Tomas from Nord had it sussed I think, a quiet suite atop the massive Marriott Hotel just outside the Convention Centre, no shouting or excessive noise, and a nice view too.
It gave us the chance to take a closer look at the Nord Drum synthesizer which takes much from the legacy of the DDRUM - fast, tight triggering and combines the synthesis of Nords modelling technology to create a drum synthesizer designed to be gigged.
We hear it will be around the $500 mark, but its yet to be confirmed