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Parasound to Debut New Halo P 6 Audio Preamplifier & DAC at RMAF 2018
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Parasound to Debut New Halo P 6 Audio Preamplifier & DAC at RMAF 2018

Parasound will introduce its new Halo P 6, 2.1-channel Audio Preamplifier and DAC to audio enthusiasts at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, October 5-7. The Parasound Halo P 6, which is now in stock to replace the five-year-old P 5, improves upon its predecessor with a premium ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC, ladder-style volume control, many internal audio refinements, and subtle new gold highlights.
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Mackie Announces All-New Headphones and Earphones for Musicians and Studio Monitoring
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Mackie Announces All-New Headphones and Earphones for Musicians and Studio Monitoring

Mackie announced a new range of products targeting its core market of musicians and home studios with the all-new MC Series Professional Headphones and CR-Buds Series High-Performance Earphones. Building on the success of the previous MP Series In-Ear Monitors, these two new series are meant to offer high-quality, affordable solutions for both studio monitoring and personal listening, using designs that will be familiar to its targeted users.
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JLab Audio Launches JBuds Air $50 True Wireless Earbud
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JLab Audio Launches JBuds Air $50 True Wireless Earbud

What can you do when the market gets crowded in a category were sales didn't even take off that much? For a mass-market consumer-oriented brand like JLab Audio there's only one solution: stick to the essential and pack the best possible design and features in the cheapest product possible with decent specifications. The San Diego-based brand launched their JBuds Air True Wireless Signature Earbuds, which feature 14-hour battery life and custom EQ settings and will retail at an M.S.R.P. of only $49.99.
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QSC Introduces CP Series Powered Loudspeaker Line
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QSC Introduces CP Series Powered Loudspeaker Line

QSC announced the introduction of its CP Series of compact, powered loudspeakers offering what the Costa Mesa company describes as "the best-in-class powered loudspeaker solutions for customers who desire QSC performance, quality and reliability at a value price point." A versatile sound reinforcement solution, the CP Series was designed to offer a light weight and ultra-compact form factor, for effortless transport and deployment in both portable and installed applications.
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Timecode Systems Reveals New UltraSync BLUE Timecode-Over-Bluetooth Solution
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Timecode Systems Reveals New UltraSync BLUE Timecode-Over-Bluetooth Solution

Timecode Systems, a British manufacturer of wireless sync technology, introduced UltraSync BLUE, the first solution to use the company's new patented timecode sync and control protocol to transmit timecode to a recording device over Bluetooth with sub-frame accuracy. UltraSync BLUE uses Bluetooth pairing to connect to a device. This enables timecode to be transmitted wirelessly from UltraSync BLUE directly into the media file of a connected device.
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Sennheiser and Neumann Launch Special Evolution Wireless Bundle
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Sennheiser and Neumann Launch Special Evolution Wireless Bundle

To mark Neumann.Berlin’s 90th company anniversary, Sennheiser and Neumann have unveiled a very special promotional bundle that combines a Sennheiser evolution wireless 500 G4 microphone system with the Neumann KK 205 true condenser capsule. This special edition vocal set makes the acclaimed Neumann sound available to a much wider audience – as until now, Neumann microphone heads had been reserved for Sennheiser’s 2000, 6000 and 9000 wireless series.
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Avid Expands VENUE S6L Live Sound Modular Mixing Platform with New Compact Systems
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Avid Expands VENUE S6L Live Sound Modular Mixing Platform with New Compact Systems

Avid announced the immediate availability of a new control surface, processing engine and I/O rack option for its expanded Avid VENUE S6L unified live sound platform. The Avid VENUE S6L-24C control surface, Avid VENUE E6L-112 engine and Stage 32 I/O rack are the first releases out of six new components announced in April 2018, providing sound companies and performance venues with greater flexibility to configure the perfect system to meet any production, space or budget requirement.
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Solid State Logic Launches Fusion Studio Analog Processor
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Solid State Logic Launches Fusion Studio Analog Processor

Solid State Logic proudly announced Fusion, an all-analog 2U outboard processor created for the modern hybrid studio, which also signals a new generation of tools from the famous British brand. "Fusion introduces five completely new analog coloration tools designed to bring the perfect combination of added tonal character, weight and space to your mix bus or stereo stems, with the detail, warmth and finesse that only real analogue circuits can provide."
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Music and Audio Industries Meet The Future at The NAMM Show 2019
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Music and Audio Industries Meet The Future at The NAMM Show 2019

All is ready for The NAMM Show January 24–27, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, the global crossroads of music products, pro audio and sound, and live event technology industries, returns to the newly-expanded Anaheim Convention Center in 2019 and will offer visitors a dynamic way to cover all aspects of music: from products, to pro sound and live production. This will be a consolidation of the reinforced show that positively surprised the industry in 2018.
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Sensory Improves Wake Word and Speech Recognition Accuracy with New High-Res Voice Front-End and Authentication
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Sensory Improves Wake Word and Speech Recognition Accuracy with New High-Res Voice Front-End and Authentication

Sensory, the originator of wake words for personal assistants, raised the performance bar for always-listening wake word and speech recognition with significant upgrades to the embedded AI in its sixth generation of TrulyHandsfree, boosting the technology's already industry-leading wake word performance and accuracy by more than 65 percent. The new solution introduces upgraded turn-key voice interface solutions for devices of all shapes, sizes and power requirements.
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