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Revitalized Summer NAMM in Nashville Builds Optimism
by audioXpress Staff

Revitalized Summer NAMM in Nashville Builds Optimism

At the largest summer show in six years, NAMM members lay groundwork for success at Nashville’s Music City Center, from July 17-19. Following a strong 2013 event, this year’s Summer NAMM featured 438 exhibitors in two full halls. 112 companies returned to the show after a hiatus and 103 were new-to-Summer NAMM, including more pro audio companies. This was the strongest Summer NAMM since 2006.
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Eminence Redesigns the Legends, Patriots and Redcoats Speakers
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Eminence Redesigns the Legends, Patriots and Redcoats Speakers

The Legend, Patriot, and Redcoat musical instrument loudspeakers from Eminence received a new look, while the tone characteristics remains unchanged. All speakers in the popular series will feature black electrocoat painted chassis and redesigned backplate labels, refining their classic appearance.
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LaVoce Italiana Targets Global Speaker Market
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LaVoce Italiana Targets Global Speaker Market

LaVoce Italiana is an Italian speaker manufacturer with R&D facilities in Rome and production mainly concentrated in China, offering a full range of speaker components for professional audio and MI (bass and guitar) applications, with a full range of neodymium and ferrite transducers for medium-low frequencies, together with compression drivers and soft dome tweeters for high frequencies.
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Yamaha Releases Software Updates For CL, QL Mixers and StageMix
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Yamaha Releases Software Updates For CL, QL Mixers and StageMix

Yamaha has released software updates for its CL and QL series digital mixing consoles, as well as updated versions of its StageMix iPad apps for QL, CL, M7CL and LS9 consoles. All firmware and app updates are available as free downloads from the company’s website as well as from Apple’s iTunes store.
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Wireless 3D Printed Custom-Fit Earbuds from OwnPhones
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Wireless 3D Printed Custom-Fit Earbuds from OwnPhones

An interesting project was launched recently on Kickstarter, aiming to build the world’s first wireless 3D printed custom-fit earbuds. OwnPhones intends also to perfect noise-filtering technology and achieve high-quality wireless streaming to battery-operated earbuds.
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Kramer Electronics Becomes Audinate’s 150th Dante Adopter
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Kramer Electronics Becomes Audinate’s 150th Dante Adopter

Kramer Electronics and Audinate have announced that Kramer has become the 150th Dante manufacturer to license Audinate’s Dante networking solution. Kramer explains the decision was taken after evaluating all other audio over IP networking technologies and finding that Dante was “the most requested audio networking technology in the market.”
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Major Yamaha Nuage and Steinberg Nuendo Updates Released July 22
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Major Yamaha Nuage and Steinberg Nuendo Updates Released July 22

Steinberg and Yamaha just confirmed that the significantly updated Version 1.5 software for Yamaha’s Nuage post-production system, originally announced in April, will be released on 22nd July, alongside Version 6.5 of Steinberg’s Nuendo DAW.
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NOS Yellow Jacket Tube Converter from MOD Kits DIY
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NOS Yellow Jacket Tube Converter from MOD Kits DIY

The new Yellow Jackets NOS (New Old Stock) Tube Converter, designed with an NOS 6AQ5 seven-pin miniature beam power tube, is a limited edition converter made for use in most amplifiers under 100 watts and using 6L6, EL34, 7027 or 6V6 output tubes. The converter lowers the overall power in an amplifier and gives that amp a unique vintage tone.
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Steinberg introduces VST Connect Performer for iPad
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Steinberg introduces VST Connect Performer for iPad

VST Connect Performer for iPad is a new app from Steinberg, complementing the previously announced VST Connect Performer tools available in Cubase versions 7.5 and 7 and Nuendo versions 6.5 and 6, for real time collaboration over the Internet. The new app allows musicians to record remote performances using only an iPad.
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Genelec’s 8010 Active Monitor Is Now Shipping
by Joao Martins

Genelec’s 8010 Active Monitor Is Now Shipping

Genelec is now shipping the 8010 Active Monitor, the smallest member of the acclaimed 8000 product range. Independently of the size, the new 8010 is an impressive monitor, ideal around workstations. Thanks to its universal power supply, the 8010 is also a perfect monitor for music production professionals on the move.
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