All items tagged with microphones (256)
Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020
September 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020

The October 2020 edition of audioXpress is now available online and in print. This is one of the most feature-rich issues we have ever published, with a residential installation Market Update, a new article series about Analog Devices A2B, two articles about communications, including an article by Manfred Lutzky (Fraunhofer IIS) on codecs, plus a great review of the GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box by Gary Galo. Plus three DIY-oriented articles and our regular expert columns on acoustics, tubes, and audio electronics.
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Røde Unlocks New Creative Potential with Four New Accessories for Wireless Go and Videomic Range
August 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Røde Unlocks New Creative Potential with Four New Accessories for Wireless Go and Videomic Range

When it comes to recording using different microphones and wireless audio transmitters, having compatible accessories is critical. For content creators, having well-designed, fully compatible accessories makes a huge difference. Røde Microphones announced four new accessories for its Wireless GO and VideoMic range – the DCS-1, SC10, SC11, and SC16. These handy new products further expand the capabilities of the Wireless GO and Røde VideoMics, making them must-have accessories.
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Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store
August 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store

Audio-Technica, a leading company in transducer technology for over 50 years, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.audio-technica.com. Apart from updating the website technology and improving user experience, the brand focused on updating information on Audio-Technica’s comprehensive range of microphones, headphones, turntables, cartridges and commercial audio products, offering e-commerce options, and offering specific resources for consultants, contractors and system integrators.
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DSP Concepts TalkTo Audio Front End Qualified by Amazon for Alexa Built-In Devices
June 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Concepts TalkTo Audio Front End Qualified by Amazon for Alexa Built-In Devices

DSP Concepts announced that TalkTo, its suite of proprietary microphone processing algorithms that use adaptive learning technology to deliver a quiet-room experience in noisy and unpredictable environments, has been qualified by Amazon for Alexa built-in devices using Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This enables more hardware brands to easily build Alexa built-in devices that will perform well even in noisy situations, thanks to TalkTo’s leading sound cancellation technology.
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DPA Unveils 4097 Micro Shotgun Microphone and Social Distancing Interview Kit
May 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Unveils 4097 Micro Shotgun Microphone and Social Distancing Interview Kit

DPA Microphones introduced the latest addition to its microphone lineup, the 4097 CORE Micro Shotgun Microphone. Featuring the same sonic qualities as the brand’s supercardioid Choir Microphone, the 4097 CORE Micro Shotgun has been optimized to pick up speech from a distance. Incorporated into the company’s new 4097 CORE Interview Kit, the mic has been designed for use with a lightweight boom and windjammer. This kit is particularly useful for journalists in today’s socially distanced world as it allows users to conduct interviews from up to two meters (6.5 feet) away. It is a plug and play solution that allows users to get started quickly and employ their existing workflows.
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Speakers: Parts Is Parts - High-Polymer Film, Headphones, Microphones, and Other Audio Applications (Part 2)
May 21, 2020 by Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis

Speakers: Parts Is Parts - High-Polymer Film, Headphones, Microphones, and Other Audio Applications (Part 2)

Lightweight and flexible, piezoelectric film transducers can serve as highly reliable low-cost alternatives to more expensive speakers, headphones, microphones, and even musical instrument sound pickups. This second article about the technology focuses precisely on the many other successful applications of this technology. We can only hope that this article will serve as a reintroduction to the technology. This article was originally published in audioXpress May 2013.
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miniDSP Introduces SHD Power Integrated DSP-Powered Amplifier and New ambiMIK-1 Ambisonic Microphone
May 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

miniDSP Introduces SHD Power Integrated DSP-Powered Amplifier and New ambiMIK-1 Ambisonic Microphone

The creative minds at miniDSP are not stopping, and now that the COVID-19 situation has calmed down in China and production is back, the company is resuming its hectic release schedule and announced two new products available for pre-order on the company's webshop. The first will please anyone involved in spatial audio and content production and is a fully integrated First Order Ambisonic (FOA) microphone. The second will please those still forced to stay at home, and is the SHD Power, a 120W per channel low-distortion power amplifier with Dirac Live room correction.
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AKM Releases Low Latency 4-Channel A/D Converter for Automotive ANC Applications
April 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Releases Low Latency 4-Channel A/D Converter for Automotive ANC Applications

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a new 4-channel A/D converter (ADC) targeting automotive applications. The AK5734 is a complementary solution for microphones, aiming at active noise control systems (ANC) and road noise control systems (RNC), which are increasingly being installed in vehicles. By combining with the previously released 6-channel ADC the AK5736, the system can accommodate various microphone channels. Besides ANC and RNC, AKM says the solution is ideal for the microphone input of a wide variety of in-vehicle systems.
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Sennheiser Promotes Memory Mic Special Anniversary Offer to Help Get Better Audio on Home Videos
April 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Promotes Memory Mic Special Anniversary Offer to Help Get Better Audio on Home Videos

In view of the current shelter-at-home situation, Sennheiser has added another special deal and is now offering its wireless Memory Mic for just $99.95 USD (MSRP, reduced from $199.95). The Memory Mic and its free companion app make it easy to create smartphone videos with great audio and are ideal for course instructors and vloggers but also families keen to stay in touch. A perfect companion for video creation, allowing anyone to get better audio with an external microphone.
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CEVA Announces SensPro High Performance Sensor Hub DSP Architecture for Smart Devices
April 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces SensPro High Performance Sensor Hub DSP Architecture for Smart Devices

CEVA announced a new high performance sensor hub DSP architecture designed to handle the broad range of sensor processing and sensor fusion workloads for contextually-aware devices. The new SensPro device family serves as a hub for processing and fusing of data from multiple sensors including camera, Radar, LiDAR, Time-of-Flight, microphones and inertial measurement units. This highly-configurable and self-contained architecture brings together scalar and parallel processing for floating point and integer data types, as well as deep learning training and inferencing.
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