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IK Multimedia Digitally Recreates Fulltone Guitar & Bass Effects Collection
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IK Multimedia Digitally Recreates Fulltone Guitar & Bass Effects Collection

In direct collaboration with the legendary Californian boutique sound manufacturer, Italian digital audio specialists IK Multimedia has created the Fulltone Collection for AmpliTube on Mac and PC, offering convenient and improved software emulations of those glorious hardware effects. In another powerful example of the possibilities of digital emulation, IK Multimedia brought back three of the famous Fulltone effects hardware units for guitar and bass.
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Universal Audio Releases UAD Software v9.1 with New Plug-Ins, Expanded Support for Windows 10 and macOS
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Universal Audio Releases UAD Software v9.1 with New Plug-Ins, Expanded Support for Windows 10 and macOS

Universal Audio announced the release of its new UAD Software v9.1, now with Apollo multi-unit support over Thunderbolt for Windows 10 systems, Console 2 software support to users of multiple Apollo FireWire interfaces and fully qualified macOS Sierra for all Apollo and UAD-2 platforms. The professional audio recording hardware and software manufacturer also announced bountiful new plug-ins from SSL, Moog, Softube, and Brainworx.
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NTi Audio Announces Sound Insulation PC Software and Updated Sound Level Measurement Report for XL2
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NTi Audio Announces Sound Insulation PC Software and Updated Sound Level Measurement Report for XL2

NTi Audio launched a new professional software package for determining the sound insulation of buildings measured with its XL2 Sound Level Meter. The “Sound Insulation Reporter” PC software generates simple yet detailed sound measurement reports that comply with existing standards, ideal for acoustic consultants. The newly-designed SLM Reporting Tool presents the results of measurements recorded with the XL2 in a flexible measurement report.
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Bryston BDP-3 Dedicated HiRes Digital Music Player
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Bryston BDP-3 Dedicated HiRes Digital Music Player

Intel processor, increased RAM and two independent USB 3.0 buses are some highlights of Bryston's new flagship digital music player. The Bryston BDP-3 is a bit perfect dedicated player for high resolution digital audio files (up to PCM 32-bit/384kHz and DSD128), employing a highly-customized Linux OS optimized for performance. Fully impedance matched and transformer coupled AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs offer the best possible digital audio transmission to the DAC of choice.
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Waves Introduces the Dugan Automixer and Dugan Speech Plug-in Bundle
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Waves Introduces the Dugan Automixer and Dugan Speech Plug-in Bundle

Audio signal processing technologies expert, Waves Audio, introduced the Waves Dugan Automixer + Dugan Speech plug-in bundle. Any live or broadcast engineer is familiar with the challenging situation of having to mix multiple channels of speech mics. The Waves Dugan Automixer + Dugan Speech plugins save users the tedious need to manually ride faders while trying to keep up with several people talking at once.
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Sonos Introduces PLAYBASE Home Theater Sound Solution
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Sonos Introduces PLAYBASE Home Theater Sound Solution

Sonos announced PLAYBASE, the latest addition to its wireless home sound system and the newest speaker in their home theater lineup. Inspired by the simple insight that up to 70% of all TVs stand on furniture and are not mounted to the wall, PLAYBASE is a thin, yet powerful speaker that sits discreetly under the TV. Priced at $699 US and available in both black and white, PLAYBASE will be available globally starting on April 4, 2017.
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Bruel & Kjaer Introduces Binaural Microphone Recording Solution
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Bruel & Kjaer Introduces Binaural Microphone Recording Solution

With virtual reality, augmented reality and a renewed interest in binaural audio recording for broadcast and new media applications, the audio industry has recently seen several product announcements in the field from leading manufacturers. Now the Danish test and measurement specialists, Bruel & Kjaer, have announced a new binaural microphone set, which will be presented for the first time at CanJam SoCal, April 8-9, 2017.
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WW Speaker Cabinets Introduces 21-Inch Subwoofer for DIY Home Audio Market
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WW Speaker Cabinets Introduces 21-Inch Subwoofer for DIY Home Audio Market

WW Speaker Cabinets introduced its new X21 subwoofer cabinet solution to the DIY market. The X21 is the first commercially available home audio DIY subwoofer cabinet designed for 21” drivers. X21 subwoofer cabinets are lock mitered allowing WW Speaker Cabinets to offer finished cabinets with a choice of veneers, stains and lacquer finishes as well as raw MDF. All X21 subwoofer cabinets are customized for specific individual driver models and performance data is provided for each driver.
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Yamaha TF Series Digital Mixers Get Firmware Update for AES67 Support
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Yamaha TF Series Digital Mixers Get Firmware Update for AES67 Support

Yamaha released a major firmware update for the company’s TF series digital mixers, bringing with it significantly expanded audio networking capability. The firmware update — version 3.1 — allows TF consoles and the recently released TF-RACK equipped with an NY64-D Dante interface card to connect to audio networks, such as Ravenna, that support the AES67 audio-over-IP interoperability standard.
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Legacy Audio Introduces Legacy Foundation Subwoofer
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Legacy Audio Introduces Legacy Foundation Subwoofer

Legacy Audio introduced its new Foundation subwoofer, using patented compound passive radiator technology and a pair of Legacy’s renowned long throw 12” woofers, supercharged with the latest ICEpower amplifier technology. The Legacy Foundation sub benefits from 30 amps of peak current, ultimately necessary to provide tight control to the 3 inch voice-coil within the massive 30lb magnetic structure of each woofer.
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