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Zylia Expands Technical and Operations Teams to Address 360-Degree Audio Recording Solutions
July 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Zylia Expands Technical and Operations Teams to Address 360-Degree Audio Recording Solutions

Zylia, the Polish company that developed the successful ZM-1 spherical microphone array, is expanding across technical and operational areas to address rapidly rising demand for the company’s innovative 3D audio recording and production solutions. Zylia has hired Maurizio Barausse as key account manager, Marek Kabacinski and Krzysztof Klos as software testers, Michal Huflejt as a research engineer, Wojtek Blachowiak as a technical customer service expert, and Lidia Wojciechowska as office manager.
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Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6 Now Available with New Interface and More Spectral Editing Features
July 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6 Now Available with New Interface and More Spectral Editing Features

Steinberg announced the immediate availability of SpectraLayers Pro 6. First distributed by Sony Creative Software and then by Magix Software, the developers behind SpectraLayers have now joined forces with Steinberg to release its sixth iteration. Now as part of the comprehensive Steinberg software portfolio, SpectraLayers Pro 6 comes with exciting new features and workflow integrations, providing an innovative way to edit audio in the spectral domain.
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Focusrite Announces New Generation of Scarlett Audio Interfaces with USB-C
July 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Focusrite Announces New Generation of Scarlett Audio Interfaces with USB-C

Focusrite has enjoyed enormous success with its affordable range of USB Scarlett audio interfaces. From home and project studios to radio stations and anyone who needs a simple to use and reliable audio interface with good microphone preamps, the Scarlett range was the epitome for "good-enough" studio equipment from a respected brand. Now in its 3rd Generation, Focusrite updated the interface itself to USB 3.1 and using a USB-C connector and matched updated 24-bit audio circuits so they'll sound better than ever.
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KEF Launches Mounting Accessories for LSX Wireless Speakers
July 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KEF Launches Mounting Accessories for LSX Wireless Speakers

The LSX compact two-speaker wireless music system from KEF truly depicts what a modern fully integrated wireless music playback system should encompass. A great pair of active speakers that directly support music streaming services, decent amplification and DAC, and truly convenient to use. Now, KEF announced the arrival of the LSX Accessories range expanding that convenience even more. The accessories include the S1 Floor Stand, the B1 Wall Bracket, and the P1 Desk Pad, available from August 2019.
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RME Updates ADI-2 Pro Firmware with User-Requested Features
July 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

RME Updates ADI-2 Pro Firmware with User-Requested Features

RME released a new firmware for their ADI-2 Pro series, including ADI-2 Pro AE and FS. The ADI-2 Pro is a measurement quality AD/DA converter, a high-end DAC, and an unbelievably clean and powerful headphone amp. Based on sample rates up to 768kHz and DSD256 playback and recording, up to 6 input and 8 output channels of mixed digital and analog domain, and a powerful DSP providing a multitude of audio processing functions, the unit has been extremely successful and is still growing in popularity.
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Celestion CDV1-1757 Compression Driver Designed for Vocal Applications Now Shipping Worldwide
July 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion CDV1-1757 Compression Driver Designed for Vocal Applications Now Shipping Worldwide

Celestion announced the worldwide availability of the CDV1-1757 compression driver. The CDV1-1757 was designed for optimum vocal clarity across the critical vocal band, which makes this driver especially well suited to applications such as mass notification systems, emergency evacuation systems as well as long-distance call to prayer loudspeakers. It features a next- generation proprietary Sound Castle diaphragm clamping system for improved reliability, while a standard 1.38” (35mm) screw fitting provides maximum compatibility with a range of Celestion and third party horn flares.
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B&C Speakers Joins Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA)
July 1, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

B&C Speakers Joins Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA)

A group of stakeholders from the Rare Earth supply chain met recently for The Global Rare Earth Industry Association Conference, June 25- 27 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was also the first General Assembly to establish a global association to develop an integrated, de-risked and sustainable value chain for rare earth materials. The Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) was founded by 12 organisations, including Italian loudspeaker manufacturer B&C Speakers, which was already part of a European-funded project committed to the reuse of rare-earth magnets.
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Infineon OptiMOS Power MOSFETs with Highest Power Density and Efficiency
July 1, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon OptiMOS Power MOSFETs with Highest Power Density and Efficiency

Available in space-saving SuperSO8 packages, Infineon's OptiMOS 3 and 5 best-in-class (BiC) power MOSFETs enable higher power density in addition to improved robustness compared to former models. With the new components, system costs are reduced while the overall performance is increased. The OptiMOS power MOSFET devices from Infineon are designed for synchronous rectification in power supply applications and are the ideal choice for other applications such as low voltage drives and Class D amplifiers.
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Chirp Data-Over-Sound Technology Supports ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-M Based Architectures
June 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Chirp Data-Over-Sound Technology Supports ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-M Based Architectures

Chirp, the company that pioneered data-over-sound technology, announced its support of Arm Cortex-A and Cortex-M based architectures, enhancing device-to-device connectivity on any Arm-based product with audio capabilities. This follows the recent release of Chirp’s Arm SDK, which provides a software-defined acoustic data transmission solution, optimized for Arm processors and substantially lowers the cost for applications such as device provisioning, proximity detection, 2-way acoustic NFC and telemetry in RF-restricted environments.
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Townsend Labs Sphere L22 Microphone Modeling System Now Supports AAX DSP for Pro Tools
June 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Townsend Labs Sphere L22 Microphone Modeling System Now Supports AAX DSP for Pro Tools

Since its debut in 2017, the Townsend Labs Sphere L22 has established itself as a credible microphone modeling solution, thank also to its pioneering multi-dimensional modeling technology and unique dual-channel design, taking microphone modeling far beyond merely mimicking the static on-axis response of the original microphones. Townsend Labs now announced that AAX DSP support for Pro Tools is included in version 1.3 of the Sphere plug-in.
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