audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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QSC Announces Two New Full-Featured Compact Processing Cores for Q-SYS Ecosystem
by audioXpress Staff

QSC Announces Two New Full-Featured Compact Processing Cores for Q-SYS Ecosystem

QSC announced two new audio, video and control processors native to its Q-SYS Ecosystem – the smaller Q-SYS Core 8 Flex and Q-SYS Core Nano. Driven by the proliferation of networked endpoints and the expanding processing needs of a wider variety of spaces and topologies, the Core 8 Flex includes onboard analog audio I/O and GPIO plus network I/O while the Q-SYS Core Nano offers network-only audio I/O processing and control.
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Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event
by Joao Martins

Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event

Futuresource Consulting is putting together another edition of the company's renowned Audio Collaborative event, which for 2020 will be shifting to an all-virtual experience. With health and safety being of prime importance during the coronavirus outbreak, Futuresource must ensure all co-workers, exhibitors, thought leaders and attendees feel at ease to best experience and deliver the range of fascinating topics lined up. Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of November, from 14:00 – 18:00 GMT, Audio Collaborative 2020 will be more global than ever.
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DSP Group Selects Synopsys ARC EM Processor IP for Adaptive Processing Smart Codecs
by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group Selects Synopsys ARC EM Processor IP for Adaptive Processing Smart Codecs

Synopsys announced that DSP Group selected Synopsys DesignWare ARC EM5D Processor IP for its high-efficiency control and signal processing capabilities to enable development of its DBMC2-TWS advanced adaptive processing audio codec for true wireless stereo (TWS) headsets. To dynamically configure settings and filter parameters on-the-fly, the DBMC2-TWS integrates an ARC EM5D processor, abundant internal memory and numerous digital interfaces.
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    Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020
    by audioXpress Staff

    Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020

    The October 2020 edition of audioXpress is now available online and in print. This is one of the most feature-rich issues we have ever published, with a residential installation Market Update, a new article series about Analog Devices A2B, two articles about communications, including an article by Manfred Lutzky (Fraunhofer IIS) on codecs, plus a great review of the GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box by Gary Galo. Plus three DIY-oriented articles and our regular expert columns on acoustics, tubes, and audio electronics.
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    Bose Introduces QuietComfort Earbuds with Improved Noise Cancelling and Smaller Sport Earbuds
    by audioXpress Staff

    Bose Introduces QuietComfort Earbuds with Improved Noise Cancelling and Smaller Sport Earbuds

    The pioneer in noise cancelling, Bose introduced the new QuietComfort Earbuds, delivering what the company claims is the "quiet" of Bose around-ear noise cancelling headphones in an in-ear design. For the QuietComfort Earbuds, Bose developed an entirely new platform with proprietary processing and algorithms. Bose also introduced the new Sport Earbuds — entirely re-engineered to produce improved sound from smaller, slimmer enclosures that stay securely in place, without causing pain, pressure, or needing ear hooks.
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    AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month
    by Audio Engineering_Society

    AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month

    The 149th International AES Convention was converted into an expanded timeline of online events during the month of October, maximizing opportunities to Listen, Learn, and Connect with audio peers and pros from around the world. The AES Show Fall 2020 Convention encompasses four full weeks of live and streaming tech program content, live Q&A’s, networking, and more. Industry leaders and luminaries will share technical insights, there is the AES Show ProductLaunch, and three days of sessions promoted by the Audio Product Education Institute.
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    An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France
    by Joao Martins

    An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France

    French designer and manufacturer of high-end electroacoustic systems Amadeus and the Krug Champagne winery in France have set up a tasting room with an immersive audio system with highly customized speakers for specially composed music to accompany wine tasting. France's advanced acoustics and music technology research institute IRCAM was intimately involved with Amadeus to create an immersive 'Audio Tasting Space' at the House of Krug, Reims France.
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    CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line
    by audioXpress Staff

    CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line

    CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of waterproof enclosed speakers to its CES product family. Carrying IP67 ratings, these enclosed speakers feature sound pressure levels (SPLs) from 89 to 106 dB at 10 cm and resonance frequencies from 680 to 1700 Hz. Thanks to their enclosed speaker design and IP67 ratings, the CES series offer engineers a turnkey solution fully optimized for sound quality and simplified design integration in applications that may be subject to moisture and environmental contaminants.
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    Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”
    by Joao Martins

    Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”

    Software company Sound Particles, serving the content creation industry and particularly popular among Hollywood movie studios and game production companies, is widely recognized has one of the smartest sound design tools for immersive and spatial audio content. Now, the company's founder and CEO, Nuno Fonseca, wrote an introductory book on the fundamentals of 3D audio, and his company made it available as a free eBook.
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    NAD Announces New C 298 Two-Channel Power Amplifier with Purifi Eigentakt Technology
    by audioXpress Staff

    NAD Announces New C 298 Two-Channel Power Amplifier with Purifi Eigentakt Technology

    For those audio enthusiasts considering their options to acquire a new amplifier that uses Purifi Eigentakt amplification technology, NAD Electronics announced another high-performance, affordable and very attractive option. The C 298 is a two-channel design that is a perfect partner to high quality preamplifiers or in any application where additional channels of high end audio amplification are desired. This new NAD classic amp boasts 185 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms and can be bridged to 620W X 1 into 8 Ohms to create a huge Monoblock.
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