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JoeCo releases new BlackBox BBR1MP 24-Channel 1U Recorder With 24 Integrated High-quality Mic Preamps
by audioXpress Staff

JoeCo releases new BlackBox BBR1MP 24-Channel 1U Recorder With 24 Integrated High-quality Mic Preamps

JoeCo released the new BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder, the latest addition to its award-winning BlackBox family of live multi-channel audio recorders and players. This 24-channel, stand-alone, live audio acquisition solution delivers all the standard BlackBox functionality, while featuring 24 high-quality in-house developed microphone preamps, operating at up to 24bit/96kHz, which are integrated into the recorder’s tiny 1U housing.
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Dolby Atmos Entertainment Comes to the Home Via Blu-ray and VUDU
by Vance Dickason

Dolby Atmos Entertainment Comes to the Home Via Blu-ray and VUDU

Dolby Laboratories announced that Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. movies featuring Dolby Atmos soundtracks will soon be available for home theater enthusiasts with Dolby Atmos enabled AV receivers and speakers. Dolby Atmos movies will be available this fall on Blu-ray Disc and through leading content service provider VUDU, the first streaming service to announce support for Dolby Atmos films.
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Discover audioXpress October 2014. Now Available Online.
by Joao Martins

Discover audioXpress October 2014. Now Available Online.

Our October edition of audioXpress is full of great articles on current topics and trends in audio electronics, acoustics, and technology innovations. Our October cover story highlights the start of a new series on Wireless Audio. In another timely topic, our usual “Speakers” column turns to the fascinating subject of “Audio for Mobile Devices.” We review NUGEN Audio’s Loudness Toolkit Bundle and Rick Silva from Audionamix explains audio source separation using its new software, ADX TRAX. For our DIY audio readers, we bring you a shunt-type level control project, a one-of-a-kind guitar amplifier and tone controls for a three-channel tube-based guitar preamplifier.
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Prolight+Sound Shangai 2014 - The Next Great Industry Event - October 8-11
by audioXpress Staff

Prolight+Sound Shangai 2014 - The Next Great Industry Event - October 8-11

Prolight+Sound Shanghai 2014 will take place 8 – 11 October at the Shanghai New International Centre Expo in China. A large number of international brands are confirmed at the show and there will be pavilions from Taiwan and Shanghai with double the exhibition space due to the success of last year’s show. Prolight+Sound Shanghai gained a solid industry reputation as a successful trading platform and one of the leading trade fairs for the entertainment industry in Asia.
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Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, 3rd Edition by Bob Katz Now Available
by audioXpress Staff

Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, 3rd Edition by Bob Katz Now Available

Focal Press announced the publication of the 3rd Edition of Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science by Bob Katz. Completely reorganized to focus on workflow, this third edition details mastering by providing a step-by-step approach to the process. First covering practical techniques and basic theory, this industry classic also addresses advanced theory and practice. The book’s new approach is especially suitable to accompany a one- or two-term course in audio and mastering.
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Harman Unveils Wireless HD Audio System and Announces Global Developer Community with APIs for Lifestyle Products
by audioXpress Staff

Harman Unveils Wireless HD Audio System and Announces Global Developer Community with APIs for Lifestyle Products

During the IFA 2014 show in Berlin there were several major technology announcements from Harman consumer division. Leveraging the advances on Wi-Fi technology, Harman announced its new Wireless HD Audio System as “a breakthrough in high-quality wireless home streaming.” Harman also announced APIs for its lifestyle products will be made available for developers working on media streaming, audio applications, and advanced connected applications.
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Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
by audioXpress Staff

Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

“We weren’t going to replace the QC15 headphones unless we had something that was better and different - and the QC25 is both.” That’s how Bose introduced its QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones, combining an entirely new design, greater portability, better noise reduction and audio performance.
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WiSA Association Combines Wireless Home Theater and Multi-Zone Audio Capabilities into a Single Low-Cost Whole House Solution
by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Association Combines Wireless Home Theater and Multi-Zone Audio Capabilities into a Single Low-Cost Whole House Solution

During its product demonstrations taking place during the CEDIA Expo 2014 at the Denver Convention Center, the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association, an industry group dedicated to bringing reliable, high resolution, interoperable, wireless, multi-channel audio products to the home theater market, announced support for multi-zone, whole house capabilities.
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Genelec Introduces New Compact Smart Active Monitoring Systems
by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Introduces New Compact Smart Active Monitoring Systems

At the IBC 2014, Genelec released a new generation of SAM systems by introducing two new compact two-way monitors, the 8320 and 8330, and a new subwoofer, the 7350, along with an entirely new and highly intuitive Genelec Loudspeaker Manager software, GLM 2.0, complemented with a new measurement microphone and network adapter unit.
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TC Electronic Introduces Adaptive Loudness Normalization Technology or aNorm
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TC Electronic Introduces Adaptive Loudness Normalization Technology or aNorm

During the IBC 2014 show, TC Electronic introduced a new aNorm algorithm and loudness processing meter – the Butterfly Meter – as part of the new LoudnessWizard II license for the DB6 Broadcast Audio Processor. aNorm is a hi-resolution loudness adjustment technology that TC says it represents an advance over first generation streaming correction which relied on heavy processing to achieve a desired loudness target value, or to soften transitions between programs.
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