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audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024
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New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018
by audioXpress Staff

New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

Lavoce Italiana continues to unveil the new drivers that it will be launching at Prolight+Sound 2018 (Frankfurt, April 10-13). The transducer company will be showing the new MAN062.00 high-power 6.5” neodymium midrange; a new 12" model, the WAF123.02 with a ferrite magnet purposely designed for mid-band applications; and the new and powerful 21” subwoofer, the SAF214.50, able to offer super high excursion using a 4.5” CCAW sandwiched voice coil and a ferrite motor.
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OPPO Digital Announces Decision to Gradually Stop Manufacturing New Products
by Joao Martins

OPPO Digital Announces Decision to Gradually Stop Manufacturing New Products

It could well have been an April's Fool story, but unfortunately it was released on April 2nd... In a message of farewell, OPPO Digital confirms it will gradually stop manufacturing new products, causing a shockwave across home theater and audio enthusiasts all over the world. A decision which is hard to understand given the brand's recent success stories in Blu-ray players, planar magnetic headphones and even wireless speakers. OPPO Digital also confirms they are open to proposals regarding the IP related to their product design.
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Zoom Launches F1 Field Recorder and Mic Systems for Video Recording Devices
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Zoom Launches F1 Field Recorder and Mic Systems for Video Recording Devices

Zoom is now shipping its F1 Field Recorder with a choice of shotgun or lavalier microphones, expanding its product line of quality audio recording solutions for video recording devices and DSLR cameras. The all-new two-channel F1 Field Recorder takes portable audio recording to a new level, with a bright display for outdoors, pre-recording buffer, on-board limiter and auto-level control, and USB connectivity, allowing transfers to a computer, or recording directly to a computer or iPad using the USB audio interface mode.
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    Aaton-Transvideo to Demonstrate AMBEO and Immersive Audio Support at NAB 2018
    by Joao Martins

    Aaton-Transvideo to Demonstrate AMBEO and Immersive Audio Support at NAB 2018

    Aaton-Digital and Transvideo will be demonstrating several important innovations in terms of immersive audio production support at NAB 2018 (Las Vegas, April 9-12), both in their own booth and other partners' booths. Aaton-Digital audio products will be found on the Wisycom and Sennheiser booths. Aaton-Digital has announced that from now on, the CantarX3 and the CantarMini recorders will be delivered with Sennheiser AMBEO compatibility as standard.
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    Merging Technologies to Show ANEMAN Enterprise Software at the Core of IP Interoperability Demonstrations
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    Merging Technologies to Show ANEMAN Enterprise Software at the Core of IP Interoperability Demonstrations

    Merging Technologies will once again be at the center of IP interoperability demonstrations during NAB 2018. The Swiss company will use the show to demonstrate ANEMAN Enterprise, a new software designed for high availability and large audio networking systems’ monitoring and configuration. ANEMAN Enterprise uses the same connection and network management technology developed for the free ANEMAN software, with support for AES67 and ST2110.
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    Clear-Com Introduces Agent-IC Intercom App with Support for Apple Watch
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    Clear-Com Introduces Agent-IC Intercom App with Support for Apple Watch

    At NAB 2018, (Las Vegas, April 9-12) Clear-Com will present Agent-IC 2.2, the latest version of its established free app that expands intercom access via mobile devices such as the Apple Watch. Intercom calls can be initiated or taken via Apple Watch and paired with a Bluetooth headset or iPhone. The Agent-IC update now offers support for all three versions of the Apple Watch. At NAB 2018 Clear-Com also celebrates the company's 50th anniversary.
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    Earthquake Sound Introduces Hum Kleaner – The Hum Problem Solver
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    Earthquake Sound Introduces Hum Kleaner – The Hum Problem Solver

    Earthquake Sound Corporation introduced the Hum Kleaner, an active converter that provides two channels of unbalanced-to-balanced and balanced-to-unbalanced level conversion in a resilient, compact, and portable unit. Balanced lines offer increased immunity to external electrical noise such as hum. Since a balanced system minimizes induced noise, it is the preferred method of audio connections, especially when long lengths of cables are used.
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    Deane Jensen Designed 990 Discrete Op-Amp Inducted to The NAMM Hall of Fame
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    Deane Jensen Designed 990 Discrete Op-Amp Inducted to The NAMM Hall of Fame

    At the 33rd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards (TEC Awards), eight products and technologies inspired by a series of global sound pioneers found their place in audio history when they were inducted into NAMM’s prestigious TECnology Hall of Fame. The NAMM Museum of Making Music hosted a special Hall of Fame induction ceremony to honor the Deane Jensen designed 990 Discrete Op-Amp that redefined the op amp market in 1979.
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    New Small Format Compression Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018
    by Joao Martins

    New Small Format Compression Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

    Lavoce Italiana continues to expand its OEM catalog of professional audio driver solutions, while expanding its distribution scope in tandem with its steady pace of product introductions. For Prolight+Sound 2018 (Frankfurt, April 10-13), Lavoce has several new products scheduled to be unveiled. For now the company revealed details for their new small format compression drivers, the DN07.10LM, with neodymium magnet, and the DF10.101LM, a ferrite magnet, both with 1” CCAW voice coils and FEM optimized.
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    Volareo: a Streaming Speaker That Pays Musicians When Listeners Clap
    by Joao Martins

    Volareo: a Streaming Speaker That Pays Musicians When Listeners Clap

    The world's first blockchain music speaker is here. From the creators of Travis the Translator and Travis Blue wireless speaker, comes a different sort of music smart speaker. Volareo is another Dutch innovation that made its worldwide debut at SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas and is directly connected with the new Musicoin, a new cryptocurrency and music streaming platform that intends to reward musicians in a different way.
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