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InfoComm 2014: Record Number of Attendees and Significant AV Network Advances
by Joao Martins

InfoComm 2014: Record Number of Attendees and Significant AV Network Advances

37,048 professionals attending from more than 114 countries visited the annual conference and exhibition for professional audiovisual buyers and sellers. InfoComm 2014, held June 14-20 in Las Vegas, will be remembered by significant announcements in networking technologies, from HDBaseT to Dante.
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Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip Free Download Until July 8, 2014
by audioXpress Staff

Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip Free Download Until July 8, 2014

A dongleless version of Eventide’s UltraChannel 64-bit channel strip plug-in is available as a free download for a limited time. Eventide’s new plug-in features micro pitch from the Ultra-Harmonizer, stereo delay and a pair of dynamics processors and is free until midnight July 8, 2014. After that it will cost $249.
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Peavey Architectural Acoustics Ships Elements Composite Weatherproof Loudspeaker Enclosures
by audioXpress Staff

Peavey Architectural Acoustics Ships Elements Composite Weatherproof Loudspeaker Enclosures

Thanks to Peavey’s Architectural Acoustics Elements weatherproof loudspeakers, gone are the days of hanging so-called enclosures outside only to replace the speaker in a year or two. The new Element series loudspeakers were one of the many highlights from Peavey at the InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas.
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PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers
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PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers

PreSonus announced at InfoComm 2014 show in Las Vegas the availability of a Dante network card option for all its StudioLive AI Active Integration loudspeakers. For only $199, the SL-Dante-SPK upgrade option converts PreSonus active speakers into bidirectional-networked devices, also able to feed larger PA systems.
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Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions
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Sennheiser Creates Subsidiary Focused on Streaming Solutions

Sennheiser announced at InfoComm (Las Vegas) the creation of a new competence center for innovative streaming solutions, Sennheiser Streaming Technology GmbH (SST). The subsidiary is based in Hamburg and is initially focusing on low-latency streaming to cellular devices.
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Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers Are First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint
by Joao Martins

Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers Are First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint

At the InfoComm 2014 Show in Las Vegas, Harman’s Crown Audio announced its DCi Network Display Amplifiers are “the first professional audio endpoints” to receive AVnu certification for Audio Video Bridging (AVB) interoperability from the AVnu Alliance. In other words, they are the first AVB amplifiers available.
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PreSonus StudioLive AI Mixers to Add Cascading
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PreSonus StudioLive AI Mixers to Add Cascading

PreSonus Audio Electronics pioneered affordable digital mixing with integrated audio recording interfaces in compact configurations. Its latest firmware upgrade for the StudioLive AI-series Active Integration digital mixers enables cascading two consoles of any size, creating up to 64-channels fully featured configurations.
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dbx Debuts its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor
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dbx Debuts its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor

Harman’s dbx announced the introduction of its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas. Successor to the popular AFS224, the AFS2 provides state-of-the-art feedback elimination using an all-new DSP module for faster and more focused filter sets in both fixed and live mode.
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Audio-Technica Announces Dante Network Microphone
by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Announces Dante Network Microphone

Audio-Technica announced its new Audio-Technica ATND971 Cardioid Condenser Boundary Network Microphone, bridging the gap between audio and IT as the first wired microphone that transmits audio and control data together over Audinate’s Dante network protocol.
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JBL Professional Expands EON600 Portable PA Series with EON610 and EON612 Loudspeakers
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JBL Professional Expands EON600 Portable PA Series with EON610 and EON612 Loudspeakers

In January 2014, JBL Professional introduced its new EON600 Series portable PA loudspeakers. The first model, was the EON615 model, introducing a completely new design and advanced technologies to the popular series. Now the range is expanded with the EON610 10-inch 2-way and the EON612 12-inch 2-way loudspeakers.
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