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Logitech Acquires Blue Microphones
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Logitech Acquires Blue Microphones

According to an announcement in Blue's blog page Logitech has agreed to acquire Blue Microphones, the company which evolved from its roots in professional studio microphones to make the popular Snowball USB podcast microphone - sold worldwide on Apple stores - and all sorts of microphones for home studio, web calls, and musician's use. But apart from microphones, Blue is also currently a contender in the headphone space, since it introduced its ambitious active Mo-Fi headphones using custom 50mm drivers, later also evolved into wireless models, addressing the lifestyle segment.
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ALMA International Announces Speaker Builders Workshop for AISE2019
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ALMA International Announces Speaker Builders Workshop for AISE2019

As announced during the latest ALMA International Symposium & Expo 2018 (AISE), the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing and Acoustics (ALMA) International is moving its annual event to InfoComm in 2019, scheduled for 9-10 June in Orlando, Florida. ALMA is now pleased to announce a key education track for the upcoming AISE2019 (ALMA International Symposium & Expo) focusing on speaker building. More education initiatives and the full program of conferences, panels and tutorials, will be confirmed soon.
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Pioneer Transforms the Wireless In-Car Experience with Flagship AVH-Z9150BT Multimedia Receiver
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Pioneer Transforms the Wireless In-Car Experience with Flagship AVH-Z9150BT Multimedia Receiver

Pioneer Electronics Asia Centre, a leading manufacturer of aftermarket car audio solutions, announced the launch of the new AVH-Z9150BT multimedia receiver, featuring built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity specifically designed to support a cable-free connection between the driver or passenger's smartphone and the receiver. The Pioneer AVH-Z9150BT takes the car infotainment experience to the next level by being the first receiver in Pioneer's lineup to support Apple CarPlay over wired USB and wireless, as well as Wi-Fi Certified Miracast wireless mirroring for selected Android phones.
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RAVENNA Improves Session Description Protocol Features with Release of Latest RAV-2-SAP Converter
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RAVENNA Improves Session Description Protocol Features with Release of Latest RAV-2-SAP Converter

A new version of the RAVENNA-to-SAP (RAV-2-SAP) conversion tool has just been released and is available for download from the RAVENNA website. First launched in late 2016, the RAV-2-SAP freeware conversion tool was designed to help connect RAVENNA-networked devices to other AES67 devices by providing a translation service between RAVENNA and SAP announcements to enable the exchange of Session Description Protocol (SDP) data between otherwise incompatible devices. The new release delivers some important new features in addition to some minor bug fixes.
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AES Hosts Highly Successful Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration at the Library of Congress
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AES Hosts Highly Successful Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration at the Library of Congress

The Audio Engineering Society recently held its first International Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration to a sold-out crowd of attendees at the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, June 28-30, 2018. Iron Mountain Entertainment Services was the platinum sponsor, with the RIAA, and Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing also sponsoring the event.
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McDSP Releases NR800 Real-time Noise Reduction Processor
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McDSP Releases NR800 Real-time Noise Reduction Processor

McDSP, the software house responsible for of an incredible number of audio processing plug-ins, now announced the release of the NR800 real-time noise reduction processor. This latest plug-in from McDSP is useful for music production, post production, and even live sound since it operates with no internal latency, and doesn’t contaminate the original source material with artifacts such as those found by other noise reduction plug-ins that utilize transform-based processing.
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MAAT Releases Native Loudness Measurement App Designed with Music Creation in Mind
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MAAT Releases Native Loudness Measurement App Designed with Music Creation in Mind

MAAT Incorporated announced the release of DROffline MkII, a cross platform application for the background detection of file characteristics, measurement of audio Loudness and dynamics and logging of all parameters. According to the company, the new native utility brings several firsts to the Loudness metering marketplace, and is the only loudness measurement batch processor specifically designed for mastering and music creation in addition to the more traditional broadcast production and post markets.
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ICEpower Announces 200AS1 Amplifier Module Designed for Guitar Amplifiers, Bass Amplifiers and Subwoofers
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ICEpower Announces 200AS1 Amplifier Module Designed for Guitar Amplifiers, Bass Amplifiers and Subwoofers

Danish class-D audio amplification specialists ICEpower just announced their new 200AS1 power amplifier, a "rock solid" power module for guitarists and bass players. The 200AS1 is the latest member of ICEpower’s AS series and it was designed with a rock-steady regulated power supply of 300W with universal mains, combined with a 1x 200W (4Ω) class-D power module. Everything manufacturers will need for the latest in musical instrument or subwoofer amplification. The new module is in stock now and ready for purchase.
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All-New miniDSP Streaming HD Series Debuts with Dirac Live
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All-New miniDSP Streaming HD Series Debuts with Dirac Live

The new miniDSP Streaming HD (SHD) series stereo processor combines leading digital signal processing, network streaming, and premier digital room correction in one device that sets a new benchmark for streamed high-definition audio. Featuring Dirac Research's Dirac Live room correction platform, miniDSP’s SHD series affordable yet powerful DSP-based network streamers are enabled by the latest embedded SHARC and ARM processors, combined with the Volumio open-source music player
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Meyer Sound Granted Patent on Phase Inversion Filter for its Bluehorn Studio Monitor System
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Meyer Sound Granted Patent on Phase Inversion Filter for its Bluehorn Studio Monitor System

Introduced to the market in September 2017, following several years of research, Meyer Sound has now been awarded a United States patent on proprietary digital technologies that enable its Bluehorn studio monitor system to reproduce complex musical signals with absolutely flat frequency and phase response across the full audio bandwidth, an unprecedented achievement in high-power studio monitors.
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