2021 NAMM TEC Winners

[Larry Shelby]

Here's a list of the winners:

Technical Achievement

Amplification Hardware - Studio & Sound Reinforcement:

JBL - DSi 2.0.

Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets:

Eventide - Blackhole.

Computer Audio Hardware:

Universal Audio - Apollo x4.

DJ Production Technology:

Native Instruments - TRAKTOR KONTROL S3.

Headphone/Earpiece Technology:

AKG - K300 Series.

Large Format Console Technology:

Solid State Logic - ORIGIN.

Microphone Preamplifiers:

Neve - 1073OPX.

Microphones - Recording:

AKG - Lyra.

Microphones - Sound Reinforcement s:

sE Electronics - V Series for Drums.

Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects:

Ampeg - Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT.

Musical Instrument Hardware:

Moog - Matriarch.

Musical Instrument Software:

Celemony - Melodyne 5.

Production Essentials:

Audinate Dante AVIO Adapters.

Signal Processing Hardware:

API - 2500+ Stereo Bus Compressor.

Signal Processing Hardware - 500 Series Modules:

AMS Neve - RMX16.

Signal Processing Software - Dynamics/EQ/Utilities:

Universal Audio - Neve 1084 Preamp & EQ Plug-In.

Signal Processing Software - Effects:

Waves - Abbey Road Saturator.

Small Format Console Technology:

Allen & Heath - Avantis.

Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers:

JBL - EON ONE Compact.

Studio Monitors:

Genelec - W371A Adaptive Woofer System.

Wireless Technology:

Shure - Axient Digital AD3 plug-on wireless transmitter.

Workstation Technology/Recording Devices:

Universal Audio - LUNA Recording System.

Creative Achievement

Studio Design Project:

Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU-FM Design.

Film Sound Production:

"1917," Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Entertainment One.

Interactive Entertainment Sound Production:

"Star Wars Jedi - Fallen Order," Respawn Entertainment.

Record Production/Album:

Hyperspace, Beck, Capitol Records.

Record Production/Single or Track:

Fear Inoculum, Tool, Tool Dissectional and Volcano and RCA.

Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast:

"Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince," CBS.

Television Sound Production:

"The Mandalorian (Season 1)," Disney+.

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Edited January 23, 2021 by Larry Shelby

[RSMcGuitar]

This one seems a bit odd to me, though I don't know the criteria.

Musical Instrument Software:

Celemony - Melodyne 5.

[TerraSin]

So pretty much everyone who decided to show something new off this year?

[Salvatore Monella]

2 hours ago, RSMcGuitar said:

This one seems a bit odd to me, though I don't know the criteria.

Musical Instrument Software:

Celemony - Melodyne 5.

In a way it is sort of a musical instrument software, in the way you can manipulate musical instruments, especially if you have the studio version.  Sibilance tool is amazing. The leveling macro makes an incredible difference going into a compressor. The chord track is not quite there yet but still pretty cool.

[LAGinz]

2 hours ago, Salvatore Monella said:

In a way it is sort of a musical instrument software, in the way you can manipulate musical instruments, especially if you have the studio version.  Sibilance tool is amazing. The leveling macro makes an incredible difference going into a compressor. The chord track is not quite there yet but still pretty cool.

So Celemony....wouldn’t this be a good time for a 50 % off sale on the Studio 4-5 upgrade??

[Starship Krupa]

3 hours ago, Salvatore Monella said:

In a way it is sort of a musical instrument software, in the way you can manipulate musical instruments....

That's a description of an effect. Maybe it's just a poor choice of category titles, but "Musical Instrument Software," sounds like software that is used as a musical instrument. The category right before it was Musical Instrument Hardware, a Moog was chosen.

They had two categories for Signal Processing Software, isn't Melodyne more of that? Their categories need to be updated, I think.

There's a single category for Workstation Technology/Recording Devices, which I guess covers DAW's because UAD LUNA was chosen. That leaves out so many other things. How about Recording and Mixing software, or Music Production Software? They have separate categories for Large and Small Format hardware consoles. Is that a hot market right now?

And a 50-year Anniversary re-issue of a valve stadium rock bass amp won a technical achievement award? The SVT was a great achievement....in 1970. In 2020 a 300W tube bass amp with an 8 driver cabinet is kind of the opposite of a technical achievement. The big achievement would be finding a dependable source of 6C4 tubes. Or a vehicle capable of carrying it to gigs.

[Grem]

7 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

n 2020 a 300W tube bass amp with an 8 driver cabinet is kind of the opposite of a technical achievement. The big achievement would be finding a dependable source of 6C4 tubes. Or a vehicle capable of carrying it to gigs.

Or the back to carry it!!