Kali Audio Announces HP-1 Headphones with Selectable Tuning Modes

Kali Audio announced the HP-1 closed-back headphones intended for studio use. The design is DSP-powered, allowing users to enjoy a neutral, accurate representation of their mix, as well as the ability to hear how their work will sound in bass-heavy or cheap consumer headphones. Apart from working in conventional wired mode, the HP-1 headphones are also Bluetooth-capable (SBC/AAC) for wireless operation and even feature active noise cancellation for when the user needs total immersion.

Responding to the popularity of audio networking solutions for studios and stage, Universal Audio announced the Apollo E Series of PoE peripherals for Dante‑networked audio systems and the Apollo x16D audio interface. The new Apollo e1x adds remote-controllable Unison mic/line preamps to the Apollo x16D, while the Apollo e2m expands Dante networked systems with I/O and monitor control, enabling acclaimed UAD plug‑ins to work directly over Dante.

Audio transparency is not as simple as it sounds. Slip on a pair of headphones or earbuds and you’ll shut yourself off from critical sounds. With its vast experience in DSP processing software, Alango Technologies developed ListenThrough, a “smart algorithm” for headphones/earphones that allows enjoyment of the music while staying alert to important environmental sounds. Instead of simply filtering selected frequencies, ListenThrough mixes environmental ambient sounds into the A2DP music stream, thus allowing the user to be aware of their surroundings even when using closed headphones and/or listening to loud music.

DSP processing software specialist firm, Alango has been working to port the company's Voice Enhancement Package (VEP) to the NXP i.MX RT600 cross-over processor family, which is optimized for 32-bit immersive audio applications combining a high-performance Cadence Tensilica Hi-Fi 4 audio DSP core with a next-generation Cortex-M33 core. VEP is a set of Alango proprietary far-field voice enhancement technologies developed to improve human to machine interaction in a variety of applications.

Clair Brothers expanded its highly successful line of One Series 12- and 15-inch coaxial stage monitors with a self-powered version of the 1.5AM monitor called the 1.5AM+, using an amplifier module made exclusively for Clair by Powersoft. Additionally, the 1.5AM+’s internal, factory-programmed DSP loudspeaker processing gives users Xover, EQ, Limiter, and a total of four preset options.

Antelope Audio continues to expand its product catalogue with studio and live recording solutions, introducing the most up to date and high-quality technologies at affordable prices. At Musikmesse 2016, the company introduced the Zen Tour portable interface, with 8 analog I/Os, DSP processing and a host of tools for bands and performing artists, including guitar amp and cab simulations.