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QSC Now Shipping Two New AcousticDesign and AcousticCoverage Installation Loudspeakers
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QSC Now Shipping Two New AcousticDesign and AcousticCoverage Installation Loudspeakers

QSC announced it is now shipping the AD-P.HALO, an integrated SUB/SAT pendant loudspeaker system, and the AC-C2T-LP, a low-profile ceiling-mount full range loudspeaker. Both models are designed to simplify installation for background music and voice-reinforced environments. Meanwhile, the Costa Mesa, CA company also launched its QSC@Home initiative, a comprehensive online resource dedicated to online training, certification and entertainment.
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Purifi Audio Unveils Investigation About Hysteresis Distortion
by Jan Didden

Purifi Audio Unveils Investigation About Hysteresis Distortion

Purifi Audio, the Danish company founded by Bruno Putzeys, Lars Risbo, and Peter Lyngdorf together with a remarkable engineering team, promises Class D amplifiers with record-breaking performance (as well as speakers). Now, Bruno Putzeys made available a detailed report of his investigation on hysteresis distortion, which motivated the development of the company's products. As Putzeys describes, hysteresis in the ferromagnetic material of the amplifier output filter coil is what causes "a recognizable grainy texture in the sound."
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Wavio Receives Industry Support to Develop Visual Alert Home Device for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Wavio Receives Industry Support to Develop Visual Alert Home Device for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Wavio, a Deaf-owned software company, announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with AREA 23, an FCB Health Network Company, which includes a major investment deal for the development and product launch of See Sound, a revolutionary home device that alerts people who are Deaf and hard of hearing to various household sounds, such as a baby crying or a fire alarm. Created by AREA 23 and Wavio, See Sound is scheduled to launch later in 2020. The partnership provides the Network with company equity in Wavio and revenue share on product sales.
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Yamaha Unified Communications Launches New Work From Home Initiative and Website
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Yamaha Unified Communications Launches New Work From Home Initiative and Website

In recent weeks many companies have had to adapt to home working, with changes happening very quickly. To help, Yamaha Unified Communications (UC) is sharing many years of experience and offering a wide range of advice on a special Work From Home website. Many people know that working from a home office is often made more difficult due to poor sound quality. With its range of resources, the website can help to make things run more smoothly in these unprecedented times.
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JLab Introduces Talk Series USB-C Microphones
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JLab Introduces Talk Series USB-C Microphones

JLab Audio is now getting into the USB-microphone space. With three stunning USB-C designs, the new JLab Talk line of microphones is ideal for everything from streaming and web-based calls, to podcasting and eventually professional-level recording. The company was clearly thinking ahead and created the Talk Series with plug & play compatibility, 24-bit output, 3.5mm headphone jack for zero latency monitoring, quick-mute button, 5/8" mount foldable stands, and on-mic controls.
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Diodes Launches Active Switch with ReDriver to Support HDMI 2.1 Standard
by Cristina Costa

Diodes Launches Active Switch with ReDriver to Support HDMI 2.1 Standard

Diodes announced the PI3HDX12221, an HDMI 2.1 active switch with linear ReDriver that enables manufacturers of TVs, PCs, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes to adopt the latest 12Gbps HDMI standard. The device supports dual inputs with a signal cleaning function that enables extending channel lengths. Optimizing function integration into a single package reduces system BOM and power consumption, particularly when compared to an equivalent discrete solution.
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Number of Voice Assistant Devices in Use to Reach 8.4 Billion
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Number of Voice Assistant Devices in Use to Reach 8.4 Billion

A new report from Juniper Research has found that consumers will interact with voice assistants on over 8.4 billion devices by 2024; overtaking the world’s population and growing 113% compared to the 4.2 billion voice control devices expected to be in use by year end 2020. The value chain for voice assistants and interfaces is rapidly expanding to include more and more players, and device OEMs (from smartphones, speakers and wearables to cars and fridges), system integrators, apps developers and cloud providers are all escalating efforts to provide personalized voice solutions.
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Sonarworks Launches SoundID Listen to Bring Personalized Sound to Headphones on Mac and PC
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Sonarworks Launches SoundID Listen to Bring Personalized Sound to Headphones on Mac and PC

After Sonarworks introduced the SoundID concept at CES 2020, the expectations couldn't be any higher. After all, Sonarworks is the company behind the Reference Studio and Reference Headphone software used extensively by musicians, producers and studio engineers to generate a consistent reference monitoring environment. By anticipating the launch of its new SoundID Listen app for Mac and Windows, Sonarworks is reaching out to consumers with a solid technology proposition for personalized sound on headphones. But will consumers recognize the value as professionals do?
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AKM Releases Low Latency 4-Channel A/D Converter for Automotive ANC Applications
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AKM Releases Low Latency 4-Channel A/D Converter for Automotive ANC Applications

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a new 4-channel A/D converter (ADC) targeting automotive applications. The AK5734 is a complementary solution for microphones, aiming at active noise control systems (ANC) and road noise control systems (RNC), which are increasingly being installed in vehicles. By combining with the previously released 6-channel ADC the AK5736, the system can accommodate various microphone channels. Besides ANC and RNC, AKM says the solution is ideal for the microphone input of a wide variety of in-vehicle systems.
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Registration Opens for Online AES Virtual Vienna Convention, June 2–5 2020
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Registration Opens for Online AES Virtual Vienna Convention, June 2–5 2020

The Audio Engineering Society has officially cancelled the in-person components of the AES Vienna 2020 Convention scheduled for May 2020. While unfortunately there will be no exhibition as such, the AES decided to take the conference events online, offering new interactive possibilities to “Listen, Learn, Connect” under extraordinary circumstances. AES Virtual Vienna will offer a program of sessions that will be broadcast throughout the 4 days, after which they will be available on-demand, available to all registrants.
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