audioXpress January 2025. Innovations in Audio. Product Development. The Best in DIY Audio

audioXpress January 2025. Innovations in Audio. Product Development. The Best in DIY Audio
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Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025

Start the Loudspeaker Year with Voice Coil January 2025
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024

Bluetooth Wireless Audio, Innovations in Audio, and More in audioXpress December 2024
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Sound Particles Expands Creative Tools with the Release of Doppler and Air Plugins
by audioXpress Staff

Sound Particles Expands Creative Tools with the Release of Doppler and Air Plugins

Sound Particles is an audio software company focused on native 3D sound applications for Audio Post Production. Their approach to sound design starts with a physical representation of actual tridimensional spaces, in this case using particles and virtual microphones, generating sound animations which can be rendered anytime to any intended output format, from Ambisonics to Dolby Atmos. Anyone who has seen any of the recent Hollywood blockbusters has already enjoyed the results. Now, the company expanded its set of creative tools with the release of two very useful sound design plug-ins.
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Nugen Audio Advances Signal Flow Modification with New Toolbox Plug-in
by audioXpress Staff

Nugen Audio Advances Signal Flow Modification with New Toolbox Plug-in

Nugen Audio announced availability of SigMod — a utility toolbox plug-in that more than lives up to its Thousands of ways to enhance existing plug-ins and DAW tagline with straightforward signal flow modification via 11 single-process modules that can easily be inserted, swapped, and moved around, allowing for new options to correct, convert, or tweak audio as required. The new SigMod tool was presented during the 144th AES Convention in Milan, Italy.
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Tascam Unveils 202mkVII Dual Cassette Deck with USB Output
by audioXpress Staff

Tascam Unveils 202mkVII Dual Cassette Deck with USB Output

Yes, you read that right! A dual cassette deck! Tascam’s new 202mkVII is the latest generation of the company's professional cassette recorders. For those who still remember what a cassette was (and that’s the target, because you’ll probably still have hundreds of those in drawers…), Tascam’s cassette decks were always coveted for their reliable performance, comprehensive feature set, and audio quality. With the new Tascam 202mkVII Dual Cassette Deck users actually have a way to copy cassettes and they have a USB output to digitize those contents for good.
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    The AirBlade Transducer
    by Joao Martins

    The AirBlade Transducer

    At the High End 2018 show in Munich, I learned that there was this "very exciting and promising" new driver being introduced at the show. When we decided to visit the "Newcomers" exhibits, where new companies pitch their new ideas, inventions and, sometimes, actual products, we met British manufacturer Arya Audio Labs and we were pleased to find a longtime friend of audioXpress and Voice Coil, Arthur Marker, now in charge of this new company introducing AirBlade, a revolutionary loudspeaker driver!
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    Audio Precision Announces APx Audio Software v4.6 with Chirp-Based Measurements for Smart Device Testing
    by Joao Martins

    Audio Precision Announces APx Audio Software v4.6 with Chirp-Based Measurements for Smart Device Testing

    Audio Precision announced the release of APx audio measurement software version 4.6, with a first public demonstration planned for the 144th International AES Convention in Milan. Included in this latest edition of the popular test software will be the ability to perform measurements using the log-swept sine chirp — such as acoustic response — in an open-loop configuration, an enhancement ideally suited to the test and evaluation of smart devices (e.g., smart speakers, smartphones).
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    IsoAcoustics New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands Now Available Worldwide
    by audioXpress Staff

    IsoAcoustics New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands Now Available Worldwide

    IsoAcoustics announced that their latest line of acoustic isolation stands, the ISO Series, designed for professional audio speakers and subwoofers, is now available worldwide. The new models, which include the ISO-130, ISO-155, ISO-200 and the ISO-200SUB, feature a new contemporary design, a lower profile and all new isolators – offering the acclaimed acoustic isolation performance that the company’s multiple award-winning legacy stands have become famous for.
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    Meyer Sound Debuts Svelte, UP-4slim UltraCompact Installation Loudspeaker
    by audioXpress Staff

    Meyer Sound Debuts Svelte, UP-4slim UltraCompact Installation Loudspeaker

    Meyer Sound has introduced the UP-4slim ultra-compact installation loudspeaker, a slender new solution for applications that demand superior performance and exceptional power-to-size ratio together with elegant aesthetics. The UP-4slim incorporates Meyer Sound’s exclusive IntelligentDC technology, integrating the inherent sonic advantages of self-powered loudspeakers with the installation ease of low voltage systems. It is the first IntelligentDC multi-way loudspeaker from the Californian brand to be housed in an all-aluminum enclosure.
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    Gracenote Introduces Recording-Level Music Style Datasets for Better Music Discovery, Curation and Personalization
    by audioXpress Staff

    Gracenote Introduces Recording-Level Music Style Datasets for Better Music Discovery, Curation and Personalization

    Gracenote, now a Nielsen company is launching Sonic Style, a breakthrough music descriptor system which classifies the “style” of musical recordings across massive catalogs for the first time ever. Leveraging audio analysis and state-of-the-art machine learning, Gracenote Sonic Style provides the music industry with a powerful and scalable new dataset at the recording level, enabling a more perfect playlist.
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    HEAD acoustics Improves Evaluation of Voice Control Systems
    by Joao Martins

    HEAD acoustics Improves Evaluation of Voice Control Systems

    HEAD acoustics has launched a new version of VoCAS (Voice Control Analysis System), the company’s software for evaluating voice control systems. The turnkey test solution now supports the company’s modular multi-channel labCORE front end. According to the Herzogenrath, Germany-based company, VoCAS offers manufacturers even more possibilities to test their ASR system (Automatic Speech Recognition) in vehicles, mobile phones or smart speakers objectively and reproducibly.
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    High End 2018 Final Report Indicates High Satisfaction Among Exhibitors Albeit Less Visitors
    by audioXpress Staff

    High End 2018 Final Report Indicates High Satisfaction Among Exhibitors Albeit Less Visitors

    After four successful exhibition days, the 37th High End in Munich ended on May 13. A total of 530 exhibitors (-2% compared to 538 in previous year) from 41 nations and 19,899 visitors (-7% compared to 21,412 in 20017) were counted, including 7,557 trade visitors (-6%) from throughout the world. This represented a slight decline in numbers compared to the previous year, as noted in audioXpress’ first impressions report of the High End show in Munich.
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