, or to take part in that historic group SZ t-shirt shot. If anyone can come up with that shot, you'll find that I'm not in 'that' picture.

George, whatever the case, I'm really looking forward to the priviledge of meeting you (and any other SZ members) at NAMM this year. It's long overdue.

Dave, George, AJ, Steve Deming, and anybody else here interested in meeting up at NAMM. Let's exchange cell #'s via email so we can phone each other from the NAMM showroom floor, and then meet up . . . at the BAR ?!

- Scott

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Checkout this NAMM Show Music Video to get a TASTE of what Winter NAMM is all about . . . Believin' in Music!

It's a Quicktime Movie (.mov) file so you'll need Quicktime, RealPlayer, or another .MOV compatible player to open & play it.

Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 01-10-2006).]

Don’t forget Wersi.
Company: Wersi GmbH
Booth: 210D-C
Location: Level 2
Here is a link. http://www.pro-music-news.com/html/04/e90712we.htm

Bill

Thanks Bill. Exhibitor List updated.

Scott,
I just had to change my plans and I won't be at NAMM until Friday. One of my employees is taking his vaction from this Friday through next Thursday and I have to work at my store through Thursday. I'm disappointed we won't get to see each other.
Have a great time.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California