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MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification
by audioXpress Staff

MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced it is opening access to its sensor interface specification, MIPI I3C. All companies, including those not currently members of MIPI Alliance, may access the MIPI I3C v1.0 specification so they may evaluate the incorporation of the specification into their design applications.
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Audinate Releases Dante IP Core for Xilinx FPGAs
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Audinate Releases Dante IP Core for Xilinx FPGAs

Audinate, the developer of Dante media networking technology, has announced the availability of Dante IP Core, a soft IP solution for audio manufacturers. It allows OEMs working with FPGA-based designs to add Dante audio connectivity to AV products at a lower cost and with greater flexibility than ever before. A single FPGA may now host both product software and Dante audio networking.
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Axiim to Showcase Wireless Home Theater Solution For Xbox One And Windows 10 PCs at CES 2018
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Axiim to Showcase Wireless Home Theater Solution For Xbox One And Windows 10 PCs at CES 2018

Axiim, a designer and manufacturer of wireless audio/video home theater products, announced that it will showcase the first wireless home theater solution designed for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, the Axiim Link HD wireless speaker system. All Axiim products leverage the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association technology that ensures interoperability between member brands.
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Powersoft Announces Snapshot Selector App for X Series Amplifiers
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Powersoft Announces Snapshot Selector App for X Series Amplifiers

Powersoft has announced a brand new app for mobile devices, called Snapshot Selector. The free and easy-to-use app, now compatible with Android devices, allows users of Powersoft’s X Series amplifier platforms to instantaneously recall a full slate of saved settings by simply connecting their phone to an amplifier with a USB cable. The app makes the X Series amplifier platforms an even more appealing solution for audio professionals, including in rental environments.
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NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements
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NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements

The Exel Building Acoustics Kit consists of the instruments and software required for professional airborne, impact and facade sound insulation measurements. With the latest enhancements, Building Acoustic consultants can utilize this comprehensive package from NTi Audio for remote-controlled measurement. For simultaneous measurement in the source and receiving rooms, Wi-Fi communication takes over from the more traditional cable connection methods.
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Apple Buys Music Recognition and Augmented Reality Services Shazam
by Joao Martins

Apple Buys Music Recognition and Augmented Reality Services Shazam

As officially confirmed to some online media outlets, following insisting rumors that circulated since December 8, Apple is buying Shazam, the music recognition and audio fingerprinting service that is one of the most popular apps in mobile platforms. Together with rival SoundHound, Shazam has gradually evolved into a sort of "gluing" app, helping users discover, interact with, and share music, videos, as well as printed or augmented reality content.
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Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!
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Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!

A great first 2018 issue of audioXpress is now available to download! audioXpress January 2018 reviews the surprising Vanatoo Transparent Zero powered, wireless, and inexpensive speakers. We report on what sounded good at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017 show, and Robert Nance Dee returns with the 6922 tube hybrid amplifier, a complete design in his series on buffered preamps... and much more!
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AES President David Scheirman Gives Keynote Speech at International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China
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AES President David Scheirman Gives Keynote Speech at International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China

Audio Engineering Society President David Scheirman recently gave the keynote speech for the 6th International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China, held November 4-5. Scheirman’s speech opened the symposium with the topic “Past, Present, and Future: an Overview of Large-Scale Loudspeakers Arrays” and additionally shared perspectives on the worldwide influence of the AES in the field of audio engineering.
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AKM Announces Upgrade to its Best Selling 32-bit Stereo Premium High-End DAC
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AKM Announces Upgrade to its Best Selling 32-bit Stereo Premium High-End DAC

At CES 2018, companies will be looking for ways to improve existing designs in every front, and the critical stages of audio AD/DA conversion will continue to be a focus. Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK4493EQ, a 32-bit stereo premium D/A converter, which will be available on the market in Jan. 2018. As AKM explains, this is an upgrade from its best-selling AK4490EQ, used in many high-end audio products since it was launched in 2014.
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Audionamix Releases XTRAX STEMS Fully-Automatic 3 STEM Separator
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Audionamix Releases XTRAX STEMS Fully-Automatic 3 STEM Separator

Audionamix has been pioneering audio source separation techniques, allowing separating voice or selected instruments from existing recordings. Audionamix' ADX Product Suite is now an established software tool to separate speech and melodic content from a mono or stereo recording or full mix. Now, the company has released XTRAX STEMS, the world's first fully-automatic stem creator, allowing to easily separate any song into its drum, vocal and remaining music components.
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