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Riedel Joins RAVENNA and Accelerates Efforts to Provide AES67 Interoperability
by audioXpress Staff

Riedel Joins RAVENNA and Accelerates Efforts to Provide AES67 Interoperability

Riedel Communications announced its support for the AES67 standard and the RAVENNA technology framework for real-time IP distribution of audio and other media content. By extending format support to include AES67/RAVENNA, the German company takes a key step forward in delivering the many benefits of standards-agnostic communications and signal-transport solutions.
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Record Breaking 2015 NAMM Show
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Record Breaking 2015 NAMM Show

Held January 22-25, NAMM 2015 welcomed a record number of exhibitors to Anaheim. Major product debuts, a bumper crop of new-to-NAMM exhibitors paired with engaging thought-leaders created what many NAMM members called the freshest NAMM Show in years. A record 99,342 NAMM Show registrants and a record 1,621 exhibiting companies made it the largest NAMM Show in history.
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Harman Launches New Soundcraft Ui Series Digital Mixers Following Acquisition of SM Pro Audio
by Joao Martins

Harman Launches New Soundcraft Ui Series Digital Mixers Following Acquisition of SM Pro Audio

Harman confirmed the acquisition of SM Pro Audio, based in Melbourne, Australia. The company was incorporated into the Harman Professional Division as a developer of pro audio and musical instruments (MI). At the 2015 NAMM Show, Harman launched the new Soundcraft Ui Series of remote-controlled digital mixers, featuring an integrated, onboard Wi-Fi router, as previously introduced by SM Pro Audio in April 2014.
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Manley Introduces FORCE Mic Preamp at 2015 NAMM Show
by Shannon Becker

Manley Introduces FORCE Mic Preamp at 2015 NAMM Show

Following on the success of their acclaimed CORE reference channel strip, Manley Labs announced the Manley FORCE, a four-channel high voltage vacuum tube microphone preamplifier carrying a retail price of only $2,500 USD.
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Pioneer Electronics Unveils the HRM-7 Studio Headphones
by Joao Martins

Pioneer Electronics Unveils the HRM-7 Studio Headphones

The new Pioneer HRM-7 headphones incorporate a new HD driver for high-resolution audio sources, and features a “dual chamber” bass reflex enclosure to help produce lower bass response and provide better control for audio accuracy. The new HRM-7, along with new XDJ-RX headphones, previously announced, will be on display at the 2015 NAMM Show, in Anaheim, CA.
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ROLI Announces Gregg Stein to Join as Head of Sales Americas, Launches Ground-Breaking Equator Synth
by Joao Martins

ROLI Announces Gregg Stein to Join as Head of Sales Americas, Launches Ground-Breaking Equator Synth

ROLI, a design-led music technology leader and developer of the award-winning Seaboard GRAND, announced that Gregg Stein will join the ROLI team as Head of Sales, Americas. This follows a breakthrough 2014 which has seen units of their revolutionary new musical instrument that reimagines the piano keyboard as a soft, continuous surface, shipping around the world to customers, and leading artists.
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Moog Recommences Manufacturing Large Format Modular Synthesizers
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Moog Recommences Manufacturing Large Format Modular Synthesizers

Moog Music announced plans to re-commence the limited run manufacturing of three of their most sought after 5U large format modular synthesizers: The System 55, the System 35 and the Model 15, originally created and manufactured by Moog in 1973. Working from the 1970s schematics, the new instruments will be meticulously handcrafted at the Moog factory in downtown Asheville, N.C., as a true recreation of the originals.
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LG Innotek Reinforces Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Module Suppliers
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LG Innotek Reinforces Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Module Suppliers

Consumer electronics giant LG Innotek joinned the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association and launched new WiSA compliant wireless audio transmitter and receiver modules at 2015 International CES. With this announcement LG Innotek significantly reinforces the market options for new high resolution, wireless, multi-channel audio products.
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2015 International CES: Home Audio Market Movements
by Futuresource Consulting

2015 International CES: Home Audio Market Movements

Futuresource Consulting, a specialist research and knowledge-based consulting company, delivers its analysis on the home audio market trends and technological developments at the 2015 International CES. Futuresource notes the growth of wireless multi-room audio (MRA) solutions, estimated to reach 43% this year, and comments on high-resolution audio developments.
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ECOXGEAR Partners with SunCore to Develop Solar Powered Portable Outdoor Products
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ECOXGEAR Partners with SunCore to Develop Solar Powered Portable Outdoor Products

ECOXGEAR, a Grace Digital brand, has partnered with SunCore, a renowned semiconductor solar-based product company and developer of a proprietary photovoltaic panel technology, to help create ECOXGEAR’s high density solar panels. This new, exclusive partnership in solar powered products will enable sustainable experiences anywere, including powering portable Bluetooth speakers.
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