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About Joao Martins

Since 2013, Joao Martins leads audioXpress as editor-in-chief of the US-based magazine and website, the leading audio electronics, audio product development and design publication, working also as international editor for Voice Coil, the leading periodical for the loudspeaker industry. Covering Audio and Video technology for more than 30 years - Broadcast, Film, Computer Graphics, and Music - as founder and editor of several leading publications in Portuguese and Spanish languages, (he's also fluent in French!), he benefits from a broad and rich perspective of those sectors and its multiple verticals. Marketing and Communication Specialist working at the intersection of media and technology for over three decades, Joao Martins started as a musician and studied visual arts and cinema before founding its own (short-lived) advertising agency. After a career in marketing and sales in film, television, radio and pro audio systems, transitioned full time to magazine publishing, founding new

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Meyer Sound Acquires Jonathan Deans' Theater Sound Solutions Business

March 20, 2024 by Joao Martins

Meyer Sound Acquires Jonathan Deans' Theater Sound Solutions Business

Meyer Sound announced the acquisition of a company called Audio Rhapsody (not to be confused with high-end audio equipment supplier Rhapsody.Audio), which is in fact a business founded by acclaimed sound designer Jonathan Deans of Broadway and Las Vegas fame. With the acquisition, Meyer Sound strengthens its position in theater sound solutions, utilizing Deans’ expertise to develop software solutions to expand the company’s portfolio of integrated digital systems.

Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series

March 19, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series

Peerless Audio, the component business of Tymphany producing transducers since 1926, has announced the launch of its new HVS speaker series, intended to promote sustainable design practices that remain competitively priced. For the new HVS drivers Peerless significantly reduced the use of adhesives, replaced paper cones to prevent wastewater pollution, and minimized the use of rare earth materials, whilst maximizing meaningful acoustic performance, all while achieving comparable performance with improved audio consistency.

SoundHound On-Chip Voice AI Enabled by NVIDIA DRIVE

March 19, 2024 by Joao Martins

SoundHound On-Chip Voice AI Enabled by NVIDIA DRIVE

SoundHound AI is evolving its approach with voice artificial intelligence (Voice AI) and announced a completely new implementation of an in-vehicle voice assistant that uses a large language model (LLM) completely on the edge, running on the NVIDIA DRIVE platform. The solution combines SoundHound Chat AI running completely on-device and delivers Generative AI with no connectivity required for speech-to-meaning voice interactions.

NTi Audio Introduces MeasurEye Measurement Monitoring Platform

March 18, 2024 by Joao Martins

NTi Audio Introduces MeasurEye Measurement Monitoring Platform

NTi Audio has been busy expanding its industry partnerships and continuously updating its product catalog, including with new valuable firmware updates for its XL3 Acoustic Analyzer and professional Class 1 sound level meter. Precisely expanding the possibilities for complex projects with the XL3, the Liechtenstein-based company introduced MeasurEye, a free cloud-based platform for autonomous monitoring, able to combine noise measurements and characterization with environmental factors.

AXPONA 2024 Showcases The Very Best In High-End Audio Equipment

March 18, 2024 by Joao Martins

AXPONA 2024 Showcases The Very Best In High-End Audio Equipment

AXPONA, the largest consumer audio show in North America, returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel April 12-14. The show attracts nearly 300 exhibitors featuring 700 brands coming from 40 different countries including dozens of first-time exhibitors. For the 2024 edition, the promoters have confirmed over 200 listening rooms and the largest ever number of companies exhibiting. And Vance Dickason will be there to promote the 8th Edition of The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook!

Analog Audio Design Showcases Tape Deck TP-1000 at SouthWest Audio Fest 2024

March 15, 2024 by Joao Martins

Analog Audio Design Showcases Tape Deck TP-1000 at SouthWest Audio Fest 2024

A project of passion and perseverance the Tape Player TP-1000 from French company Analog Audio Design is available to order since 2023 and is now going to be presented at the new Southwest Audio Fest show in Dallas, TX (March 15-17). The TP-1000 is a 1/4" 2-track tape player supporting 15 and 7.5 ips speeds with switchable NAB or IEC equalization curves that combines a completely new DC motor, belt drive design with a microprocessor for precision mechanical control and allowing for a modern touch-screen display and user interface.

Qualcomm S7 Pro, Micro-Power Wi-Fi, and XPAN Technology

March 14, 2024 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm S7 Pro, Micro-Power Wi-Fi, and XPAN Technology

Qualcomm S7 Pro, Micro-Power Wi-Fi, and XPAN Technology. An interview with John Turner, Senior Director, Product Management Voice and Music at Qualcomm Technologies International about the new Qualcomm S7 Pro platform that brings micro-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE Audio to TWS earbuds. The same battery life, much better quality, high-res lossless audio, longer range, same user experience as Bluetooth on TWS earbuds. How does it work?

Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core Expands Wireless Audio Options with UWB and LC3plus

March 14, 2024 by Joao Martins

Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core Expands Wireless Audio Options with UWB and LC3plus

Bang & Olufsen announced Beoconnect Core, described as a new streaming box that turns legacy Bang & Olufsen speakers into a wireless speaker system. But under the hood Beoconnect Core is effectively an extremely advanced hub that combines all legacy connectivity options found in the company's products for more than 30 years with the latest wireless technologies, including UWB, and using Fraunhofer IIS' LC3plus high resolution codec.

Flip Phones, AI, Naturally Dumb Glasses, and Enhanced Audio: MWC 2024 Major Impressions

March 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

Flip Phones, AI, Naturally Dumb Glasses, and Enhanced Audio: MWC 2024 Major Impressions

What is like to explore audio technologies in the massive show that is Mobile World Congress. A report from MWC 2024 in Barcelona from an audio product development perspective. Audio for mobile platforms, wireless technologies, wearables and true wireless earbuds and hearables. And lot's of AI! MWC 2024 has nearly returned to pre-pandemic size levels, closing with 101,000 attendees from 205 countries.

Realtek Showcases Switchable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Audio Solution at 2024 AWE China Expo

March 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

Realtek Showcases Switchable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Audio Solution at 2024 AWE China Expo

Under the theme of "Realtek AI Changing the Future," the Taiwan semiconductor company will exhibit at the AWE China Expo (March 14-17, 2024), at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Showcasing the possibilities of AI in connected applications, Realtek will present a hybrid AIoT Audio SoC that supports both dual‑band Wi‑Fi 6 (2.4GHz/5GHz) and dual-mode Bluetooth 5.2 to enable low-latency, high resolution audio playback applications.

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