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Lavoce Introduces New Midrange Drivers, Served Three Ways
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Lavoce Introduces New Midrange Drivers, Served Three Ways

Lavoce Italiana will be distributing its latest 2019 Product Catalog and introducing several exciting new drivers for professional audio applications during Prolight+Sound 2019. The company will introduce three new high performance 6.5”, 8” and 10” ferrite magnet midrange units at the Frankfurt show, designed for three-way products, including cost-effective line arrays. VC
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WiSA Association Nearly Doubles Its Members in One Year
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WiSA Association Nearly Doubles Its Members in One Year

WiSA LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association comprised of leading consumer electronics brands founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced unprecedented first quarter and year-over-year membership growth. Association membership now includes more than 60 of the industry’s leading consumer electronics, audio and original design manufacturer (ODM) brands, encouraged by the interoperability possibilities of the wireless multichannel audio technology.
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Tracktion Expands DAW’s Capabilities with Waveform 10
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Tracktion Expands DAW’s Capabilities with Waveform 10

Initially launched in July 2017, Waveform is a completely new recording software, the successor to the popular Tracktion DAW from the reimagined Seattle, WA, company. Tracktion Corporation now announced Waveform 10, their "most creative, inspirational and affordable digital audio workstation to date," as they put it. The latest additions to this rapidly evolving application have been designed specifically for the needs of modern music producers.
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Large Speakers, Microspeakers, and Many Speakers in Voice Coil April 2019!
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Large Speakers, Microspeakers, and Many Speakers in Voice Coil April 2019!

Voice Coil April 2019 is now available. In this edition, Mike Klasco discusses Microspeakers and the trends in one of the hottest loudspeaker market segments. This is followed by an up-to-date Directory on Microspeaker vendors. James Croft reviews a patent for an intriguing low-frequency enclosure system incorporating an isobaric or compound woofer enclosure. And for this month's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the SEAS L26ROY and the B&C Speakers 14NA100-8 pro sound woofer.
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Genelec to Redefine Headphone Monitoring with Aural ID Software Technology
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Genelec to Redefine Headphone Monitoring with Aural ID Software Technology

Genelec, a global reference in active monitors for studio applications, announced what the Finish company describes as "a significant first step in improving the trustworthiness of headphone listening," through the introduction of its new Aural ID software. The technology is the result of a development effort initiated in 2017, in joint-venture between Finnish HRTF modeling specialists IDA Audio and headphone calibration experts Hefio Oy to develop personal optimization for headphones.
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Murata Announces Lowest Power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 Combo Module for Portable Audio Applications
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Murata Announces Lowest Power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 Combo Module for Portable Audio Applications

Murata has collaborated with Cypress Semiconductor to develop the Type 1LV (CYW43012) solution that the company states is the lowest power, small form factor Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module currently available. This product improves battery life in wearables, smart home products, and portable audio applications. When comparing Type 1LV (CYW43012) to the previous Type 1DX (CYW4343W) solution, power usage is approximately 54 percent lower in DTIM 1, 60 percent in DTIM 3, up to 50 percent for 2.4 GHz RX, and 28 percent for 2.4 GHz TX.
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MakeProAudio Propels Makers Forward With DIY Pro Audio Kit for Raspberry Pi
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MakeProAudio Propels Makers Forward With DIY Pro Audio Kit for Raspberry Pi

MakeProAudio, the German company that promotes "you make your audio gear" concept now announced the "you make audio gear system" for tinkerers, DIYers, hobbyists, and musicians. The build your own audio gear platform empowers anybody to build professional quality audio gear with never seen before control capabilities using a building block system, which can include networked Control, Mixer and Synth Blocks, connected by GLUE, a multi-protocol, multi-user, Control Software.
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Dirac Research Makes PC Market Debut With Sound Optimization for Fujitsu
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Dirac Research Makes PC Market Debut With Sound Optimization for Fujitsu

Dirac Research announced that its sound optimization technologies are now incorporated into the new line of Fujitsu PCs produced by Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (Kawasaki, Japan). According to Dirac General Manager of Mobile Erik Rudolphi, the expansion effectively transforms the audio experience delivered by desktop and laptop computers and points the way to the future for a product category that is increasingly being used for gaming and media streaming.
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Lavoce Shows New Large Solutions for Lower Frequencies at Prolight+Sound 2019
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Lavoce Shows New Large Solutions for Lower Frequencies at Prolight+Sound 2019

Lavoce Italiana is getting ready for one of its most important catalog expansions in the company's more than 30 years designing and manufacturing loudspeakers. Not only Lavoce will be distributing its latest 2019 Product Catalog, but they also have several exciting new drivers to show during Prolight+Sound 2019 in Frankfurt. Probably the most visible at their booth will be the new range of large voice coil, high power handling, 18” and 21” subwoofers. VC
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Prism Sound Updates Titan and Atlas Audio Interfaces With Dante Networking and New Control App
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Prism Sound Updates Titan and Atlas Audio Interfaces With Dante Networking and New Control App

Prism Sound introduced a new Dante Module for its Atlas and Titan professional audio interfaces. The new Dante module allows multiple Titan or Atlas units to be connected directly to a Dante-equipped Ethernet network, providing another important option for users to continue to benefit from the excellent sound quality of the units' A/D and D/A converters, and their equally well regarded on-board microphone preamplifiers.
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