Report from NAMM 2015

Solo audio interface, CM25s, studio condenser mic/cable, HP6s stereo headphones, 1 2m device link cable, USB cable, and recording/mixing software

M-Audio introduced the Deltabolt 1212 Thunderbolt 12-channel interface ($499) It comes with Octane X preamps, audio performance up to 32-bit, 192-kHz, full duplex 12-input/12-output simultaneous recording in a compact desktop form .

Honorable Mention

Here’s something your students will greatly enjoy: Korg introduced the new Little Bit Synth Kit ($159) It’s a build-your-own synthesizer kit that comes complete with power adapter, oscillator, keyboard, microsequencer, envelope generator, filter, delay, mix, split, speaker, battery, cable, and instructions (download) How fun is this?

Mike Klinger is the owner of The Synthesis Midi Workshop (www. midiworkshop.com), which specializes in educational sales and training in music technology. He offers music technology courses online and at his Retreat Center in Carson, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge.

Did You Know?

• Music therapy was recently found to reduce psychological stress in a study of 236 pregnant women (College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan)

• Playing music reduces stress and has been shown to reverse the body’s response to stress at the DNA-level (Dr Barry Bittman)

• Playing music “significantly” lowered the heart rates and calmed and regulated the blood pressures and respiration rates of patients who had undergone surgery (Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Neb , and St Mary’s Hospital in Mequon, Wis )

• Blood samples from participants of an hour-long drumming session revealed a reversal of the hormonal stress response and an increase in natural killer cell activity (Bittman, Berk, Felten, Westengard, Simonton, Pappas, Ninehouser, 2001, Alternative Therapies, vol 7, no 1)

MUSIC @ UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

Located minutes from downtown, the University of Portland combines personal attention with challenging academics in our nationally accredited music program.

Now offering a pre-music education track to prepare you for a Master of Arts in Teaching.

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