137th AES Convention in Los Angeles, CA—Registration and Hotels!
The Audio Engineering Society has announced details about registration for the upcoming 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles, as well as special hotel deals available directly from the association’s website. Time to start planning for the conference and exhibition - October 9-12, 2014.
Radial StageBug SB-6 Compact Stereo Isolator Now Shipping
The Radial StageBug SB-6 Isolator is a high performance 2-channel passive audio isolator designed to accommodate both balanced and unbalanced signals and work effectively at eliminating noise when used with instruments, consumer electronics as well as professional line-level devices. Radial Engineering confirms the SB-6 is now shipping.
NTi Audio Proposes Loudspeaker Inspection Solution for PA Rental Companies
Loudspeaker inspection at PA rental companies can be achieved using NTi Audio’s RT-Speaker software (Standard Edition), together with the FX100 Audio Analyzer. The system offers both acoustic and electrical tests that can be set up and executed within a few seconds on returned loudspeakers.
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.