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IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Compact Nearfield Reference Monitors Are Now Available
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IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Compact Nearfield Reference Monitors Are Now Available

IK Multimedia announced the availability of its iLoud MTM compact reference monitors, the larger and much improved version of the iLoud Micro monitors, designed for the modern professional and home studio. Yes, they look like cheap plastic, but don’t get fooled. The iLoud MTM monitors deliver sound quality that rivals monitors several times the price and provides innovative features not found anywhere else.
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NUGEN Audio Introduces SoundCloud and MP3 Optimization Options with MasterCheck Plug-In Update
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NUGEN Audio Introduces SoundCloud and MP3 Optimization Options with MasterCheck Plug-In Update

Nugen Audio announced availability of the MasterCheck v1.7.0.1 update to its music streaming auditioning plug-in, which now includes MP3 and SoundCloud support. MasterCheck optimizes mixes for today’s delivery services, revealing problems ahead of time, and providing the tools that enable its users to audition and deliver masters that will reach the listener as intended.
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Avid Expands Audio Control Surface Portfolio with New S4 and S1 Models
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Avid Expands Audio Control Surface Portfolio with New S4 and S1 Models

During its own Avid Connect Live event in Nashville, anticipating another edition of Summer NAMM 2019, Avid unveiled two new audio control surfaces — the Avid S4 and Avid S1 — designed for professionals at smaller facilities and project studios. These incredibly sophisticated, powerful, and versatile modular products provide audio engineers, producers and musicians with the most integrated and yet affordable control solutions, both scheduled to be available later in 2019.
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KRK Systems Launches Audio Tools App for Studio Monitor Setup
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KRK Systems Launches Audio Tools App for Studio Monitor Setup

KRK Systems, (still) part of the Gibson family of brands, introduced its new KRK Audio Tools App for iOS and Android. The free suite of professional studio tools includes five useful and professional analysis-based components that work with any monitor setup, and one powerful tool (EQ Recommendation) that helps acclimate the new KRK ROKIT G4 monitors to their individual acoustic environment.
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Tascam Announces Series 8p Dyna 8-channel Microphone Preamp
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Tascam Announces Series 8p Dyna 8-channel Microphone Preamp

Tascam has unveiled the new Series 8p Dyna 8-channel mic preamplifier with analog compressor, the company's first standalone mic preamp and A-D expansion device. Featuring versatile connectivity and re-designed microphone preamp circuits, the Tascam Series 8p Dyna is designed for both studio and stage use, and a perfect expansion for the recently introduced 102i and 208i Series USB interfaces, both featuring powerful DSP input and output mixers.
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EarFun UBOOM IPX7 Bluetooth 5 Speaker Matches Design and Sound Quality
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EarFun UBOOM IPX7 Bluetooth 5 Speaker Matches Design and Sound Quality

EarFun, an audio brand headquartered in California and the manufacturer of the EarfunFree true wireless earbuds, announced that its latest product, the EarFun UBOOM Bluetooth Speaker is now available on Amazon.com. The EarFun UBOOM is an IPX7 Bluetooth 5 wireless speaker with the ability to pair with another UBOOM for stereo playback, and a battery that lasts for 16 hours or more and charges via USB-C. According to the company, the sound should not disappoint either.
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HEAD acoustics To Present Leading-Edge ANC Testing and Development Solutions at AES Headphone Conference
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HEAD acoustics To Present Leading-Edge ANC Testing and Development Solutions at AES Headphone Conference

HEAD acoustics will present its latest testing solutions for headphones and headsets at the upcoming AES International Conference on Headphone Technology in San Francisco, August 27 - 29. The company will show all that’s needed for product development and evaluation, including speech and audio quality testing, Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) performance evaluation, realistic background noise simulation, and a new measurement method for listening effort.
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Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices
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Bobwire Audio Introduces Solution to Missing 12-Volt Trigger on Popular Music Streaming Devices

Bobwire Audio, a new company based out of San Francisco, CA, has introduced its first product, the DAT1 Digital Audio Trigger, which adds an industry-standard 12-volt DC trigger output to any audio component with a digital audio optical (SPDIF) output. This allows devices like the Sonos Connect, Amazon Echo Link, and many others that lack 12-volt triggers, to turn on and off connected power amplifiers and other equipment. The device also provides an analog audio output and high-quality DAC.
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Pro Audio Technology Introduces New S and SR Series Home Theater Loudspeakers
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Pro Audio Technology Introduces New S and SR Series Home Theater Loudspeakers

Pro Audio Technology, the California-based supplier of high-output home theater loudspeakers and DSP loudspeaker controllers, announced two new series of loudspeakers consisting of three new models – S-12sm, SR-12ai, and SR-212ai. The new speakers were designed to reproduce the unrestricted dynamics and power of the commercial cinema experience but in a more compact form factor ideal for home theater environments. The S and SR Series all feature enhanced cosmetics and more discreet enclosures.
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Celestion Adds Popular BN10-200X Bass Speaker to Available Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses
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Celestion Adds Popular BN10-200X Bass Speaker to Available Digitally Downloadable Impulse Responses

Renowned as a manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company famous, Celestion continues to expand its popular range of speaker impulse responses. The company has now added the popular BN10-200X bass speaker to their line of Bass Impulse Responses. The new Bass IRs, along with the complete collection of other genuine Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.
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