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VUE Audiotechnik Reveals Large Format Systems at Prolight+Sound
April 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

VUE Audiotechnik Reveals Large Format Systems at Prolight+Sound

With a strong market position already in the North-American market, VUE Audiotechnik will leverage the Prolight+Sound 2016 show to reinforce its offering for the European market. In Frankfurt, VUE will unveil new products in the al-Class and h-Class range, and present the technologies behind VUE’s most distinguished products.
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Avid Updates Pro Tools to 12.5 and Sibelius to 8.2
April 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Updates Pro Tools to 12.5 and Sibelius to 8.2

With a user base growing impatient for relevant updates (meaning new faster tools and functions), Avid has just announced the launch of Pro Tools 12.5, introducing the promised Avid Cloud Collaboration functionalities. Avid also updated its music notation and composition software Sibelius to version 8.2, introducing the user community’s top requests.
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Dynaudio Discontinues AIR Series Professional Audio Monitors After 14 Years
March 31, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Dynaudio Discontinues AIR Series Professional Audio Monitors After 14 Years

Dynaudio is a much larger company than its Professional Audio division and, since taking over direct distribution of that part of the business from former TC Group, the company is already looking to the future and designing completely new models. Now, Dynaudio decided to formally announce they will cease production of the AIR Series reference monitors.
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B&C Speakers Adds 21”, 10” Midbass, HF Drivers and More for Prolight+Sound 2016
March 31, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

B&C Speakers Adds 21”, 10” Midbass, HF Drivers and More for Prolight+Sound 2016

Brand new for Prolight+Sound 2016 from the Florence, Italy, speaker specialist B&C Speakers, the new 21” 21DS115 subwoofer introduces a new four layer, aluminum voice coil design with demodulating ring that the company says will offer significant improvements. There’s also the new 10MBX64 10-inch LF driver and new DE990TN and DE1090TN super-compact neodymium magnet compression drivers.
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Is It Really High Resolution Audio? XiVero MusicScope Checks Your Audio Files
March 30, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Is It Really High Resolution Audio? XiVero MusicScope Checks Your Audio Files

XiVero is a new German software company with a complete dedicated range of audio analysis and repair solutions for everyone - from audio enthusiasts to music professionals. Their most interesting product is called MusicScope and it is a very complete and affordable audio analyzer which measures everything anyone would want to measure to understand audio sources.
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Boldburg of Slovakia Builds Modular Audio Infrastructure Solutions Based on RAVENNA
March 30, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Boldburg of Slovakia Builds Modular Audio Infrastructure Solutions Based on RAVENNA

Slovakian start-up company Boldburg announced its RAVENNA partnership. Boldburg was founded a year ago by enthusiastic engineers to develop innovative solutions and products for professional high-end audio applications. Their initial focus was on developing a superior modular digital multicore with support for sample rates up to 384 kHz and dynamic range up to 135dB which will be debuted at the forthcoming Prolight-Sound 2016.
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Silicon Labs Pre-Certified Blue Gecko BGM113 Bluetooth 4.1 Module Shrinks Size and Complexity of Low-Power Wireless Designs
March 30, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Pre-Certified Blue Gecko BGM113 Bluetooth 4.1 Module Shrinks Size and Complexity of Low-Power Wireless Designs

Silicon Labs introduced a fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth module that gives developers an optimal combination of small footprint, ease of use and low-energy technology for short-range wireless applications. The new Blue Gecko BGM113 module provides a small-form-factor Bluetooth 4.1-compliant connectivity solution with 3 dBm output power for applications typically requiring up to a 50 meter range.
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Munich High End 2016 Show Promises a Full House
March 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Munich High End 2016 Show Promises a Full House

Expect the best. According to the High End Society, promoters of the High End show in Munich, this year’s event is now fully booked with 505 exhibitors and more than 900 brands present from May 5th to 8th. Once again, the Bavarian capital will become a Mecca for fans of audio innovation, and the most important showcase event for consumer audio anywhere in the world.
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Celemony Capstan 1.2 with Higher Resolution Audio Analysis
March 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Celemony Capstan 1.2 with Higher Resolution Audio Analysis

German audio analysis experts, Celemony, announced a new version of its Capstan software solution for the removal of wow and flutter. Capstan has received an update to Version 1.2 and now operates optionally in higher resolution, which as audio professionals know well, the more the better during production and audio manipulation stages.
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New dbx High-Performance Direct Boxes and Cable Test Accessories
March 28, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New dbx High-Performance Direct Boxes and Cable Test Accessories

dbx introduced four powerful new additions to the dbx Di and CT lineup of products. Ideal for even the most demanding live sound and studio applications, the new dbx Di4, Di1 and DJdi direct injection boxes, and CT3 and CT2 cable testing accessories are essential tools in producing a perfect performance and useful to many potential users.
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