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PreSonus Launches New Constant Directivity Loudspeakers Series
by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Launches New Constant Directivity Loudspeakers Series

PreSonus has many great things in place to show at NAMM 2019, and the company just unveiled what its R&D team has been up to, including a major expansion on its professional sound reinforcement range with the new Constant Directivity Loudspeakers (CDL) Series. The new CDL12 Full-Range and CDL18s Active Subwoofer are the first products in the series and the result of years of research and development, combining the best attributes of point source and line array technology into a unique patent-pending design, ideal for both portable PA and installed sound applications.
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SAR Insight & Consulting Estimates 335 Million Voice Assistant Smart Devices in Use in China by 2023
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SAR Insight & Consulting Estimates 335 Million Voice Assistant Smart Devices in Use in China by 2023

Smart devices have proliferated across everyday life for Chinese people, offering considerable opportunities for global companies operating within the AI space – specifically focused on the voice assistant market. According to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting – China Voice Market – the average Chinese consumer has become much more positive about the benefits of owning connected devices helping to drive greater interest in the interactive voice functionality.
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Skullcandy Launches Push, Its First Truly Wireless Earbud
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Skullcandy Launches Push, Its First Truly Wireless Earbud

Another leading brand in the personal audio space, Skullcandy, announced its first truly wireless earbuds and opted for the affordable level in a distinctive design. Skullcandy's Push seeks to offer listeners a bold design, sleek fit, and a target response optimized for music impact in a Bluetooth 4.2 platform. Clearly not a cutting-edge proposal but an attempt instead to appeal to its young audience with something they can afford as "My-First True Wireless Earbuds".
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IK Multimedia Unveils SampleTank 4 with New Sample Engine, Massive New Library, Scalable GUI and Much More
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IK Multimedia Unveils SampleTank 4 with New Sample Engine, Massive New Library, Scalable GUI and Much More

IK Multimedia announced SampleTank 4, the next generation of the company's sampling workstation that basically placed the Italian manufacturer in the front lines of software for musicians and producers with its combination of professional-quality sounds, intuitive interface and powerful editing and effects. Continuously updated and improved, this new generation of SampleTank was re-designed from the ground up to be every musician's "go to" music creation workstation.
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MQA Announces Integra as New Hardware Partner, While Onkyo and Pioneer Further Expand MQA Choices for Custom Install Sector
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MQA Announces Integra as New Hardware Partner, While Onkyo and Pioneer Further Expand MQA Choices for Custom Install Sector

MQA, the pioneering technology delivering master quality audio in a file small enough to stream, announced a new hardware partner, Integra, along with the latest products to receive MQA upgrades, enabling listeners to experience every detail of the original recording. While Integra is an established name in the custom install market, Onkyo and Pioneer are also expanding its line of MQA-enabled integrated receivers, bringing full MQA decoding to nine further models, including network-ready models.
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Audeze Mobius Gaming Headphones Now Available On Amazon
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Audeze Mobius Gaming Headphones Now Available On Amazon

Audeze announced that their Mobius Cinematic 3D Audio headphones will now be available for purchase on Amazon.com, available in “Team Copper” and “Team Blue” colors. The Mobius has been building up momentum since its original Indiegogo campaign, which amassed an impressive $1,1 Million USD raised by 4075 backers, which had the chance to grab the innovative planar magnetic headphones, the first in the market with Waves Nx Head Tracking technology, for a discounted price. Since then, Audeze perfected the product with the latest components and entered volume production.
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Snips Offers Offline Options for Voice Control and Voice Assistants to OEM's at CES 2019
by Joao Martins

Snips Offers Offline Options for Voice Control and Voice Assistants to OEM's at CES 2019

Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) interested in implementing voice control in their new products without depending on Alexa or Google Assistant should visit Snips at CES 2019. Snips.ai is a French company that provides embedded voice assistants and interfaces for connected devices that run locally and offline. This year the company won a CES 2019 Best of Innovation Awards in the Embedded Technology category and will be demonstrating its technology at CES in the Eureka Park.
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Le Pavé Parisien: A Unique Speaker Made of Concrete Presented at CES 2019
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Le Pavé Parisien: A Unique Speaker Made of Concrete Presented at CES 2019

Standing for a circular economy and against planned obsolescence Le Pavé Parisien presents the only high-end wireless speaker entirely cast in concrete. This is how French company Le Pavé Parisien, a startup founded in 2016, introduces its first product, which can already be ordered online and will be shown at CES 2019 for the first time. Cast in concrete and 100% "Made in France," Le Pavé Parisien hopes to appeal to a market wishing to combine superior audio quality in a portable design that is entirely repairable and recyclable.
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Arturia Announce Pigments Advanced Software Synthesizer
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Arturia Announce Pigments Advanced Software Synthesizer

Pigments is the latest software synthesizer from instrument creators Arturia. After spending 20 years analyzing and emulating the best synthesizers ever made, they have now used their expertise to create an original, uniquely “Arturia” software synthesizer. Combining the best of two worlds, Pigments features hugely powerful, cutting-edge wavetable synthesis alongside their award-winning virtual analog technology. The combination offers exceptional sound in a powerful architecture and lightning-fast workflow that makes complex modulations easy, fast, and fun.
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Tempow Unveils New Technology for True Wireless Earbuds Compatible with Any Bluetooth Chipset
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Tempow Unveils New Technology for True Wireless Earbuds Compatible with Any Bluetooth Chipset

As audioXpress previously anticipated, French wireless audio pioneer Tempow has been developing a new technology approach to bring next-generation True Wireless Stereo (TWS) to the Bluetooth earbud mass market. Tempow's hardware-agnostic solution lets any smartphone manufacturer create wireless earbuds with near-zero latency, increased battery, and high fidelity, in alternative to proprietary or non-standard Bluetooth solutions.
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