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SEAS Announces New Excel Nextel W12CY006 Midrange
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SEAS Announces New Excel Nextel W12CY006 Midrange

The new W12CY006 (E0091-08) is the second product recently launched into SEAS' updated Nextel Excel series, which brings the newly updated linear low-distortion magnet system design with titanium voice coil former into this series. The new driver is a successor to the famous W12CY003 (E0044-08S) and continues the brand's high-end paper cone heritage with the 2-layer Nextel coating technology and - as a special feature - adding a new edge coating. With the resulting smooth frequency response, it is suitable as a dedicated midrange in a 3-way design.
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KEF Launches New KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Technology
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KEF Launches New KC62 Subwoofer with Uni-Core Technology

As previously teased, KEF announced the launch of the new KC62 powered subwoofer with three innovative technologies that successfully prioritize design and sound in equal measure. Combining the brand's technologies and skills, KEF's engineers have developed a brand new approach to subwoofer performance, allowing maximum bass in a minimum space. Using KC62's force-canceling and Uni-Core technologies, KEF surpasses traditional expectations of what a subwoofer can achieve based on its size.
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Celestion Debuts F12M-150 Compact, Value Priced Speaker Designed for Use with Amp Modeling
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Celestion Debuts F12M-150 Compact, Value Priced Speaker Designed for Use with Amp Modeling

Among the products unveiled at the virtual NAMM 2021 show, Celestion announced the F12M-150 Triple Cone, a new compact, value priced guitar speaker designed from the ground up for use with the new generation of profiling amps, modeling software, impulse responses, and all the available technology for emulating the most coveted guitar amps and speaker cabinets. This is a challenge that Celestion is taking seriously, allowing the accurate full-range response of favorite amplifier and cabinet tone emulations.
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OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture
by Joao Martins

OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture

Leveraging the expertise of its co-founders, OSTF Labs is a highly regarded research organization in the field of intelligent electronic systems with successful product applications. Their latest announcement, vMic, is a noise-free surface vibration microphone that senses speaking vibrations through contact with the skin near the throat. The solution was promoted at the Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) at Eureka Park during CES 2021 as part of the 100 featured Taiwanese startups.
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Powersoft Launches New M-Force 301P02 and Reference Designs
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Powersoft Launches New M-Force 301P02 and Reference Designs

Ever since its release in 2013, Powersoft’s M-Force patented moving magnet linear transducer has redefined what was possible in the realm of infra-bass, reaching well below the conventional frequency range. Now, the Italian company announced a new and improved M-Force driver and free Reference Designs, allowing sound design professionals, speaker builders, and anyone interested in speaker engineering to benefit from the M-Force technology.
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Kakao Enterprise and DSP Concepts Raise the Bar for Voice Performance in Mini Hexa Smart Speaker
by Joao Martins

Kakao Enterprise and DSP Concepts Raise the Bar for Voice Performance in Mini Hexa Smart Speaker

DSP Concepts announced it partnered with South Korea's Kakao Enterprise to enable the voice user interface in its latest Mini Hexa smart speaker (KE-H200). The Mini Hexa is the company’s fourth smart device to be released and uses DSP Concepts’ TalkTo audio front end to eliminate unreferenced sound for far-field voice control in noisy and unpredictable environments. The result ensures flawless speech recognition regardless of external sound for an optimal user experience.
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Celestion Introduces New Products at NAMM Believe in Music 2021
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Celestion Introduces New Products at NAMM Believe in Music 2021

Celestion introduced a number of new products at their virtual booth during this year’s winter NAMM show, Believe in Music 2021. As it would do at the Anaheim Convention Center, Celestion used the online event to show a number of new products and holding sessions of interest to everyone from guitar and bass players, to recording and mixing engineers, to live sound professionals and loudspeaker engineering teams. Highlights include the two new G12M-50 Hempback and Neo V Type guitar speakers.
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The Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Jonathan Wyner as President
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The Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Jonathan Wyner as President

Jonathan Wyner has started his term as President of the Audio Engineering Society beginning January 1, 2021. "Jonathan has proven his leadership and vision during his year on the AES Board of Directors as President-Elect," comments outgoing AES President Agnieszka Roginska. "The AES is in excellent hands for the coming year." Wyner’s experience includes 30-plus years as both an active AES member and as an audio technologist.
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Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project
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Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project

Following demonstrations to the industry, Sensory announced the official release of VoiceHub; the fast, free and flexible online portal for creating and designing accurate natural language, voice user interfaces. With the official release of VoiceHub and the companion apps for Android and iOS, the company has integrated support for TrulyNatural, its large vocabulary speech recognition solution that runs on device with customizable natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities.
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ASI Audio Announces Updated Version of 3DME Music Enhancement IEM System With Bluetooth Control
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ASI Audio Announces Updated Version of 3DME Music Enhancement IEM System With Bluetooth Control

Following the concept originally introduced at NAMM 2020, a year later ASI Audio x Sensaphonics announced the imminent release of an upgraded version of its 3DME Music Enhancement system. The new version will incorporate Bluetooth connectivity for the included ASI Audio App, enabling set-up and control via any current iOS or Android device. The core 3DME system remains unchanged, using patented Active Ambient technology to give the user natural room sound from their monitor mix, their bandmates, and the audience.
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