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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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Synaptics Launches Matter-Compliant Triple Combo SoC for Seamless Connectivity
February 3, 2022 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Launches Matter-Compliant Triple Combo SoC for Seamless Connectivity

Synaptics announced the SYN4381 Triple Combo system-on-chip (SoC), the first to combine Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax with extended 6 GHz operation), Bluetooth 5.2 (BT 5.2) with BLE Audio and High Accuracy Distance Measurement (HADM), and IEEE 802.15.4 with built-in support for the Thread protocol and Matter application layer. The solution simplifies product development while supporting 600 Mbps video and data, low-power Thread communication, and platform-agnostic device setup and interoperability.
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Lewitt Announces LCT 1040 Tube/FET Microphone System
February 2, 2022 by Joao Martins

Lewitt Announces LCT 1040 Tube/FET Microphone System

Many years in the making, the project is meant as the ultimate tool for recording professionals. Now, even without the opportunity to present it at the NAMM Show 2022, the Austrian microphone innovator officially launched its new LCT 1040 microphone system that lets users adapt sound to any vocalist, instrument or sound source with an easy workflow. The microphone itself is a unique tube/FET design and 1" condenser capsule that is connected to a power supply and detachable remote-control unit where users can select polar patterns but also much more.
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Worldcast Launches Powerful New Versions of APTmpX Algorithm for Radio Broadcasts
February 2, 2022 by Joao Martins

Worldcast Launches Powerful New Versions of APTmpX Algorithm for Radio Broadcasts

WorldCast Systems announced an important evolution of its powerful APTmpX solution for radio stations broadcasting over FM and the Internet. The world’s first and only non destructive MPX/composite algorithm that saves network bandwidth, now offers the perfect balance between maintaining high quality and cost-effective transmission in IP connections. In conjunction with APT's SureStream technology, APTmpX allows using the Internet for radio broadcast with confidence, with full compatibility with digital and analog MPX.
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Celestion Alnico Gold Now Available as a Dynamic Speaker Response
February 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

Celestion Alnico Gold Now Available as a Dynamic Speaker Response

Celestion announced that its Alnico Gold guitar loudspeakers is now available as a Dynamic Speaker Response (DSR,) the next-generation digital speaker responses that capture the sound and feel of the speaker’s dynamic, non-linear responses for even more tonal detail. All Celestion DSRs are designed especially for use with SpeakerMix Pro, the self-contained studio-grade DAW plug-in dedicated to bringing ground-breaking levels of detail and realism to guitar and bass speaker tone.
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AKM Resumes Sample Shipments of 13 Velvet Sound DAC/ADC Products
January 31, 2022 by Joao Martins

AKM Resumes Sample Shipments of 13 Velvet Sound DAC/ADC Products

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has resumed sample shipments of 13 Velvet Sound D/A converters (DAC) and A/D converters (ADC) products - all part of a new generation of improved devices. The samples start shipping in January 2022. Mass production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022. The new range of devices include new 115dB and 768kHz 32-bit DACs in 2, 4, 6, and 8-channel models, plus nine new 32-bit ADCs in 2, 4, and 8 channel models including the AK5522 ADC, ideal for bus-powered USB audio interfaces.
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DSP Concepts Closes New Funding Round and Appoints Yuchun Lee as Executive Chairman
January 27, 2022 by Joao Martins

DSP Concepts Closes New Funding Round and Appoints Yuchun Lee as Executive Chairman

DSP Concepts, the company founded by Paul and Chin Beckmann, and the creators of the Audio Weaver DSP platform that powers sound and voice features in many of the world's leading consumer and automotive brands, announced that it has successfully closed $28 million in Series C funding. Joining as leading investor, entrepreneur Yuchun Lee has been appointed as Executive Chairman and is intent on leading the company's growth as the enabler of the "Audio of Things."
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API Announces MC531 Monitor Controller with USB and Bluetooth
January 27, 2022 by Joao Martins

API Announces MC531 Monitor Controller with USB and Bluetooth

Automated Processes Inc., better known as API in the professional audio industry and in particular the recording studio world, introduced the new MC531 Monitor Controller. The new product builds on the company's heritage of manufacturing the highest quality mixing and recording consoles and was "designed" to look unmistakably API. The MC531 is clearly meant to be "a truck," not a lifestyle product. Expect quality from the circuits and the sound, don't look too close on the rough details of the chassis.
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Genelec Introduces Aural ID Plug-in for Personalized Headphone Monitoring
January 25, 2022 by Joao Martins

Genelec Introduces Aural ID Plug-in for Personalized Headphone Monitoring

Multiple years in development, Genelec has now made its Aural ID software technology available in an easy-to-use plug-in format that any audio content creator and audio engineers will be able to load in their favorite DAW software. The Aural ID plug-in provides a more flexible purchasing model and integrates smoothly into every audio professional's workflow, delivering a more truthful, reliable and completely personalized headphone listening experience, for stereo to immersive audio content.
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Sound Particles Releases Space Controller OSC Hands-On Panning App
January 25, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sound Particles Releases Space Controller OSC Hands-On Panning App

Sound Particles, the innovative 3D audio production software company, released a new app based on its original Space Controller plugin introduced in 2021, now created specifically for direct control over OSC with Nuendo and SPAT Revolution. Space Controller OSC connects a mobile phone to Nuendo or SPAT Revolution and links the physical movements of the device to the software's panning tools by simply pointing the phone to where the user wants sounds to come from. No plugin required.
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Lyd by Dissing Promotes Open Source Wireless Speaker Project
January 24, 2022 by Joao Martins

Lyd by Dissing Promotes Open Source Wireless Speaker Project

Danish speaker designer Lyd by Dissing announced an original project for its latest development – the Strøm wireless speaker with support for both Bluetooth and Spotify Connect via Wi-Fi. This is one of twelve demonstration projects under the European Union OPENNEXT program, aimed at promoting community-based product design and manufacturing. The Strøm is a fully open source project where both the cabinet construction and software platform are open sourced.
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