All items tagged with R&D (54)

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

February 24, 2022 by Al Clark

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

This article, written by Al Clark (CEO, Danville Signal Processing), tells the story of his company’s R&D journey into the development of the dspNexus DSP Audio Processor. An interesting perspective about how the author’s experience led him to maximize the possibilities of digital audio, resulting in successfully bringing to market a dedicated DSP audio processor that could be used as a control center, a preamplifier, and a DSP engine for powered loudspeaker applications. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2021.

The Vitec Group Acquires Audix Microphones

January 12, 2022 by Joao Martins

The Vitec Group Acquires Audix Microphones

The Vitec Group, an international conglomerate of hardware products and software solutions for content creation, announced that it completed the acquisition of Audix, the microphone manufacturer from Portland, Oregon, which in the past three years has successfully executed the most ambitious product catalog expansion in its history. With the acquisition, The Vitec Group expands its audio hardware business established with the 2018 acquisition of Rycote, the manufacturer of advanced microphone windshields and suspension systems.

R&D Stories: The Tetrahedral Test Chamber Story (Part 2) - Consistent Loudspeaker Measurements

January 3, 2022 by Geoff Hill

R&D Stories: The Tetrahedral Test Chamber Story (Part 2) - Consistent Loudspeaker Measurements

In this article Geoff Hill completes the Tetrahedral Test Chamber story, a concept born out of necessity, simple wavelength theory and Beranek's wedges, measurement theory, and building upon experience gained in designing chambers in Europe, US, and Asia. These chambers are now in use throughout the world, providing consistent, reliable, and accurate measurements of loudspeaker transducers and loudspeaker systems. This article was originally published in audioXpress, October 2021.

Genelec Creates G Innovation Lab to Encourage Creativity and Entrepreneurship

July 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Creates G Innovation Lab to Encourage Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Genelec is establishing the first branch of its new G Innovation Lab in Kuopio, Finland, with the goal of nurturing creativity and entrepreneurship in the Savilahti region of the country, and attracting imaginative professionals to the area. Starting with a Discovery Event Pitch Challenge in August 2021, Genelec aims to recruit a team of ‘start-up minded’ individuals to further develop the innovative thinking that has helped inspire the company’s technical breakthroughs over the last four decades.

Klippel New dB-Lab Version 212 and QC 7 Updates Extend Speaker and Enclosure Characterization Tools

July 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel New dB-Lab Version 212 and QC 7 Updates Extend Speaker and Enclosure Characterization Tools

Klippel released a major software update to its Klippel Analyzer System. The new dB-Lab Version 212 and QC 7 updates now add shared sensor management, support for the new Multi-Scanning Workbench hardware and three further modules (LSIM, MTON, RMA). The Klippel Multi-Scanning Workbench supports near-field holographic soundfield scanning measurements in a much smaller form factor, while the new modules add linear signal modeling and simulation and multi-tone measurements, dedicated to speaker and enclosure design.

Fairview Microwave Releases Input Protected Low Noise Amplifiers with GaN Semiconductor Technology

June 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Fairview Microwave Releases Input Protected Low Noise Amplifiers with GaN Semiconductor Technology

Fairview Microwave, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of on-demand RF, microwave and millimeter wave components, has just unveiled a new series of Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) that are perfect for use in test and measurement and R&D applications, as well as radar, space systems, and microwave radio. Fairview Microwave's new series of input protected LNAs feature Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology which provides robust input power protection.

Martin Audio Promotes from Within to Fulfill R&D Director Roles

June 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Martin Audio Promotes from Within to Fulfill R&D Director Roles

Known for its innovative and constantly updated professional loudspeaker systems, British sound reinforcement powerhouse Martin Audio has recently promoted from within to create two new director roles for its R&D department. Phil Anthony has been promoted to Associate Director of Design, while Ambrose Thompson is now Research Director, and together they will lead the R&D department.

Rohde & Schwarz Joins the FiRa Consortium to Show Its Commitment to the Growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Ecosystem

March 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Rohde & Schwarz Joins the FiRa Consortium to Show Its Commitment to the Growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Ecosystem

Rohde & Schwarz joined the FiRa Consortium as an associate member. FiRa, short for "fine ranging," is an organization dedicated to growing the UWB ecosystem by ensuring interoperability between multiple devices through compliance and certification programs. By joining the FiRa Consortium, Rohde & Schwarz contributes to the organization’s efforts to establish a certification program for UWB devices. Rohde & Schwarz brings along a broad expertise in mobile device testing and certification

Keysight Introduces Smart Bench Essentials Connected Instruments

March 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Keysight Introduces Smart Bench Essentials Connected Instruments

Keysight Technologies, the electronics test and measurement company that was spun off from Agilent in 2014, has launched a new portfolio of Smart Bench Essentials (SBE) lab bench instruments. These new solutions are targeted at remote access labs and teaching institutions that require a unified, powerful graphical interface with integrated data management and analysis, that can be configured, controlled, and monitored from a single screen, also allowing sharing instruments and data remotely with peers.

Klippel Analyzer System Receives Software Updates for Testing DSP-Based Audio Devices

November 17, 2020 by Joao Martins

Klippel Analyzer System Receives Software Updates for Testing DSP-Based Audio Devices

Klippel has been keeping busy in the last months, continuously improving their measurement technology for loudspeakers and audio systems. With the dB-Lab 210.918 and QC 6.7 software updates, Klippel introduced new tools for testing DSP-enhanced speakers, headphones and connected audio systems, first with and hardware add-on for the SCN Scanning Vibrometer, and second with an extension for automatic testing at multiple excitation levels using the TRF module.

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