Sennheiser Steps Up with New HD 450BT and HD 350BT Wireless Headphones
Designed to offer great sound every day, the new Sennheiser HD 450BT and HD 350BT around-the-ear Bluetooth 5.0 headphones, first presented during CES 2020, offer a winning combination of improved audio quality, 30-hour battery life and instant voice assistant access. The HD 450BT also features active noise cancellation so no matter how loud the environment, it’s possible to enjoy a truly captivating audio experience without any distractions.
Steinberg Introduces AXR4 Audio Interface with USB-C
Steinberg presented its latest audio interface at the 2020 NAMM show in Anaheim. The new, rack-mountable AXR4U audio interface, provides a USB-C alternative to the already available AXR4T Thunderbolt 2 interface. Featuring the highest audio quality, DSP effects to monitor the sound with various signal processors alongside hybrid microphone preamps and Rupert Neve Designs SILK technology, the AXR4U audio interface provides USB 3.0 data transfer with USB-C connectivity.
Powersoft Announces Major Update to ArmoníaPlus Audio System Management Software
Celebrating a quarter century of innovation, professional power amplifier manufacturer Powersoft has announced the latest update to their audio system management software, ArmoníaPlus. HealthPlus, which replaces the software’s previous ‘Events’ tab, gives sound engineers a streamlined monitoring environment of all elements in a given sound system with improved communication, control and reporting to ensure even better performance than ever before.
Audio Engineering Society Honored with Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for AES67 Standard
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) has been named a recipient of a Technical & Engineering Emmy Award for “Development of Synchronized multi-channel uncompressed audio transport over IP Networks” by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The 71st annual Technical & Engineering Emmy Awards will be presented in a special ceremony at the upcoming NAB Show at the Wynn Encore Hotel on Sunday, April 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, NV.
Genelec to Showcase 4420 and 4430 Smart IP Loudspeakers at ISE 2020
Genelec will reinforce its Smart IP loudspeaker range by showcasing two models - already powered directly by the network cable - at the forthcoming ISE 2020 show in Amsterdam. The new 4420 model will join the already announced 4430 loudspeaker, both combining exceptional sound quality, single cable convenience, and the onboard Smart IP technology that provides scalable power, audio and loudspeaker configuration, supervision and calibration features via a standard CAT cable.
52% of US Smart Speaker Owners Are Controlling TV With Voice
75 million people in the US are now using a smart speaker, and more than half of them – 39 million – are using it to control their smart TV, video streamer or other TV device at least weekly. This finding comes from Strategy Analytics’ latest report, 2019 Smart Speaker User Survey – US Results, and is based on a survey of 1136 users of smart speakers carried out in July and August 2019.
LiveVox Announces Acquisition of Speech Analytics Specialist Firm SpeechIQ
LiveVox, the customer service and digital engagement tools company, announced the acquisition of SpeechIQ, a speech recognition and voice transcription technology company. LiveVox is a one-stop-shop for cloud-based CRM, call-center, contact center and customer engagement service platforms, unifying all conversations and interactions in one place. Adding voice recognition, voice to text transcription and analytics is obviously a great add-on for LiveVox.
Get Ahead on Cones, Woofers, Compression Drivers and More with Voice Coil February 2020!
Voice Coil February 2020 is now available for download. This edition features an industry update on Speaker Cones, exploring the fabrication, materials, and performance aspects of this critical component in driver design. This is complemented with a comprehensive directory of loudspeaker cone, surround, spider, and other soft part suppliers. James Croft reviews a Self-Sealing Expandable Subwoofer design patent, while Vance Dickason characterizes the LaVoce WAN103.01 high-power 10” woofer, and a Radian 835PB ferrite 1.4” aluminum diaphragm compression driver in Test Bench.
Waves Audio SuperRack Next Generation Plugin Processing Software Runs Native on Windows/Mac
Waves SuperRack is a flagship example of the company's leadership in both audio signal processing technologies and design of software tools that can be used both in the studio and live sound situations. Able to run up to 128 audio channels through multiple instances of Waves plugins with near-zero latency when running in a SoundGrid Audio-over-Ethernet network and a dedicated SoundGrid DSP server, Waves Audio now also announced native CPU processing support for Waves SuperRack.
SabineTek Introduces SmartMike+ Bluetooth Wireless Microphone at CES 2020
Beijing Sabine Technology Co., Ltd, (also known as Sabinetek) was one of the companies to follow at the CES 2020 show, thank to its latest awarded product – the SmartMike+ Bluetooth Wireless Microphone. Twice recognized at the CES 2020 Innovation Awards, the SmartMike+ is a wireless microphone with real-time transmission and synchronization of full band stereo, applicable for recording interviews, vlogging, and more with smartphones.