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CTA Debuts “Studio Stories: Quality Sound Matters” Video Series Featuring Renowned Music Artists and Producers
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CTA Debuts “Studio Stories: Quality Sound Matters” Video Series Featuring Renowned Music Artists and Producers

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced a new documentary-style video series to promote High-Resolution Audio (Hi-Res Audio or HRA) as an emerging audio technology platform. The series of video features testimonies from eight renowned artists and producers including Bruce Botnick, Kenny Aronoff, Paul Oakenfold, or Skylar Grey. The series also pays special tribute to The Beatles’ Recording Engineer, Geoff Emerick with an extended cut version of his interview for the series.
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Axpona Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Largest Event To Date
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Axpona Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Largest Event To Date

Audiophiles, music lovers, vinyl collectors, audio engineers and musicians, will join 500 manufacturers in 185+ listening rooms, and Live Music events, for the 2019 edition of AXPONA (Audio Expo North America), from April 12-14 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center. Three jam-packed days of high-quality sounds, technology, presentations, design, and the very latest products in the industry.
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OCA Alliance Promotes AES70 Control Standard Upgrade at ISE 2019
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OCA Alliance Promotes AES70 Control Standard Upgrade at ISE 2019

The OCA Alliance – the AV trade association formed to promote awareness, implementation and development of the AES70 open network control standard – has announced the release of the latest revision of the AES70-2018 standard with new developer tools and resources, making implementation “easier than ever before”. The result of several years of collaborative work within the OCA Alliance and the AES, AES70-2018 is an evolutionary upgrade to the original AES70-2015 standard.
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Auralex Acoustics Now Offers Room Layout eXpress Standalone Acoustical Treatment App
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Auralex Acoustics Now Offers Room Layout eXpress Standalone Acoustical Treatment App

Auralex Acoustics announced that its Room Layout eXpress (RLX) acoustical treatment app is available as a standalone app available on the Apple App Store and Android App Store. Unveiled at NAMM 2019, the RLX app is an intuitive, automated treatment app that is specifically designed to provide instantaneous recommendations for various small room types and gives users the ability to quickly get acoustical treatment suggestions on their mobile devices.
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Genelec Launches Smart IP Audio Platform at ISE 2019
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Genelec Launches Smart IP Audio Platform at ISE 2019

Leveraging the company's pioneering efforts with audio-over-IP and the introduction of the world's first AoIP-enabled monitors in 2016, Genelec is now unveiling a unique open IP networking technology platform at ISE 2019. This platform is aimed specifically at the installation market and will deliver power, audio, and scalable loudspeaker system configuration, supervision and calibration features via a single, standard CAT5 cable.
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CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP
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CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP

CEVA announced the general release of its RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP and multiple license agreements already signed with leading semiconductor companies. Supporting the headline new feature of Direction Finding via Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) for enhanced location services, the RW-Bluetooth 5.1 IP is available in both Bluetooth Dual Mode and Bluetooth Low Energy flavors.
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Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution
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Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante audio networking technology, has announced Dante AV, a first-of-its-kind integrated audio and video-over-IP solution for manufacturers. Dante AV is a complete integrated audio and video networking solution, bringing ease-of-use, unified control and tight synchronization to distribution of audio and video over standard IP networks. Dante AV enables complete interoperability with more than 1600 Dante-enabled audio products already on the market.
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Bluetooth Special Interest Group Introduces Location Services with Bluetooth 5.1 Specification
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Bluetooth Special Interest Group Introduces Location Services with Bluetooth 5.1 Specification

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced a new direction finding feature that holds the potential to significantly enhance the performance of Bluetooth location services solutions, down to centimeter-level location accuracy. The new feature, included in version 5.1 of the Bluetooth Core Specification, allows devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal, thereby enabling the development of Bluetooth proximity solutions that can understand device direction as well as Bluetooth positioning systems.
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New Audio Amplifier Company LEA Professional Launches at NAMM 2019
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New Audio Amplifier Company LEA Professional Launches at NAMM 2019

Founded on the premise that amplifier technology has headroom for innovation, that design has a prominent place in the rack and that dealers want the ease of one-click digital commerce coupled with old-school partnership, LEA Professional launched at the Winter NAMM 2019 Show in Anaheim. The company, led by Blake Augsburger and a team of proven executives, engineers, and sales/marketing experts from the pro audio community, promises to introduce a series of new amplifiers with advanced connectivity and bold, compelling design.
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Nadja Wallaszkovits Assumes Role as President of the Audio Engineering Society
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Nadja Wallaszkovits Assumes Role as President of the Audio Engineering Society

The AES announced the ascension of Nadja Wallaszkovits to the office of President, taking on the role as of January 1, 2019. "Having worked with Nadja for many years as part of the AES team, we look forward to having her serve in the role of president, as the Society continues our mission to promote science and education in the field of audio engineering. Nadja’s knowledge of audio engineering technologies and experience within the AES will be a valuable asset in the coming year," states AES Past-President David Scheirman.
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