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Rockford Fosgate M2 Color Optix Marine Subwoofers Available Now
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Rockford Fosgate M2 Color Optix Marine Subwoofers Available Now

Rockford Fosgate announced that they are now shipping the new 10-inch M2 Color Optix subwoofers designed for use in sealed box applications. The products will ship just as the boating season kicks off. Rockford Fosgate markets and distributes high-performance audio systems for the mobile, motorsport, and marine audio aftermarket and OEM market. The company celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
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Loudsoft Updates FINE R+D 2020 Acoustic Audio Analyzer System
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Loudsoft Updates FINE R+D 2020 Acoustic Audio Analyzer System

Loudsoft's FINE R+D is an an acoustic measurement system for research and development of loudspeaker, headphone and microspeaker transducers and systems. The Danish company founded by Peter Larsen continues to expand and improve the possibilities of this Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analyzer, packaged with a 1U rack hardware front-end, and popular for both R&D and Q&C applications. The updated FINE R+D 2020 solution now supports multi-microphone measurements with 3 microphones.
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Poly Introduces Blackwire 8225 Headset with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling and Acoustic Fence Technologies
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Poly Introduces Blackwire 8225 Headset with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling and Acoustic Fence Technologies

Poly (formerly Plantronics and Polycom), the global communications and collaboration company unveiled the latest addition to their Blackwire line, designed for noisy office environments. Blackwire 8225 is a premium corded plug-and-play USB headset with advanced ANC audio features designed to reduce distracting background noise and deliver uninterrupted communications, further enabling today's need to work from anywhere.
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New Razer Opus THX Headphones With Advanced Active Noise Cancellation
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New Razer Opus THX Headphones With Advanced Active Noise Cancellation

Global lifestyle brand for gamers, Razer announced the launch of the Razer Opus wireless headphones, combining THX Certified audio and advanced hybrid Active Noise Cancellation. According to the company, the Razer Opus delivers high-quality sound reproduction without the background noise of daily life interfering with the experience in a simple, practical and understated design that resists the temptation of using any of the ugly "gaming culture" aesthetics.
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Sound Devices Introduces NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for 8-Series Mixer-Recorders
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Sound Devices Introduces NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for 8-Series Mixer-Recorders

Sound Devices announced the NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for their 8-Series mixer-recorders. NoiseAssist is an advanced signal processing algorithm that reduces background noises such as traffic, generators, HVAC noise, and more. The plugin continuously monitors background noise to make sure only clean audio is recorded for the entire take. It features a simple user interface with only one adjustment, the amount of background noise to suppress. The plugin is available now for an introductory price of $600.
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Point Source Audio Reinvents Intercom Headsets for Accessibility to Custom In-Ear Monitors
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Point Source Audio Reinvents Intercom Headsets for Accessibility to Custom In-Ear Monitors

Point Source Audio’s patented CM-i family of lightweight in-ear intercom headsets has received a design upgrade. The newly upgraded CM-i3 and CM-i5 intercom headsets boast in-earphones that can be quickly detached to clean, swap for personal IEMs or to replace for new users. The new design — brought to market earlier than initially planned in light of the current health crisis — adds factors such as detachable earbuds for improved hygiene and accessibility to more easily customize with a user’s custom in-ear monitors.
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Amphion Announces Major Upgrade to FlexBase25 with New 2x700W Power Amplifier
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Amphion Announces Major Upgrade to FlexBase25 with New 2x700W Power Amplifier

Finnish loudspeaker manufacturer Amphion announced a significant upgrade to their flagship stereo bass extension and management system FlexBase25, originally announced in 2019. Boasting wide adjustment capabilities, a separate LFE-channel input, and 1400-watts of power, FlexBase25 gives users the ability to precisely sculpt the bass response of their monitor systems, making it an indispensable tool for the ever-changing low-end landscape of modern music production. The improved FlexBase25 is shipping now and is available for $4750 USD.
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Black Shark Selects Knowles Balanced Armature Drivers for New, High Performance Wireless Gaming Earphones
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Black Shark Selects Knowles Balanced Armature Drivers for New, High Performance Wireless Gaming Earphones

Knowles Corporation, the global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions, announced that Black Shark, a premium mobile gaming brand, has selected its balanced armature drivers for a new, dual driver wireless gaming headphone. The new Black Shark Ophidian combines a Knowles balanced armature driver for exceptionally clear vocals and treble with a dynamic speaker for powerful bass.
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Blue Cat Audio Releases Re-Head Plug-In To Improve Mixing with Headphones
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Blue Cat Audio Releases Re-Head Plug-In To Improve Mixing with Headphones

Blue Cat Audio announced Re-Head, a unique head-response plug-in for most DAW platforms on Mac and Windows, created to make using headphones easier for audio professionals. The head response simulator for headphones allows users to enjoy studio monitor sound even when using headphones. Re-Head uses a head response model to recreate the effect of one's head and skull on the audio coming in from the speakers.
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Apple Launches Logic Pro X 10.5 Software with New Creative Tools for Musicians and Producers
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Apple Launches Logic Pro X 10.5 Software with New Creative Tools for Musicians and Producers

Apple launched a major update to its music production software Logic Pro X, now adding a professional version of Live Loops, a completely redesigned sampling workflow, and new beat-making tools (drum machines for the 21st century). Increasingly, the software is adding more and more creative features, making Logic Pro X 10.5 a massive release for all musicians, including those producing electronic music. Underneath it all, there is a powerful DAW solution.
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