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James Loudspeaker Unveils 2.1 Format LR-S Soundbars
February 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

James Loudspeaker Unveils 2.1 Format LR-S Soundbars

Ideally suited for commercial or residential applications where detailed, full-range sound is required to accompany any flat-panel display, the new series of 2.1 soundbars from James Loudspeaker can be customized to match nearly any flat-panel display, and are ideal for bringing clarity and full-range sound to applications where an external subwoofer is impractical. The new LR-S format soundbars generate left and right-channel audio as well as bass energy from a center-mounted built-in subwoofer.
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HiFiBerry Partners with Bang & Olufsen on New BeoCreate Board
February 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

HiFiBerry Partners with Bang & Olufsen on New BeoCreate Board

HiFiBerry, the Swiss developer of Digital to Analog Converter components for DIY, OEM, and integrators announced a new interesting solution to provide advanced capabilities for speakers, developed in partnership with Bang & Olufsen. HiFiBerry's new BeoCreate board was designed to give a new lease on life to legacy audio speakers, like the popular BeoVox CX50 and CX100, "up-cycling" them to be compatible with the best of today's wireless and Internet-connected technology.
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Valens Adds New HDBaseT Chipsets to the Colligo Family for Plug-and-Play Product Design
February 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Valens Adds New HDBaseT Chipsets to the Colligo Family for Plug-and-Play Product Design

Valens, the developer of HDBaseT and founder of the HDBaseT Alliance, announced the availability of the VS200 and VS210 chipsets, for simpler HDBaseT installations where not all 5Play features are necessary. The addition of the VS200 and VS210 to the Valens Colligo family allows HDBaseT equipment vendors to design and manufacture a range of products, from high-end to low-end, using a common hardware platform.
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Your Audio Systems Launches Software Development Solution for AES67 and AES70 Embedded Devices at ISE 2018
January 31, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Your Audio Systems Launches Software Development Solution for AES67 and AES70 Embedded Devices at ISE 2018

In preparation for its Integrated Systems Europe debut, Swiss-based Your Audio Systems announces the first major demonstration of Orchestra, an embedded Linux software solution for AES67/AES70 professional embedded devices, now available for OEM implementations. The company will exhibit Orchestra in the OCA Alliance stand (7-R240) in the Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, from February 6-9.
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Cypress Delivers Industry’s First Certified Bluetooth Mesh Wireless MCU and Combo Solutions
January 31, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Delivers Industry’s First Certified Bluetooth Mesh Wireless MCU and Combo Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor announced its single-chip solutions for the IoT applications are the world’s first to deliver Bluetooth mesh connectivity certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) to a consumer product. Three Cypress wireless combo chips and the latest version of its Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) software development kit (SDK) support state-of-the-art Bluetooth connectivity with mesh networking capability.
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Avid Unveils Pro Tools 2018 and Multiple Music and Audio Product Innovations at NAMM 2018
January 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Unveils Pro Tools 2018 and Multiple Music and Audio Product Innovations at NAMM 2018

At NAMM 2018, Avid announced Avid ArtistCentral, Pro Tools 2018, Sibelius 2018, Waves Audio integration, an expanded Avid Artist Community, and more. Highlight for the Avid user community was, no doubt, the announcement of the latest release of Pro Tools 2018 with new features including Track Presets, retrospective MIDI record, MIDI editing enhancements, Playlist Comping enhancements, and much more. A new version of EUCON software was also announced.
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Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface
January 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface

British manufacturer Audient raised the stakes once again with the release of its latest, and to date most powerful 24-bit/96kHz desktop audio interface. The new Audient iD44 combines four Class-A Audient preamplifiers, high quality AD/DA converters, two ADAT I/Os for digital expansion, two discrete JFET instrument inputs, two fully balanced inserts, two independent stereo headphone outputs and two speaker outputs, in a metal chassis with configurable function keys, and dedicated Talkback, Dim and Cut controls.
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Adam Hall Group Presents LD Systems MAUI 5 GO Mobile PA at Winter NAMM 2018
January 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Adam Hall Group Presents LD Systems MAUI 5 GO Mobile PA at Winter NAMM 2018

As NAMM 2018 unveiled its enhanced show experience and expanded campus, Adam Hall Group corresponded with an expanded booth concept located front-and-center in Hall A, where it premiered a series of products and introduced many more to the US market, including the stunning LD Systems MAUI P900, developed in collaboration with the renowned Porsche Design Studio. Among the main premieres for the show was the remarkable LD Systems MAUI 5 GO, an ultra-portable battery-powered column PA system.
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Apogee New Special Edition 2×6 I/O Module for Symphony I/O Mk II
January 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Apogee New Special Edition 2×6 I/O Module for Symphony I/O Mk II

Apogee Electronics announced a new 2×6 Special Edition AD/DA module for their flagship Symphony I/O Mk II Studio Interface. Designed specifically for mastering engineers, whose critical work demands ultimate sonic performance, Apogee says that the new Symphony I/O Mk II 2×6 SE now offers the highest quality AD/DA conversion of any of the brand's converters ever. Symphony I/O Mk II 2×6 SE is available preconfigured for Thunderbolt or Pro Tools HD or it can be purchased as an expansion module for any existing Mk II configuration.
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Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone
January 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone

Neumann used the opportunity of a vibrant 2018 NAMM Show, which for the first time also attracted the whole AES West Coast convention community, to announce the reissue of the famous U 67. For the first time in decades, the iconic tube microphone is back in production and built to the original specifications. And this is not something that Neumann would take lightly.
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