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CineGear LA Technology Achievement Winners Announced and CineGear Expo Atlanta Registration is Now Open
by audioXpress Staff

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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Bluetooth SIG Announces Completion of LE Audio Specifications
by Joao Martins

Bluetooth SIG Announces Completion of LE Audio Specifications

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association that oversees Bluetooth technology, announced the completion of the full set of specifications that define LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio - originally announced in January 2020. The release of this set of specifications will finally enable manufacturers to design and release products supporting the full scope of improvements promised for the next-generation Bluetooth audio, including Auracast broadcast audio.
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Fraunhofer Cingo Immersive Listening Now Available in Audio Weaver
by Joao Martins

Fraunhofer Cingo Immersive Listening Now Available in Audio Weaver

DSP Concepts announced that its Audio Weaver development platform for audio products now also offers access to the Fraunhofer Cingo family of immersive processing tools. The agreement with Fraunhofer IIS allows audio product developers to enhance headphones, earbuds and speakers with binaural audio processing for immersive 3D sound with head tracking, as well as enhance existing stereo content, including loudness optimization and equalization. Cingo supports all channel-based formats and direct rendering of audio objects with associated position metadata, which can be transmitted as MPEG-H Audio.
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Waves MaxxAudio Powers Skyworth S100 Soundbar
by Alfred Moody

Waves MaxxAudio Powers Skyworth S100 Soundbar

As an established provider of adaptive audio processing technologies to the consumer electronics industry and the recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award, Waves Audio frequently powers all classes of audio products and its MaxxAudio logo can be found in TVs and even laptops. Now, Skyworth TV, the television manufacturer has teamed up with Waves to incorporate Waves MaxxAudio sound enhancement technology in the new Skyworth S100 Soundbar.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Helps Demystify Beamforming for Voice Applications
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Helps Demystify Beamforming for Voice Applications

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an Audio Engineering Society initiative, is promoting a webinar exploring application and optimization of microphone beamforming techniques, and the latest optimizations for voice recognition platforms. The knowledge-sharing online session features presentations from DSP Concepts, Soundskrit, and Fluent.ai, with presentation by Dave Lindberg from DB Enterprises in Hong Kong.
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Bryston Introduces Back to the Future Vintage Amplifier Restoration Program
by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Introduces Back to the Future Vintage Amplifier Restoration Program

Bryston has introduced a Back to the Future vintage product restoration service, offering existing or prospective users three valuable basic tiers of services that can be purchased individually or combined on each vintage product. From a complete inspection of all electrical and mechanical functions with replacement of appropriate parts, to simple cosmetic upgrades and replacement of output power transistors, Bryston wants to encourage long-lasting ownership.
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Sennheiser Acquires Merging Technologies to Reinforce its Growth Strategy for Neumann
by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Acquires Merging Technologies to Reinforce its Growth Strategy for Neumann

Sennheiser announced the acquisition of Swiss company Merging Technologies - one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-resolution digital audio recording systems and a leading innovator in audio networking technology. According to the announcement, Merging Technologies will be working under the umbrella of the Sennheiser group to enlarge the Neumann range of products. A new Neumann audio recording interface will be the first visible product of the combination.
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Infineon Launches Industry’s First Battery-Powered AI/ML-Based Acoustic Event Detection and Sensor Fusion Alarm System
by Cristina Costa

Infineon Launches Industry’s First Battery-Powered AI/ML-Based Acoustic Event Detection and Sensor Fusion Alarm System

Infineon Technologies introduced its battery-powered Smart Alarm System (SAS), a technology platform that achieves high accuracy and very low-power operation using sensor fusion based on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). This technology combined with low-power wake-on acoustic event detection allows compact designs that exceed the detection accuracy of acoustic-only alarm systems used today.
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Mycroft Ai Launches Mimic 3 Text-to-Speech Software for Voice Assistants
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Mycroft Ai Launches Mimic 3 Text-to-Speech Software for Voice Assistants

Mycroft AI, the startup company from Kansas City, MO that created a privacy-driven, open-source voice interface technology platform, announced the release of its latest text-to-speech (TTS) engine, Mimic 3. The open-source and fully customizable neural TTS software was designed to provide a natural sounding voice, with over two dozen languages and more than 100 different voice sets. It can run completely offline on low-end systems, including Raspberry Pi 4.
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AHead Simulations Releases Audio CARL Manikin for Hearing Healthcare
by Joao Martins

AHead Simulations Releases Audio CARL Manikin for Hearing Healthcare

AHead Simulations, a young company from Canada, released CARL, an advanced universal, multi-functional head manikin designed for a wide variety of tasks within hearing healthcare including training, research, and product demonstrations. Following years of research, validation, and multiple iterations, AHead Simulations arrived to its current Audio CARL manikin, made directly from patient scans, with easily replaceable realistic soft ears.
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