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January 11, 2006


TABLE OF CONTENTS

·Come See the 'Show'
·New Products at NAMM
·NAMM Events: Day Two

Digidesign and M-Audio partner with Dell, Intel and Microsoft to present The Show Room at NAMM. Check out performances and technology demonstrations featuring BT, Junkie XL, Jackson Browne, Faith Evans and many more in Room 212A at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Show Room will also feature live musical performances by artists representing the very best in their respective genres.

Veteran sound reinforcement engineer and six-time TEC Award-winner Robert Scovill will demonstrate Digidesign's revolutionary live music console, VENUE, to mix many of these noted artists.

You'll see in action high-performance Dell Precision™ 670 workstations powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, and Dell Precision M70 Mobile Workstations powered by Intel® Pentium® M processors, both featuring Windows XP Professional.


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Do your powered speakers hum? Does your console start humming when the lights are dimmed? If so, check out THAT Corporation's InGenius® Balanced Line Receiver technology at NAMM (Booth 1744) and hear a live demo of the quietest IC input stage. InGenius acts like a transformer, but at a fraction of the cost. One listen will make you a believer!
For more information about THAT's full line of analog integrated circuits, visit www.thatcorp.com.


PRODUCTS
CLEARSONIC MEGAPAC PORTABLE SOUND BOOTH
MegaPac is the latest IsoPac portable isolation booth from ClearSonic. MegaPac features 360 degrees of acrylic shielding to create the company's best-performing isolation booth yet. All ClearSonic products are portable and modular so that they can be used to solve many different acoustic isolation problems onstage or in the studio. Retail: $2,599. NAMM booth: #1017. 330/650-1420 www.clearsonic.com

THAT 4315 ANALOG ENGINE
Configured for almost any analog dynamics or gain control application, the THAT 4315 Analog Engine(r) delivers excellent audio thanks to the chip's Blackmer(tm) VCA and high-accuracy, wide-range RMS level detector. The VCA provides a wide 100dB control range, -98dBV total unity-gain noise and typical distortion of only 0.07 percent. To top it off, the THAT 4315 was designed for battery operation, drawing a meager 1.6 mA from a single 5-volt supply. Price: The 16-pin QSOP is targeted at $2.14 in 1k quantities. NAMM booth: #1744. 508/478-9200 www.thatcorp.com

PEAVEY VERSARRAY
Featuring ribbon drivers, neodymium magnets and multiple rigging options, Peavey's VersArray enclosures mark the company's debut into the high-end line array market. VersArray Series enclosure modules use special bracket-and-pin flying hardware in a highly flexible rigging system, allowing full articulation of the top boxes. With this system, users can adjust two modules away from each other in 2.5-degree increments from 0 to 15 degrees, providing for a classic straight-line array configuration or a number of angling options. NAMM booth: #5740. 866/443-2333 www.peavey.com

MCDSP EMERALD PACK
Emerald Pack is nothing less than every high-end, full-version McDSP plug-in made in one amazing bundle. Comprising Analog Channel (preamp and tape reproducer); Revolver convolution reverb; CompressorBank, the complete compressor; Channel G, the ultimate channel strip; FilterBank (every EQ made); Chrome Tone performance effects; MC2000, the complete multiband compressor; and Synthesizer One sound synthesis, Emerald Pack is the most broad-based suite of professional audio tools assembled. Price: $2,795. NAMM booth: #6526. 650/318-0005 www.mcdsp.com

DISC MAKERS REDESIGNED ELITE SERIES
Disc Makers has redesigned its Elite Series line of automated duplicator/printers. For mission-critical duplication needs, there's no better solution than Disc Makers' rugged Elite Series. Completely redesigned, the Elite includes FlexWare, a brand-new software suite that integrates disc creation, on-disc design, disc duplication and printing in one easy-to-use application. This gives users the complete turnkey solution to all of their DVD/CD duplication and printing needs. Price: $2,490. NAMM booth: #1791. 800/468-9353 www.discmakers.com

EZ QUEST STUDIO RACK 8
The Studio Rack 8 storage solution is uniquely designed with audio and video pros in mind. It can be loaded with up to eight drives that can be removed from your rack and used as desktop devices without the need for a base station. They can be stripped as RAID 0 for maximum capacity and speed, used as a mirrored RAID for maximum data security or serve as an archival device. Price: $1,095. NAMM booth: #6628. 951/272-2176 www.ezq.com

SERATO EXPANDS PITCH 'N TIME FAMILY
After many years as the industry standard in software for time compression and pitch adjustment, Serato will be expanding its Pitch 'n Time(tm) range in response to industry demand. Come check it out for yourself at NAMM booth #6958. www.serato.com

SERATO RANE SERIES
Designed for studio or live use and compatible with Digidesign's ICON and VENUE systems, Serato's Rane Series combines the high-end sound of Rane hardware with the functionality and creative interfaces of Serato software. The series offers three TDM plug-ins: a 31-band graphic EQ, a 10-band parametric EQ and a dynamics set (compressor, limit, gate, duck, expand and de-ess). NAMM booth: #6958. www.serato.com

EVENTS
Storytelling Meets E-Commerce, 3 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Presenter: Richard Andersen
NAMM Idea Center, Booth #5501 in Hall B
Content and commerce are becoming increasingly integrated online. Richard Anderson of eBay explores some trends and specific ways content providers can use affiliate programs to drive revenue.

The Ventures at NAMM!, 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Surf rock legends The Ventures (with special guests) will perform in the Anaheim Convention Center lobby. Free to all NAMM attendees.

2006 Yamaha Dealer Concert, 8 p.m.
Yamaha dealers will be treated to an extraordinary night of entertainment when Brian Wilson and Sarah McLachlan perform at the Hyperion Theater at Disney's California Adventure park. Natalie Cole and k.d. lang will join McLachlan and Wilson, with more performers to be announced. Tickets are available to Yamaha dealers only on a very limited, first come/first serve basis, and artists are subject to change.

JJ Guitars Night, 10 p.m.
Sponsored by leading UK guitar manufacturer, performances will spotlight two of JJ Guitars' new U.S. endorsing artists: San Francisco-based ARIEL (James Jenkins, Christian La Rocca, Walter Bush, Kristian Habenicht and Mix magazine's own George Petersen) with Southern California favorites The Shannons and more. The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Doors open at 10; show starts at 10:30 sharp.



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