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inMusic Brands Set to Acquire Renowned Audio Manufacturer Rane Corporation
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inMusic Brands Set to Acquire Renowned Audio Manufacturer Rane Corporation

Highly regarded maker of innovative audio products and solutions for the professional audio and DJ markets, Rane Corporation is to join inMusic’s lineup of companies. According to the announcement released by Jack O’Donnell’s group of companies, Rane co-founders Linda Arink and Dennis Bohn have agreed to sell Rane Corporation to inMusic LLC. inMusic Brands announced that the transaction is set to be completed this summer. After the sale, Ms. Arink and Mr. Bohn plan to step down and retire.
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Listeners Are Effectively Able to Find Audible Differences with High-Resolution Audio
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Listeners Are Effectively Able to Find Audible Differences with High-Resolution Audio

A new study by Dr. Joshua Reiss of the Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), published in the June issue of the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society (JAES), concludes that in the majority of cases listeners can hear a difference between standard audio and better-than-CD quality, known as high-resolution audio (HRA). The study, involving over 12,000 different trials, is the first to apply formal meta-analysis techniques to audio engineering research.
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Dolby Laboratories Continues to Expand Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Entertainment Experiences
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Dolby Laboratories Continues to Expand Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Entertainment Experiences

While there are several competing immersive audio proposals and published High Dynamic Range (HDR) standards for vision, Dolby Laboratories continues to provide its totally integrated approach with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos experiences in a successful way, gradually and consistently becoming the dominant player. This is well illustrated by Dolby’s recent announcements of content collaborations with Lionsgate and Amazon, as well as the worldwide expansion of Dolby Atmos screens installed or committed.
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Powersoft Publishes Tailored Version of RH Consulting’s Guide to Voice Alarm Systems in E-Book Format
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Powersoft Publishes Tailored Version of RH Consulting’s Guide to Voice Alarm Systems in E-Book Format

When the second edition of RH Consulting’s Guide to Voice Alarm Systems was published recently (joint authored by eminent pro audio consultants Roland Hemming and Richard Northwood, in e-book format), Powersoft was quick to respond. The Italian amplifier authority instantly saw that this could be adapted to provide its own customers with a bespoke version as an educational tool, offering specific information about deploying Powersoft products for emergency applications.
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New Report From Technavio on Global Smart Headphones Market Through 2020
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New Report From Technavio on Global Smart Headphones Market Through 2020

Technavio analysts forecast the global smart headphones market to grow at a CAGR of over 19% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. Multiple applications of headphones are creating opportunities for the global smart headphones market through 2020, according to the new research study now published, which lists current wired and wireless headsets market segments and estimates the wireless segment accounting for over 71% of the total market share in 2015.
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Bose Launches BOSEbuild with Build-It-Yourself Bluetooth Speaker for Kids
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Bose Launches BOSEbuild with Build-It-Yourself Bluetooth Speaker for Kids

Believing that hands-on exploration is the key to sparking a child’s curiosity, Bose Corporation has officially launched BOSEbuild, the company’s new “build-it-yourself” category focused specifically on kids. BOSEbuild’s first product is the Speaker Cube, a complete kit that lets kids explore the science of sound by making a Bose Bluetooth speaker – and use their creativity to personalize it with colors and covers.
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Waves Audio Launches Nx Head Tracker via Kickstarter Campaign
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Waves Audio Launches Nx Head Tracker via Kickstarter Campaign

Earlier in 2016, Waves Audio announced its Nx software technology that applies panoramic audio imaging to stereo headphones, opening the door to applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D mixing and much more. Waves Nx lets users hear the same natural depth, natural reflections, and panoramic imaging heard from speakers in a physical room, but on headphones. Now Waves decided to launch a new Kickstarter campaign, allowing the audio community to get a stake in this innovative technology.
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Bluetooth 5 Confirmed to Quadruple Range, Double in Speed, and Increase Data Broadcasting Capacity by 800%
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Bluetooth 5 Confirmed to Quadruple Range, Double in Speed, and Increase Data Broadcasting Capacity by 800%

As previously anticipated, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that its next release, coming late 2016 to early 2017, will be called Bluetooth 5 and will include significantly increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity. The new version of Bluetooth technology will deliver “connectionless” IoT, advancing beacon and location-based capabilities in home, enterprise, and industrial applications. Implications for audio streaming and wearable applications are huge.
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AVB/TSN Momentum and AES67/AVB Harmony at InfoComm 2016
by Joao Martins

AVB/TSN Momentum and AES67/AVB Harmony at InfoComm 2016

InfoComm 2016 was an important opportunity for the AVnu Alliance to reinforce the work being done around IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) and Time Sensitive Network (TSN) standards, with new companies joining the consortium, introduction of new reference platforms and tools, and Cisco finally introducing AVB-enabled switches. More importantly, Coveloz promoted a demonstration of deterministic network control of AES67 audio transport running over an Ethernet AVB foundation.
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Successful AES Paris Convention Paves the Way for Berlin in 2017
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Successful AES Paris Convention Paves the Way for Berlin in 2017

The audio industry recently celebrated all things audio at the Audio Engineering Society 140th International Convention, held June 4 through June 7 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France. With a 61% increase in attendee preregistration and a doubling of the exhibiting brands, AES Paris was 2016’s largest professional audio event, so far. Important to note, for an European AES event, the exhibition area returned in full force.
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