All items tagged with musical instruments (63)

Neutrik Announces New and Improved silentPLUG Instrument Jack

June 26, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Neutrik Announces New and Improved silentPLUG Instrument Jack

The original Neutrik silentPLUG was one of those ideas that immediately captivated all musical instrument cable manufacturers, and obviously the electric guitar players. The silentPLUG automatically mutes (shorts) an instrument (guitar) cable signal to avoid pops and squeals when changing the instruments under load. The successful concept has now received its third ever update, hermetically sealed and with an upgraded housing.

Andrew Pernetti Strengthens Lavoce’s North American Sales Team

May 22, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Andrew Pernetti Strengthens Lavoce’s North American Sales Team

Following Elettromedia's opening of a new sales and logistical center in Old Hickory, TN (Nashville), to support the activities of Lavoce Italiana, the company now announced the appointment of Andrew Pernetti to the new position of Distribution Sales Manager for North America. Lavoce offers a full range of HF and LF transducers for professional audio, and a full catalog of guitar and bass speakers for the MI market.

DPA Microphones Unveils New Drum Miking Kit at the 2023 NAMM Show

April 10, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Microphones Unveils New Drum Miking Kit at the 2023 NAMM Show

Danish microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones is already established as a very high-quality provider of microphones for applications with musical instrument in the studio and on stage. Those include all classes of instruments, from wind and brass, to percussion and drums. Now, DPA decided to launch the DDK4000, the company’s first ever Drum Microphone Kit, offering a ready-to-use combination that helps deliver a clear and natural reproduction of the low-frequency, high SPL instrument.

Audient Expands EVO Range with SP8 With 8-Channel Smart Mic Preamp

January 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Audient Expands EVO Range with SP8 With 8-Channel Smart Mic Preamp

Audient expanded its EVO range of USB-C audio interfaces with the EVO SP8 8-Channel Smart Mic Preamp ada AD/DA converter, a compact unit combining 8 microphone/line inputs, 8 line outputs, and two ADAT I/O connections, allowing it to handle multi-mic recording sessions with ease. Building upon its successful EVO range of audio recording equipment, Audient designed the EVO SP8 to expand the possibilities of its EVO audio interface range for bigger multitrack sessions.

AMEI to Fund Open Source MIDI 2.0 Driver for Windows

November 4, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

AMEI to Fund Open Source MIDI 2.0 Driver for Windows

The Association of Musical Electronics Industries (AMEI), the organization that oversees the MIDI specification in Japan, has committed to funding the development of an open-source USB MIDI 2.0 Host Driver for Windows Operating Systems under a memorandum of understanding between AMEI, AmeNote Inc, and Microsoft. While Apple and Google already support MIDI 2.0, Microsoft has now agreed to start development of a Windows standard open-source MIDI 2.0 API.

The MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Development Tools

August 16, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

The MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Development Tools

The MIDI Association has released details of the ongoing, industry-wide initiative by over 50 MIDI Association companies to develop MIDI 2.0 products and services. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, MIDI Association members persevered, and have addressed these challenges through global collaboration and cooperation. Following the demonstrations promoted by the MIDI Association at NAMM 2022, work on the latest USB MIDI 2.0 digital interface prototyping and testing tools continues.

David Angress Appointed to Lead QSC Pro Audio Division

August 1, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

David Angress Appointed to Lead QSC Pro Audio Division

Following the decision to split QSC Audio into two separate divisions, operating under the separate brands QSC and Q-SYS, the Costa-Mesa, CA-based company announced the appointment of David Angress to lead the company’s new Pro Audio division. The audio industry veteran joins the organization as Senior Vice President and General Manager of QSC Pro Audio.

RTX Expands Sheerlink 2.4GHz Wireless Audio Module Series

June 3, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

RTX Expands Sheerlink 2.4GHz Wireless Audio Module Series

During NAMM 2022, RTX A/S, a Danish company specializing in the design of resilient wireless audio solutions, announced the expansion of their Sheerlink audio module series. The company's new RTX1291 2.4GHz module bears strong relations to the RTX1290 module but fits additional purposes due to its higher DSP performance, enabling robust wireless audio quality with low latency for professional and semi-professional applications in musical instruments, microphones, speakers, and headphones.

The MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Over A2B

June 2, 2022 by Joao Martins

The MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Over A2B

The MIDI Association announced the addition of MIDI 2.0 capabilities to the Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology from Analog Devices, Inc. The technology will be showcased at the MIDI Association during the NAMM show in Anaheim, California on June 3-5, 2022, with a demonstration of a USB to A2B bridge, based on AmeNote's ProtoZOA prototyping board for MIDI 2.0. using open source firmware for developers to use in their own hardware and software products.

Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show

March 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

Messe Frankfurt Confirms The End of Musikmesse Trade Show

Top management at Messe Frankfurt is hoping that the pandemic will end soon, allowing the company to return to its normal business activities and generate revenue. While the first trade show to return to one of the world's best fairgrounds will be Prolight+Sound, scheduled to return 26 to 29 April 2022, Musikmesse will now definitely be left behind. Messe Frankfurt confirms the intention to end the Musikmesse trade show and the associated local festival.

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