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NAMM Tec Awards announces Finalists for 2025
NAMM, the world’s biggest trade show has just announced the finalists for Tec Awards 2025.
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) is the biggest music tech trade show in the world. It’s been going for over 112 years since 1902. This year it’s January 21-25, with the exhibitions open January 23-25. Every year there are a bunch of gear and software announcements leading up to NAMM and this year is no different. You can expect some massive announcements from music brands in the coming few weeks.
TEC Awards are part of the NAMM Show and have been the music tech industry’s biggest awards for years. Here are the finalists for the 2025 edition.
NAMM TEC Awards 2025 Finalists
Amplification Hardware / Studio & Sound Reinforcement
Augspurger – XS5000 4-Chl DSP Amplifier
Austrian Audio – Full Score one Premium Headphone Amplifier
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) – UXA4416 Amplifier
L-Acoustics – LA7.16
Sommer Cable – SC-Elephant Robust 3215 Speaker Array Cable
SPL – Phonitor 3
Audio Apps & Hardware / Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets
Avid – Sibelius for Android & Chromebook
Roland – GO:PODCAST Video Podcasting Studio for Smartphones
RT60 – Songzap (Version 2)
Samply – Samply for iOS
Steinberg – Cubasis 3
Yamaha – SEQTRAK App
Audio Education Technology
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) – ADAPTive Level 1 Training
Focal Press – Modern Recording Techniques: A Practical Guide to Modern Music Production, 10th Edition
Hal Leonard – Hal Leonard Recording Method for Hip-Hop, Pop, EDM, & More
Hal Leonard – The Plain & Simple Guide to Music Publishing – 5th Edition
Mix with the Masters – Mix with the Masters
Neumann – Home Studio Academy – Recording Drums Tutorial Video Series
Headphone / Earpiece Technology
Audio-Technica – ATH-M50xIB
Austrian Audio – The Composer – Premium Reference Headphones
beyerdynamic – DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition
Sennheiser – HD 490 PRO
Sensaphonics – dB Check Pro IEM and Headphone Sound Level Analyzer
Ultimate Ears Professional – UE Universal Series
DJ Production Technology (Hardware / Software)
AlphaTheta – DDJ-REV5
AlphaTheta – euphonia
AlphaTheta – Omnis-Duo
AlphaTheta – PLX-CRSS12
DJ.Studio – DJ.Studio V2.0
RANE – PERFORMER
Large Format Console Technology
AMS Neve – Genesys Black G3D
DiGiCo – Quantum 852
Harrison Audio – 32Classic
Solid State Logic – System T for Music
Solid State Logic – TriniTy
Yamaha – Rivage Version 6.0 Firmware
Microphone Preamplifiers
AudioScape Engineering – Modular Audio Products D.AM-27 Dual Channel Mic Preamplifier
Cloud Microphones – Cloudlifter X2 – Transformer Mic Activator
Gyraf Audio – G25 “VocalShape”
PuebloAudio – LAGUNA 4
Solid State Logic – PURE DRIVE OCTO
SPL – Track One Mk3
Microphones – Recording
AEA Ribbon Mics – N13 Nuvo Mid-Field Ribbon Microphone
Austrian Audio – MiCreator Studio Microphone with USB-C
Earthworks Audio – DM6 SeisMic Kick Drum Microphone
T.H.E. Company – Control One Tube Microphone
Universal Audio – SC-1 Condenser Microphone with Hemisphere Mic Modeling
Warm Audio – WA-44 Studio Ribbon Microphone
Microphones – Sound Reinforcement
Earthworks Audio – SR5117 Supercardioid Condenser Vocal Wireless Capsule
Heil Sound – RC 37
Neumann – KK 104 U / KK 105 U
Shure – Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphone
Universal Audio – SD-5 Dynamic Microphone with Hemisphere Mic Modeling
Warm Audio – WA-19 Dynamic Studio Microphone
Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects
Ampeg – Venture Series Heads
Earthquaker Devices – Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine
Hammond – Leslie Heritage 122H
Kemper – PROFILER Player
Strymon – BigSky MX Reverb Pedal
Universal Audio – UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp Emulator Pedal
Musical Instrument Hardware
Akai Professional – MPC Key 37 Standalone Production Keyboard
Alesis Drums – Strata Prime
Groove Synthesis – 3rd Wave 24 Voice Desktop Synthesizer
Hammond – M-solo
Nord – Grand 2 Digital Stage Piano
Oberheim – TEO-5
Yamaha – MONTAGE M Synthesizer
Musical Instrument Software
EastWest Sounds – Hollywood Strings 2
Moog Music – Mariana Bass Synthesizer
Softube – Amp Room ENGL Savage Mark II Suite
Sound Magic – Supreme Drums Taiko
UJAM – Virtual Guitarist SILK 2
Vienna Symphonic Library – Synchron Duality Strings
Production Essentials
AEA Ribbon Mics – TDI Active Direct Box
Genelec – 9320A SAM Reference Controller
Orange Amplification – Valve Tester MKII
Peterson Strobe Tuners – StroboClip HDC
Radial Engineering – Catapult Rack – Cat 5 Analog Audio Snake
Sound Credit – Sound Credit v7
Signal Processing Hardware
Audient – ORIA – Immersive Audio Interface and Monitor Controller
Eventide Audio – Omnipressor 2830 Au Reissue
Fairchild Recording Equipment – Model 670 Stereo Limiter
Moog Music – Spectravox Semi-Modular Analog Spectral Processor
Rupert Neve Designs – Master Bus Transformer
Universal Audio – UAFX 1176 Studio Compressor Pedal
Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules)
Empirical Labs – PUMP
Harrison Audio – 32Cpre+
Harrison Audio – Comp
Solid State Logic – B-Series Dynamics Module
Undertone Audio – UTEQ500
Signal Processing Software (Dynamics / EQ / Utilities)
Audiomovers – OMNIBUS 3.0
Harrison Audio – 32Classic Channel Strip
iZotope – RX 11 Audio Editor
Massenburg DesignWorks – MDWDRC3-Native Multichannel Dynamic Range Controller
oeksound – bloom
Universal Audio – LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip
Signal Processing Software (Effects)
Antares Audio Technology – Vocal Reverb by Auto-Tune
Dear Reality – dearVR PRO 2
Eventide Audio – Blackhole Immersive
FabFilter – Pro-R 2
Make Believe + Metric Halo – MixHead
Universal Audio – UAD Sound City Studios Plug‑In
Small Format Console Technology
Allen & Heath – CQ Series
Audio-Technica – AT-UMX3
Buchla / Tiptop Audio – 207t Mixer
Softube – Console 1 Channel Mk III
TASCAM – Sonicview 24XP Console v.1.6
Yamaha – DM3 V2.0 New Firmware
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) – SB828 Subwoofer
Electro-Voice – Everse12
L-Acoustics – X8i
Meyer Sound – 2100-LFC
PK Sound – T8 Robotic Line Source System
Renkus-Heinz – OmniBeam
Studio Design Project
5020 Studio Madrid (Madrid, Spain) – Sony Music, Ribba Studio, Zazar Architects
Antenna Studios (Brooklyn, NY) – Malekpour Design Partners
BOI 1DA (Pickering, Canada) – Pilchner Schoustal International
Crossway Studio (Mendham, NJ) – Russ Berger Design Group
Line Studio at WMS (Honolulu, HI) – WSDG
Scarlett Sound Studio (Nashville, TN) – Carl Tatz Design
Suntone Recording Studio (Savannah, GA) – Wes Lachot Design Group
Studio Monitors
ADAM Audio – A Series White Limited Edition
Barefoot Sound – Footprint03
Dynaudio – Core 5
Focal – Trio6
Yamaha – HS4
Wireless Technology
BOSS – KATANA-AIR EX Wireless Guitar Amplifier
DW Drums – DWe Acoustic-Electronic Convertible Drum Kit
Lectrosonics – DSSM Miniature Water-Resistant Digital Transmitter
RF Venue – RF Explorer Pro Spectrum Analyzer
Shure – SLX-D Portable Digital Wireless Systems
Sound Devices – A20-SuperNexus
Workstation Technology / Recording Devices
Apogee Electronics – First Take
Avid – Pro Tools 2024
Krotos – Krotos Studio Pro
Steinberg – Cubase 13
Steinberg – Nuendo 13
Universal Audio – LUNA 1.5.0
How to vote?
The voting is open to pro audio, music industry, and live event professionals, as well as the general public and enthusiasts.
How to Vote:
Industry Professionals: Click the “Industry Professional” button and provide your full name, company, title and email to verify your role.
General Public: Click the “Public” button to cast your vote.
TEC Finalists: Share only the public ballot link with your company’s followers.
Key Notes:
One ballot per voter.
You can return to complete your ballot during the voting period.
Timeline:
Voting opens: December 12, 2024
Voting closes: January 7, 2025
Winners announced: January 23, 2025 at The NAMM Show.
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