The NAMM show in Anaheim, California, has long been the world’s biggest music gear convention, although in the music technology realm, it’s lost a little of its influence in recent years. That being said though, NAMM remains a significant industry event and 2025’s show was undoubtedly the biggest and busiest in several years, with major players like Roland and Behringer returning to the show floor.
MusicRadar’s Managing Editor Si Truss and Tech Channel Editor Matt Mullen sat down at the show to discuss this year’s biggest music tech stories and the hottest new products.
While we’ve rounded up a few highlights here, there’s much more to see from NAMM, for music technology fans, guitarists, drummers and beyond.
Find full demos of the gear mentioned and more NAMM videos in our NAMM 2025 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzRVf2noPwEF1p2W2HvzyZ5nbGQunUp-P
Catch up with all the news with our live show coverage at MusicRadar: https://www.musicradar.com/news/live/namm-2025-guitars-tech-synths-drums-music-gear
In this video:
00:27 – Intro: what is NAMM?
03:05 – NI meets Akai (and more)
06:57 – Behringer’s latest clones nail authenticity… for better and worse
11:40 – Melbourne Instruments’ Roto could be 2025’s best controller
13:36 – Stylophone’s CFM DF-8 filter promises both beauty and beastliness
15:44 – Donner’s L1 puts a modernised spin on the SH-101
18:27 – The stage keyboard wars are hotting up
20:08 – There’s potential in Roli’s tech if you can look past PR bluster
23:10 – Bitwig’s first hardware release wasn’t quite what we expected
Referenced in the video
Maschine 3.0 software review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPe85zq-JhI
