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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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Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights
November 12, 2021 by Joao Martins

Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the CES 2022 Innovation Awards honorees, including those recognized as Best of Innovation honorees. The CES Innovation Awards is an annual initiative honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 27 product categories. The CES 2022 Innovation Awards program received a record-high number of over 1800 submissions. audioXpress highlights the audio-related awards.
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Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.
November 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.

Making Audio Augmentation useful for everyone, or pursue the regulatory requirements of OTC hearing aids. This article offers a useful perspective regarding the guidance documents published by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding improved access to hearing aid technology. The agency proposes a rule to establish a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids - to be sold directly to consumers in stores or online without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist. But most audio manufacturers are better off by not pursuing this FDA-approved OTC market. Doing so will simply hinder critical experimentation and innovation.
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Sonarworks Partners with Wayne Jones Audio for SoundID Reference Integration in Studio Monitors
November 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Sonarworks Partners with Wayne Jones Audio for SoundID Reference Integration in Studio Monitors

Sonarworks has announced that its SoundID Reference correction software will now be integrated into the highly acclaimed Jones-Scanlon Studio Monitors. The partnership with Wayne Jones Audio, an Australian manufacturer of bass guitar speaker cabinets and high-end studio monitors, allowed the first direct integration of the calibration software to run straight from the monitor's built-in DSP SHARC processors. SoundID Reference (Reference 4 software), will now be integrated into select Wayne Jones Audio monitors.
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Headphone Disconnector Magnetic Adapter Ends Headphone Abuse
November 8, 2021 by Joao Martins

Headphone Disconnector Magnetic Adapter Ends Headphone Abuse

You have to love Angry Audio. The Nashville-based company always manages to surprise us with great product ideas. This time, they devised the Headphone Disconnector, a simple solution inspired by Apple's MagSafe connector to help deal with different headphone jack sizes, and the damage that results from people pulling the headphones from the cable, instead of pulling the connector. Angry Radio designs products for radio, but they might have found a wider market.
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Noveto Unveils N1 Speaker With Smart Beaming Technology
November 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Noveto Unveils N1 Speaker With Smart Beaming Technology

Noveto unveiled the final design and features of its flagship product, the N1, a state-of-the-art smart speaker with built-in Alexa smart assistant and proprietary Smart Beaming technology, providing personal and immersive 3D binaural sound without headphones. This is the first full implementation of the company's promising technology - with great potential in conference and automotive applications - as a result of the its decision to create a consumer proof-of-concept.
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Earthworks ETHOS Microphone Offers the Voice of Broadcast for Streaming
November 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Earthworks ETHOS Microphone Offers the Voice of Broadcast for Streaming

A year after launching ICON, a studio-quality USB microphone, and ICON PRO, a broadcast-quality XLR streaming microphone targeting the thriving remote working, podcasting, gaming, and home recording application segments, Earthworks Audio now launches ETHOS, a new condenser microphone tuned to broadcast standards. Fully developed in-house, ETHOS was designed for the authenticity, naturalness, and gentle proximity effect of broadcast microphones — but at a $699 price point.
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Evertz Continues Its Commitment to the Iconic Studer Audio Brand Following Sale From Harman
November 2, 2021 by Joao Martins

Evertz Continues Its Commitment to the Iconic Studer Audio Brand Following Sale From Harman

This might be a surprising announcement for many that hardly noticed the fact that Harman International effectively exited the broadcast market with the sale of what was left from Studer to Canadian broadcast and AV powerhouse Evertz Technologies. Following the acquisition of all of Studer's strategic assets in January 2021, Evertz sent out a new release to confirm its commitment to the iconic audio brand, ongoing investments to develop new products, and updates to existing products currently in use, supporting customers all over the world.
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Apple Introduces Beats Fit Pro Advanced Earbuds for Active Lifestyles
November 2, 2021 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces Beats Fit Pro Advanced Earbuds for Active Lifestyles

Apple shuffled the cards again with the introduction of the latest Beats Fit Pro advanced true wireless earbuds. The new product leverages all the technologies Apple developed for the AirPods Pro, including the H1 chip, and features an all-new flexible wingtip and a custom-developed acoustic platform, retailing for just $199.99. ANC, Transparency, Adaptive EQ, spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, and four different color schemes make these the new flagship.
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Presonus Audio Electronics
November 1, 2021 by Joao Martins

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Presonus Audio Electronics

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, one of the world’s largest guitar companies, announced it has signed a definitive agreement of merger with PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana based company is a leading designer and manufacturer of recording hardware and software, and professional audio live-sound solutions, popular in both the home studio and music PA markets.
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DSP Concepts Expands Executive Leadership Team and Audio Processing Solutions
October 28, 2021 by Joao Martins

DSP Concepts Expands Executive Leadership Team and Audio Processing Solutions

DSP Concepts, whose Audio Weaver platform powers sound and voice for many of the world’s best consumer and automotive brands, announced a considerable expansion of its executive leadership team, appointing a pool of new talent throughout the globe. At the same time, the embedded audio specialist continues its expansion into new and existing verticals and just announced PlayPack, an expanded loudspeaker processing suite based on Audio Weaver.
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