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Audio Precision Enables A2B Multichannel Audio Test
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Audio Precision Enables A2B Multichannel Audio Test

Audio Precision announced support for multichannel audio performance testing of A2B systems and components in collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business. The new software release for APx500 audio analyzers, supports connectivity with Mentor’s A2B Analyzer to deliver closed-loop, multichannel A2B audio testing. Following a technology demonstration at the AES 2017 International Conference on Automotive Audio in San Francisco, the solution is now available.
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100 000th Symbol Landmark for Stardraw Design 7 Library
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100 000th Symbol Landmark for Stardraw Design 7 Library

Stardraw.com, the developer of the popular AV system design and documentation software, announced that a significant milestone has been reached for their unique symbols library: over 100,000 symbols of 34,586 products from 838 manufacturers currently comprise what is the largest, high-quality line-art library available to the professional AV industry from a single source.
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New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years
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New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years

A new report by Juniper Research predicts that revenues from smart audio devices like the Amazon Echo and Sonos One will grow from an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017 to over $10 billion by 2022, as more audio brands integrate voice assistants into their devices. With competition heating up in the smart speaker space, the new research, "Smart Audio Devices: Strategies & Forecasts 2017-2022", looks at Amazon’s main challengers.
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MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification
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MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced it is opening access to its sensor interface specification, MIPI I3C. All companies, including those not currently members of MIPI Alliance, may access the MIPI I3C v1.0 specification so they may evaluate the incorporation of the specification into their design applications.
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Audinate Releases Dante IP Core for Xilinx FPGAs
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Audinate Releases Dante IP Core for Xilinx FPGAs

Audinate, the developer of Dante media networking technology, has announced the availability of Dante IP Core, a soft IP solution for audio manufacturers. It allows OEMs working with FPGA-based designs to add Dante audio connectivity to AV products at a lower cost and with greater flexibility than ever before. A single FPGA may now host both product software and Dante audio networking.
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NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements
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NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements

The Exel Building Acoustics Kit consists of the instruments and software required for professional airborne, impact and facade sound insulation measurements. With the latest enhancements, Building Acoustic consultants can utilize this comprehensive package from NTi Audio for remote-controlled measurement. For simultaneous measurement in the source and receiving rooms, Wi-Fi communication takes over from the more traditional cable connection methods.
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Apple Buys Music Recognition and Augmented Reality Services Shazam
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Apple Buys Music Recognition and Augmented Reality Services Shazam

As officially confirmed to some online media outlets, following insisting rumors that circulated since December 8, Apple is buying Shazam, the music recognition and audio fingerprinting service that is one of the most popular apps in mobile platforms. Together with rival SoundHound, Shazam has gradually evolved into a sort of "gluing" app, helping users discover, interact with, and share music, videos, as well as printed or augmented reality content.
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AES President David Scheirman Gives Keynote Speech at International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China
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AES President David Scheirman Gives Keynote Speech at International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China

Audio Engineering Society President David Scheirman recently gave the keynote speech for the 6th International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China, held November 4-5. Scheirman’s speech opened the symposium with the topic “Past, Present, and Future: an Overview of Large-Scale Loudspeakers Arrays” and additionally shared perspectives on the worldwide influence of the AES in the field of audio engineering.
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AKM Announces Upgrade to its Best Selling 32-bit Stereo Premium High-End DAC
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AKM Announces Upgrade to its Best Selling 32-bit Stereo Premium High-End DAC

At CES 2018, companies will be looking for ways to improve existing designs in every front, and the critical stages of audio AD/DA conversion will continue to be a focus. Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK4493EQ, a 32-bit stereo premium D/A converter, which will be available on the market in Jan. 2018. As AKM explains, this is an upgrade from its best-selling AK4490EQ, used in many high-end audio products since it was launched in 2014.
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Listen Technologies Acquires Audio Everywhere Brand and Assistive Listening Products
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Listen Technologies Acquires Audio Everywhere Brand and Assistive Listening Products

Listen Technologies, a leading provider of assistive listening products for more than 18 years, has acquired the Audio Everywhere brand and products from ExXothermic, a developer or Wi-Fi streaming technology with four related patents. The technology, which Listen was already licensing, offers a low-cost assistive listening solution for smartphones that utilizes existing wireless networks for plug and play audio streaming.
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