Find the Best Way to Kickstart Your Audio Developments in audioXpress January 2023

Multiple perspectives to inspire you in the new year. A Market Update on Bone Conduction Transducers, an article on the development of the Taction Transporter haptic transducer, and a valuable article by Hans W. Gierlich explaining an effective approach for testing structure-borne sound applied to in-ear developments. Andrew Bellavia writes about why the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule could be quickly obsolete, Adam Levenson introduces the new Audio Foundry automotive audio development platform, and René Christensen makes its debut with audioXpress, writing about simulation techniques

Studio Six Digital, designers of the popular AudioTools test and measurement system for the Apple iOS operating system, has discounted the AudioTools app by 50%, and the full suite of in-app upgrades by 30%. Now, they are also offering reduced pricing on all of their iOS and USB test & measurement microphones and audio interfaces to accommodate work-from-home technicians who have been displaced from their labs during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Tektronix announced a complete network-based lab instrument management solution for education. The new AFG1022 Arbitrary/Function Generator integrates with TekSmartLab, a new solution to improve the teaching and learning experience, with centralized management of up to 400 Instruments and allowing students to retrieve test results with smartphones.

The March 2015 edition of Voice Coil is now available online and in print. Vance Dickason reviews the ALMA International Winter Symposium 2015. Test Bench discusses the 12NDL88 from B&C Speakers. Mike Klasco does a roundup of Test & Measurement companies from the Nordic region. Voice Coil pays tribute to David John Graebener (1948-2015).

For our March 2015 edition, we have selected a series of articles dedicated to Test & Measurement, both from a practical and a DIY perspective. First is Ethan Winer’s (re)take on Practical Applications for SPL Meters, followed by an historical recap from Voice Coil magazine editor Vance Dickason, on his reputed Test Bench process used to characterize drivers. We also discuss Headphone Testing issues among other things.