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KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors
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KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors

A great white finish for good sounding speakers, with an unfortunate name? KRK Systems, part of the Gibson family of brands, added a new family of studio monitors to its latest ROKIT Generation 4 (G4) range, the limited edition ROKIT G4 White Noise. Available in 5-, 7-, and 8-inch bi-amp models, these limited-edition monitors offer the same impressive features as the newly released ROKIT G4s, but with an enticingly different aesthetic.
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DPA Promotes Immersive Sound Capture with New 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone
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DPA Promotes Immersive Sound Capture with New 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone

Danish manufacturer, DPA Microphones announced the new 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone, combining two miniature microphones positioned at the opening of each ear with a flexible headset. A high-quality solution for YouTubers, sound designers, podcasters, vloggers and other content creators, including filmmakers who want to capture authentic immersive audio for their projects. The binaural setup allows to capture, in real time, exactly what each ear is hearing so that those listening on headphones can experience the full immersive sound.
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Steinberg Launches Cubase and Cubase Elements 10.5 Creative Music Production Packages
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Steinberg Launches Cubase and Cubase Elements 10.5 Creative Music Production Packages

With the 30th anniversary of Cubase slowly coming to an end, after releasing Cubase Pro 10.5 and Cubase Artist 10.5, Steinberg also confirmed the availability of the more affordable Cubase Elements 10.5 package. Cubase 10.5 combines sophisticated audio/MIDI tools with many new, powerful tools, as well as an array of improvements to existing features. Cubase 10.5 also includes the new granular and spectral synthesizer, Padshop 2, a unique-sounding virtual instrument.
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Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable Digital Mixer and Recorder Gains Podcasting Features
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Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable Digital Mixer and Recorder Gains Podcasting Features

Japanese audio manufacturer Zoom, announced the new LiveTrak L-8 portable digital mixer and recorder, which is intended not only for music recording in the studio and on the go, but also an ideal solution for podcasting. Since the introduction in 2018 of the larger LiveTrak L-20, with 20 inputs, later followed by the rack-mountable version L-20R and the musician-oriented L‑12, Zoom has reenergized the digital mixer segment with a balanced combination of features at affordable prices.
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MOTU Introduces Two Compact USB-C Audio Recording Interfaces
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MOTU Introduces Two Compact USB-C Audio Recording Interfaces

Mark of The Unicorn (MOTU) is an engineering-driven music technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which sometimes forgets to tell the world they exist. In fact, sometimes we even forget that MOTU makes one of the best DAW's in the world, called Digital Performer, which a lot more people should use. They also do excellent audio recording interfaces and now they introduced the M2 and M4, two compact units powered via USB-C. Hurray!
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V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones
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V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones

V-MODA, the lifestyle headphone brand that is now part of Roland Corporation, announced the availability of the M-200, described as a reference studio headphone. Already the result of a collaboration work with Roland, the M-200 combines Japanese engineering and classic V-MODA shapes and materials, reimagined for the studio to produce a frequency response that the company says will be appreciated by producers, musicians and audio professionals alike. The M-200 is now available for $350 retail.
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DATS V3 Updated Audio Measurement Tool for Speaker Designers and Audio Engineers
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DATS V3 Updated Audio Measurement Tool for Speaker Designers and Audio Engineers

After a decade of widespread use, the Dayton Audio Test System (DATS) has acquired an impressive reputation for fast and accurate testing. A must have tool for the speaker builder and a very valuable tool for anyone who regularly works with audio equipment, Dayton Audio has taken the easy-to-use audio test system and improved it in almost every way when creating the DATS V3 Computer Based Audio Component Test System.
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Aipower Wearbuds Are True Wireless Earbuds Housed in a Fitness Tracking Wristband
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Aipower Wearbuds Are True Wireless Earbuds Housed in a Fitness Tracking Wristband

Why put your earbuds in the pocket when not in use, if they can be in your wrist, charging to be ready again when needed? And what if a wristband could also be a charger and a fitness tracking device at the same time? Wearables and Hearables combined, that is what Aipower proposes, with the Wearbuds, the world's first wristband-housed true wireless earbuds. Designed for ultra portability, and fitness tracking, Wearbuds are now available after a Kickstarter campaign.
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New iX Range of Coaxial Installation Speakers from APG
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New iX Range of Coaxial Installation Speakers from APG

APG unveiled its new iX range, a full line of fixed installation coaxial speakers, characterized by a combination of high quality drivers and acoustic baffling that the company says, allows pure point source directivity. For some of the iX models, the French company has created coaxial devices that strike a perfect physical alignment between low and hi transducers. Overall, the range targets a wide variety of fixed installation applications.
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Listen Creates Harman Target Response Curve Test Sequence for Headphones
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Listen Creates Harman Target Response Curve Test Sequence for Headphones

As a complete audio test solution in a single package, Listen's SoundCheck software is continuously updated to reflect industry's innovations and changing requirements. As part of its commitment to continuously offer the latest test and measurement routines, the Boston company just announced a new SoundCheck test sequence which predicts listener preference of headphones based on statistical models developed by Harman International.
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