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JBL Professional Announces One Series 104-BT Desktop Coaxial Monitors with Bluetooth 5
December 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Professional Announces One Series 104-BT Desktop Coaxial Monitors with Bluetooth 5

Harman Professional Solutions announced the new JBL Professional One Series 104-BT desktop reference monitors with Bluetooth 5. The new design features a single coaxial driver that delivers clear, detailed sound while mixing and editing. The new compact and very affordable speakers were designed to enable content creators and audio professionals to stream accurate, studio-quality audio via Bluetooth or playback audio using a standard wired connection.
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Denon Introduces DHT-S216 Full-Range Soundbar With DTS Virtual:X Advanced Virtual Surround Capability
December 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Denon Introduces DHT-S216 Full-Range Soundbar With DTS Virtual:X Advanced Virtual Surround Capability

Denon announced its first full-range low-profile soundbar with DTS Virtual:X, the DHT-S216 ($249). The slender and powerful soundbar leverages advanced psychoacoustic algorithms developed by DTS to realistically simulate a multi-channel soundtrack played on a home theater surround sound system. The DHT-S216 is easily connected to any TV and media player via 4K UHD HDMI with Audio Return Channel or Optical/Auxiliary inputs for exceptional sound clarity.
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KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors
December 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KRK Announces Limited Edition ROKIT G4 “White Noise” Studio Monitors

A great white finish for good sounding speakers, with an unfortunate name? KRK Systems, part of the Gibson family of brands, added a new family of studio monitors to its latest ROKIT Generation 4 (G4) range, the limited edition ROKIT G4 White Noise. Available in 5-, 7-, and 8-inch bi-amp models, these limited-edition monitors offer the same impressive features as the newly released ROKIT G4s, but with an enticingly different aesthetic.
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Cadence Announces Strategic Alliance Agreement with National Instruments to Improve Electronic System Development
December 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Cadence Announces Strategic Alliance Agreement with National Instruments to Improve Electronic System Development

National Instruments and Cadence Design Systems, announced a system innovation strategic alliance to create an integrated design to test flow, leveraging reusable data and test IP from electronics design and verification to validation and production test for electronic system and semiconductor companies. Through the strategic alliance agreement, NI and Cadence expect the joint development of technology, methodology and intellectual property to streamline electronics development.
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DPA Promotes Immersive Sound Capture with New 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone
December 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Promotes Immersive Sound Capture with New 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone

Danish manufacturer, DPA Microphones announced the new 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone, combining two miniature microphones positioned at the opening of each ear with a flexible headset. A high-quality solution for YouTubers, sound designers, podcasters, vloggers and other content creators, including filmmakers who want to capture authentic immersive audio for their projects. The binaural setup allows to capture, in real time, exactly what each ear is hearing so that those listening on headphones can experience the full immersive sound.
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Steinberg Launches Cubase and Cubase Elements 10.5 Creative Music Production Packages
December 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Steinberg Launches Cubase and Cubase Elements 10.5 Creative Music Production Packages

With the 30th anniversary of Cubase slowly coming to an end, after releasing Cubase Pro 10.5 and Cubase Artist 10.5, Steinberg also confirmed the availability of the more affordable Cubase Elements 10.5 package. Cubase 10.5 combines sophisticated audio/MIDI tools with many new, powerful tools, as well as an array of improvements to existing features. Cubase 10.5 also includes the new granular and spectral synthesizer, Padshop 2, a unique-sounding virtual instrument.
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Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable Digital Mixer and Recorder Gains Podcasting Features
December 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Portable Digital Mixer and Recorder Gains Podcasting Features

Japanese audio manufacturer Zoom, announced the new LiveTrak L-8 portable digital mixer and recorder, which is intended not only for music recording in the studio and on the go, but also an ideal solution for podcasting. Since the introduction in 2018 of the larger LiveTrak L-20, with 20 inputs, later followed by the rack-mountable version L-20R and the musician-oriented L‑12, Zoom has reenergized the digital mixer segment with a balanced combination of features at affordable prices.
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ESS Technology Introduces Third-Generation ES9219 Headphone SoC for Mobile Devices
November 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ESS Technology Introduces Third-Generation ES9219 Headphone SoC for Mobile Devices

Just a few short days after launching its new Sabre Smart Power-Amplifier (SPA), a new-generation device designed to boost the audio quality and efficiency of portable and wearable devices, ESS Technology announced the ES9219, the 3rd generation of Sabre DAC headphone System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for mobile devices. The ES9219 Headphone SoC with 32-bit, QUAD DAC Technology and 2Vrms output adds crosstalk reduction and THD compensation while reducing BOM size and cost.
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MOTU Introduces Two Compact USB-C Audio Recording Interfaces
November 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

MOTU Introduces Two Compact USB-C Audio Recording Interfaces

Mark of The Unicorn (MOTU) is an engineering-driven music technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which sometimes forgets to tell the world they exist. In fact, sometimes we even forget that MOTU makes one of the best DAW's in the world, called Digital Performer, which a lot more people should use. They also do excellent audio recording interfaces and now they introduced the M2 and M4, two compact units powered via USB-C. Hurray!
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V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones
November 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones

V-MODA, the lifestyle headphone brand that is now part of Roland Corporation, announced the availability of the M-200, described as a reference studio headphone. Already the result of a collaboration work with Roland, the M-200 combines Japanese engineering and classic V-MODA shapes and materials, reimagined for the studio to produce a frequency response that the company says will be appreciated by producers, musicians and audio professionals alike. The M-200 is now available for $350 retail.
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