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About Joao Martins
Since 2013, Joao Martins leads audioXpress as editor-in-chief of the US-based magazine and website, the leading audio electronics, audio product development and design publication, working also as international editor for Voice Coil, the leading periodical for the loudspeaker industry. Covering Audio and Video technology for more than 30 years - Broadcast, Film, Computer Graphics, and Music - as founder and editor of several leading publications in Portuguese and Spanish languages, (he's also fluent in French!), he benefits from a broad and rich perspective of those sectors and its multiple verticals. Marketing and Communication Specialist working at the intersection of media and technology for over three decades, Joao Martins started as a musician and studied visual arts and cinema before founding its own (short-lived) advertising agency. After a career in marketing and sales in film, television, radio and pro audio systems, transitioned full time to magazine publishing, founding new

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Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division
March 2, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Group Invests in Professional Audio as Sonova Completes Acquisition of the Sennheiser Consumer Division

Sonova Holding AG, the Swiss hearing care solutions company, has successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, creating a new Consumer Hearing business unit. Sennheiser will now focus exclusively on professional audio solutions, keeping Neumann.Berlin as the only separate brand, while the Sennheiser Group aims to achieve sustainable growth.
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Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show
March 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show

Top management at Messe Frankfurt is hoping that the pandemic will end soon, allowing the company to return to its normal business activities and generate revenue. While the first trade show to return to one of the world's best fairgrounds will be Prolight+Sound, scheduled to return 26 to 29 April 2022, Musikmesse will now definitely be left behind. Messe Frankfurt confirms the intention to end the Musikmesse trade show and the associated local festival.
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Genelec Expands Smart IP Family with Ethernet-Only Loudspeaker and Controller App
March 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

Genelec Expands Smart IP Family with Ethernet-Only Loudspeaker and Controller App

Genelec has further expanded its Smart IP family of installation loudspeaker systems with the introduction of a super compact 4410 loudspeaker model and a new Smart IP Controller app. The 4410 joins the existing 4420 and 4430 Smart IP speakers, while the free Controller app provides the end user with instant and intuitive control of key loudspeaker system functions including mute, volume control and power on/off, plus overall zone control.
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Qualcomm Redefines True Wireless with Two New Snapdragon Sound Platforms
February 28, 2022 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Redefines True Wireless with Two New Snapdragon Sound Platforms

At Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced new options for brands and developers to offer the latest technologies in wireless audio. Qualcomm announced the latest S5 and S3 Sound Platforms with support for new Snapdragon Sound experiences, featuring lossless CD-quality streaming over Bluetooth, stereo recording, ultra-low latency sound with in-game chat, and adaptive active noise cancellation. Both new platforms already offer support for Bluetooth LE Audio.
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Schiit Audio Introduces The Great Mani Two Phono Preamplifier
February 25, 2022 by Joao Martins

Schiit Audio Introduces The Great Mani Two Phono Preamplifier

Simply the highest performing, most flexible, affordable phono preamp... That was the Mani phono preamplifier. And now Schiit Audio introduced the Mani 2 phono preamplifier, which is even better. The successor to the original Mani, in production since 2014, is simply even more performing and more flexible, even when compared to products several times its cost. In addition, Mani 2 is produced in the USA like all Schiit products and remains as affordable, available for only $149.
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Positive Grid Shows New Dimensions in Guitar Amplification with Spark MINI
February 24, 2022 by Joao Martins

Positive Grid Shows New Dimensions in Guitar Amplification with Spark MINI

San Diego, CA-based Positive Grid introduced Spark MINI – a completely new concept in guitar amps, combining a battery-powered, portable combo that is also a Bluetooth speaker with enhanced DSP for "Multi-Dimensional Sound". The product was designed by the music software company that created the BIAS analog circuit emulation, Impulse Responses (IR) and convolution engine for guitar players. Positive Grid had already ventured into hardware, but this new portable combo is all the more surprising.
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Cadence and Dassault Systèmes Partner on Electronic Systems Development
February 23, 2022 by Joao Martins

Cadence and Dassault Systèmes Partner on Electronic Systems Development

A partnership between Cadence and Dassault Systèmes intends to leverage the Cadence Allegro platform and the 3DExperience SolidWorks CAD software platform to optimize electromechanical systems modeling, design, simulation and product lifecycle management. The two companies are determined to accelerate innovation and time-to-product realization by improving modeling, simulation, virtual twin experiences, collaboration, manufacturing and supply chain execution.
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Sonus Faber Launches Accessible Omnia All-in-One Wireless Speaker System
February 22, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sonus Faber Launches Accessible Omnia All-in-One Wireless Speaker System

Sonus faber announced the premiere of Omnia, the brand’s new premium wireless speaker and the latest effort from the Italian brand to create an all-in-one lifestyle music system. And for this new project, the Sonus faber team covered all bases, going beyond a stunning high end design. The Omnia supports all forms of streaming, from AirPlay 2 and Chromecast and Tidal Connect, to Bluetooth with aptX HD, offers all imaginable digital and analog connections, including a phono preamp, and fills any room with convincing sound with advanced signal processing.
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PK Sound Launches Trinity Black Robotic Line Source Element
February 22, 2022 by Joao Martins

PK Sound Launches Trinity Black Robotic Line Source Element

PK Sound, the innovative robotic line array company from Canada, has introduced Trinity Black, the latest generation of the industry’s first robotically controlled line source element. Distinguished by a new all-black aesthetic and already featuring the company's modern Polar Kinetic logo, the new Trinity Black systems are loaded with revamped v4 presets to offer significant acoustic enhancements over previous iterations. An important product to project PK Sound into the large scale sound reinforcement market.
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The MEMS Microphone Book- What's Different (And So Promising) With MEMS Microphones
February 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

The MEMS Microphone Book- What's Different (And So Promising) With MEMS Microphones

In this article I share my early impressions of The MEMS Microphone Book by Mikko Suvanto. 21 years in the making, this is a reference book with over 600 pages and I decided that I should write about it here ASAP, because I believe that the work deserves attention and I'm confident enough on the quality of the content to recommend it. The MEMS Microphone Book, "A practical guide to reliable high-quality sound capturing with miniature microphones" (ISBN 978-952-94-5660-4) is available and my article details what it contains and who should read it.
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