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Studio Meets Lifestyle with the beyerdynamic Custom Studio Headphones
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Studio Meets Lifestyle with the beyerdynamic Custom Studio Headphones

beyerdynamic added a new headphone model to its Custom headphone series, but this one was designed especially for use in professional recording studio environments. The 80 ohm Custom Studio headphones have a closed design with dynamic 45 mm transducers with a frequency range that extends from 5 hertz to 35 kilohertz.
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Antelope Audio Introduces MP8d, New Eight-Channel Microphone Preamplifier with A/D Conversion
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Antelope Audio Introduces MP8d, New Eight-Channel Microphone Preamplifier with A/D Conversion

Antelope Audio introduced a new addition to its family of class-A mic preamps: the MP8d eight-channel mic preamp with A/D conversion. The new MP8d follows the success of the Zen Studio interface and the MP32 mic preamp, inheriting technology from both and establishing Antelope Audio’s mic pre design capabilities in an affordable and attractive solution.
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Propellerhead Updates Rack Extension Plug-In Platform SDK 2.2
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Propellerhead Updates Rack Extension Plug-In Platform SDK 2.2

Propellerhead announced further development to its Rack Extension plug-in platform, introducing SDK 2.2 for software developers. This updated development kit offers 2D GUI support and other improvements. Now, developers can create modern, streamlined Rack Extension designs and simplify the user experience for Reason customers.
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New JBL Professional VTX V25-II Line Array and System Expansion
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New JBL Professional VTX V25-II Line Array and System Expansion

JBL Professional announced the launch of the VTX V25-II line array, featuring a brand-new waveguide for improved long-throw performance, improved wavefront control and improved power matching with the Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD 4-channel amplifier. Harman also announced its VTX V20-DF down fill adapter and the JBL HiQnet Performance Manager version 1.8.4, providing complete support for the new loudspeakers.
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New Drivers from Eighteen Sound at Prolight+Sound 2015
by Joao Martins

New Drivers from Eighteen Sound at Prolight+Sound 2015

The Reggio Emilia loudspeaker specialist was in full force at the 2015 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt with an impressive display of new products in its catalogue. New for this year, the 8CX650 and 10CX650 coaxial loudspeakers, announced earlier in the year, are now shipping. But there’s also the ND4015Ti2 compression driver, the XG10 line source waveguide and much more.
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Audient Releases iD14 Interface and ASP800 Class-A Microphone Preamplifier
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Audient Releases iD14 Interface and ASP800 Class-A Microphone Preamplifier

Audient released two interesting products for project/home studios at the 2015 Prolight+Sound / Musikmesse shows. One is the iD14, a two-channel desktop USB 2.0 audio interface. The other is the ASP800, an 8 channel Class-A microphone preamplifier and ADC with HMX MOSFET drive and IRON transformer saturator technologies.
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RØDE Microphones Start Shipping the RØDELink Digital Wireless “Filmmaker Kit”
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RØDE Microphones Start Shipping the RØDELink Digital Wireless “Filmmaker Kit”

Australian audio company RØDE Microphones announced the first product in its “RØDELink” digital wireless product range – The Filmmaker Kit – has commenced shipping worldwide. Originally announced in January 2015 as part of the extended RØDELink Digital Wireless System, with this first product, RØDE consolidates its position in the video and field recording markets.
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New PCB Piezotronics 1/2” Random Incidence Microphone Covers More of the Human Audible Range
by Joao Martins

New PCB Piezotronics 1/2” Random Incidence Microphone Covers More of the Human Audible Range

The new PCB Random Incidence Microphone (Model 377C20) from PCB Piezotronics covers a frequency range up to 16 kHz (+/- 2dB), the hearing range for most adults. The new microphone is ideal for noise reduction testing and general room acoustics measurements as well as calculating transmission loss with different materials.
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Tectonic Elements BMR Speakers Selected for New Car Concept and Flat-Panel TVs
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Tectonic Elements BMR Speakers Selected for New Car Concept and Flat-Panel TVs

Designer and manufacturer of audio transducers and amplifier modules, Tectonic Elements has recently confirmed two interesting projects for its Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) transducer technology. The BMR speakers have been selected to provide headrest audio for the Citroën Aircross concept car and a new range of flat panel TV’s, from Lucida Technology USA.
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Optocore Introduces Advanced MADI Switches with Bridging and Routing Options
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Optocore Introduces Advanced MADI Switches with Bridging and Routing Options

Having already made a major commitment to the MADI standard (AES10), Optocore announced a significant extension at the 2015 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt. The new advanced MADI range (M Series) includes the M8 and M12 units with coaxial, fibre and Cat5 interfaces, including two Optocore own hi-speed fibre uplinks.
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