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COMSOL Releases Multiphysics Version 5.6 with Four New Products and Valuable New Features in the Acoustics Module
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COMSOL Releases Multiphysics Version 5.6 with Four New Products and Valuable New Features in the Acoustics Module

As anticipated, COMSOL unveiled its Multiphysics Version 5.6 Software Suite introducing faster and more memory lean solvers, efficient CAD assembly handling, clip planes, layout templates for building apps, and four new products: Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Module, LiveLink for Simulink, Polymer Flow Module, and Liquid & Gas Properties Module. Important news in the Acoustics Module include a new time explicit Nonlinear Acoustics interface that uses the dG-FEM technology, a new feature to model Nonlinear Thermoviscous Acoustics, mechanical Port boundary conditions for elastic waves, and much more.
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Bold North Audio Releases Soft Dome Tweeter Completely Designed and Assembled In America
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Bold North Audio Releases Soft Dome Tweeter Completely Designed and Assembled In America

American audio solutions manufacturer, MISCO, announced the introduction of the BDT-2901, a high performance 29mm soft dome tweeter to add to its growing line of premium and high-performance drivers, all designed and manufactured under the Bold North Audio brand in its St. Paul, Minnesota facility. Expanding the brand's catalog, this new driver was designed to meet requests for a precision 29mm dome tweeter with a low crossover point, ideal for use in a two-way system paired with a 6.5” or 8” woofer.
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PreSonus Introduces Software-Controlled Revelator USB-C Microphone
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PreSonus Introduces Software-Controlled Revelator USB-C Microphone

Reacting to the exploding demand for microphone that can be used at home for web meetings, podcasting, voiceovers, or general home studio use, PreSonus is the latest company to announce a new entry in the USB microphone category. The new PreSonus Revelator microphone makes it easy to get polished, professional-sounding results with selectable polar patterns, preset configurations and loopback audio. Better still, it's an affordable option that looks like a big, expensive studio microphone that offers that delivers the desired "Radio Sound."
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Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020
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Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020

Ending the year with great content, as we do 12 times per year, audioXpress December 2020 is now available in print and online. In this edition, we pay tribute to Jeff Bagby, explore the QuantAsylum QA401 audio analyzer combined with the new QA451 programmable load, and explain the process of measuring wireless audio products using multi-tone testing. Plus, Brewster LaMacchia expands on A2B designs, Gary Galo details how to improve low-output moving-coil cartridges with his Jensen-based step-up transformer, and Mike Harkins reviews the versatile Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio. And much more, now available!
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Shure Announces Strategic Investment in Software Company Wavemark
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Shure Announces Strategic Investment in Software Company Wavemark

Shure is strengthening its focus on software solutions by announcing a strategic investment in Finnish software company Ab Wavemark Oy. Known for its microphone monitoring software solutions for theatre and broadcast, such as Wavetool and WTAutomixer, Wavemark has recently expanded its software portfolio into content streaming applications. It now offers WTAutomixer, a plug-in enabling seamless auto-mixing for uses like podcasting, remote learning, and house of worship services.
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Qualcomm Announces QCC5141 Occluded Earbud Reference Design Platform to Simplify True Wireless Development
by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Announces QCC5141 Occluded Earbud Reference Design Platform to Simplify True Wireless Development

Truly wireless earbuds are growing rapidly in popularity as consumers discover everything that the Apple AirPods and Apple AirPods Pro are capable of and experiment other products, demanding similarly rich functionalities from their devices. To allow manufacturers to stay ahead of the curve by bringing innovative new features to market quickly with Bluetooth 5.2, Qualcomm made available its QCC5141 Occluded Earbud Reference Design with Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring and Qualcomm Hybrid ANC.
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Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors
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Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon and Marantz Home Theater Amplifiers and Processors

Sound United, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced the immediate availability of MPEG-H 3D Audio format support across a wide range of home theater products. Working alongside Fraunhofer IIS, the primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, selected Denon and Marantz AV amplifiers and AV preprocessors will receive MPEG-H support via a firmware update.
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Tascam Launches US-HR Series of High-Resolution USB Audio Interfaces
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Tascam Launches US-HR Series of High-Resolution USB Audio Interfaces

With orders for simple USB audio interfaces with one or two microphone preamps skyrocketing due to home use requirements, Tascam decided to launch an update to its existing US series of audio interfaces, highlighting features that will be better appreciated by today's market, such as iOS compatibility, USB Type C connections, and the support for 24-bit up to 192kHz high-resolution audio. The bundled software also highlights usage in podcasting and webcasting, with zero-latency direct monitoring function (mono or stereo for each input pair).
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JBL Professional Introduces FIR Tunings for AE Series Loudspeakers
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JBL Professional Introduces FIR Tunings for AE Series Loudspeakers

JBL Professional introduced FIR (Finite Impulse Response) Tunings for its AE (Application Engineered) Series, providing further enhanced performance for the premium installation loudspeaker line. 70 individual AE Series FIR filter files ensure support for a wide range of configurations and applications, optimizing frequency response and phase response to a finer degree of precision than traditionally possible with standard IIR “parameter-based” filters.
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DaVinci Resolve 17 Update Signals Market Leadership for Blackmagic Design
by Joao Martins

DaVinci Resolve 17 Update Signals Market Leadership for Blackmagic Design

Grant Petty's vision for Blackmagic Design is getting grander everyday. Keeping their development efforts undeterred while the world is forced to shelter, the Australian company's CEO introduced its latest DaVinci Resolve 17 software to a global audience. This major release places the multi-platform post-production solution at the lead of the market, while the company continues to expand its hardware with new editing keyboards and a new desktop audio mixing console. DaVinci Resolve 17.1 Beta 1 also adds universal app support for the new Apple M1 powered Macs (Apple Silicon).
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