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MISCO Celebrates 75 Years of Speaker Manufacturing and Audio Innovation
July 9, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

MISCO Celebrates 75 Years of Speaker Manufacturing and Audio Innovation

MISCO Speaker Company is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Founded in 1949 as Minneapolis Speaker Company (MISCO) by World War II veteran, Cliff Digre and his wife, Bernice, MISCO has remained a family owned business, now helmed by the founders’ son, Dan Digre, who has driven the company forward through decades of technological advancements and market expansion. MISCO stands as a US-based, pioneering force in the audio industry, manufacturing speakers and audio systems for OEM customers across the globe.
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Audison Boosts In Car DSP with New Auto-Tuning Software
July 9, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Audison Boosts In Car DSP with New Auto-Tuning Software

Audison, the renowned Italian car audio brand owned by Elettromedia Group, announced the release of its highly anticipated bit Drive 2.0 update for DSP products, featuring ACCORDO, an auto-tuning software tool. According to Audison, this cutting-edge technology auto-tunes car audio systems with time and phase alignment to a target curve with a simple step-by-step process. The solution only requires one microphone and no additional expensive external hardware.
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Accentize dxRevive Pro Version 1.2 Software Adds Enhanced Speech Restoration Capabilities
July 8, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Accentize dxRevive Pro Version 1.2 Software Adds Enhanced Speech Restoration Capabilities

Software startup Accentize released dxRevive Pro Version 1.2.0, a significant update to their flagship speech restoration plugin. This new version, based on feedback from audio professionals, introduces three innovative algorithms designed to further refine and enhance dialogue restoration, all available as a free update for existing users. The update includes two enhanced versions of existing algorithms – Studio 3 and Natural 2 – alongside an entirely new algorithm, EQ Restore.
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NAD Electronics Launches Upgraded C 700 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier
July 3, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Electronics Launches Upgraded C 700 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier

NAD Electronics announced the launch of the C 700 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier. Building on the success of its predecessor introduced in 2021, the C 700 V2 boasts significant upgrades in performance and functionality, solidifying its value-driven proposition in the “just add speakers” category. The C 700 V2 features an improved ESS Sabre DAC, MM phono input, Dolby Digital decoding, and IR remote control. And now, it also supports Dirac Live room correction.
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JLab Launches JBuds Feature-Rich, Sport-Centric ANC Earbuds
July 2, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

JLab Launches JBuds Feature-Rich, Sport-Centric ANC Earbuds

JLab has launched the JBuds Sport ANC 4 True Wireless Earbuds, an affordable design that shows what is possible to do with up-to-date technology and good selection of features for a target market. A Sweatproof IP66 design, built to withstand workouts of all types, the JBuds Sport ANC 4 earbuds are the latest addition to JLab's lineup of audio products for fitness and sports enthusiasts with superior playtime, Hybrid Active Noise Cancelation and JLab’s first ever Swipe + Touch controls.
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Edifier Unveils W830NB ANC Headphones with Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation
July 1, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Edifier Unveils W830NB ANC Headphones with Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation

Edifier International, the audio design powerhouse from Beijing, has announced its new W830NB over-ear headphones that are able to achieve -45dB of active noice cancellation and are packed full of outstanding features with all the latest technologies, while retailing for USD $79.99. According to Edifier, the upgraded hybrid digital ANC technology is able to achieve an 18% increase compared to its previous generation, blocking all surrounding noises for over 50 hours on a single charge.
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Dirac and Bluesound Partner to Make Select Devices Dirac Live Ready
June 27, 2024 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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Waves V15 Plugins Are Now Available
June 26, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Waves V15 Plugins Are Now Available

Waves Audio announced Waves V15, the latest version of Waves plugins. V15 leverages Waves’ advanced AI and applies the latest audio technologies, letting users create, produce and mix with more tools and features. Waves V15 delivers more power to all users’ current collection of plugins, with new features enhancing the Waves catalog — including new MIDI mapping, a new parameter locking feature, additional new features in specific plugins, many plugins added to major bundles, and much more.
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Meze Audio Introduces ALBA Universal In-Ears with USB-C Adapter
June 25, 2024 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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Avid Pro Tools Delivers ARA 2 Support for iZotope, Synchro Arts, and Sound Radix Solutions Plus New MIDI Plugins
June 25, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Pro Tools Delivers ARA 2 Support for iZotope, Synchro Arts, and Sound Radix Solutions Plus New MIDI Plugins

Avid has announced an update for its Pro Tools audio production software that introduces ARA 2 support for solutions from iZotope, Synchro Arts and Sound Radix. The update also adds two new included MIDI effect plugins from Mixed In Key, session export for Media Composer, Dolby Atmos enhancements, improved searching and importing of session data, memory locations enhancements, MIDI pitch labels, and more.
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