Mackie Launches Control App for FreePlay Personal PA

Mackie launched FreePlay Connect, a powerful iOS and Android control app for Mackie’s FreePlay Personal PA speaker system with integrated four-channel digital mixing. Ideal for solo performers and corporate events, the app allows wireless control over all aspects of audio signals.

QSC Audio has announced a free firmware download upgrade for its TouchMix mixer range, adding reliability and stability along with a new multi-language info system. The 2.1 firmware adds support for MIDI-over-USB foot-switches, more scene recall functions, the ability to use auxiliary mixes as sub-groups and improved Wi-Fi connectivity.

Silicon Labs now offers a digital audio bridge chip and evaluation kit designed to simplify the development of accessories for iOS devices with Lightning connector. Target applications include guitar and microphone recording dongles, audio docks, and headphones. The CP2614 IC also provides built-in support for communication between iOS applications and accessory hardware.

Task-specific audio interface developer Cymatic Audio announced the uTrack24 MADI Module, a user-installable MADI (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface) option card for its 19-inch rack-mountable uTrack24 24-track recorder, player, and interface. Cymatic Audio also released the new “uRemote” app for iOS, complementing the existing uTool apps for OS X and Windows.

London-based audio consulting firm, RH Consulting, has completed its second annual count of networked audio products and released the full data as an iOS app called Networked Audio Data to help identify available solutions. The new research shows massive increase in networked audio products with a clear lead for Dante.