It´s nearly NAMM time, and once again CM´s troops have been drafted to the music trade expo. Though the average age of a CM staffer is somewhat older than 19 we´re still intimidated by the thought of all that music technology packed into such a small area. Possible highlights include Access Music´s new Virus TI Snow, Yamaha´s X Factor VST, and Spectraconics´ mysterious new product.
What new products would you like to see announced at NAMM 2008? Do you think hardware and software manufacturers will have anything exciting to announce, or does the industry need some time to reflect after the recent releases of new big names such as Live 7, Guitar Rig 3 and Cubase 4.1?
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