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Gel-Based Speaker Demonstrates Ionic Conductor Capabilities
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Gel-Based Speaker Demonstrates Ionic Conductor Capabilities

Researchers Jeong-Yun Sun and Christoph Keplinger at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new type of loudspeaker transducer, which works on a different principle than the conventional moving coil design. It is made of …
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TurboCal Provides a Low-Cost Solution
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TurboCal Provides a Low-Cost Solution

Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA) now offers an audio TurboCal package. This kit is designed for quick acoustic calibrations you suitable for every job. AVPro 2.0 will even walk you through the process. With this setup, you only need to add …
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Sonnox and Fraunhofer Introduce the Codec Toolbox
by Joao Martins

Sonnox and Fraunhofer Introduce the Codec Toolbox

The collaboration between innovative plug-in developer Sonnox and MP3 inventor Fraunhofer IIS started in 2011 with the launch of the Pro-Codec mastering software. Sonnox and Fraunhofer are currently seeking an affordable solution to encode music for the web. The Codec …
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Avid Announces Automixing Dugan-VN16 Option Card for Avid Live Systems
by Joao Martins

Avid Announces Automixing Dugan-VN16 Option Card for Avid Live Systems

Designed to help live sound professionals meet the most demanding and complex workflow challenges, the Dugan-VN16 card offers a modular, integrated solution that improves audio quality and simplifies mixing for multi-microphone applications. Developed and manufactured by Dan Dugan Sound Design, …
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Lawo Introduces RAVENNA-Based Commentary Solution for Standard IP Networks
by Joao Martins

Lawo Introduces RAVENNA-Based Commentary Solution for Standard IP Networks

Lawo’s cost-efficient and flexible Commentary Unit (LCU) was developed in close cooperation with Host Broadcast Services (HBS), a Swiss company specializing in producing multilateral video and audio feeds for TV and radio from world-class international sports events. The fully digital …
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Linear Systems Offers New Dual JFETs
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Linear Systems Offers New Dual JFETs

Linear Integrated Systems, a full-service manufacturer of specialty linear semiconductors, now offers the LSK 489, a 1.8-nV at 1-kHz, low-capacitance, N-channel monolithic dual JFET. The LSK 489 is part of a family of ultra-low-noise, dual JFETs specifically designed to provide users with less expensive solutions for obtaining tighter drain-source saturation current (IDSS) matching and better thermal tracking.
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Yamaha AFC3 Generates Positive Response at 52nd AES Conference
by Joao Martins

Yamaha AFC3 Generates Positive Response at 52nd AES Conference

Yamaha Commercial Audio sponsored the 52ndAudio Engineering Society (AES) Conference, which was held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Yamaha gave a comprehensive demonstration of the recent Active Field Control system (AFC3), which attracted a lot of positive attention. …
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B&K Precision Expands Waveform Generator Series
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B&K Precision Expands Waveform Generator Series

B&K Precision announced the launch of its 4050 Series, a line of four dual-channel function/arbitrary waveform generators. These instruments can generate waveforms up to 50 MHz for use in education and applications requiring stable and precise sine, square, triangle, and …
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The SMPTE Announces 2013 Honorees and Award Winners and Recognizes Thomas A. Scott
by Joao Martins

The SMPTE Announces 2013 Honorees and Award Winners and Recognizes Thomas A. Scott

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), an organization devoted to motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, revealed the outstanding industry members who will be recognized Thursday, October 24, at the SMPTE …
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AKG K812 Reference Headphones Revealed During PLASA 2013
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AKG K812 Reference Headphones Revealed During PLASA 2013

Five years in the making, the new AKG K812 reference headphones were introduced at a special event during the PLASA 2013 in London. The K812’s completely new open-back design is optimized for pristine and natural sound with an oversized 53-mm …
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