Osmose Expressive E | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"The Osmose is the polyphonic synthesizer from Expressive E. It has an amazing gesture sensitive keys, sensitivity controls, and much more. A synthesizer that takes musicianship to another level"

Dubreq Stylophone Voice, On The Fly, and more | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"Chris Lady of Stylophone walks us through the many Stylophone products. We get to see the newStylophone VOICE and On The Fly. We go through the original, the Beat, and Theremin."

Mellotron | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"Markus Resch of Mellotron talks a bit of the history of Mellotron, from the analog instruments to the new units that use sound cards."

MicroKits Banan-a Synth | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"MicroKits gives us a sneak peak of their upcoming release, Banana-a Synth! A fun instrument for all ages. 'Turn everyday conductive objects into musical notes with the included alligator clips. Just clip things to the touchpad and create a path to ground. Experiment with conductivity and learn what it means to complete a circuit.'"

Korg phase8 | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"Chris Sanders of KORG shows us the new phase 8! The phase 8 is 'an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer that merges the sonic richness of the physical world with precise electronic control... Acoustic Synthesis uses physically vibrating bodies to generate sound, enhanced with the electronic control you’d expect from a synthesizer.'

Basically, you can place household items onto the synthesizer to manipulate sound and frequencies. Really innovative and new instrument!"

KORG phase8 demo | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"We're at the KORG booth checking out the new phase 8 acoustic synthesizer. Basically, you can place an item on the 'pickups' to produce a a really cool sound.

KORG.com states, 'Introducing phase8, an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer that merges the sonic richness of the physical world with precise electronic control. With envelope shaping, sequencing, analogue wavefolding, and pitch-dependent modulation, phase8 harnesses the latest Acoustic Synthesis technology developed at KORG.'"

Kurzweil SP8 and K2061 | NAMM 2026 | KUCR

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"Kurzweill states, 'SP8 Stage Keyboard delivers Kurzweil’s legendary performance DNA in a powerful, streamlined instrument built for the modern stage. Built on Kurzweil’s legendary V.A.S.T. engine, the SP8 combines authentic acoustic realism, deep synthesis, and intuitive hands-on control—giving you everything you need to command the moment.'
The Kurzweil K2061 synthesizer workstation builds on the K2000 legacy, and brings Kurzweil’s most advanced K20 series keyboard to date."

Access Virus Update in the Works?

NAMM 2018 - Christoph Kemper - KUCR Published on Feb 1, 2018

This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

Comes in right at the beginning and some talk at 9:15. Not clear what it might be, or when it might happen, but I can state this: I finally ordered a Virus TI2 desktop back in January and am still waiting to hear back. There is no word if they have been discontinued, if more are being produced, or if orders are on hold for an updated model. I'm hoping for an updated model myself. We'll see if anything is mentioned at the upcoming Musikmesse or Superbooth.

Video description:
"We speak with the legendary programmer Christoph Kemper who designed the Access Virus, the Kemper Profiling Amplifier, and much more."

Update via bacizone in the comments:

"As he mentioned, it will not happen these days. I expect around 3-4 years later, once the current DSP technology will not be is really available anymore.
See: https://synthmorph.com/blogs/news/access-virus-future-kemper-amp-virus-ti3"