Audio Precision Sponsors AES Scholarship Honoring the Legacy of Tom Kite
The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the establishment of “Advancing Audio – The Tom Kite Scholarship.”. The scholarship honors Kite’s legacy of dedication to engineering excellence in audio and audio measurement, as well as his achievements within the AES and as Vice President of Engineering of Audio Precision.
QSC Debuts New Improved Website with Enhanced Features, Navigation and Content Structure
QSC just launched its new www.qsc.com website with enhanced features, navigation and content structure. The new site structure makes it easier for users to navigate and find the company’s Live Sound, Systems and Cinema solutions, along with industry resources and support information.
Roland and V-MODA release M-100 AIRA Over-ear Headphones
Designed and built by lifestyle and DJ brand V-MODA in collaboration with Roland, targeting fashion-conscious DJs pretending to be musicians by turning knobs, the new M-100 AIRA headphones combine the DJ-acclaimed V-MODA Crossfade M-100 over-ear headphones with the AIRA logo customized on each shield, along with AIRA-green chevrons on the headband.
Paul Reed Smith Launches Digital Harmonic With Patented Image and Waveform Technology
Guitar maker Paul Reed Smith and a team of scientists and physicians have lunched a new image and sound waveform technology company called Digital Harmonic LLC. The company intends to explore revolutionary medical applications for its patented image technology ‘Weds Mathematics and Physics to Medicine’ to develop sharper X-Ray images with significantly less radiation exposure.
Freescale Produces the First Record Album on a Silicon Wafer
Finding innovation in old places, Freescale Semiconductor has engineered a modern application for a classic music format – record albums. For the first time, an eight-inch silicon wafer was programmed and etched to play a music recording, just like a vinyl record album. Developed within the Freescale Discovery Lab, this retro project intends to demonstrate the unique expertise in the company’s engineering and manufacturing facilities.
Blue Introduces Lighter and Slimmer Lola Headphones
Blue decided to follow-up on the positive things achieved with its original Mo-Fi headphones and has now introduced Lola, dropping the built-in amplifier while maintaining the main positive things from its radical form-fit design. Lola shares the same custom 50mm drivers in a new lighter, slimmer design that actually allows enjoyment in comfort.
New Actran 16 Release Delivers New Advances for Acoustic Response in Bigger Domains and for Higher Frequencies
Free Field Technologies (FFT), an MSC Software Company, announced the release of Actran 16. The new release provides new audio and electroacoustic capabilities; acoustic propagation in huge domains and at high frequencies; new aeroacoustic modeling capabilities for fast virtual testing; and co-simulation with other MSC Software tools for multi-discipline analyses. The new release also introduces performance enhancements, including on graphical user interface and its meshing tool.
DPA Microphones Launches New Website With New Mic Finder
DPA’s new website makes finding the right microphone even easier - that was the main focus for the redesign of the company’s online presence. The Danish company completely revamped its website to create a resource that is both useful and informative for new and experienced microphone users. The new website is also much better on mobile platforms.
139th International AES Convention and Successful AES67 Interoperability Demonstration
With an all-time high record of nearly 20,000 visitors, the 139th Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York City was a huge success, according to the AES final report. A major highlight at the show and attracting a lot of attention, the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) promoted for the very first time in public a live demonstration of audio networking based on the new AES67 interoperability standard.
Consumer Technology Association Study Shows Strong Interest in Hi-Res Audio
A new study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) finds the audio category is constantly evolving with new features and products entering the market, including high-resolution equipment. More than half of recent audio technology consumers are interested in Hi-Res Audio (HRA) and three-quarters researched audio products in physical stores.