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MAGIX Software Announces ACID Music Studio 11
January 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

MAGIX Software Announces ACID Music Studio 11

The wait is over. Five years since the last version and less the a year since reviving ACID Pro with an update, MAGIX released the all-new ACID Music Studio 11 – with more power and more professional features, but easier to use than ever before. ACID Music Studio 11 now has the innovative power of the completely updated legend for loop-based music production, ACID Pro 8. It packs a 64-bit engine behind a brand-new GUI, new instruments, effects, and many new ACIDized loops.
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Genelec Launches Smart IP Audio Platform at ISE 2019
January 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Launches Smart IP Audio Platform at ISE 2019

Leveraging the company's pioneering efforts with audio-over-IP and the introduction of the world's first AoIP-enabled monitors in 2016, Genelec is now unveiling a unique open IP networking technology platform at ISE 2019. This platform is aimed specifically at the installation market and will deliver power, audio, and scalable loudspeaker system configuration, supervision and calibration features via a single, standard CAT5 cable.
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CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP
January 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP

CEVA announced the general release of its RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP and multiple license agreements already signed with leading semiconductor companies. Supporting the headline new feature of Direction Finding via Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) for enhanced location services, the RW-Bluetooth 5.1 IP is available in both Bluetooth Dual Mode and Bluetooth Low Energy flavors.
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Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution
January 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante audio networking technology, has announced Dante AV, a first-of-its-kind integrated audio and video-over-IP solution for manufacturers. Dante AV is a complete integrated audio and video networking solution, bringing ease-of-use, unified control and tight synchronization to distribution of audio and video over standard IP networks. Dante AV enables complete interoperability with more than 1600 Dante-enabled audio products already on the market.
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Bluetooth Special Interest Group Introduces Location Services with Bluetooth 5.1 Specification
January 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Special Interest Group Introduces Location Services with Bluetooth 5.1 Specification

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced a new direction finding feature that holds the potential to significantly enhance the performance of Bluetooth location services solutions, down to centimeter-level location accuracy. The new feature, included in version 5.1 of the Bluetooth Core Specification, allows devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal, thereby enabling the development of Bluetooth proximity solutions that can understand device direction as well as Bluetooth positioning systems.
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New Three-Way A23-M Studio Monitor Introduced by PSI Audio at NAMM Show 2019
January 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New Three-Way A23-M Studio Monitor Introduced by PSI Audio at NAMM Show 2019

PSI Audio introduced its new A23-M active three-way studio monitor at the NAMM Show 2019. The speaker features a new midrange driver developed and manufactured in the company’s Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland headquarters. And like everything else PSI Audio does, the intent is to achieve the most accurate acoustic reproduction. The baffle with tweeter and midrange driver can be rotated to optimize the speaker’s setup for horizontal or vertical positioning. Combining the new driver with proprietary PSI Audio technologies and Class G/H amplifiers, the A23-M transcends the border between nearfield and midfield speakers.
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Sennheiser Reinvents the Dynamic Driver Principle with New IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO In-Ear Monitors
January 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Reinvents the Dynamic Driver Principle with New IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO In-Ear Monitors

At NAMM 2019, Sennheiser has unveiled the latest members of its family of professional in-ear monitors, the IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO. Both models offer natural, high-resolution sound, a secure and comfortable fit that comes close to custom-molded in-ears and a break-proof, patent-pending cable connection. Targeting musicians, DJs and sound engineers alike, the new professional in-ears are manufactured to exacting specifications at Sennheiser’s German factory on a brand-new production line.
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Focal Unveils Trio11 Be Switchable 3-Way, 2-Way, Nearfield or Midfield Monitor
January 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Focal Unveils Trio11 Be Switchable 3-Way, 2-Way, Nearfield or Midfield Monitor

Focal Professional unveiled the new Trio11 Be active studio monitors at NAMM 2019, which the French brand considers a new benchmark design, making it possible to work as nearfields or midfields. Like the previous Trio6 Be model, Trio11 Be comprises a 3-way monitor and a 2-way monitor, which makes it possible to check the sound quality of the mix by using FOCUS mode - a Focal innovation - that is remote controllable and can be activated by simply pressing a control pedal.
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Get the Latest on Cone and Diaphragm Technology with Voice Coil February
January 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Latest on Cone and Diaphragm Technology with Voice Coil February

Voice Coil February 2019 is now available and features a Cone and Diaphragm Technology Focus, including an expanded directory of Loudspeaker Cone Industry Suppliers, and an updated directory of Headphone/Earphone Parts vendors - the first of its kind. In Acoustic Patents, James Croft discusses a new patent awarded to Polk Audio, updating the original Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) loudspeaker with a new improved crosstalk cancellation version, and Vance Dickason characterizes the new Bold North Audio MS-10W woofer, a direct replacement for the famous white 6.5” driver on Yamaha’s NS10 studio monitors!
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Bold North Audio MS10-W Introduces Direct Replacement Mid-Woofer for Yamaha NS10 Studio Monitors
January 24, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bold North Audio MS10-W Introduces Direct Replacement Mid-Woofer for Yamaha NS10 Studio Monitors

MISCO recently unveiled a brand new version of a legendary driver. The new MS10-W, will be marketed under the new MISCO brand, Bold North Audio, and it is effectively a direct replacement for the famous white driver on Yamaha’s NS10 studio monitors! The MS10-W actually includes a lightweight white flat profile seamed paper cone with a white paper convex dust cap, and compliance is provided by a 12 mm wide coated cloth surround and a 3.25” diameter cupped cloth spider.
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