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New TASCAM MiNiSTUDIO Interfaces for Geeky Podcasting
by audioXpress Staff

New TASCAM MiNiSTUDIO Interfaces for Geeky Podcasting

Internet broadcasting and production are easier than ever with the new TASCAM MiNiSTUDIO series of personal audio interfaces, just announced by the Japanese brand, now part of the Gibson group. The series includes the TASCAM MiNiSTUDIO Personal US-32, an easily affordable solution for Internet broadcasting, and the MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42, slightly larger unit with all the podcasting features of the MiNiSTUDIO Personal, adding a number of features that are ideal for more advanced audio and video production.
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Focal Introduces Next Generation of Dôme Flax System with Dolby Atmos Compatibility Using ICW-4 In-Ceiling Speakers
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Focal Introduces Next Generation of Dôme Flax System with Dolby Atmos Compatibility Using ICW-4 In-Ceiling Speakers

Focal announced the company’s new flagship in the Home Cinema range, Dôme Flax 5.1.2, a Dolby Atmos compatible speaker system. Building on the already impressive Dôme Flax 5.1 channel speaker system which features the French speaker manufacturer’s Sub Air wireless subwoofer and five matching Dôme Flax, this new offering adds two 300 Series ICW-4 speakers to mount in the ceiling and enable the Atmos effect when combined with an Atmos enabled AV receiver and appropriate content.
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ETAL Group Completes Anaview Integration and Changes Name of Class D Amplifier Specialist to ETAL
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ETAL Group Completes Anaview Integration and Changes Name of Class D Amplifier Specialist to ETAL

ETAL Group, based in Stockholm, Sweden, announced that it is renaming Anaview, the manufacturer of Class D amplifiers, as ETAL. The well recognized and regarded Anaview name will continue as the product line name for the Group’s Class D amplifier range. KAMIC Group, the parent company of ETAL acquired Anaview in 2013, managing it as a unit of ETAL Group, an international supplier of inductive components.
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141st AES Los Angeles International Convention Confirms Presentations and Events Calendar
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141st AES Los Angeles International Convention Confirms Presentations and Events Calendar

The Audio Engineering Society has unveiled the detailed Technical Program and Events calendar for the highly-anticipated 141st AES International Convention in Los Angeles, taking place Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 2, 2016. The largest professional audio event of the year offers four full days of activities, including a complete conference schedule and historical presentations. Synthesizer design pioneer and “Father of MIDI” Dave Smith is confirmed to give the AES Heyser Lecture.
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Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range
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Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range

Believe it or not, even in this smartphone era, dedicated dictation recorders still offer best-in-class voice recording in any situation, especially when considering pairing with available speech to text recognition applications and transcription services. Professional dictation specialists Philips Speech Processing Solutions, now offers its new Voice Tracer audio recorders range with 8 GB internal memory space, doubling the recording time of its previous models.
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Steven Lamar Funds ROAM Ropes Bluetooth Earphones on Kickstarter
by Joao Martins

Steven Lamar Funds ROAM Ropes Bluetooth Earphones on Kickstarter

Ropes USA are a colorful special edition of ROAM’s first product, the Ropes Bluetooth earphones, now successfully funded on Kickstarter with a $100,000 goal. Ropes’ design is somewhat reminiscent of Beats earphones and that’s probably the intention because ROAM is a company founded by Steven Lamar, an entrepreneur with a history related to Beats’ origins. The Ropes Bluetooth earphones also remind us of how early Bluetooth products looked back in 2010.
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New USB Type-C Docking System Design from Texas Instruments Cuts Solution Size in Half
by Cristina Costa

New USB Type-C Docking System Design from Texas Instruments Cuts Solution Size in Half

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a multiport USB Type-C and Power Delivery (PD) minidock reference design that provides audio, USB data, power and video support. This new TI Designs reference design can be powered by a traditional power adapter, USB Type-C adapter or notebook computer, offering end users flexible, intelligent functionality. The reference design provides a fully tested, verified plan for a 2- by 4-inch dock, at least 50 percent smaller than existing docking solutions.
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Drawmer Introduces CPA-50 Small-Footprint Stereo Amplifier
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Drawmer Introduces CPA-50 Small-Footprint Stereo Amplifier

Based in Yorkshire, England, Ivor Drawmer’s company has a long history of audio processing innovation and brilliant audio circuits. In recent years, Drawmer has been working on some brilliant monitor controllers and monitor preamps for studio work. Complementing those new studio systems, Drawmer now introduced its high performance CPA-50 compact Class D amplifier, delivering 25W rms per channel into 8 ohms (50W rms per channel into 4 ohms) or working as a 100W rms into 8 ohms monoblock which allows bi-amped or bridged modes.
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Apogee Electronics Announces MiC 96k for Windows and Mac
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Apogee Electronics Announces MiC 96k for Windows and Mac

USB microphones are not considered alternatives to established standard professional microphones, but they already managed to carve a market niche for its convenience in applications like podcasting and voice-overs. The popularity of mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have opened that market to more sophisticated and practical alternatives, such as the Apogee MiC, a USB/iOS condenser microphone with cardioid pickup pattern, and built-in preamp with gain control. Now Apogee announced the MiC 96k, also compatible for Windows 10, apart from Mac.
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Lauten Audio Expands “Series Black” Line with Two New Condenser Microphones
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Lauten Audio Expands “Series Black” Line with Two New Condenser Microphones

California-based Lauten Audio has announced two new microphones, the LA-220 solid-state large diaphragm vocal condenser, and the LA-120 small diaphragm FET instrument condenser pair, both expanding the brand’s recently announced "Series Black" line of affordable products, aimed at project studios. The LA-220 ($249 US est. street) and the LA-120 ($349 US est. street) are both professional quality products inspired by classic designs and are now available in US, with international shipments scheduled to start in October 2016.
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