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R&D Stories: The Genesis of the ZYLIA ZM-1 and Next-Generation Audio Recording
by Piotr Szczechowiak

R&D Stories: The Genesis of the ZYLIA ZM-1 and Next-Generation Audio Recording

This article is an interesting testimony from Piotr Szczechowiak, co-founder and COO at Zylia, a startup company from Poland, known for its ZM-1 spherical microphone array. The ZM-1 records and separates each instrument and vocals into a separate track using an innovative and patented recording sound-source separation technology, combining dedicated software and cloud processing. This article was published in audioXpress, January 2019
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New Stratified Stream Port Technology from Quest Engines
by Elario Dalmas II

New Stratified Stream Port Technology from Quest Engines

On this Voice Coil Spotlight article, Elario Dalmas II (Quest Engines) details how his company's Stratified Stream Ports can improve vented box systems. Quest Engines has developed an innovative patent-pending speaker port technology that allows for new visual and sonic aesthetics in the design of vented box speaker systems, using see-through ports. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2019.
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R&D Stories: Enabling Higher Quality Audio Capture for Smartphones
by Jyri Huopaniemi and Kai Havukainen

R&D Stories: Enabling Higher Quality Audio Capture for Smartphones

In this article for audioXpress, Jyri Huopaniemi and Kai Havukainen from Nokia Technologies, the licensing arm of Nokia, explain how to enable higher quality audio capture for smartphones and introduces us to some of the most exciting audio recording features ever available for mobile devices. How would you like to be able to completely isolate sound sources or zoom in on specific sounds and cancel the rest in location recordings, directly on a smartphone?
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Predictive Acoustics and Acoustical Modeling Software: Duran Audio DDA Software
by Richard Honeycutt

Predictive Acoustics and Acoustical Modeling Software: Duran Audio DDA Software

From March to August 2014, in its Sound Control column dedicated to acoustics, Richard Honeycutt reviewed and wrote a series of articles on the evolution of predictive acoustics and acoustical modeling software, including a review of some of the available tools. This sixth and final article in the series discusses Duran Audio’s Digital Directivity Analysis (DDA) software. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2014.
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Predictive Acoustics and Acoustical Modeling Software: ODEON Room Acoustics Software
by Richard Honeycutt

Predictive Acoustics and Acoustical Modeling Software: ODEON Room Acoustics Software

This fifth article in the series explores the ODEON Room Acoustics Software, from the Danish company with the same name. Richard Honeycutt looks at the improved calculation methods and analysis capabilities of the sofware, incorporating an impulse response measurement system integrated to the software allowing easy comparison of calculated and measured responses. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2014.
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New High-Performance Cone and Diaphragm Technology
by Mike Klasco

New High-Performance Cone and Diaphragm Technology

Always exploring all the latest information regarding cone and diaphragm technology, Voice Coil regularly publishes reports on key new materials with the potential to excite the loudspeaker industry. In this special focus article, Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific, Ltd.) explores new approaches that explore thin ply carbon materials, like Swedish advanced composite specialist Oxeon is attempting with its TeXtreme Thin Ply Carbon Technology. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2019.
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Fresh From the Bench: Lepai LP40PA Mini Stereo Plate Amplifier
by David Logvin

Fresh From the Bench: Lepai LP40PA Mini Stereo Plate Amplifier

David Logvin explores the Lepai LP40PA ultra-compact amplifier, a versatile Class D common plate amp module with fully integrated Bluetooth 4.2 receiver and 3.5 mm stereo inputs, ideal for converting existing passive speakers into convenient portable and wireless units that can be placed anywhere. The Lepai LP40PA has plenty of power for a pair of bookshelf speakers as Logvin experimented. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2019.
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Book Review: How to Design and Specify Loudspeaker Drivers
by Richard Honeycutt

Book Review: How to Design and Specify Loudspeaker Drivers

Our longtime columnist Richard Honeycutt shares his insights on Geoff Hill’s recently released book, Loudspeaker Modelling and Design: A Practical Introduction, which demonstrates modern software and hardware being applied to the processes behind loudspeaker design and modeling. Learn more about this indispensable work, now available from publisher Routledge / Focal Press. This article was originally published in audioxpress, February 2019.
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New Materials for Earphones and Headphones
by Mike Klasco

New Materials for Earphones and Headphones

For the January 2019 edition of Voice Coil magazine, Mike Klasco and Nora Wong have compiled a special Focus article on New Materials for Earphones and Headphones. For those looking to differentiate their new products, the two Menlo Scientific consultants provide a unique and valuable perspective on multiple possibilities and designs for drivers, materials for assemblies and enclosures, choices for headbands and ear cushions, signal processing, and even cables.
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Show Report: High End 2018
by Ward Maas

Show Report: High End 2018

In his report of the High End 2018 show in Munich, Ward Maas shares his findings in speaker design, amplification, turntables, and anything that showed innovations, an important improvement, better design, or simply because he couldn't resist it... Enjoy all his highlights while he walks the Munich Order Center (MOC) in this exciting edition, which was also complemented by a small but very enjoyable concurrent CanJam show in a nearby building.
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