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Picovoice Adds Voice AI SDKs for Italian, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese Languages
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Picovoice Adds Voice AI SDKs for Italian, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese Languages

Picovoice remains committed to becoming the developer-first voice AI platform for adding voice to anything. The introduction of its Free Tier service provided more than 10,000 developers with state-of-the-art voice recognition. The launch of Speech-to-Text engines has made Picovoice the first and only ubiquitous end-to-end edge voice AI platform. Now, Picovoice introduced voice AI SDKs for Italian, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese. Now developers can train branded wake words and custom voice commands in eight languages.
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Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer Moves Live Productions to the Cloud
by Joao Martins

Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer Moves Live Productions to the Cloud

Evolving from software-based to cloud-based, Waves Audio, a leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, announced the availability of the Cloud MX Audio Mixer, a 100% cloud-based audio mixer for broadcast environments. This major technological achievement for Waves is a disrupting moment for the whole audio industry, even though the solution is for now being promoted for broadcast and media production environments, already more familiarized with cloud-based production.
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Sumiko Audio Rebrands as Fine Sounds Americas, Aligning the Distribution Business of McIntosh Group
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Sumiko Audio Rebrands as Fine Sounds Americas, Aligning the Distribution Business of McIntosh Group

McIntosh Group announced a change in brand name of its US Distributor, Sumiko Audio, to Fine Sounds Americas. The name change is a rebranding effort designed to mirror the growth and transformation of the company, providing clarity for customers and partners to better express the company’s family of products and initiatives. Fine Sounds Americas is responsible for the distribution of premium audio brands including Bassocontinuo, Pro-Ject, Sonus faber, Rotel Electronics and Sumiko Phono Cartridges throughout North, Central and South America.
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Fluent.ai and Knowles Partner on Embedded Voice Recognition for Appliances
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Fluent.ai and Knowles Partner on Embedded Voice Recognition for Appliances

Fluent.ai and Knowles developed a reference design for an embedded voice-controlled washing machine using Fluent.ai’s patented speech-to-intent technology, which leverages natural and flexible voice commands to trigger essential appliance actions. The solution combines Fluent.ai’s small footprint embedded voice recognition running on Knowles’ AISonic Audio Edge Processor, enabling reduced BOM costs for manufacturers of smart home white goods.
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Amphion Loudspeakers Unveils New Headquarters
by Joao Martins

Amphion Loudspeakers Unveils New Headquarters

Responding to increased demand, Amphion Loudspeakers has announced the opening of their new headquarters in Kuopio, Finland. The 19,000 square foot facility increases manufacturing and stock space, includes a purpose-designed R&D rooms, and demo areas for the brand’s home and studio lines of monitoring. This is a major upgrade from Amphion’s previous offices and represents a sizable investment in the brand’s future.
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Thum+Mahr GmbH Sells System Integration Business and Establishes Yellowtec Brand as Separate Company
by Joao Martins

Thum+Mahr GmbH Sells System Integration Business and Establishes Yellowtec Brand as Separate Company

Yellowtec is a brand firmly established in broadcast environments, particularly in radio stations. With the popularity of home studio, podcasting and web streaming, Yellowtec saw explosive growth in its m!ka mounting system business, originally designed for radio microphones, but now adjustable to computer monitors or even webcams. Thum+Mahr GmbH, where the Yellowtec brand was created, now decided to spin-off that business into a separate company.
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QSC Confirms Split Q-SYS and QSC Pro Audio Operations
by Joao Martins

QSC Confirms Split Q-SYS and QSC Pro Audio Operations

Anyone that attended InfoComm 2022 could notice that something was changing when, in place of QSC, the booth was taken by a company called Q-SYS. Small signs in that booth still showed the QSC logo and the slogan "This Is Q-SYS". Now QSC announced the appointment of the new QSC Pro Audio division with the appointment of a new leadership team of "veteran staff." QSC/Q-SYS remains a single company for now, and still shares the same board, with Joe Pham, as Chairman and CEO, and Jatan Shah as President, and Chief Operating Officer.
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SoundHound Powers In-Car Voice Experiences Stellantis European Vehicles
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SoundHound Powers In-Car Voice Experiences Stellantis European Vehicles

SoundHound AI announced the delivery of its advanced voice AI technology, including its Edge+Cloud connectivity solution, multiple language abilities, and custom wake words, to Stellantis' most popular former PSA vehicles and former FCA B-SUV segment vehicles in Europe. SoundHound’s Voice AI is currently powering enhanced in-car experiences with Edge+Cloud technology in multiple models already in the market.
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Dirac and ASUS Push the Boundaries of Mobile Sound in the New ASUS ROG Phone 6
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Dirac and ASUS Push the Boundaries of Mobile Sound in the New ASUS ROG Phone 6

Swedish digital audio processing specialist Dirac and ASUS, the manufacturer of electronics, computers and mobile phones confirmed a collaboration on the new Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone 6 series of gaming-oriented smartphones. These new models from the specialty brand - intended to establish a new standard in mobile audio - feature improved sound technology and Dirac Virtuo spatial audio to fully immerse gamers in the heart of the action.
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CineGear LA Technology Achievement Winners Announced and CineGear Expo Atlanta Registration is Now Open
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CineGear LA Technology Achievement Winners Announced and CineGear Expo Atlanta Registration is Now Open

Follow the very successful show at the Los Angeles Convention Center, CineGear Expo announced the LA'22 Technical Achievement Award recipients. CineGear’s team of expert judges, representing multiple industry disciplines, examined each product submitted at the June CineGear Expo in Los Angeles. After weeks of extensive deliberation, they have selected worthy new motion picture gear in 12 product categories.
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