Dante PCIe Now Includes Thunderbolt Expansion Support
Audinate has released its latest firmware update for the Dante PCIe soundcard. Version 3.7.1 delivers a range of new features, including audio signal presence indicators, latency statistics monitoring and packet error detection. In addition, the Dante PCIe high performance soundcard may now be used with several popular Thunderbolt expansion chassis from Magma, Sonnet Technologies and OWC.
NimbX SoGo Mini Speaker Portable Speaker with RGB Lights
NimbX Technology is currently promoting its new customizable Bluetooth portable speaker concept, with built-in RGB lights and Bone Conductive Technology - using surface vibration to increase volume and bass. The SoGo Mini also features a customizable app to control volume, the RGB lights and other functions. NimbX is currently looking to fund the SoGo Mini on Kickstarter.
Burl Audio Promotes Studio Integration With Dante
At the 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles, Burl Audio announced Dante connectivity for its range of converter products, the B2 Bomber ADC, B2 Bomber DAC and the B80 Mothership modular system. The Santa Cruz, CA company, known for its high-quality converter design has adopted Audinate’s audio-over-IP format, allowing for any number of interfaces and computers to speak to one another on a standard network and route digital audio to allow true multiroom integration.
Yamaha’s Vocaloid Brings Back a Singing Voice from the Past
Yamaha re-created the singing voice of deceased Japanese musician “hide” (Hideto Matsumoto) using its unique singing voice synthesizer technology Vocaloid to complete unrecorded and unreleased songs. Analyzing in detail the massive amount of digital vocal data that the Japanese singer recorded during his lifetime, Yamaha was able to re-create his voice using Vocaloid technology.
Skyworks Introduces High-Fidelity Solutions for Streaming Music Platforms at Bose and Sonos
Ramping in volume production across all key customers, Skyworks Solutions recently introduced a new generation of highly advanced front-end solutions for 802.11 wireless audio applications. The semiconductor company confirms increasing demand from OEM’s, including industry leaders in the streaming music platforms such as Bose and Sonos.
Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Market (Global & China)
A new analysis for 2014 titled “The Global and China Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014” was published in October 2014 by Research in China and shows that the earphone and headphone categories have been the main growth areas since the second half of 2013. The 95 pages report provides the most recent data and information on the micro electronic-acoustics industry, detailing profiles of 21 micro electronic-acoustics manufacturers.
Alcons Introduces CRS12 High-Output Pro-Ribbon Surround Loudspeaker
Dutch company Alcons Audio develops and manufactures high-quality professional sound systems for cinema, installation and the touring industry leveraging its proprietary high-power ribbon technology. Expanding its extensive range of cinema sound solutions in response to immersive surround sound formats, Alcon’s just introduced the new CRS12GT 2-way passive-filtered loudspeaker.
137th AES Convention Was The Largest West Coast Convention in More Than a Decade
The 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention marked a triumphant return to L.A. with 15,403 registered attendees and 307 exhibitors/sponsors - a west coast 10-year record high. During four days there were 350 presentations from 731 leading researchers and practitioners in the field, providing AES attendees an unprecedented program.
Hill Acoustics Mini Anechoic Test Chambers
The Hill Acoustics Tetrahedral Test Chamber (TTC) produces consistently accurate results when measuring loudspeakers. Voice Coil received a unit for testing and details the main features and benefits of this solution intended to remove environment and measurement geometry inconsistencies. The new test chambers support loudspeaker measurements to the new international standard IEC60268-21. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, November 2014.
Antelope Audio Satori Analog Monitoring and Summing Controller
Antelope Audio had much to show at the 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention in Los Angeles, including the new Satori Monitoring Controller, combining true analog monitor control with an 8-channel summing mixer, extensive connectivity options, four independent headphone outputs and mid-side monitoring, all in 1RU.