
iZotope Ozone 6 Shows How Difficult Software Innovation Can Be
iZotope has been very active. After launching a new version of its flagship noise reduction suite RX, the Cambridge, MA, company introduced a new version of its main product, Ozone. iZotope went a long way in overhauling Ozone 6, and made important changes to the product. However, these changes were not well received among many of its long-term users and iZotope felt the need to come public explaining what they did and why.

Kramer Expands Audio Solutions Introducing Four New Speaker Product Families
Kramer Electronics has expanded its end-to-end audio solutions with four new families of speakers. The new Galil, Yarden, Tavor and Dolev speaker series were shown at the ISE 2014 Show in Amsterdam and introduced at InfoComm 2014 and reinforce the company’s position as a major global player in the audio arena.

Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp
Parasound new Zdac V.2 Digital Audio Converter (DAC) and Headphone Amplifier follows on the success of the original Zdac, adding enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio directly to the Zdac V.2’s USB port.
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Arturia Announces Upcoming Next-Generation Audio Interface and Appoints President for US Operations
Music software and hardware developer Arturia surprised the market with the announcement that it will be stepping into a new product sector, unveiling a next-generation audio interface in 2015. Widely recognized in the world of software and in particular analog emulation, Arturia successfully entered the musical instruments market a few years ago, but this will be its first audio specific hardware product.

Consumers Are Increasingly Aware of Wearable Technology
Between May and October this year, Futuresource Consulting interviewed more than 8,000 people about their intent to buy wearable technology and saw a significant increase in the intent to purchase. There was a 50% increase in intention to buy fitness trackers and a 125% increase in intention to buy smartwatches.

Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 New Generation Large Format Digital Mixing Consoles Introduced at InterBEE 2014
Yamaha announced the first of a new generation of large format digital mixing consoles at the InterBEE (International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition) Show in Japan. The new RIVAGE PM10 features a new TWINLANe ring network backbone, able to handle up to 400 audio channels at 96kHz, features the RY16-ML-SILK mic preamplifier with digital modeling of Rupert Neve Designs’ circuits and new effects by TC Electronic and Eventide.

Hal Leonard Publishes Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects: Essential Electronics Theory for the Audio World
Hal Leonard published the book “Electronics Concepts, Labs, and Projects, Essential Electronics Theory for the Audio World” by Alden Hackmann. This is a complete introduction to essential theory relating to electronics principles specific to the audio world, including practical lessons on basic things from soldering to how to use an oscilloscope and function generator to diagnose circuits.

Tascam DR-10X Turns Any Microphone Into a Recorder
Tascam continues to expand its range of recording solutions for all application areas. Already with an extended range of portable recorders with built-in microphones, the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation now announced the DR-10X, a recorder that can be attached to any handheld dynamic microphone for interviews and news gathering.

Neumann KH 420 Active Three-Way Midfield Monitor
Neumann expanded its successful KH line of studio monitors with its first midfield model: the KH 420. This active 3-way system (10”+3”+1”) is ideal for larger 5.1 and 7.1 configurations and listening distances of up to 11 meters. With a corner frequency of 26 Hz, the KH 420 midfield monitor sets new standards in its class for low frequency performance. It also launched the KH 310D with extra digital inputs and delay features.

QSC Unveils New GXD Series Processing Amplifiers
QSC Audio announced new GXD Series Class-D amplifiers, with two models offering integrated loudspeaker processing options for entertainment and production applications. The new GXD Series features multiple routing options and advanced protection circuitry, optimized for use with 8 and 4 ohm loudspeaker loads with complete loudspeaker processing capabilities.