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Rohde & Schwarz Introduces new RF and Audio Tests on Bluetooth Modules plus Enhanced Voice Service Codec for CMW500
by audioXpress Staff

Rohde & Schwarz Introduces new RF and Audio Tests on Bluetooth Modules plus Enhanced Voice Service Codec for CMW500

At the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Rohde & Schwarz introduced new RF and audio multistandard test solutions for manufacturers of Bluetooth headsets and audio car kits, and added the enhanced VoLTE voice service codec to its R&S CMW500. The R&S CMW500 is the only test platform on the market to offer a one-instrument solution for testing all cellular and non-cellular standards and Bluetooth.
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ISE 2016 Confirms Record Attendance and is Now the World’s Largest AV and Systems Integration Show
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ISE 2016 Confirms Record Attendance and is Now the World’s Largest AV and Systems Integration Show

The organizers promised ‘More 4 You’ and produced the most for everyone. The first four-day Integrated Systems Europe exhibition came to a close on 12 February with a final count of 65,686 registered attendees. This represents a 6,338 (10.7%) increase on the 2015 edition and officially positions ISE as the world’s largest AV and systems integration tradeshow.
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OCA Alliance Promoted Open Control Architecture/AES70 Standard at ISE 2016
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OCA Alliance Promoted Open Control Architecture/AES70 Standard at ISE 2016

The OCA Alliance has successfully promoted the new Open Control Architecture (OCA) AES70 standard at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016 show in Amsterdam. The association promoted a display of the latest developments and introduced the OCA MicroDemo development platform to other manufacturers and system integrators. PC-based Control Specialist Beckhoff also announced OCA (AES70) integration at ISE 2016.
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2016 NAMM TEC Awards: A Recap on the Technical Achievement Winners
by Joao Martins

2016 NAMM TEC Awards: A Recap on the Technical Achievement Winners

Winners in 31st technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the 31st Annual NAMM TEC Awards. The award ceremony was held on Saturday, January 23 during the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. As always, the important thing is to be nominated, since the TEC Award categories combine products which are very hard to compare and, most of the time, the winners reflect the popularity of the brand.
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Mobile Audio: High-Performance Audio from Smartphones?
by Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis

Mobile Audio: High-Performance Audio from Smartphones?

In November 2015, audioXpress published a unique group testing on smartphone audio playback, focused on audio circuit quality and the performance of the playback DAC, as intended for wired headphone listening. The products under review included the iconic iPod classic, the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6, Vivo Xplay 3S, Vivo X5 Max, HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, and Sony Xperia Z2.
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Open Control Architecture is Standardized as AES70
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Open Control Architecture is Standardized as AES70

OCA Alliance confirmed that Open Control Architecture (OCA) – an open control and monitoring standard for professional audio and AV media network devices – has been officially standardized on 4 January 2016 by the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee (AESSC) in the newly published AES70-2015 standard for audio applications of networks - Open Control Architecture.
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Antelope Audio Now Shipping Orion32+ and Orion Studio Thunderbolt Interfaces
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Antelope Audio Now Shipping Orion32+ and Orion Studio Thunderbolt Interfaces

Antelope Audio announced that its new Thunderbolt and USB interfaces, Orion32+ and Orion Studio, are now shipping. Since the original announcements at the 139th AES Show in New York City, both units have generated great interest due to its features and 24-bit / 192 kHz recording support without compromising on the number of channels.
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audioXpress January 2016 Music Focus Edition is Now Available
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audioXpress January 2016 Music Focus Edition is Now Available

Our special January 2016 “Music Focus” issue is full of practical projects oriented toward music amplification and recording. Read the interview with Philip Graham, the founder of Ear Trumpet Labs, our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 show report, and a review of the iSEMic 725TR microphone. Learn even more about SPL measurements and audio networking.
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Minnetonka Announces Surcode For Dolby Digital Plus Encoder And Decoder For Pro Tools
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Minnetonka Announces Surcode For Dolby Digital Plus Encoder And Decoder For Pro Tools

Following an earlier preview at IBC 2015, Minnetonka Audio announced that its new SurCode for Dolby Digital Plus Decoder and Encoder are now available for Avid AAX supported products, including ProTools and Media Composer, becoming the first company to bring Dolby Digital Plus to the Avid platform.
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Minnetonka Audio adds Experienced Broadcast Audio Pro Alessandro Travaglini to R&D Team
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Minnetonka Audio adds Experienced Broadcast Audio Pro Alessandro Travaglini to R&D Team

Minnetonka Audio has expanded its research and development team with the hiring of broadcast audio veteran Alessandro Travaglini as Product Manager, Research and Development Group. Travaglini brings 20 years of broadcasting and audio technology experience to the company that will further the efforts for both the Minnetonka and Linear Acoustic lines of software processing solutions.
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