First Dolby Atmos Dubbing Stage Dedicated Exclusively to Native Mixing of Film Music
Award-winning film sound engineer Dennis S. Sands has upgraded his private Sound Waves SB studio with a new multi-channel Meyer Sound cinema loudspeaker system for mixing in Dolby Atmos. The Atmos integration using existing components for the audio distribution, processing and monitoring chain was successfully achieved using Dante audio network technology.
STMicroelectronics Opens MEMS Microphone Lab in Taiwan
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has announced the opening of a new MEMS Microphone Lab in Taiwan to enhance its audio performance specifications. The advanced testing facility will answer engineers’ need for new MEMS microphone application development, enabling bit-perfect recording quality.
Flux Releases Positional Audio Plug-In IRCAM SPAT v3 for AAX/AU/VST
Flux has completed the migration to IRCAM SPAT v3 adding support for AVID AAX and 64 bit systems. Spat v3 introduces state of the art algorithms for room acoustics simulation utilizing advanced perceptive models, allowing for intuitive user interaction capabilities in stereo and surround configurations.
Mackie Makes its DL806 Digital Mixer Really Affordable
Mackie announced a serious price drop for its DL806 digital mixer with iPad control, the 8-channel version of its original DL1608 which made digital wireless mixing now more powerful and attainable than ever. The company confirmed a 25% list price reduction for the DL806, at least in the US market.
Waves Introduces Networkable SoundGrid Studio System
Digital signal processing software and hardware specialists Waves Audio have introduced its Waves SoundGrid Studio System. This new networkable audio processing solution expands the original SoundGrid Audio-over-Ethernet technology and the DiGiGrid range of interfaces, originally developed in cooperation with DiGiCo for live sound applications, now directly for studio applications.
RedSonic Sound Rethinks Portable Speakers for Musicians
RedSonic Sound introduced its new portable speaker concept at the Summer NAMM show 2014 in Nashville. The new speaker features a rounded modular design with tunable ports and is intended to offer musicians a state-of-the art quality audio system at a low cost, creating a true portable solution.
A New Ribbon Microphone from Mesanovic
During the Summer NAMM 2014 show in Nashville, Detroit-based Mesanovic Microphones announced the second design in its line-up of handcrafted ribbon microphones. The Mesanovic Model 2 is a reasonably priced passive ribbon microphone, extending high frequency response well beyond that of most modern designs.
Genelec 1237A and 1238A Three-way Smart Active Monitors Are Shipping
The new Genelec 1237A and 1238A Smart Active Monitors (SAM) are tri-amplified systems featuring AutoCal and GLM technologies and powerful Class D amplification. The 1237A and 1238A monitors feature on-board intelligence to automatically tune the frequency response to compensate for acoustical room influences, as well as achieving perfect alignment of levels and distance compensation at the listening position.
MOTU Introduces Three Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces With AVB Network Connectivity
The new MOTU 1248, 8M and 16A audio interfaces provide Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 3.0), on-board DSP with mixing and effects, supporting a flexible 48-input digital mixer with dynamics modeled from British consoles. The new MOTU audio recording interfaces are also the first to use AVB audio networking for large multichannel configurations.
Phasx Technologies Unveils New Desktop Monitor Concept
Phasx Technologies introduced its new digital audio production systems PX 300 and PX 600 at the Summer NAMM in Nashville. Eight years in development, Phasx promises a brand new digital audio monitoring concept for mastering and production, combining a dedicated hardware DSP monitoring controller with monitors designed to fit comfortably on the desktop around computer workstations.