
iZotope RX Final Mix Plug-in Creates Impactful True Peak Compliant Mixes
iZotope released its new RX Final Mix real-time plug-in. Part of the award-winning RX family of post-production tools, RX Final Mix helps audio post-production and broadcast professionals create balanced mixes that are impactful yet True Peak compliant.

Lab.gruppen Updates Amplifier Configuration Software with ESP 2.0
Lab.gruppen has announced the release of version 1.2.0 of its CAFÉ (Configuring Amplifiers For the Environment) software, incorporating new features for system design and commissioning of the company’s PLM+ and D Series amplifier platforms using either Windows or Mac computers.

ZAOR and IsoAcoustics Collaboration on Speaker Stands
Premium studio furniture designer and manufacturer ZAOR Studio Furniture and IsoAcoustics are joining forces to create an attractive series of speaker stands, desktop speaker stands, and even media production workstation desks that will effectively integrate IsoAcoustics’ unique, patented speaker isolation and positioning technology.
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Bowers & Wilkins New P5 Wireless Headphones Promises No Compromise in Audio Quality
Bowers & Wilkins brought its knowledge and experience in electro-acoustics to the headphone category for the first time with the highly regarded P5 headphones. Now the British loudspeaker company launched the P5 Wireless, promising convenience without the compromise in audio quality.

SoundHound Updates App to Include Apple Music Integration
SoundHound, a pioneering company in sound recognition and search technologies, updated its music app, SoundHound, to include integration with Apple Music and Beats1 Radio. SoundHound has more than 265 million global users and the new features will go live in over 100 countries where Apple Music launched.

Dante Media Networking Drives Immersive 3D Audio Experiences at Virginia Tech
The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech has turned to Audinate’s technology to establish a robust, multichannel Dante network for a new immersive facility, The Cube, a unique four-story theater and high-tech laboratory with one of the highest-channel count 3D audio systems in the world.

Radial’s Space Heater 8 Channel Tube Drive and Summing Mixer Now Shipping
Radial Engineering confirmed the updated version of its long awaited Space Heater is now shipping. The Space Heater is an eight channel tube summing mixer with high voltage tube overdrive, featuring individual input and output control for all eight channels, which took a year to perfect since first announced in 2014.

Knowles Completes Acquisition of Audience
Knowles completed the acquisition of Audience, following an updated offer for a mix of cash and shares of Knowles common stock. The acquisition and merger of the two companies was already approved by Korean regulators and should enable the world leader in MEMS devices and transducers for mobile devices to access Audience’s advanced voice and audio processing technologies.

High-Tech Nano-Coating Specialist SOTA Focuses on Audio and Consumer Electronics
Outdoor speakers, autosound, Bluetooth speakers… these days everything must meet IPXX environmental robustness standards. SOTA is a high-tech coating company that has treatments for paper cones and foam surrounds, to corrosion resistance for steel speaker frames, treatments for outdoor speakers, etc.

Drawmer MC1.1 Monitor and Phono Pre-Amp is Now Available
The new Drawmer MC1.1 monitor pre-amp follows the success of the previous Drawmer MC2.1 monitor controller, this time designed with the project studio market in mind. The MC1.1 shares the same analog circuitry and robust linear power supply, while also featuring a phono input, at an affordable $549.00 MAP price.