Automotive Audio: Car Cabin Sound Personalization
Millions of dollars are invested to create the best possible sound experience inside cars. With increasingly sophisticated automotive audio systems allowing immersive audio and different experiences for each seat, sound personalization is a natural extension for audio enhancement solutions. This article describes a way to address hearing loss as a foundation for personalization inside vehicles.
Listen Announces SoundCheck 23 Release with Improved Graphics Performance
Listen released SoundCheck 23, a new feature-rich update to its flagship audio test software. SoundCheck 23 includes many new features for both R&D and production users, including real-time tonal masking curves for detailed perceptual audio analysis, a new multichannel oscilloscope, and a new time/ frequency cursor for recorded Stweep waveforms. This update also introduces support for AudioConnect 8x8, Listen’s new multichannel interface. SoundCheck 23 also improve performance, particularly for graphical display, and updates the sequence editor for faster test development.
Cadence Launches Tensilica Cache-Coherent HiFi 5s SMP for Next-Gen Audio Applications
Cadence unveiled a new generation of Cache-Coherent HiFi 5s symmetric multiprocessors (SMP), engineered to drive next-generation audio solutions for challenges such as generative AI-driven sound, immersive experiences, and advanced infotainment systems. The new HiFi 5s multicore DSPs offer scalable performance across 2-8 cores, a streamlined multicore programming with cache coherency, and compatibility with trusted platforms such as Zephyr and FreeRTOS. This accelerates audio development, simplifying considerably software design and optimization.
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Premiere of electronica Automotive Conference 2025 as part of IAA MOBILITY
The electronica Automotive Conference will be premiering as part of the IAA MOBILITY, one of the world’s leading mobility events, taking place September 9-14. IAA MOBILITY transforms the whole city of Munich into a unique mobility festival, bringing together the key players of the automotive sector. Organized by electronica and Messe München, the largest electronics trade show happening every two years, the electronica Automotive Conference co-location on September 10, is a logical extension for both industry events.
IsoAcoustics OEM Program Appeals to a Growing Number of Manufacturers and Brands
A leading supplier of acoustic isolation solutions in both the professional and home audio markets, IsoAcoustics is seeing increasing interest in its OEM program. Following the world debut of the GAIA Neo range at High End Munich 2025, IsoAcoustics also unveiled major new partnerships with JBL, Marten, and Innuos, as the company’s growing OEM division sees renewed interest from manufacturers in multiple product categories, including electronics and turntables.
Voicemod Expands Global Sales of Voicemod Key Voice-Changing Solution for Game Consoles
Voicemod Key, a new real-time voice-changing hardware device for game consoles, is now available in Europe, following huge demand in the US. The device is compatible with Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox gaming platforms and allows users to change their voice in real-time with hundreds of AI voices, also providing access to an online soundboard featuring sounds and audio memes. This hardware solution marks a significant milestone for Voicemod’s service and technology.
Avid Announces New Pro Tools Release with More Partner Integrations and MIDI Enhancements
Avid announced the release of Pro Tools 2025.6, an update that expands both music creation and post-production tools. The update introduces MIDI improvements, AI-powered Speech-to-Text conversion to accelerate dialogue and music editing, an expanded Melodyne ARA ecosystem to streamline vocal production, more tightly integrated ADR and reconform workflows, and a new in-app dashboard. The update also introduces a new Splice integration, which brings the world’s largest royalty-free sample library directly to the Pro Tools environment.
Test Bench: Faital Pro’s 5PR120 - 5” Pro Midrange Driver
The Faital Pro 5PR120 is a high sensitivity and high-power handling 5” midrange driver, built on a proprietary six-spoke cast-aluminum frame, with four vents below the spider mounting shelf, and additional cooling provided by a pole vent. It features a curvilinear inverted single piece “bowl” shaped paper cone and black anodized aluminum dust cap. The motor is a FEA-optimized neodymium ring, and driving the cone is a 32mm voice coil wound with round copper wire on a non-conducting Kapton former.
Practical Test & Measurement Testing Power Amplifiers
Power amplifiers present a unique set of testing challenges that are usually not encountered with digital or low-level analog circuits, as they must supply significant current as well as voltage to their loads. This comprehensive checklist on what is needed for testing power amplifiers covers the fundamental measurements, with specifics on how to best accomplish the tests using Audio Precision's APx series audio analyzers and APx500 measurement software.
High End Vienna 2026 Changed to June Due to the Eurovision Song Contest
Due to the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) being held in Austria in May 2026, the first High End Show that is scheduled to take place in Vienna in 2026 will be postponed by one week to June 4-7, 2026 (instead of the originally scheduled for May 28-31, 2026). According to the High End Society, the promoter of the audio show, the dates will be the only change, while the move will also cause the first day of the show (Thursday) to be a public holiday in Austria.