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Next-Generation AVR DA Microcontroller Family From Microchip Enables Real-Time Control, Connectivity and HMI Applications
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Next-Generation AVR DA Microcontroller Family From Microchip Enables Real-Time Control, Connectivity and HMI Applications

As the Internet of Things (IoT) delivers greater connectivity for industrial and home applications and as connected vehicles enhance cabin and operational features, higher-performance microcontrollers are required for better real-time control as well as to enable enhanced human machine interface applications. Microchip Technology announced its next generation AVR DA family of microcontrollers (MCUs) – its first Functional Safety Ready AVR MCU family with Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC).
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Radial Engineering Introduces HDI Studio-Grade Direct Box and Preamplifier
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Radial Engineering Introduces HDI Studio-Grade Direct Box and Preamplifier

Described as Radial's biggest product announcement in years (certainly since the company's acquisition in January 2018,) the HDI, Radial's new flagship DI Box is now shipping. Shown in prototype form at AES 2019 in NY, and officially announced at NAMM 2020 in January, the HDI is the answer to a question Radial put to in-house engineer "Hutch" Hutchinson: "If you could design any type of DI box you wanted, what would it look and sound like?"
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Swedish Lifestyle Brand Introduces Happy Plugs Air 1 Go Affordable True Wireless Earbuds
by Joao Martins

Swedish Lifestyle Brand Introduces Happy Plugs Air 1 Go Affordable True Wireless Earbuds

How low can you go? That is the question when anyone visits Amazon.com and browses true wireless earbuds that claim to be "AirPods Killers." There's all kinds from unknown brands, some cheaper, some extremely cheap, and more importantly they all claim to have the same features. This is the background for Swedish brand Happy Plugs to announce the release of its fourth generation true wireless headphones, the Happy Plugs Air 1 Go. They're incredibly cheap, they have very basic specifications, and they come in assorted colors, all looking great.
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AMS Neve Introduces 1073OPX 8-Channel Microphone Preamplifier and Recording Interface
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AMS Neve Introduces 1073OPX 8-Channel Microphone Preamplifier and Recording Interface

To mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary Neve 1073 classic microphone preamp, AMS Neve announced the 1073OPX, a brand new Octal Microphone/Line/Instrument Preamplifier that is designed to meet the needs of the modern studio environment. Originally the preamp was used in all channels of the Neve A88 console at Wessex Sound Studios in London. Installed in 1970, the Neve 1073 is one the most admired microphone preamplifier circuits, and also one of the most emulated. Now, AMS Neve created an 8-channel version with optional integration features.
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Lectrosonics Expands Digital Wireless Family with DPR Digital Plug-on Transmitter and DSQD/AES-3 Receiver
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Lectrosonics Expands Digital Wireless Family with DPR Digital Plug-on Transmitter and DSQD/AES-3 Receiver

Lectrosonics introduced the new DPR digital plug-on transmitter and the DSQD/AES-3 receiver. Designed for demanding production applications, the pure digital architecture of the D Squared series enables AES 256-CTR encryption for high level security applications in both the DPR and the DSQD/AES3, meeting FIPS 197 and 140-2 standards. Meanwhile, the New Mexico-based company produced a new video series - Wireless Side Chats - to educate users about digital wireless audio transmission.
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Genelec RAW Loudspeakers to Help AES Fundraising Initiative
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Genelec RAW Loudspeakers to Help AES Fundraising Initiative

Following the introduction of the special RAW aluminum color finish, Genelec is set to donate a percentage of every sale of its new RAW loudspeaker range to the Audio Engineering Society (AES), for the remainder of this year. Additionally, Genelec will be funding ten one-year AES memberships for those individuals whose lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Electrocomponents Introduces OKdo E1 Single Board Computer for Low-Cost Development of Connected Devices
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Electrocomponents Introduces OKdo E1 Single Board Computer for Low-Cost Development of Connected Devices

OKdo, the new brand that is now part of the Electrocomponents Group (RS, Allied, DesignSpark), introduced its first own-branded single board computer (SBC), the E1. The E1 board features an NXP LPC55S69 microcontroller, which offers a high-performance, secure low-cost entry to the development of connected devices, and represents the start of the next phase in the company's evolution towards providing an accessible range of software, hardware, services and solutions.
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Keynotes and Heyser Presentation Announced for AES Virtual Vienna Convention
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Keynotes and Heyser Presentation Announced for AES Virtual Vienna Convention

The Audio Engineering Society has begun to announce program details for the upcoming Virtual Vienna Convention, including three keynote lectures and the Heyser Presentation. The AES Virtual Vienna Convention will take place online June 2 – 5, and registration is now open for as little as $50 USD for AES members. On the opening day, The Heyser Presentation will be presented by Francis Rumsey on “Sound Quality in the Era of Interaction and Extended Reality.”
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Spring 2020 Smart Audio Report Finds Smart Speaker Usage Growing
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Spring 2020 Smart Audio Report Finds Smart Speaker Usage Growing

With more than 60 million adults A18+ in the U.S. now owning a smart speaker, new research from The Smart Audio Report reveals how the outbreak of COVID-19 and quarantine measures are disrupting routines and shifting consumer behaviors. Other key findings from the Spring 2020 Report reveal that usage of voice commands in general has increased slightly since the pandemic, with 52% of voice-assistant users saying they use voice tech several times a day or nearly every day, compared to 46% before the outbreak.
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Studio Six Digital Discounts AudioTools App, Test Microphones and Interfaces
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Studio Six Digital Discounts AudioTools App, Test Microphones and Interfaces

Studio Six Digital, designers of the popular AudioTools test and measurement system for the Apple iOS operating system, has discounted the AudioTools app by 50%, and the full suite of in-app upgrades by 30%. Now, they are also offering reduced pricing on all of their iOS and USB test & measurement microphones and audio interfaces to accommodate work-from-home technicians who have been displaced from their labs during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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