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AFMG establishes North American Office
by audioXpress Staff

AFMG establishes North American Office

German company AFMG, known for its leading acoustic simulation and measurement programs EASE, EASERA, and SysTune, announces the formation of the company’s first official office in the United States. Headed by Bruce C. Olson, AFMG Services North America, LLC will be taking responsibility for all inquiries arising in the US and Canada.
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Harman Professional opens new Technology Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Harman Professional opens new Technology Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

Harman Professional new Technology and Signal Processing Business Unit Facility in Salt Lake City, will enhance operational efficiency and provide Harman Professional staff with world-class resources with a new 50,000-square-foot Technology Center. The new building replaces the existing Sandy, Utah operation and will serve as headquarters for more than 160 employees, overseeing company-wide R&D for all brands.
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Bowers & Wilkins ventures into live music… for marketing purposes?
by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins ventures into live music… for marketing purposes?

Definitely a first. English brand Bowers & Wilkins was never a conventional speaker manufacturer, always venturing into new areas, from being a record company, with its B&W Music label, to sponsoring music festivals and, in recent years, trying multiple digital lifestyle product segments. Now, B&W decided to create a Sound System for music events. Not for sale, at least for now…
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Tracktion 5 enhances creativity and optimizes performance
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Tracktion 5 enhances creativity and optimizes performance

Tracktion Software Corporation (TSC) announced the release of their Tracktion Version 5.3 software, packed with new ground breaking features. This very accessible and powerful application now allows Super Comping of MIDI clips, notes and audio clips, there is a new Plug-in browser, improved MIDI performance and a new and updated T5 interface color editor.
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DiGiCo releases V685 software upgrade for digital mixing consoles
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DiGiCo releases V685 software upgrade for digital mixing consoles

UK digital solutions manufacturer has released V685, the latest software upgrade for its range of digital mixing consoles, unlocking more of DiGiCo’s proprietary Stealth Digital Processing power with new features for live, broadcast and theatre applications with each new software version.
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Steinberg updates Nuendo to 6.5
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Steinberg updates Nuendo to 6.5

Steinberg announced the forthcoming release of Nuendo 6.5 in the third quarter of 2014. The new point update for Nuendo post and audio production software adds refinements and new features to better serve the demands brought to post-production engineers, including integration with Yamaha’s Nuage system. According to Steinberg, "6.5 streamlines many areas of the software, comes with several new signal processors and has a heavy focus on its ADR taker system.”
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Toshiba Ultra HD 4K Workstation Now Available
by Joao Martins

Toshiba Ultra HD 4K Workstation Now Available

We told you this was coming! The new Toshiba Tecra W50 features a 3840 x 2160 resolution display is already available and takes visuals to a whole new level for engineering, 3D design and, naturally, video and audio production. So, while we wait for the future iMacs and MacBook Pro with a 4K display, we already have the Panasonic Toughbook 4K tablet and now this Toshiba portable workstation running Windows 8.x.
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Biamp Systems acquires microphone technology company Dev-Audio
by Joao Martins

Biamp Systems acquires microphone technology company Dev-Audio

With the acquisition of Dev-Audio, Biamp Systems is expanding its technology offering for corporate boardrooms and the conferencing market. Biamp is recognized worldwide for delivering an expanded product suite of digital audio networking solutions and digital signal processors for Public Address, from conference centers to transportation hubs and multi-building facilities. Having more microphone processing technologies always helps.
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Nugen Audio’s VisLM now supports 7.1 Surround Audio
by Joao Martins

Nugen Audio’s VisLM now supports 7.1 Surround Audio

The latest version of Nugen Audio’s VisLM loudness metering plug-in now supports the compliance needs of game audio producers as they launch 7.1 surround audio titles. Nugen Audio already provides the broadcast, post-production and music production industry with end-to-end loudness management, metering, and correction tools. Now, game production houses can also ensure loudness compliance for the latest platforms.
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Revox GmbH appoints TC Group Americas as new North American Distributor
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Revox GmbH appoints TC Group Americas as new North American Distributor

The Swiss based manufacturer of high performance home entertainment systems Revox GmbH, has appointed TC Group Americas (TCGA) as its North American Distributor. Both companies see real sales potential in particular for the Revox Joy network music players, and TCGA’s distribution network in North America will help realize their goals.
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