Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!

Better Acoustics, Better Designs in audioXpress August 2024!
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Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024

Audio Amplification Meets Product Development in audioXpress July 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024

Aiming for Better Loudspeaker Designs in Voice Coil July 2024
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Spatial Introduces Spatial Space Kit Hardware and Software Solution for Immersive Audio Experiences
by audioXpress Staff

Spatial Introduces Spatial Space Kit Hardware and Software Solution for Immersive Audio Experiences

Spatial, the company that offers immersive audio experiences as a service, announced the preview of Spatial Space Kit, a turnkey all-in-one solution that includes pre-configured hardware with Spatial’s powerful software to make it easier than ever to bring immersive audio to commercial applications. Leveraging years of immersive audio experience design, the new Spatial Space Kit combines purpose built speakers designed in collaboration with Sonance, a connected amplifier and seamless access to Spatial’s robust scene library.
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Test Bench: SEAS’ W15CH001 5.25” Excel Hexadym Motor Midwoofer
by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: SEAS’ W15CH001 5.25” Excel Hexadym Motor Midwoofer

This SEAS Excel Midwoofer is one the most highly inventive and innovative out-of-box Hexadym Motor designs from the Norwegian company. In this article, Vance Dickason details all that is unique in this midwoofer design and its historical motivations, helping to solve the problem of reflections off the motor system and frame of a woofer back into the cone. A fascinating exploration with complete measurements. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2022.
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Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles
by Christoph Sladeczek

Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles

This article describes a new workflow comprising the rendering of audio objects for the production and tuning process, as well as the implementation on resource-limited hardware, for immersive entertainment and personalized sound staging of automotive audio. Since the object-based audio is independent of the loudspeaker setup, this significantly reduces the complexity of the tuning processes for car manufacturers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2022.
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    DSP Concepts and Analog Devices Collaborate on Solution for Rapid Design of In-Vehicle Audio Entertainment Systems
    by audioXpress Staff

    DSP Concepts and Analog Devices Collaborate on Solution for Rapid Design of In-Vehicle Audio Entertainment Systems

    DSP Concepts is collaborating with Analog Devices on a solution for automotive OEMs aimed at accelerating design cycles and reducing costs for in-vehicle audio system implementation. The new end-to-end development ADI LISTN EZ-AUDIO system will enable versatile, differentiated audio entertainment projects using Analog Devices SHARC+ DSP technology and the newly optimized Audio Weaver development platform from DSP Concepts to reduce design complexity and costs.
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    Bluetooth SIG Targets 6 GHz Frequency Band Mid-Band Spectrum Expansion Project
    by audioXpress Staff

    Bluetooth SIG Targets 6 GHz Frequency Band Mid-Band Spectrum Expansion Project

    Following international trends and increasing use for Wi-Fi 6E, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association that oversees Bluetooth technology, announced a new specification development project to define the operation of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) in additional unlicensed mid-band spectrum, including the 6GHz frequency band. The new spectrum expansion project will help ensure that much needed Bluetooth performance enhancements can continue well into the future.
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    Røde Releases NT-USB+ Professional USB-C Microphone With Built-In DSP Processing Features
    by audioXpress Staff

    Røde Releases NT-USB+ Professional USB-C Microphone With Built-In DSP Processing Features

    Røde has announced a new addition to its range of USB microphones, the NT-USB+. Based on the original and extremely popular NT-USB, the NT-USB+ is a professional-grade, class-compliant USB-C microphone loaded with next-generation features. It is also compact, portable and versatile, making it an ideal plug-and-play microphone for musicians, podcasters, streamers and even professionals who want to capture the best quality sound with ease.
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    Descript Transforms Transcription-Based Editing with New Product Release
    by audioXpress Staff

    Descript Transforms Transcription-Based Editing with New Product Release

    Descript, the AI-powered platform that simplifies video and audio editing, launched its biggest product update ever – reinventing the video editor as a simple tool to sit alongside docs and slides. Loaded with AI-powered magic, the new Descript is even simpler to use, and offers even more powerful, versatile new features. Descript also announced a $50 million Series C round led by OpenAI Startup Fund with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital and Daniel Gross.
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    Fluid Audio Announces Professional Studio Monitor Solution with Sonarworks Integration
    by Alfred Moody

    Fluid Audio Announces Professional Studio Monitor Solution with Sonarworks Integration

    Fluid Audio is the latest studio monitor company to announce a partnership with Sonarworks to deliver a complete pro studio monitoring solution, built around its brand new Image 2 studio monitors and SoundID Reference calibration software. As with previous hardware integrations, the Sonarworks software allows users the ability to create their own calibration profile for the Image 2 studio monitors, removing unwanted colorations, and offering a more accurate reference in any studio or home environment.
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    CEVA Introduces Voice User Interface Solution for TI SimpleLink Wi-Fi Wireless MCUs
    by audioXpress Staff

    CEVA Introduces Voice User Interface Solution for TI SimpleLink Wi-Fi Wireless MCUs

    CEVA announced the availability of its WhisPro speech recognition and control software to support designs using the Texas Instruments (TI) SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3235x wireless MCU family, bringing ultra-low power, robust voice user interface to connected devices. The WhisPro Software Development Kit (SDK) allows full project customization, including choice of wake words and voice commands, and runs entirely on-device, without the need for a network connection.
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    Pro-Ject Announces New Integrated Amplifier and Receiver Models
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    Pro-Ject Announces New Integrated Amplifier and Receiver Models

    Fine Sounds Americas and Pro-Ject USA announced the new MaiA DS3 and Stereo Box S3 BT integrated amplifier and receiver models from Pro-Ject Audio Systems. The two new compact models from the European manufacturer are a perfect complement to any home audio system seeking flexible solutions to enhance their listening experience. Both models have a minimalistic design, intended to be combined with both modern digital, wired, wireless and streaming sources and one of the many Pro-Ject turntables.
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