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Yellowtec Expands m!ka System with New Table Stand for More Flexible Microphone Arrangements
by audioXpress Staff

Yellowtec Expands m!ka System with New Table Stand for More Flexible Microphone Arrangements

The latest addition to the Yellowtec m!ka microphone arm series, the new m!ka Table Stand offers a much needed option for microphone placement in broadcasting, podcasting, streaming, and studio recording. Providing stability and versatility for small workspaces and microphone setups for guests these Table Stands are able to accommodate a wide range of microphone models with standard XLR cables or USB.
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Sonus faber Concertino G4 Speaker Introduces Innovative Unibody Cork Enclosure
by Joao Martins

Sonus faber Concertino G4 Speaker Introduces Innovative Unibody Cork Enclosure

Sonus faber launched its new Concertino G4 speaker during the Tokyo Audio Show 2024. The fourth edition of the brand’s iconic Concertino speaker expands on the its heritage of high-quality sound and Italian craftsmanship, with the innovation of a unique single structure cabinet made with recycled cork. The design maintains the iconic trapezoidal Concertino shape, with an exterior enhanced by trademark Sonus faber materials, such as leather, aluminum, brass, and walnut wood side panels.
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Voice Coil August 2024 Is Ready for You!
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Voice Coil August 2024 Is Ready for You!

In this issue, Vance Dickason kicks off a series of outboard DSP processor reviews, starting with the Danville dspNexus. Next, Claus Futtrup writes about the Critically Damped Fourth-Order (CD4) bass reflex alignment. As scheduled, Mike Klasco writes about New Materials and Technologies for Voice Coils, and there's an updated directory of 2024 Voice Coil winders, converters, lead out wire, and more. On Test Bench, Vance Dickason assesses the new B&C Speakers DH450-8 1" compression driver and the Stereo Integrity M3 3.5" carbon midrange driver.
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HearAngel and Sonical Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Smart Hearing Safeguarding for Headphones
by Joao Martins

HearAngel and Sonical Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Smart Hearing Safeguarding for Headphones

HearAngel (a LimitEar company) and Sonical announced a software licensing agreement to integrate the HearAngel smart hearing safeguarding solution into Sonical's CosmOS operating system for headphones. This collaboration allows manufacturers using the Sonical platform to offer hearing safeguarding either as a standard feature or user option. The announcement was just one in a series of new partnerships for CosmOS confirmed during CanJam London 2024.
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TEAC Releases Updated CG-10M-X Master Clock Generator
by Joao Martins

TEAC Releases Updated CG-10M-X Master Clock Generator

TEAC Corporation of Japan announced the release of the CG-10M-X, a Reference Series Master Clock Generator intended primarily to expand its Reference 500 Series components. A 10MHz master clock generator with a TEAC Reference OCXO (Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator), the CG-10M-X is equipped with a thermostatic chamber to ensure high oscillation stability, output buffer amplifier circuit, and improved power supply circuit among other refinements.
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A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion. New Book Now Available
by Joao Martins

A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion. New Book Now Available

2024 marks Celestion's 100th year. To celebrate the milestone, the manufacturer of loudspeakers for sound reinforcement applications and guitar and bass, published "A Century of Sound: The Story of Celestion". Detailed and beautifully illustrated, this book compiles the history of Britain's oldest and longest surviving loudspeaker company. An essential historical document for anyone interesting in loudspeaker history, the book is now available for purchase at retail.
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Roswell Pro Audio Introduces Custom Microphone Shop
by Joao Martins

Roswell Pro Audio Introduces Custom Microphone Shop

Roswell Pro Audio, the boutique microphone company founded by Matthew McGlynn, also the creator of RecordingHacks and DIY microphone kit shop Microphone-Parts, now launched a new Custom Shop Mic Builder tool to provide customization options for their popular Mini K line of microphones. The new online configurator offers over 1,800 combinations of cosmetic options, circuit modifications, additional features as well as accessory options to create unique looks and sounds.
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Sound Particles inDelay Plugin Allows Total Spatial Control
by Joao Martins

Sound Particles inDelay Plugin Allows Total Spatial Control

Sound Particles has just released a new delay effects plugin with features never seen before, creating a completely new sound design concept thanks to its fully integrated 3D Particles System. As Sound Particles did with its groundbreaking hyperrealistic Doppler effects tool, the new inDelay plugin makes using delays creatively better, quicker and easier, while allowing playing up to 100 delays at the same time.
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AMPACS Announces Industry's First 2-Way Over-Ear Headphone Reference Design Based on xMEMS MEMS Speakers
by Joao Martins

AMPACS Announces Industry's First 2-Way Over-Ear Headphone Reference Design Based on xMEMS MEMS Speakers

Furthering the integration of solid-state microspeakers in over-the-ear headphones, global ODM/OEM AMPACS announced a turnkey 2-way headphone solution designed in collaboration with MEMS pioneer xMEMS Labs. The patented 2-way module architecture improves spatial audio accuracy and reduces weight, among other benefits versus conventional single-driver architectures. Pre-production prototypes are ready now, and the production-ready solution will be available in September 2024.
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Ceva Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 IPs Bring Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to Alif Semiconductor’s Balletto Family of MCUs
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Ceva Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 IPs Bring Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to Alif Semiconductor’s Balletto Family of MCUs

Ceva announced that Alif Semiconductor has licensed and deployed the Ceva-Waves Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 IPs in its Balletto family of wireless microcontrollers. The Balletto family is a complete Edge AI/ML microcontroller solution for wireless audio and smart home connected products with integrated Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3 and 802.15.4 (Matter) wireless subsystem and a dedicated network co-processor, enabling connectivity and class leading machine learning performance in a single chip.
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