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Sonarworks Introduces Reference 4 Software Updates with 60 New Headphone Profiles and Increased DAW Support
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Sonarworks Introduces Reference 4 Software Updates with 60 New Headphone Profiles and Increased DAW Support

Sonarworks, the European company behind the Reference studio calibration software, announced a significant update to its software. Key updates in the latest 4.1.7 version include a 32-bit plugin in addition to the existing 64-bit one, enabling users with older DAW platforms to take advantage of Reference’s robust measurement and calibration capabilities. The update also introduces new headphone models by Audio-Technica, Pioneer, Sennheiser and more.
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Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing
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Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing

Cadence Design Systems announced the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP for audio and voice, the company's first IP core optimized for high-performance far-field processing and artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech recognition processing. This fifth-generation HiFi DSP offers 2X audio processing and 4X neural network (NN) processing improvements versus the HiFi 4 DSP, making it ideal for voice-controlled user interfaces in digital home assistants and automotive infotainment.
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KEF Introduces LSX Fully Stereo Wireless Music System
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KEF Introduces LSX Fully Stereo Wireless Music System

Approaching the wireless speaker market while leveraging the technologies and qualities for which a high-end brand is known is not easy, and differentiating a product in a crowded space is even harder. British loudspeaker pioneer KEF now announced the LSX, a compact two-speaker wireless music system with all the convenience and connectivity of the connected world, but with the emotion and detail of true high-resolution stereo. LSX is fully wireless both from source and between the speakers and will feature AirPlay 2 for multi-room streaming from Apple devices in January 2019.
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Jaybird Announces Industry-Leading 14-Hour Battery Tarah Pro Wireless Sport Bluetooth 5 Headphones
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Jaybird Announces Industry-Leading 14-Hour Battery Tarah Pro Wireless Sport Bluetooth 5 Headphones

Jaybird announced its latest Tarah Pro Wireless Sport Headphones, now featuring industry leading 14 hours of battery life in a Bluetooth 5, extremely durable, fully weatherproof and compact wireless design. Equipped with unique features geared towards athletes, the new Jaybird sports model provides a secure custom-fit and uncompromising sound, with new Personalized EQ functionality through the Jaybird app. Tarah Pro is also the first in Jaybird’s new Pro Series wireless sport headphones for endurance athletes.
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Focal Introduces Utopia M High-End Car Audio Series
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Focal Introduces Utopia M High-End Car Audio Series

Focal unveiled Utopia M, the latest in high-end reference car audio from the French brand. In 2005, the Utopia Be line was developed using Focal’s best high-fidelity loudspeakers, revolutionizing the brand’s Car Audio line. Now, Focal introduces the evolution of that legacy, a new high-end reference: The Utopia M line, which include five completely new drivers and a new 2-way passive kit.
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Avantone Pro Announces Classically-Designed Class A/B CLA-200 Amplifier
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Avantone Pro Announces Classically-Designed Class A/B CLA-200 Amplifier

Having recently made (sound) waves with its passive CLA-10 studio monitors, effectively bringing ‘back’ to market an iconic studio reference monitoring mainstay, affordable high-quality audio products producer Avantone Pro now announced availability of its complimentary CLA-200 Studio Reference Amplifier — a classically-designed Class A/B amplifier, also developed in close collaboration with GRAMMY Award-winning mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge, to whom it not only owes its ‘initials’ but also its very existence.
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CEntrance Announces MixerFace R4R with Built-in SD Card Recorder
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CEntrance Announces MixerFace R4R with Built-in SD Card Recorder

CEntrance announced the launch of MixerFace R4R, a new version of the acclaimed mobile recording interface that now comes with a built-in audio recorder. The new model retains all the features of its parent MixerFace R4, released in July 2018, but adds a built-in, "one-button record," stereo micro-SD card recorder for added in-the-field flexibility and extra recording redundancy. The new model is now shipping worldwide and costs $449.99 USD.
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Audio-Technica Introduces ATH-M50xBT Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with Bluetooth 5
by Joao Martins

Audio-Technica Introduces ATH-M50xBT Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with Bluetooth 5

Here's an interesting idea! Take one of the most successful headphones ever and an industry standard, and create a wireless version combining the latest Bluetooth 5 technology with the extra features making the design look exactly the same. That's what Audio-Technica just announced with the introduction of its ATH-M50xBT wireless over-ear headphones, which bring Bluetooth wireless technology to one of the world’s most acclaimed pro audio and consumer headphones. And even the price stays affordable at USD $199.00.
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Mackie Announces Availability for DL16S and DL32S Wireless Mixers and Releases Master Fader 5.0
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Mackie Announces Availability for DL16S and DL32S Wireless Mixers and Releases Master Fader 5.0

Previewed back in June 2018, Mackie announced immediate availability of the latest DL Series digital mixers, the 16-channel DL16S and 32-channel DL32S Wireless Digital Live Sound Mixers with built-in Wi-Fi. Delivering the proven performance and intuitive control that the DL Series is known for, the DL16S and DL32S offer an all-new affordable, stagebox form factor with built-in Wi-Fi. The company also releases version 5.0 of its Master Fader app, which provides complete wireless control over the wireless digital mixer series.
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Amped Studio 2.0 Online Music Production DAW Adds Pitch- and Beat-to-MIDI Technology
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Amped Studio 2.0 Online Music Production DAW Adds Pitch- and Beat-to-MIDI Technology

Amptrack Technologies just announced availability of a brand new version of the online DAW, Amped Studio 2.0, now featuring new virtual instruments, and allowing users to compose with voice (humming, singing, etc.) with sophisticated pitch- and beat-to-MIDI features that quickly turn your vocal ideas into songs. As in the original version released in 2017, Amped Studio 2.0 can be used for free and there is a premium subscription dor $4.99 a month for extra content and instruments.
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