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SoundHound Integrates Houndify Speech-to-Meaning Technology
May 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

SoundHound Integrates Houndify Speech-to-Meaning Technology

Sound recognition and voice search technology specialists, SoundHound Inc., has enhanced its popular music app, SoundHound, to include “the most advanced voice interface of any mobile app, enabling a hands-free experience.” The updated SoundHound music discovery app now enables hands-free search, discovery and play, including ability to add songs to a Spotify playlist, all using the company’s Houndify natural language voice search engine.
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Rotel Electronics Launches New RA-1592 Integrated Amplifier
May 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Electronics Launches New RA-1592 Integrated Amplifier

Rotel Electronics has introduced the RA-1592 stereo integrated amplifier built upon the award-winning Rotel RC-1590 preamplifier and RB-1582mk2 power amplifier in a sleek, single chassis design. While home theater is still in high demand for consumers, Rotel believes that listening to music should be more than a secondary pastime. The new RA-1592 integrated amplifier provides an optimal solution for stereo music listening, whether its from modern digital sources or classic analog vinyl recordings.
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Waves Audio Announces the DTS Neural Surround Collection
May 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Announces the DTS Neural Surround Collection

Waves Audio and DTS have collaborated to create the DTS Neural Surround Collection, a bundle including three real-time audio processing plugins – DTS Neural Surround DownMix, DTS Neural Surround UpMix and DTS Neural Mono2Stereo. Together, these plugins provide a discrete-sounding, end-to-end surround delivery system for any live broadcast or post-production situation.
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A Completely New Rega Planar 3 Turntable
May 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

A Completely New Rega Planar 3 Turntable

The UK based Rega team of designers, directed by Rega’s original founder Roy Gandy, devoted two years of intensive development to perfect the Planar 3 turntable. This was the most intensive redesign of the iconic ‘three’ model ever, looking for new ways to extract greater performance. To compliment the Planar 3 is the new RB330 tonearm. Engineered alongside the Planar 3, the RB330 is the culmination of 35 years of tonearm design experience.
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Spectrum Launches Educational Tools to Teach Signal Generation, Acquisition And Analysis
May 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Spectrum Launches Educational Tools to Teach Signal Generation, Acquisition And Analysis

German test and instrumentation specialist Spectrum has made available a number of academic tools that can be used to learn the basics of waveform generation, acquisition and analysis. The tools are freely available for download on the Spectrum website and are designed so that they can be used by teachers and other educators for structured learning classes or by students who wish to follow a self-tutorial style process. The academic tools are also helpful for first time digitizer and Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) users wanting to learn the basics of these instruments.
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Propellerhead Unveils Reason 9 Music Production Software
May 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Propellerhead Unveils Reason 9 Music Production Software

Propellerhead unveiled the next generation of Reason (version 9) scheduled to be officially launched June 21, 2016. The latest version of this powerful music production software builds on the established platform, introducing a host of new devices, sounds, and creative tools. It features new Player devices, Scales & Chords, Note Echo and Dual Arpeggio, an expanded sound-bank, new Pitch Edit time-stretch technology and improved Audio to MIDI conversion.
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Powersoft Promotes Training Sessions During InfoComm 2016
May 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Promotes Training Sessions During InfoComm 2016

During the next edition of the InfoComm show in Las Vegas, NV, the Italian audio manufacturer will promote valuable training sessions, providing knowledge to maximize the potential of Powersoft amplifiers in Dante-based environments, fixed installations and voice alarm applications. The first training series takes place during the Dante Networking World event on Tuesday June 7.
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Oscium Releases WiPry 5x Cross-Platform Dual-Band Spectrum Analyzer
May 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Oscium Releases WiPry 5x Cross-Platform Dual-Band Spectrum Analyzer

Oscium announced the WiPry 5x, a dual-band spectrum analyzer solution that visualizes all spectral activity on both 2.4 and 5 GHz on both iOS and Android devices. Oscium’s WiPry 5x is an hardware plug-in accessory that makes possible to identify and avoid interferences and optimize wireless connectivity, directly from a smartphone or tablet. A portable tool perfect for field techs, wireless professionals, and home audio enthusiasts setting up wireless audio networks.
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Ear Trumpet Labs Now Accepting Orders for Josephine Microphones
May 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Ear Trumpet Labs Now Accepting Orders for Josephine Microphones

Ear Trumpet Labs is now accepting orders for the Josephine, the newest addition to their premier product line of microphones handcrafted in Portland, OR. A medium-large diaphragm (26mm) condenser microphone, Josephine, is designed for live vocal and ensemble use, with an avant-garde styling evocative of 1930s and 40s classic microphones. Josephine is optimized for use by singers or acoustic ensembles from 6” to 48” away.
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Flux BitterSweet Pro v3 Frequency Dependent Transient Designer
May 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Flux BitterSweet Pro v3 Frequency Dependent Transient Designer

The software magicians at Flux:: Sound & Picture Development have announced the release of BitterSweet Pro v3, the ultimate Frequency Dependent Transient Designer. BitterSweet Pro v3 is built around a new improved design of the algorithm found in Flux’s acclaimed freeware transient processor, BitterSweet. This technically innovative audio software tool allows for very precise and effective frequency enhancement.
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