LinearX LX500 Audio and Acoustic Analizer Update

My recent visit to the new LinearX headquarters in Battle Ground, WA, confirmed that this very powerful new audio analyzer is finally in production. The first LX500 release will be the frequency domain version and the list of features is seriously impressive.

In this article, George Ntanavaras describes the design and operation of a system consisting of the ACH-01 accelerometer and a preamplifier with an integrated analog signal processor. With this system, it will be possible to measure at the low frequencies the acceleration, the velocity, and the excursion of a loudspeaker cone. Also the panel vibrations of a loudspeaker cabinet will be very easily obtained. Originally published on audioXpress June 2011.

The latest version of Nugen Audio’s VisLM loudness metering plug-in now supports the compliance needs of game audio producers as they launch 7.1 surround audio titles. Nugen Audio already provides the broadcast, post-production and music production industry with end-to-end loudness management, metering, and correction tools. Now, game production houses can also ensure loudness compliance for the latest platforms.

The XL2 Data Explorer Software version 1.10 release adds level statistics and spectral calculations, while the update also increases the presentation capabilities. The update to this PC reporting software from NTi Audio is available for download free of charge for all XL2 Data Explorer users.

This month’s audioXpress brings a great article from our regular contributor Thomas Perazella, in which he revisits the art of studio reamping and the different approaches and implications of that two-stage studio process. During the process, we first record a …

The enormous success of Prism Sound’s Audio Design Workshop LIVE event at the 51st AES Conference in Helsinki has inspired the company to launch a new, free series of 30-minute webinars – Audio Design Workshop: Bitesize. These webinars are ideal …

Shannon Becker interviews Ken Heng Gin Loo, the founder of the diy-audio-guide.com website. Ken is of Malaysian Chinese origins, and studied in the United Kingdom, where he graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honors) from the University of Manchester, UK. Today he lives in a beautiful tropical island named Pulau Pinang (aka Penang) in Malaysia. Ken has a passion for DIY audio, in particular tube amplifiers, Tripath amplifiers, high-efficiency loudspeakers, and high-quality audio reproduction. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2013.

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 …

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 …

The XL2-TA sound level meter has received Class 1 type-approval from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany. The XL2-TA in combination with the M2230 measurement microphone, is officially listed as a type-approved Class 1 sound level meter. The XL2-TA is …