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Blue Microphones Announces Bottle Mic Locker Tube Microphone System
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Blue Microphones Announces Bottle Mic Locker Tube Microphone System

Blue announced the Bottle Mic Locker, lauded as “the world’s most versatile tube mic system in one package.” Combining Blue’s flagship Bottle microphone with a variable sensitivity power supply and four of Blue’s interchangeable classic capsules, the Bottle Mic Locker provides access to the highest caliber blend of modern and vintage textures for studio recordings. Available now, for $5,999 (MSRP).
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Lab Gruppen Unveils New LUCIA and D Series Slimline Amplifiers
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Lab Gruppen Unveils New LUCIA and D Series Slimline Amplifiers

Responding directly to the needs of the installation market, Lab Gruppen unveiled two new amplifier families during InfoComm 2016. The new LUCIA amplifiers follow the highly successful launch of LUCIA 70 V output models during last year’s InfoComm show now with three new LUCIA 60 W power models, all with configurable DSP features. The company also expanded its D Series advanced install-dedicated amplifier platform with the introduction of three slimline models.
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Funktion-One Explores New Horizons in Bass Frequencies Thanks to Powersoft’s M-Force System
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Funktion-One Explores New Horizons in Bass Frequencies Thanks to Powersoft’s M-Force System

If there is an audio company known for earth-shattering levels of bass frequencies, it certainly is Tony Andrews’s Funktion-One. The news that the British manufacturer, one of the leading companies in professional audio systems for dance clubs, has joined forces with Powersoft to explore the possibilities of it’s M-Force solution to generate new levels of bass performance, is not surprising. The result of this cooperation, implemented in the new F132 subwoofer, should lead to plenty more surprises.
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EvertzAV Adopts Dante Audio over IP Networking and Introduces Industry’s First Dante-Enabled AV Switch Product
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EvertzAV Adopts Dante Audio over IP Networking and Introduces Industry’s First Dante-Enabled AV Switch Product

EvertzAV announced support for Dante audio networking as an option for the company’s MMA10G-HUB In-Room AV Switch. The MMA10G-HUB is an in-room audio & video switcher that leverages Evertz MMA-10G Network Based AV Distribution capability. The HUB makes connecting a single room to a facility easy and opens up a world of possibilities for collaboration, resource sharing and connectivity.
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Radial Catapult new 4-Channel Audio Snake Now Shipping
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Radial Catapult new 4-Channel Audio Snake Now Shipping

Radial Engineering announced the Radial Catapult is now shipping. Part of a series of new audio distribution products designed by the Canadian company to address new wireless and wired applications, announced at the end of 2015, the Catapult is a 4-channel audio snake that allows sending analog and AES digital audio signals over standard Cat 5 shielded twisted pair cable.
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Focusrite Announces Second Generation of Scarlett USB Audio Recording Interfaces with Pro Tools First Bundle
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Focusrite Announces Second Generation of Scarlett USB Audio Recording Interfaces with Pro Tools First Bundle

Focusrite announced its second generation of Scarlett USB audio interfaces, which the British company says is its most popular range of products and one of the most sold range of audio interfaces in the world. The second generation Scarlett is now “better, faster and easier,” as Focusrite explains. While the I/O count of every interface remains the same, the new Scarlett audio interfaces deliver Focusrite’s fastest USB performance yet, with roundtrip latency measurements as low as 2.74ms at 96kHz.
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Fluance’s Affordable RT80/81 Turntables are now Available
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Fluance’s Affordable RT80/81 Turntables are now Available

Vinyl’s comeback is already a serious phenomenon. With new turntables available from the most established brands, many other manufacturers are now offering affordable solutions, targeting value-conscious consumers. Fluance, the direct-sales hi-fi brand from Niagara Falls, Ontario, announced the availability of its first turntables, the RT80 and RT81, combining traditional aesthetics with decent quality.
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Bose Introduces Wireless New QC Noise Cancelling Headphones And Wireless Sport Headphones
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Bose Introduces Wireless New QC Noise Cancelling Headphones And Wireless Sport Headphones

Bose announced four new headphones, expanding its range with the all new QuietComfort 35 and QuietControl 30 noise cancellation wireless models. Also new are the new SoundSport and SoundSport Pulse for sport and fitness. The new generation of Bose headphones is a significant technology update, allowing for up to 20 hours of battery life and controllable noise cancellation with personalization features.
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Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone
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Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

Conexant’s AudioSmart 3.0 audio technology is making interactions with intelligent personal assistants more informed and productive. Conexant showcased the world’s first PC to receive Microsoft Skype for Business certification as a Group Speakerphone – along with its four-microphone, far-field voice input pre-processing technology and context-aware control automation software, introducing a suite of technologies that intelligently sense context, leveraging information about how a device is being used to automatically optimize the end-user experience.
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New 3D Sound One Module Provides Immersive Audio for Headphones
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New 3D Sound One Module Provides Immersive Audio for Headphones

French company 3D Sound Labs announced that its 3D smart audio technology is now available for all headphones thanks to the new 3D Sound One Module. 3D Sound Labs is a pioneer startup in 3D sound and its new 3D Sound One Module is the first accessory that can be simply fixed to any headphone to allow immersive 3D audio experiences. The connected module connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone running the iOPS 3D Sound Labs app or a PC with the Windows 3D Sound Labs driver.
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