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MainBerlin Studio Adopts Sfëar 3D Audio Solution Powered by 3D Sound Labs
May 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MainBerlin Studio Adopts Sfëar 3D Audio Solution Powered by 3D Sound Labs

3D/VR Audio specialist, 3D Sound Labs, announced that its 3D Audio technology is ready to be used for content production by professional audio creators and artists at the MainBerlin Studio in Berlin. The studio is the first to deploy the 3D Audio solution provided by Sfëar, Eurecat’s brand for binaural 3D audio production tools, as a result of a private joint initiative with 3D Sound Labs, and Voodoopop. The companies are also involved in the newly formed BINCI consortium, together with measurement experts HEAD acoustics.
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Control4 Debuts Triad Garden Array Outdoor Audio Solution
May 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Control4 Debuts Triad Garden Array Outdoor Audio Solution

Control4 announced the first addition to the Triad line since the acquisition of Triad Speakers. The new Triad Garden Array outdoor speaker system, includes premium weatherproof landscape speakers and a subwoofer and intends to provide the same high-quality entertainment experience in the backyard as it exists in the living room. The GA4 SAT satellite speakers can uniquely scale in number and feature Triad-exclusive Ultra-Broad Dispersion (UBD) drivers providing 150-degrees of uniform sound coverage.
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Klawitter Designs Elite Studio Monitor Speakers Campaign on Indiegogo
May 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Klawitter Designs Elite Studio Monitor Speakers Campaign on Indiegogo

Klawitter Designs is promoting its new studio monitors on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Keith R. Klawitter has publicly demonstrated the new KD Elite studio reference monitors at NAMM 2017 but now decided to launch an Indiegogo campaign featuring the Elites at 33% off their regular street prices — saving up to $2,000. As Keith R. Klawitter states, “A chance to save big, get amazing speakers, make your work easier, and advance the art of recording — all while supporting Klawitter Designs.”
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Eclipse To Reveal The Performance Benefits Of Dual Subwoofers At High End Munich 2017
May 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Eclipse To Reveal The Performance Benefits Of Dual Subwoofers At High End Munich 2017

Once again, the avant-garde design and acoustic properties of the amazingly transparent Eclipse/Fujitsu Ten speakers will be on demonstration at the High End 2017 show, in Munich. For this year, Eclipse will be highlighting the benefits of dedicated, high-quality subwoofers with a demonstration of a 2.2 configuration featuring its acclaimed TD510ZMKII speakers plus two TD520SW subs with its unique R2R Twin design and flexible input configuration. Eclipse can be found in Halle 3, room L04.
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Sennheiser’s AMBEO Smart Headset Binaural Sound Recording Solution Now Available
May 11, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser’s AMBEO Smart Headset Binaural Sound Recording Solution Now Available

First showcased at the CES 2017 and NAMM 2017, the AMBEO Smart Headset is an intuitive, compact and mobile binaural recording solution that captures immersive 3D audio with mobile device simplicity. The binaural audio recordings created with the AMBEO Smart Headset deliver a stunning 3D experience – placing the listener inside the soundscape and playing back the direction of sounds and natural spatial characteristics of a location.
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Tune-up Your Listening with audioXpress June 2017
May 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Tune-up Your Listening with audioXpress June 2017

If you have a passion for high-quality audio experiences you know this is a continuous learning process. In audioXpress June 2017, you will learn more about binaural recording, how you can tune your listening to your own hearing when using earphones and headphones, and we explain how to assess audio quality in any acoustical environment with the MATT Test. That and much more is now available in audioXpress June 2017.
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Celestion Introduces G12H-150 Redback Guitar Speaker Impulse Responses
May 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces G12H-150 Redback Guitar Speaker Impulse Responses

Following the launch of Celestion’s own line of Impulse Responses (IRs) during NAMM 2017, the British manufacturer continues to expand its collection of definitive digital representations of their renowned classic guitar speaker tones. Celestion now announced that several different Impulse Responses of the famous G12H-150 Redback Guitar speaker are available as digitally downloadable IRs, obtained from five distinct cabinet types captured with different microphones and combinations.
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Clint Launches Special Edition FREYA Bluetooth Speaker
May 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Clint Launches Special Edition FREYA Bluetooth Speaker

The FREYA Special Edition Copper Speaker is the latest addition to the Clint Asgard FREYA range, designed by Danish designer Phillip Bodum. The Special Edition Bluetooth speaker has an exclusive dark coal black color, combined with elegant natural copper details, and as an extra feature the designers signature is on the backside of the speaker. The exclusive edition also supports Bluetooth Stereo Pairing, allowing wireless stereo from two Clint FREYA speakers.
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Fohhn Audio New Generation of Beam Steering Systems Available Now
May 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Fohhn Audio New Generation of Beam Steering Systems Available Now

After eight successful years, Fohhn Audio’s Linea Focus Beam Steering systems have undergone a major update that includes the addition of new innovative features and digital inputs. Introduced at Prolight+Sound 2017 in Frankfurt, the first of these “next generation” models to ship are the Linea Focus DLI-130 and DLI-230 systems designed for fixed installation applications. The new loudspeakers are equipped as standard with inputs for AES/EBU and Fohhn AIREA network, optional Dante or Optocore interfaces, and – as previously – with analogue inputs.
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InfoComm Releases Updated Standard for Audio Coverage Uniformity
May 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

InfoComm Releases Updated Standard for Audio Coverage Uniformity

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, announced the release of the updated standard Audio Coverage Uniformity (ACU) in Listener Areas (ANSI/INFOCOMM A102.01:2017). With advancements in technology and continual audio coverage problems, InfoComm considered it was important to produce an updated version of the ACU standard, which was first released in 2009.
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