All items tagged with very low frequency (10)

IsoAcoustics Launches Aperta Sub XL Isolator for Large Subwoofers

May 15, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

IsoAcoustics Launches Aperta Sub XL Isolator for Large Subwoofers

Scheduled for presentation at the High End 2023 show in Munich, Germany, the new IsoAcoustics Aperta Sub XL subwoofer isolator expands on the Aperta Sub and makes the patented IsoAcoustics technology available for subwoofers of up to 160 lbs (72.5 kg). The subtle design does not get in the way of the feet on the subwoofer and remains visually subdued while unleashing the speaker’s full potential. Carpet disks for anchoring the subwoofer into carpeted surfaces are included.

NTi Audio Expands Solutions for Monitoring Bass Frequencies and Manage Live Sound Compliance

May 31, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Expands Solutions for Monitoring Bass Frequencies and Manage Live Sound Compliance

After two years with concerts severely restricted due to the global pandemic, music lovers are expected to attend events in large numbers over the coming months. Successfully managing the noise impact from music events is key to encouraging future events. NTi Audio just updated its NoiseScout noise monitoring system to offer live display of the all-important low frequency components of music as well as all the usual broadband parameters.

Bass Shakers (Part 1): Enhancing the Deep Bass Experience with Tactile Energy

July 22, 2020 by Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis

Bass Shakers (Part 1): Enhancing the Deep Bass Experience with Tactile Energy

Get ready to shake! Our perception of live music and the auditory world in general includes not only airborne sound energy, but also structure-borne vibrational energy. This creative impact can be powerful, and as subtle as the anticipation created when Jurassic Park viewers first see the dinosaur’s footfall as waves in a puddle, feel the first tremor, and finally hear the thundering vibration. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2014.

Eminence Launches Tour Grade Family of Professional Audio Woofers

December 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Eminence Launches Tour Grade Family of Professional Audio Woofers

It was hardly a secret that Eminence was planning to shake up the pro audio industry with its new Tour Grade - American Muscle subwoofer series. After months of teasing the market and receiving a lot of market feedback, Eminence introduces the company's first pro audio high power woofer family since the 1999 release of the Eminence Kilomax series. But this time, the Tour Grade series woofers are a much more ambitious undertaking, representing an effort from the Kentucky company to define new standards in efficient low frequency reproduction.

Eighteen Sound Expands Tetracoil Dual Voice Coil Subwoofer Series

May 2, 2019 by Joao Martins

Eighteen Sound Expands Tetracoil Dual Voice Coil Subwoofer Series

Prolight+Sound 2019 was a reassuring show for all companies working with Eighteen Sound drivers. The company is now, together with Ciare, part of the B&C Speakers SpA Group of companies. At the Frankfurt show, Eighteen Sound and Ciare had their own separate booth (side by side with B&C), showing lots of new products in all areas of the portfolio. Of course, Eighteen Sound is renowned for its low frequency drivers, and during Prolight+Sound the company impressed with the new 18NTLW500 next generation high performance subwoofer using Tetracoil technology.

Movers and Shakers: Powersoft Debuts New Powerful Linear Motors at ISE 2019

February 6, 2019 by Joao Martins

Movers and Shakers: Powersoft Debuts New Powerful Linear Motors at ISE 2019

Since it introduced its M-Force linear motor technology, Powersoft paved the way for a completely new range of applications for low frequency transducers. This in turn attracted companies with interesting ideas and projects, leading the Italian company to expand the research. One result was now introduced at the ISE 2019 show in Amsterdam, with the first public demonstration of Mover - a small yet incredibly powerful linear transducer that can be used in audio applications and, more excitingly, as a linear motor / shaker.

Artnovion Announces Availability of New Eiger Sub Trap and Wall Absorber Panels

November 26, 2018 by Joao Martins

Artnovion Announces Availability of New Eiger Sub Trap and Wall Absorber Panels

In August 2018, audioXpress published an article documenting the cutting-edge research by leading acoustic experts, Jorge Castro, Nathaniel Bailey, Bruno Fazenda, and Kelvin Griffiths to determine improvements on precise low-frequency absorption. The tests, performed at Electroacoustic Design, in Porthcawl, South Wales, UK, determined a method to predict finite element analysis of the performance of weighted diaphragmatic membrane absorbers, the predominant acoustic core now employed in Artnovion's latest Eiger Sub Trap range of acoustic panels.

Powersoft M-Force and Rat Sound Showcase New SuperSub Low Frequency Cabinets at Coachella 2018

May 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft M-Force and Rat Sound Showcase New SuperSub Low Frequency Cabinets at Coachella 2018

During Coachella 2018, a new subwoofer design, powered by Powersoft’s M-Force system, was put to the test and proved how promising the solution is for sound design in general and large music festivals in particular. The new SuperSub M-Force-powered cabinets by Rat Sound provided an unprecedented display of super-low frequency soundwave propagation for thousands of excited music fans, while also exciting the audio engineers with the excellent results.

New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

April 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Low Frequency Drivers From Lavoce for Prolight+Sound 2018

Lavoce Italiana continues to unveil the new drivers that it will be launching at Prolight+Sound 2018 (Frankfurt, April 10-13). The transducer company will be showing the new MAN062.00 high-power 6.5” neodymium midrange; a new 12" model, the WAF123.02 with a ferrite magnet purposely designed for mid-band applications; and the new and powerful 21” subwoofer, the SAF214.50, able to offer super high excursion using a 4.5” CCAW sandwiched voice coil and a ferrite motor.

Meyer Sound Expands LEO Family with VLFC Very Low Frequency Control Element

November 29, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound Expands LEO Family with VLFC Very Low Frequency Control Element

Meyer Sound has announced the introduction of the VLFC very low frequency control element, the latest addition to Meyer Sound’s LEO Family of line array systems. VLFC is the first large-scale loudspeaker system specifically engineered to create visceral impact at frequencies below the threshold of hearing. By focusing energy into a narrow band between 30 Hz and 13 Hz, VLFC is uniquely capable of generating extreme variations in air pressure that are sensed by the entire body as compression waves.