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A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion. New Book Now Available

July 24, 2024 by Joao Martins

A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion. New Book Now Available

2024 marks Celestion's 100th year. To celebrate the milestone, the manufacturer of loudspeakers for sound reinforcement applications and guitar and bass, published "A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion". Detailed and beautifully illustrated, this book compiles the history of Britain's oldest and longest surviving loudspeaker company. An essential historical document for anyone interesting in loudspeaker history, the book is now available for purchase at retail.

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

May 14, 2024 by Erno Borbely

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

"Designing a preamp is probably the most challenging engineering task in the audio chain, and many designers have invested a lot of time and effort in it," wrote Erno Borbely in this original 1985 article for the Audio Amateur. "My reason for designing this preamp is quite simple: I wanted to have a top-quality preamp without paying megabucks for a Levinson or Accuphase unit. It is up to you to decide whether or not I have succeeded in achieving the same quality." This article was originally published in The Audio Amateur Issue 4, 1985, and is still frequently referenced.

Mobius Labs Showcases AI-based Visual DNA Solution with Transcripts in 30 Languages and English Translation

March 15, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Mobius Labs Showcases AI-based Visual DNA Solution with Transcripts in 30 Languages and English Translation

Mobius Labs, a developer of Artificial Intelligence-powered metadata technology, will demonstrate at NAB 2023 the latest version of Visual DNA, the company’s unique metadata generation solution. Attendees to the Las Vegas show will also see a new suite of complementary audio tools with state-of-the-art speech-to-text and English translation capabilities, which combined can be used to improve asset management and increase the value of an organization’s content.

2018 AES International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration

May 16, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

2018 AES International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration

The 2018 Audio Engineering Society International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration will take place in Culpeper, VA, June 28-30. This conference will present an opportunity to bring researchers and practitioners together for three days to discuss critical preservation issues and focus on strategies that will support and encourage collaboration and interoperability between industry and the preservation, restoration and archiving communities.

Blackmagic Design UltraStudio HD Mini Portable Thunderbolt 3 Interface

May 5, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Blackmagic Design UltraStudio HD Mini Portable Thunderbolt 3 Interface

There will always be those occasions on any audio recording studio or audio engineer will need a nice video interface to deal with some work. And considering the recent evolution in computers and video formats, it's not easy to find an affordable solution that answers of the needs. That's why we are highlighting this new Blackmagic Design UltraStudio HD Mini Portable Thunderbolt 3 interface. It does everything, and is available now for just US$495!

Audionamix Releases TRAX Pro 3 SP Speech-Specific Separation Software at Musikmesse 2017

April 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Audionamix Releases TRAX Pro 3 SP Speech-Specific Separation Software at Musikmesse 2017

During Musikmesse 2017, Audionamix, officially released the world's first speech-specific, stand alone separation software, TRAX Pro 3 SP. TRAX Pro 3 SP allows audio engineers to isolate speech from background elements in mono or stereo recordings, separate speech from any kind of noise, improve speech intelligibility in archival recordings, clean up dialogue in film post-production without the need for ADR, and much more.

Glass Audio Vault: The Remaking of a Champ

November 27, 2015 by Kirk Elliott

Glass Audio Vault: The Remaking of a Champ

Introduced in 1948, the Fender Champ single-ended 5 W guitar amplifier is “the” classic tube practice amplifier and it has been remade a few times over. In 1992, Kirk Elliott shared his take on the design, transforming the stock Champ into a quieter, safer, and more reliable studio amplifier. This article was originally published in Glass Audio Volume 4, Number 2, 1992.

HGST Delivers World’s First 10TB Enterprise-Class Hard Disk Drive

June 17, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

HGST Delivers World’s First 10TB Enterprise-Class Hard Disk Drive

HGST, a Western Digital company, announced the first enterprise-class 10TB hard disk drive (HDD) for next-generation active archive applications. This new HDD is the result of combining two complementary technologies – HGST’s second generation HelioSeal platform and shingled magnetic recording (SMR).

Bob Moog Foundation Unveils Historic Schematics from Archives

March 13, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bob Moog Foundation Unveils Historic Schematics from Archives

The Bob Moog Foundation released 15 new schematics from its vast archives of hardware, conceptual drawings, photographs, vintage catalogs, design schematics and more. The release is the second of its kind, following 20 schematics shared on the Foundation’s eighth anniversary, August 21, 2014.

audioXpress Archives: Interview with Siegfried Linkwitz

August 29, 2014 by Jan Didden

audioXpress Archives: Interview with Siegfried Linkwitz

If you are in speaker design, either professionally or as a DIYer, you know Siegfried Linkwitz, period. For decades Mr. Linkwitz has put his mark on speaker and crossover design in audio. Yet, his career was not in speaker design but in microwave test equipment. It is just a coincidence that audio wavelengths are comparable to microwave wavelengths. Or is it? - audioXpress original article - April/2011