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Summer NAMM 2014—July 17-19 at Nashville’s Music City Center
by audioXpress Staff

Summer NAMM 2014—July 17-19 at Nashville’s Music City Center

Nashville’s Music City Center will be filled with professional development offerings, product debuts and engaging evening events, promises the NAMM Association. The Summer NAMM packs three days and nights of can’t-miss events, live music, and networking opportunities, from July 17-19 at Nashville’s Music City Center.
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AES 55th International Conference to Focus On Spatial Audio – Recording, Reproduction and Perception
by audioXpress Staff

AES 55th International Conference to Focus On Spatial Audio – Recording, Reproduction and Perception

The AES 55th International Conference, focusing on Spatial Audio, is set to take place August 27-29, 2014, at the Helsinki Music Centre in Helsinki, Finland. Spatial Audio is currently one of the largest research topics in the field of audio, of great importance and interest for both the professional and consumer audio markets.
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Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs
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Panasonic offers Wireless Sound with Launch of aptX Enabled TVs

Panasonic has chosen to integrate aptX streaming into a number of its Viera digital TV models. With CSR’s aptX already supporting a number of its wireless audio devices like headsphones, speakers, and soundbars, Panasonic has now become the first manufacturer to offer a range of TVs with the audio codec.
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Audinate’s AV Networking World Breaks Attendance Record for Las Vegas Conference
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Audinate’s AV Networking World Breaks Attendance Record for Las Vegas Conference

Nearly 250 consultants, integrators, sound engineers and IT managers from all over the world came together in Las Vegas on June 17th, 2014 for the AV Networking World Conference to learn about Dante, Audinate’s market leading audio networking solution.
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New Speakers and Drivers 2014 – SICA / Jensen
by Joao Martins

New Speakers and Drivers 2014 – SICA / Jensen

At the Prolight+Sound 2014 show there was a wealth of new components available from all major pro audio and MI speaker manufacturers. Some products were already introduced earlier at the Winter NAMM in January, while many other were worldwide launches. AudioXpress highlights new products from SICA Altoparlanti.
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Martin Audio’s MLA speakers deliver Glastonbury’s highest permitted sound levels yet
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Martin Audio’s MLA speakers deliver Glastonbury’s highest permitted sound levels yet

Martin Audio’s groundbreaking Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) system has made history at the Glastonbury festival by delivering the highest sound levels to the audience without exceeding noise pollution levels beyond the perimeter. More than 150,000 fans listened to headline acts mixed on the MLA system.
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Jensen Transformers Acquired by Peter Janis, Teams up with Radial Engineering
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Jensen Transformers Acquired by Peter Janis, Teams up with Radial Engineering

Peter Janis, owner and president of Radial Engineering acquired Jensen Transformers. As Janis himself explains, “we felt that the brand was simply too important to the industry and our long-term health to end up being purchased by a multi-national and made offshore.” Jensen will remain an independent operation in Chatsworth, CA.
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Renkus-Heinz helps bring Intrepid Museum’s Legends to Life
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Renkus-Heinz helps bring Intrepid Museum’s Legends to Life

NY-based Metro Sound Pros successfully completed a challenging audio installation at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. The spectacular aircraft carrier USS Intrepid museum benefited from a Renkus-Heinz system to solve the acoustic challenges on its Space Shuttle Pavilion exhibit.
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Brazil’s first 4K OB truck equipped with Lawo and RAVENNA IP technology
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Brazil’s first 4K OB truck equipped with Lawo and RAVENNA IP technology

The World Cup 2014 in Brazil has been the ideal test field for the first live global broadcasts in Ultra High-Definition (4K). Used for 4K football live production at Maracanã Stadium, GloboSat’s new TV OB truck is fitted with audio equipment from Lawo and state-of-the-art RAVENNA IP networking technology.
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Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney excels with Dante
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Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney excels with Dante

An impressive Dante deployment at the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney used Harman’s BSS BLU digital signal processing units to create an audio distribution network of 160-plus channels across 200 acres. The Dante enabled BSS units increased quality and control while minimizing labor and installation costs.
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