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Yamaha's majestic grand piano sounds amazing, but its samples are usually only found in large, cumbersome digital pianos. Yamaha is well-aware that there is a demand for simple products, and has released the Piaggero series to facilitate that need. This series includes four new models, the NP-32, NP-32WH, NP-12 and the NP-12WH.

Fender has always managed to innovate and amaze their fans, and this time, they've done it again with the new Bassbreaker series of amp heads, combos and extension cabinets. The various models are finished in a sober grey tweed but each is sure to grab your attention with its seemingly dual personality.

Good things come in small packages, Alesis is well aware of that. No wonder they've come up with the V-Mini, a remarkably compact USB keyboard with 25 mini keys and various other controls. Are you curious yet?

Any time's a good time for a party, and getting one started isn't a problem with the help of some music and party lights. Usually, however, that means you'll have to stay near a wall socket. For those occasions when you find yourself without a readily available power supply, Alesis presents their latest battery-powered speaker, the TransActive VU.

Hercules are well known for their compact, affordable DJ controllers that are excellent value for money. Normally, they follow the traditional setup of two decks with jog wheels, and a compact mixer section. With the Hercules P32 DJ, however, they break from tradition by offering a versatile DJ controller with two grids of 4x4 performance pads!

Today at NAMM 2016, Zoom revealed a revolutionary machine, the ARQ Aero RhythmTrak, which takes the producer out of the booth and onto the stage. It's a drum machine, sequencer, synthesizer, looper and MIDI controller in one. The most remarkable thing about it though, is its removable ring with illuminated pads that acts as a wireless remote control.

Mackie seems to be on a roll at this year's NAMM. They've already introduced two pocket-sized digital mixers, but with their new DC16, they're approaching mixing from an entirely different angle. The DC16 Control Surface is far from small, but opens up a world of possibilities in combination with the DL32R mixer.

Digitech and DOD are raising the bar with these two new pedals. Both possess unique characteristics that any guitarist will find irresistible! The Looking Glass by DOD is a rugged overdrive pedal with circuitry designed by the legendary, ultra-sensitive class A FET, featuring dual gain ranges and hybrid pre and post gain, bass and treble controls. Digitech's new pedal, the TRIO+ is the new-and-improved version of the TRIO pedal that was launched at NAMM last year. Essentially, it's a drummer and a bassist wrapped up in a single pedal, but slightly better and with more options than the previous version.

Featuring just a few microphone inputs and a volume knob, the iConnect AUDIO2+ may look like any run-of-the-mill interface, but don't let that fool you. With this new audio interface, iConnectivity offers you unparalleled freedom.

Mackie has a lot of fun stuff to show off at the NAMM show this year. Besides the SRM1550 active subwoofer, a great addition to the popular SRM series, they have also developed the ProDX series of digital pocket-size mixers.