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The World of Live Entertainment Returns to Prolight+Sound 2017 in Frankfurt
March 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

The World of Live Entertainment Returns to Prolight+Sound 2017 in Frankfurt

Prolight+Sound Frankfurt returns this year with a reinforced proposition on the model adopted in the previous year, while introducing several key changes on the outdoor demonstrations and coordination with the concurrent Musikmesse 2017, now overlapping during the last three days. Prolight+Sound 2017 will introduce visitors to the Silent-Stage concept in Hall 4.1.
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Sennheiser’s MobileConnect Brings Assistive Listening Over WiFi to Students' Smartphones
March 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser’s MobileConnect Brings Assistive Listening Over WiFi to Students' Smartphones

As part of its ongoing commitment to inclusion, Sennheiser is advancing the availability of assisted listening solutions for universities, with its innovative MobileConnect solution. By offering the ability to live stream audio via WiFi to a user’s own device, the system is ideally suited to academic institutions wishing to quickly and cost effectively enable access to education to hearing impaired students.
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Take the Pulse of Personal Audio at CanJam SoCal 2017
March 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Take the Pulse of Personal Audio at CanJam SoCal 2017

CanJam, the world’s premier headphone and personal audio expo is moving to the heart of Los Angeles, April 8-9! CanJam SoCal 2017 will be held at the fabulous JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. A unique event to experience the latest products from the industry’s leading brands, including a reinforced presence from many of the US and California-based companies, some planning interesting product introductions.
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Antelope Audio Introduces Zen Studio+ the Ultimate Portable Recording Interface
March 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Antelope Audio Introduces Zen Studio+ the Ultimate Portable Recording Interface

In a moment of technology transition it's not easy to decide on long term investments for studio equipment. Recognizing the challenges, manufacturers are trying to combine multiple interface options such as AoIP and Thunderbolt, combined with popular common interfaces such as USB. Antelope Audio decided to make its already impressive Zen Studio portable interface even more appealing and introduced the Zen Studio+ with enhanced FPGA effects.
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Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing
March 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing

At Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona, Infineon Technologies and XMOS partner to deliver a new building block for voice recognition. It features a combination of Infineon’s BGT60TR24B 60GHz 2Tx/4Rx radar IC with accompanying antenna, 70dB SNR silicon microphone sensors, based on Infineon’s dual backplate MEMS technology, and an audio processor from XMOS. In combination, the solution provides far field voice capture by audio beamforming combined with radar target presence detection.
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New Rayz Lightning Earphones from Pioneer with Truly Smart Features
March 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Rayz Lightning Earphones from Pioneer with Truly Smart Features

During Mobile World Congress 2017, in Barcelona, Pioneer Home Entertainment U.S.A introduced the innovative Rayz and Rayz Plus earphones. Rayz and Rayz Plus blend the intelligence of an iOS app with Lightning connectivity to deliver completely new experiences not possible through the 3.5mm headphone jack. Plus, they are well designed products that will easily please the more demanding users, featuring a very light construction and active noise cancelation to start with.
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Sennheiser Digital 6000 Microphone Wireless System is Shipping Now
March 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Digital 6000 Microphone Wireless System is Shipping Now

As promised, Digital 6000, the latest member of Sennheiser’s professional wireless microphone range, is shipping now. Incorporating the acclaimed Long Range transmission mode and proprietary audio codec from Sennheiser’s top-of-the-range Digital 9000 series, Digital 6000 delivers impeccable RF wireless and audio performance. Designed for demanding live productions, Digital 6000 also addresses the challenges of the shrinking UHF spectrum, eliminating intermodulation, and enabling more channels to operate in less spectrum space.
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Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2017 Shows Full Potential of Immersive Audio Formats
March 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2017 Shows Full Potential of Immersive Audio Formats

Alcons Audio was at the recent Integrated Systems Europe 2017 show with another impressive installation of its Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience. With partners Astro Spatial Audio (ASA), Barco Residential, Trinnov, and DreamScreen, the best possible immersive audio experience was presented, for both Residential as well as Live Production applications. Visitors could experience Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D and DTS:X content, as well as ASA 3D material using that company’s SARA II Premium Rendering Engine.
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Celestion Announces Impulse Response (IR) Video Contest
March 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Announces Impulse Response (IR) Video Contest

Celestion launched a new contest, in which participants are invited to submit a video showing how they use the brand new Celestion Impulse Responses (IRs), the definitive digital representations of their renowned classic guitar speaker tones, for a chance to win a host of prizes including a pair of Celestion speakers and more great prizes.
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Innovox Audio Chooses Powersoft Amp Modules to Drive Its Loudspeakers
March 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Innovox Audio Chooses Powersoft Amp Modules to Drive Its Loudspeakers

St. Paul, MN, -based Innovox Audio has selected Powersoft amplification modules for use in its Flex Synergy modular A/V loudspeakers and HLA Family Hybrid Line Arrays. Innovox, which specializes in loudspeakers for visual display support applications as well as houses of worship and small to midsize theaters and auditoriums, went with Powersoft D-Cell 504 and DigiMod modules for their products due to their superior sound quality, compact form factor, and advanced DSP integration.
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