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At the 2025 NAMM Show, held Jan 21–25 in Anaheim, CA, Mackie introduced the ProFX10 GO battery-powered mixer, they announced earlier this month.

They say it’s the first professional analog mixer and USB-C audio interface to run on a rechargeable, swappable battery.

The Mackie ProFX10 GO features Onyx preamps, tone-shaping EQ, analog compression, GigFX+ effects, bi-directional Bluetooth and three USB recording modes. It runs up to 8 hours on a single charge.

Mackie ProFX10 GO Battery-Powered Mixer Intro Video:

At the 2025 NAMM Show, Entropy & Sons was showing their Recursion Studio, described as “a standalone video art platform.”

Recursion Studio interfaces with a wide array of standard A/V equipment, and can work as a generative video synthesizer or you can dig deep to create custom visuals.

While it’s a video synthesizer, it supports LFOs, MIDI & CV control for integrating with live performance setups.

Internally, signals flow through a network of processing units, refered to as modules, which eventually terminate in the HDMI output of the synth. The end result is a stream of HD animation that can be interacted with and controlled in a wide variety of ways.

There are over 300 modules available for use on the device, and more are regularly being added, each performing a unique function and having a unique set of controls and inputs.

Here’s an overview from the Show floor, via Sonic State:

Here’s a playlist of the official demo videos:

Here are some examples of Recursion Studio in action:

Features:

• An advanced semi-modular architecture with 300+ modules.
• Ffull fledged patch/preset management and tagging system.
• Three UI modes
  • PLAY: For experimentation and exploration.
  • PERFORM: For live performance.
  • CREATE: For patch creation and editing.
• Sophisticated I/O mapping editor for connecting various input signals to actions.
• Internal LFO’s for animating and controlling various parameters.
• Novel modulation system for adding spatial variance to parameters.
• Interface
  • 5 configurable and remappable continuous infinite encoders
  • 5 configurable and remappable large drum-style button pads
  • 3 auxillary UI control knobs & buttons
  • A large LCD touch pannel for control of the onboard UI.
• Power
  • USB-C PD Power Adapter (9V 2.2A) (Included)
• Inputs
  • Audio
    • 1/8″ stereo line-level audio rate input and output jacks for interfacing with waveform analysis & beat detection algorithms.
  • CV
    • 8 Eurorack-style CV Inputs (0 – 10V), protected agains voltage over and underflow.
  • Video via USB – Onboard USB A(2xUSB 2 + 2xUSB 3) ports supporting:
  • HDMI via adapter (included)
  • Most USB Webcams & video capture devices (USB Video-Class Devices)
  • OmniReflex Neural Control
    • Interface directly with any neural implants that supports the OmniReflex protocol.
  • MIDI
    • USB ports can directly host USB MIDI Controllers
    • 5-pin DIN ports can take input from any MIDI device, and also output
  • USB support for uploading your own images and graphics to the synth
• Outputs
  • HDMI @ 1080p
• Networking – one button updates
  • Ethernet (RJ45)
  • USB WiFi (adapter included)
• Contents
  • 304 onboard processing modules.
  • 5 onboard instruments.
  • Over 100 numerical parameters across the various modules.
  • Over 1000 hand made patches.
  • Dozens of event signals and responses.
  • A library of 128 onboard image textures.

Entropy & Sons’ Recursion Studio is available now for $1,200.

At the 2025 NAMM Show, held Jan 21–25 in Anaheim, CA, Nord introduced the Nord Organ 3, the latest generation of their Organ series, the company unveils earlier this month which they say “delivers a massive leap forward in sound, design, and performance.”

At its core is a refined B3 emulation, a newly developed rotary speaker emulation, synth bass, expanded effects section and “vastly improved” Vox and Farfisa models.

The Nord Organ 3 features two, high-quality 61-key triple-sensor, semi-weighted waterfall keyboards. A redesigned panel layout with an OLED display ensures intuitive control, giving instant access to sounds and parameters.

Connectivity options include two 1/4″ TRS balanced audio outputs, an 11-pin Leslie connector for rotary speaker cabinets, 5-pin MIDI I/O, a Bass Pedal 5-pin MIDI input, and an Aux output for optional Bass/Pedal routing.

Features:

• General
  • New panel design with OLED display
  • Triple sensor keybeds
  • LED indicators for preset drawbar settings
  • Aux output with routing options for Bass/Pedal drawbars and more
  • Per program Transpose function
  • 11-pin Leslie connector
  • High level output
• B3 Organ
  • Enhanced B3 organ model
  • New and improved Chorus/Vibrato
• Transistor Organs
  • Improved Farfisa and Vox organ models
  • Rotary and Amp modeling
• New Rotary Speaker emulation
  • Multiple options for microphone placement
  • 3 Drive Type options
  • New British amp and speaker emulation
  • Additional settings for Rotary Speaker
• Pipe Organs
  • Two distinct Pipe Organ emulations
• Bass Models
  • New Synth Bass options based on classic pedal synthesizers
• Effects
  • Brand new Spring reverb
  • Expanded Reverb section with Pre-Rotary option
  • Delay with new Analog mode and Feedback filters
  • New Modulation effects including Phaser, Tremolo, Ring Mod, Flanger and Chorus.
  • Equalizer with sweepable middle ban

At NAMM, Nord had a band jamming with the Nord Organ 3 and Nord Piano 6:

Credits: Nord Organ 3: Daniel Weatherspoon Nord Piano 6: Sean Miles Guitar: Xavier Lynn Bass: Khalil Barnes Drums: Greg Clark Jr

Shipping in May, Nord Organ 3 is now available to order and priced at $3290/£3222/€3799. Find out more on Nord website.