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AES Symposium on Applications of Machine Learning in Audio
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AES Symposium on Applications of Machine Learning in Audio

The Audio Engineering Society is inviting academic and industry audio researchers and practitioners to participate in the first AES event highlighting Machine Learning. The online symposium will focus on machine learning as it relates to applications in digital signal processing and audio engineering. The recently announced Audio Product Education Institute is also supporting this important AES symposium, sponsored by iZotope.
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USB-IF Publishes USB Device Class Specification for MIDI Devices v2.0
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USB-IF Publishes USB Device Class Specification for MIDI Devices v2.0

The support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), announced an updated USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices, Version 2.0 in support of MIDI 2.0 devices. The standard represents an industry-wide effort by the USB-IF, MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA), and Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) to provide MIDI users with an expanded MIDI environment connected by USB.
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Global Professional AV Industry Will Decline in 2020; Growth to Resume in 2021
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Global Professional AV Industry Will Decline in 2020; Growth to Resume in 2021

The global pro AV industry reached a peak of $259 billion in 2019. Due to the global pandemic, the industry is expected to decline to $239 billion in 2020, according to the new 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) produced by AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association. IOTA shows the industry recovering back its pre-COVID levels in 2022 before growing to $315 billion in 2025. This represents a 5.8% five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and will drive industry revenue $56 billion beyond its 2019 level.
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Audio Engineering Society Confirms AES NY Convention Becomes Extended AES Show Fall 2020 Online Conference
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Audio Engineering Society Confirms AES NY Convention Becomes Extended AES Show Fall 2020 Online Conference

In view of the global pandemic situation and the impossibility to travel, the Audio Engineering Society confirmed that the 149th International AES Convention in New York will be instead converted to an online conference. The event is named AES Show Fall 2020 and will offer an expanded program of sessions. Early Bird registration options and pricing are available online for the virtual conference, featuring an expanded timeline and event offerings.
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Analog Devices Confirms Maxim Integrated Acquisition
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Analog Devices Confirms Maxim Integrated Acquisition

Analog Devices (ADI) and Maxim Integrated Products announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion. The combination of the two North-American semiconductor companies was announced to increase scale and diversification of the combined business, enhancing domain expertise and breadth of engineering capabilities to develop more complete solutions. The transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2021.
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CEDIA Expo Virtual 2020 Scheduled for September 15-17
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CEDIA Expo Virtual 2020 Scheduled for September 15-17

CEDIA Expo Virtual will run September 15-17, 2020 as a completely virtual and interactive experience, combining parts of the live event and all the same education opportunities to a global audience. The virtual event will feature inspirational sessions covering the industry’s hottest topics, face-to-face meetings with brands, product showcases, and networking forums.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses LC3 Audio Codec Software to Microsoft
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses LC3 Audio Codec Software to Microsoft

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS announced the licensing of its LC3 software implementation to Microsoft Corp. LC3 (Low Complexity Communication Codec) is the audio codec adopted for Bluetooth LE Audio, a new audio architecture designed to boost the performance of Bluetooth Audio – for voice calls as well as for media playback including music. Following the news that Microsoft had licensed the xHE-AAC codec and MPEG-D DRC software implementation from Fraunhofer IIS, the addition of LC3 is a logic step.
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Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing
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Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing

While Listen, Inc. continues to expand its series of videos about the latest SoundCheck 18 features and how to do audio test and measurement working from home, the Boston-based company also continues its series of online training classes. Designed to offer more chances for participants to gain advanced skills, the next online training class, about Advanced Sequence Writing, takes place Tuesday, July 14.
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The UNH-IOL Launches New A2B Testing Services for In-Vehicle Audio Devices
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The UNH-IOL Launches New A2B Testing Services for In-Vehicle Audio Devices

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it will have a key active role in the advancement of the Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology developed by Analog Devices. The UNH-IOL will serve as the industry’s first laboratory for A2B conformance testing, which is an essential element of the broader A2B ecosystem.
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xMEMS Launches Montara Monolithic Piezo-MEMS Speaker
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xMEMS Launches Montara Monolithic Piezo-MEMS Speaker

Following a year of private demonstrations of its novel MEMS speaker design, xMEMS Labs is now coming out of stealth mode with is first piezo-MEMS speaker. Montara is the name for what the company claims to be "the world’s first true MEMS speaker," using a monolithic process that eliminates calibration and driver matching, and is SMT-ready. Montara also offers full-bandwidth (20Hz-20kHz), and is fully water, dust and shock resistant.
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