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Gracenote Announces Rhythm Curation Feature Now Adding Mood and Tempo Metadata
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Gracenote Announces Rhythm Curation Feature Now Adding Mood and Tempo Metadata

Gracenote announced the beta launch of Gracenote Rhythm Curation, a Web-based application developed for professional music editors and DJs. Rhythm Curation help human curators working for popular streaming music services, labels and radio stations build better playlists, now also based on mood and tempo criteria.
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Media Networking Alliance Presents Live AES67 Demonstration at 139th AES
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Media Networking Alliance Presents Live AES67 Demonstration at 139th AES

The Media Networking Alliance (MNA) is exhibiting at the forthcoming 139th AES International Convention in New York. A major attraction on the alliance’s booth will be a live demonstration of audio networking interoperability, featuring 22 currently available networked-audio devices, from different manufacturers employing various audio network platforms.
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139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention Lights Up the Empire State Building
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139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention Lights Up the Empire State Building

The Empire State Building will be lit in blue and white in AES’s honor. The Empire State Building and the Audio Engineering Society, in conjunction with the Society of Broadcast Engineers, will host an informative presentation covering the technology and the techniques of the first and current combiner master FM antenna that serves the number-one market in the United States.
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DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices to Host Sound Summit Event in New York
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DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices to Host Sound Summit Event in New York

Sound Summit New York will take place just prior to the AES Show on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 3 to 8 p.m. at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. A collaborative presentation from DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices, this is the fourth in a series of regional events throughout the U.S.
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GSMA Announces Details For Mobile World Congress 2016
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GSMA Announces Details For Mobile World Congress 2016

GSMA outlined the first details of the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress, including confirmed keynote speakers, exhibitors and sponsors, as well as programs and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. Under the theme ‘Mobile is Everything’, Mobile World Congress will be held 22-25 February 2016 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc.
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Tracktion Software Acquires Audio Hardware Manufacturer 2JW Designs
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Tracktion Software Acquires Audio Hardware Manufacturer 2JW Designs

Music recording software developer Tracktion Corporation has completed the acquisition of Seattle-based, audio hardware manufacturer, 2JW Design. The merger is seen as the next step toward Tracktion’s stated goal of creating a new hardware design group and launch a new line of boutique professional audio hardware.
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Warkwyn Completes Move to Minneapolis and Renews Klippel Agreement
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Warkwyn Completes Move to Minneapolis and Renews Klippel Agreement

Acoustic design and measurement firm Warkwyn, recently acquired by US OEM speaker manufacturer MISCO, announced that it has completed the relocation of all operations from Ontario, Canada to Minneapolis and is now fully operational. The company also announced that its role as North American sales and training agent for Klippel GmbH has been renewed.
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New HDBaseT Interoperability App Now Available
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New HDBaseT Interoperability App Now Available

The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT technology, has launched the updated HDBaseT Interoperability App, featuring a complete list of all HDBaseT-certified products, organized by manufacturer and category. The app is available for download for free in both the AppStore and GooglePlay.
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AES67-2015 Revision Confirms Stability of the Audio Network Interoperability Standard
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AES67-2015 Revision Confirms Stability of the Audio Network Interoperability Standard

A maintenance revision to AES67-2013 – the AES standard for high-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability – has been issued. The revision, called AES67-2015, clarifies some of the interoperability requirements, based on general implementation and “plugfest” experience.
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All About the 139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York
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All About the 139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York

Audio Engineering Society conventions in New York are always special. The 139th edition promises to be special and the best ever with record numbers of attendees, special events and presentations and certainly one of the best exhibitions in memory. audioXpress has a booth there. Come and see us …and here’s the full program.
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