ALL NEWS ITEMS
HumBeatz Mobile Looper App from AmpTrack Technologies Allows Voice to MIDI Instrument Conversion
by Joao Martins

HumBeatz Mobile Looper App from AmpTrack Technologies Allows Voice to MIDI Instrument Conversion

There are hundreds of innovative apps for iOS and Android devices, with many featuring advanced composition and recording tools. Swedish company AmpTrack Technologies just released their new mobile app HumBeatz, that lets users hum, whistle or beatbox and turn those sounds into a musical instrument. With HumBeatz, the vocal sounds can be used to easily and quickly create a bass line, drum groove, trumpet riff or other sounds, for creating musical parts, loops, stems or song sketches.
Read more...
Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced
by Audio Engineering_Society

Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced

The AES has always been at the center of the audio recording community, bringing the top engineers together to share techniques and promote new ideas. The forthcoming 144th AES International Convention will offer the year’s most comprehensive program of Recording and Production workshops, tutorials and demonstrations, along with a chance to see the latest gear from top industry brands, from 23-26 May at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre in Milan, Italy.
Read more...
Refreshed Prolight+Sound Guangzhou 2018 Explores Technological Convergence
by audioXpress Staff

Refreshed Prolight+Sound Guangzhou 2018 Explores Technological Convergence

To outline the drive towards technological convergence in the pro AV and IT sectors, Prolight+Sound Guangzhou 2018 will focus on integrated solutions in the areas of audio, lighting, communication, and conferencing. The Guangzhou show is expected to accommodate 1,300 exhibitors and more than 75,000 visitors in 13 themed halls (130,000 sqm), from 10 – 13 May in Area A at China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou.
Read more...
Silicon Labs Completes Acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave Business
by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Completes Acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave Business

Silicon Labs and Sigma Designs announced the completion of Silicon Labs' acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave business, including a team of approximately 100 employees, for $240 million in an all-cash transaction. Z-Wave is a leading mesh networking technology for the smart home. More than 2,400 certified, interoperable Z-Wave devices are available from the thriving Z-Wave Alliance of more than 700 manufacturers and service providers worldwide.
Read more...
Heavy-duty CAT5e and CAT6 Ethernet Cables from Io Audio Technologies Support etherCON Standard
by audioXpress Staff

Heavy-duty CAT5e and CAT6 Ethernet Cables from Io Audio Technologies Support etherCON Standard

Io Audio Technologies, a division of Knight Electronics, Inc., has developed a family of heavy-duty CAT5e and CAT6 Ethernet cables addressing the needs of the working musician and professional sound technician in today's audio networking environments. The Professional Series Shielded CAT5e and CAT6 etherCON cables are designed for solid digital audio connections such as digital snakes, AES50, & MADI or lighting protocols like DMX512 and ARTNET.
Read more...
Tektronix Introduces New Keithley DMM and DAQ to Simplify and Enhance Test and Measurement
by audioXpress Staff

Tektronix Introduces New Keithley DMM and DAQ to Simplify and Enhance Test and Measurement

Tektronix introduced the Keithley DMM6510 6½-digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter and DAQ6510 Data Acquisition and Logging Multimeter System. These new instruments combine the simplicity of a "pinch and zoom" touchscreen interface for easy and faster test setup and at-a-glance monitoring and display with the power of 15 different measurement functions, wide measurement ranges, multichannel measurements, and class-leading accuracy and sensitivity.
Read more...
SEGGER Introduces Audio Class for Embedded Development of USB Devices
by audioXpress Staff

SEGGER Introduces Audio Class for Embedded Development of USB Devices

German company SEGGER introduced audio class support for its emUSB-Device, a high-performance USB device stack specifically designed for embedded systems. Any audio application may now be realized, such as devices for conferencing systems, speakerphones, headphones or USB-to-audio adapters. If the target device incorporates or attaches to microphones, speakers, headsets, and/or musical instruments, the USB interface is often an ideal way to stream the audio data to or from the host.
Read more...
Voice Control for Spotify Update for Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST and BLAST Portable Speakers
by audioXpress Staff

Voice Control for Spotify Update for Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST and BLAST Portable Speakers

Ultimate Ears announced new features for its Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST and BLAST, the recently-released portable speakers from the brand’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smart speaker range, with immersive 360-degree sound and Amazon Alexa built-in. Voice control for Spotify is coming soon on Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST and BLAST, with enhanced app features available now, and grouping later this year, with the updates available to all users.
Read more...
Optocore Festival Box Allows All Protocols To Tunnel Over The Same Fiber
by audioXpress Staff

Optocore Festival Box Allows All Protocols To Tunnel Over The Same Fiber

With the festival season fast approaching, Optocore chose the Prolight+Sound 2018 to launch its new Festival Box. Having already proven the versatile fiber based technology in the broadcast industry — marketed through its close technology partner BroaMan — Optocore has responded to the growing demand from the live sound community for a more elegant and efficient signal transport system, with a hot-swappable SFP solution that will radically streamline multiple-band festival bills. Hence the name Festival Box.
Read more...
Gayle Sanders Returns with Launch of New Company Eikon at Axpona 2018
by audioXpress Staff

Gayle Sanders Returns with Launch of New Company Eikon at Axpona 2018

Gayle Sanders, co-founder of Martin Logan and one of the industry’s most celebrated speaker designers, turns a new page in his prestigious career with the introduction of his new company, Gayle Sanders Eikon. The world premiere of his new digital active loudspeaker system, featuring the Image1 and Eikontrol, took place at the 2018 Axpona Show. The Eikon concept combines reference DSP-based electronics with direct connection to multiway speakers, and a new user interface, setting a new standard for total system performance.
Read more...