Sennheiser Group announced that will be showcasing the latest developments from Neumann, Dear Reality, Merging Technologies and Sennheiser in two demo spaces at the 2024 NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, including the Sennheiser Group Live Room (demo room 18806) and the Immersive Demo Room (18808)
Demo room 18806 will offer visitors a chance to explore the histories of Sennheiser and Neumann by showcasing both companies’ timelines. A focal point will be the unveiling of Sennheiser’s latest addition to its professional studio portfolio, with attendees having opportunity to engage with the product for the first time.
Additionally, a dedicated wireless station will feature the Evolution Wireless Digital family of wireless microphones, Digital 6000 wireless mics as well as XS Wireless IEM and evolution wireless G4 IEM systems.
An insulated “Whisper Room” will accommodate select Neumann microphones for demo. Moreover, Neumann will announce three new products. The MT 48 audio interface will receive a feature update, which, among other things, will allow working in immersive audio formats. Another focus is live sound: Neumann will show an omni capsule for the Miniature Clip Microphone (MCM) system as well as goosenecks of various lengths. Also on display will be additions to Neumann’s family of vocalist capsule heads for wireless systems.
Two workstations will offer a hands-on experience of accessible immersive workflows. Dear Reality will introduce the successor to its dearVR PRO immersive spatializer plugin, dearVR PRO 2. This plugin adds another layer of spatial experience to any professional audio production. Visitors can experience ways to control the DAW in VR with Dear Reality’s dearVR SPATIAL CONNECT as well as monitor spatial audio mixes through headphones with the dearVR MONITOR mix room plugin.
The second immersive workstation will showcase Merging Technologies audio interfaces. A highlight will be the company’s Venue Mission software for the Anubis audio interface that’s designed to provide control over the entire audio ecosystem via a user interface that has a 16-channel mixer at its heart.
In addition to product demonstrations, the Sennheiser Group Live Room will have a stage with daily seminars. Monitor engineer Salim Akram, Grammy & Emmy awarded broadcast audio producer-mixer Michael Abbott, mixing engineer Brandon Blackwell, Sennheiser’s Jimmy Landry as well as music producers Mark Needham and Daniel Rowland will share insights on topics ranging from navigating a journey in live audio to the role of AI in music production. A panel discussion with music industry creators including Sean Daniel (@sean_daniel_music), Steve Onotera (@samuraiguitarist), John Matos (@abioticjohn), Emily Harris (@GetOffset) and Larry Orsini (@larryohh), as well as a closing session with Blake Shelton’s drummer Tracy Broussard will further enrich the presentation.
Meanwhile, demo room 18808 will provide immersive presentations utilizing Neumann KH monitors as well as Merging Technologies’ Anubis and Hapi MK II audio interfaces configured in a 9.1.6 and 360 RA immersive sound setup. The Neumann Soundstage will provide masterclasses by music producers and engineers such as Ronald Prent, Eva Reistad, Matt Wallace, Will Kennedy, Elliot Scheiner, Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen, Michael Romanowski, Jimmy Douglass, Chuck Ainlay, George Massenburg, Jim Anderson, Ulrike Schwarz, Eric Schilling, Herbert Waltl, Frank Filipetti, Sylvia Massey and Justin Gray.
“At Sennheiser, we’re excited to collaborate with some of the brightest stars in the industry and invite them to share their knowledge at this year’s NAMM Show,” says Ed Capp, sales director Americas. “This promises to be an exciting event, featuring the unveiling of a brand-new studio product and showcasing a selection of top solutions from the Sennheiser Group, all available for demos and testing by show visitors. Be sure to stop by demo rooms 18806 and 18808 for an unforgettable audio experience!”
