Sonarworks SoundID Reference Multichannel Calibration Now Available for RME TotalMix Room EQ

Sonarworks and RME Audio have collaborated to provide a turnkey hardware solution for studios looking to measure and calibrate their rooms for both stereo, binaural, and immersive playback. Sonarworks' SoundID Reference delivers calibration for audio systems from stereo up to 9.1.6 channels. By incorporating a compatible export file for RME's ROOM EQ, Sonarworks has added RME's line of audio interfaces to their list of SoundID Reference compatible hardware.

Drawmer announced a new analog channel strip unit, directly targeted at home and project studios looking to add vintage characteristics and analog warmth to their productions. Offering all the features required for a single, comprehensive channel strip, the Drawmer 1977 combines an ultra clean preamplifier and a three band parametric equalizer with the silkiness of the soft knee compressor, and 3 types of variable harmonic saturation.

Rupert Neve Designs announced a powerful channel strip for modern studios looking to benefit from the company's legendary circuits. The new Newton Channel is a 1U rack unit with an intuitive design that delivers all the instantly-recognizable character, and musical tone-shaping abilities, that define a Rupert Neve Designs product. Equally well-suited for a project studio, voiceover setup, large-scale commercial facility or even for live sound.

Sonarworks announced a new partnership with Drop, the community-driven commerce platform recently turned into an original product design company with the launch of the very successful Drop + THX Panda wireless headphones. In view of that popularity, Sonarworks is integrating its SoundID personalized audio technology directly into the planar ribbon headphones, increasing the options for target response calibration, personal hearing profiles and sound preferences.

In 2019, Merging Technologies announced a new ambitious concept, promising to expand significantly the whole audio-over-IP ecosystem in multiple applications. Merging+Anubis caused a ripple of excitement across the industry. Now, Merging announced the availability of Anubis SPS, featuring a second RJ45 connection on the rear panel in order to offer full ST2022-7 redundancy compliance, and adding NMOS features for easier integration into a complete IP infrastructure. In addition, Merging launched its Merging Audio Device multi-ASIO driver.

VUE Audiotechnik announced a new version of its SystemVUE software for network monitoring and control at InfoComm 2015. The software, which allows users to access and control VUE equipment via a wired or wireless Ethernet connection, now runs on iPad, offers a significantly updated user interface and access to powerful 10-band fully parametric EQ on each system input, among the latest features.

Following the acclaimed launch of the model 676 Tube Mic Pre Channel Strip, dbx once again turns its attention toward the project studio market with five new 500 series processors. The new dbx 500 Series models include the 560A Compressor/Limiter, 530 Parametric EQ, 580 Mic Pre, 520 De-Esser and 510 Sub Harmonic Synth.