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Radial Now Shipping McBoost 100% Discrete Class-A Dual FET Signal Booster for Low Output Dynamic and Ribbon Microphones
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Radial Now Shipping McBoost 100% Discrete Class-A Dual FET Signal Booster for Low Output Dynamic and Ribbon Microphones

The Radial McBoost is a 100% discrete class-A Dual FET high performance microphone signal booster designed to elevate the output of a typical dynamic microphone for greater transient response and boost the signal of a low-output ribbon mic to bring it up to a usable level for mixing consoles or preamps that may not provide sufficient gain.
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Roland and V-MODA release M-100 AIRA Over-ear Headphones
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Roland and V-MODA release M-100 AIRA Over-ear Headphones

Designed and built by lifestyle and DJ brand V-MODA in collaboration with Roland, targeting fashion-conscious DJs pretending to be musicians by turning knobs, the new M-100 AIRA headphones combine the DJ-acclaimed V-MODA Crossfade M-100 over-ear headphones with the AIRA logo customized on each shield, along with AIRA-green chevrons on the headband.
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Blue Introduces Lighter and Slimmer Lola Headphones
by Joao Martins

Blue Introduces Lighter and Slimmer Lola Headphones

Blue decided to follow-up on the positive things achieved with its original Mo-Fi headphones and has now introduced Lola, dropping the built-in amplifier while maintaining the main positive things from its radical form-fit design. Lola shares the same custom 50mm drivers in a new lighter, slimmer design that actually allows enjoyment in comfort.
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New Actran 16 Release Delivers New Advances for Acoustic Response in Bigger Domains and for Higher Frequencies
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New Actran 16 Release Delivers New Advances for Acoustic Response in Bigger Domains and for Higher Frequencies

Free Field Technologies (FFT), an MSC Software Company, announced the release of Actran 16. The new release provides new audio and electroacoustic capabilities; acoustic propagation in huge domains and at high frequencies; new aeroacoustic modeling capabilities for fast virtual testing; and co-simulation with other MSC Software tools for multi-discipline analyses. The new release also introduces performance enhancements, including on graphical user interface and its meshing tool.
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Lectrosonics New HHa Digital Hybrid Wireless Handheld Transmitter
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Lectrosonics New HHa Digital Hybrid Wireless Handheld Transmitter

Lectrosonics introduced the latest edition of their acclaimed Digital Hybrid Wireless handheld transmitters – the HHa. The HHa features a wide tuning range of 75 MHz or 3 standard Lectrosonics blocks, selectable RF power of 50 or 100 mW, IR sync for quick setup, and a USB port for firmware updates in the field. An ideal handheld for a variety of wireless microphone applications, from live vocal performance to broadcast.
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Shure Updates its ShurePlus MOTIV Mobile Recording App for iOS
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Shure Updates its ShurePlus MOTIV Mobile Recording App for iOS

Shure released a new version of its ShurePlus MOTIV Mobile Recording App, designed for use with the company’s MOTIV Digital Condenser Microphones. Version 1.1 of this iOS app offers a host of new features, including five-band EQ and gain adjustment controls for the MV51 Digital Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, the MV5 Digital Condenser Microphone, and MVi Digital Audio Interface.
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RF Venue Releases OS X Spectrum Analysis Software for RF Explorer
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RF Venue Releases OS X Spectrum Analysis Software for RF Explorer

Boston-based wireless audio manufacturer RF Venue has released Vantage, a native Mac OS X spectrum analysis and frequency monitoring application for use with its RF Explorer portable spectrum analyzers as well as RF Venue’s rack-based RF Explorer RackPRO. The software is the first professional third-party RF Explorer interface and coordination program that was built exclusively for the Macintosh OS X environment.
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Radial Gets Wired or Wireless Audio From A to B
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Radial Gets Wired or Wireless Audio From A to B

Among several innovative and interesting products introduced at the 139th AES convention in New York, Radial Engineering introduced its new Catapult 4 channel audio snake to send analog and AES digital audio signals over standard cat-5 shielded twisted pair cable. And for situations where wireless is preferred, there’s also the new Radial BT-Pro Bluetooth direct box.
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COMSOL Releases COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2 Including Major New Features to the Acoustics Module
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COMSOL Releases COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2 Including Major New Features to the Acoustics Module

COMSOL announced the release of Multiphysics version 5.2. With this update COMSOL adds several new features within the acoustics module. To demonstrate the power of the Application Builder, new acoustics apps have also been added to the extensive Application Libraries showcase.
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Harman Raises the Game on Wireless Headphones with new JBL Everest Featuring NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling Technology
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Harman Raises the Game on Wireless Headphones with new JBL Everest Featuring NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling Technology

Even though Harman International holds AKG, one of the most prestigious global names in headphones, and Harman-Kardon, among its brands, the company expanded its consumer audio portfolio with JBL-branded products, targeted at the more affordable segment of the market. The new JBL Everest Bluetooth-enabled headphones feature NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling technology.
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