Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024

Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024
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Voice Coil June 2024 Explores More Drivers and Transducer Options

Voice Coil June 2024 Explores More Drivers and Transducer Options
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The 2024 Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook (LIS) Edition is Now Available!

The 2024 Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook (LIS) Edition is Now Available!
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024
by Joao Martins

Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024

In this July 2024 issue of Voice Coil, Vance Dickason introduces a new article series about Outboard DSP, Mike Klasco explores Diamond Coatings for Speakers, there is an updated directory of Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants, High-Tech Thin Films, Converters, and Dispensing Equipment vendors, and Claus Futtrup writes about the IB4 Bass Reflex Alignment. Vance Dickason’s Test Bench characterizes the new Scan-Speak 15W/8534T00 5.5” woofer, and D3404/606200 Metamodal TPCD tweeter.
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Philips Speech and Sembly AI Collaborate to Introduce AI Meeting Transcription Solution
by Joao Martins

Philips Speech and Sembly AI Collaborate to Introduce AI Meeting Transcription Solution

Philips Speech by Speech Processing Solutions expanded its audio recorder range in cooperation with Sembly AI to introduce AI technology for automatic recording transcriptions, summaries, action lists and insights in three new products. The voice technology company based in Austria will sell three new handheld records, designed to cover different consumer needs, and all bundled with Sembly vouchers for users to try out the service and new AI capabilities with a free trial version.
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Dirac and Bluesound Partner to Make Select Devices Dirac Live Ready
by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and Bluesound Partner to Make Select Devices Dirac Live Ready

Dirac and Bluesound announced a collaboration to integrate Dirac’s room correction solution, Dirac Live, into select Bluesound devices. The Swedish digital audio processing pioneer is working with Bluesound to ensure the integration of its industry-leading room correction solutions to a range of select hi-fidelity multiroom streaming devices, with the purchase of a microphone accessory kit and a software license.
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    Patent Review: Head-Related Transfer Function Equalization and Transducer Aiming of Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) Loudspeakers
    by James Croft

    Patent Review: Head-Related Transfer Function Equalization and Transducer Aiming of Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) Loudspeakers

    This patent, awarded to Polk Audio, describes a very specific loudspeaker design that claims to be able to achieve better stereo sound reproduction with “a realistic ambient field and a larger, and more stable acoustic image.” This obviously aims at achieving something that Polk Audio actually patented nearly 40 years ago, with its original Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) loudspeaker, and for which the new updated patent now provides a new improved version. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2019.
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    Unveiling the Impact of Ear Canal Geometry for In-Ear Headphone Testing
    by GRAS Sound & Vibration

    Unveiling the Impact of Ear Canal Geometry for In-Ear Headphone Testing

    Frequency response is not the only important factor in testing in-ear headphones, and instead, the listening experience is largely influenced by how the pressure field is built up in the semi- or fully closed ear simulator, making leak and insertion position overshadowing parameters. This article shares the simulation work to assess the pressure field and its impact on different ear canal geometries, with surprising conclusions, fundamental to ensure consistency and repeatability when characterizing in-ear devices.
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    Music Industry Unites to Protect the Rights of Musicians Amid Risks of Generative AI Technology
    by Joao Martins

    Music Industry Unites to Protect the Rights of Musicians Amid Risks of Generative AI Technology

    More than fifty prominent music companies, associations, and institutions globally have added their support to the “Principles for Music Creation with AI” manifesto. Introduced by Roland Corporation and Universal Music Group (UMG) in March 2024, these Principles are a series of clarifying statements relating to the responsible use of AI in music creation, aiming to protect the essence of music — its human spirit. Newly supporting organizations include NAMM, Native Instruments, Focusrite, Waves, LANDR, Eventide, GPU Audio, and many more.
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    Timekettle Announces Progress in Near-Human-Level AI Translation Technology
    by Joao Martins

    Timekettle Announces Progress in Near-Human-Level AI Translation Technology

    The elusive dream of an hearable device that provides real time translation between any language continues to get closer due to consistent global R&D efforts. Timekettle, a company from Shenzhen, China, is approaching that goal in a determined way, with actual products and solutions that are available in the market. Now the company announced the release of its latest software upgrade with AI Semantic Segmentation, which Timekettle believes sets a new standard in real-time language translation using earbuds.
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    Cirrus Logic Unveils Latest Family of Professional Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and CODEC Products
    by Joao Martins

    Cirrus Logic Unveils Latest Family of Professional Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and CODEC Products

    Cirrus Logic unveiled a new series of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an ultra-high performance audio CODEC, that cater to the needs of recording artists, live performers, and even audio enthusiasts. Setting a new standard for the prosumer and professional audio markets, the new CS4308P, CS4304P, CS4302P DACs and CS4282P CODEC expand on last year's successful analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) launch, and deliver transparent audio conversion to ensure recording and playback without any compromise in sound quality.
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    Meze Audio Introduces ALBA Universal In-Ears with USB-C Adapter
    by audioXpress Staff

    Meze Audio Introduces ALBA Universal In-Ears with USB-C Adapter

    Meze Audio expanded its impressive range of headphones with ALBA, a new entry-level in-ear model. Aesthetically refined with a beautiful white finish, the new ALBA in-ears also preserve the brand’s design language while providing high levels of comfort, noise isolation and most importantly, an unmistakable immersive listening experience. And while being wired, these universal in-ears are supplied with a high-quality USB-C DAC enabling direct streaming from all current smartphones.
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    Ceva Adds New TinyML Optimized NPUs to Enable Edge AI Everywhere
    by audioXpress Staff

    Ceva Adds New TinyML Optimized NPUs to Enable Edge AI Everywhere

    Ceva, a leading licensor of silicon and software IP that enables edge devices to connect, sense and infer data more reliably and efficiently, announced that it has extended its Ceva-NeuPro family of NPUs. These meet growing demand for efficient and specialized AI applications at the Edge, where power and processing power is often limited, particularly in consumer products such as TWS earbuds, wearables, smart speakers, smart appliances, home automation devices, cameras, and more.
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