All items tagged with equalization (45)

Eclipse Audio FIR Designer v4.5 Now Creates Presets for Bose Professional Processors and Amps

September 17, 2025 by Joao Martins

Eclipse Audio FIR Designer v4.5 Now Creates Presets for Bose Professional Processors and Amps

Eclipse Audio's DSP software tools are recognized for their ability to create custom FIR filters and complete mixed FIR+IIR presets for single and multi-way loudspeakers or any DSP-based audio playback device. Now, the company announced that its FIR Designer DSP software can be used to design and load EQ curves to Bose professional sound processors and Bose PowerShareX, PowerShare, and PowerMatch professional audio amplifiers.

Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin

April 10, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin

Following the success of Waves’ Curves Equator, the resonance suppression plugin, and the first in the “Curves” series presenting an evolution in EQ technology, Waves Audio is now shipping Curves AQ, the world’s first autonomous EQ plugin. Unlike other “smart EQ” offerings which rely on a rigid “take-it-or-leave-it” preset curve with extremely limited adjustment and control options, Curves AQ uses generative AI Spectral Targeting Technology.

Patent Review: Head-Related Transfer Function Equalization and Transducer Aiming of Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) Loudspeakers

June 26, 2024 by James Croft

Patent Review: Head-Related Transfer Function Equalization and Transducer Aiming of Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) Loudspeakers

This patent, awarded to Polk Audio, describes a very specific loudspeaker design that claims to be able to achieve better stereo sound reproduction with “a realistic ambient field and a larger, and more stable acoustic image.” This obviously aims at achieving something that Polk Audio actually patented nearly 40 years ago, with its original Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) loudspeaker, and for which the new updated patent now provides a new improved version. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2019.

Drawmer Introduces 1971 Dual 4-Band Parametric Equalizer

May 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Drawmer Introduces 1971 Dual 4-Band Parametric Equalizer

Drawmer Electronics introduced the all new Drawmer 1971 4-Band Parametric EQ. This new design performs subtle shaping for mastering purposes that require a delicate touch and easy recall, but is just as capable of tonal sculpting, adding the analog warmth and character that is near impossible to emulate in the digital domain. Unique to the 1971 is the CRUSH button, a switchable option available on each band, adding a fixed time constant, auto gain makeup compressor with a wider rounder bandwidth and musically pleasing harmonics.

Optimizing Variable-Frequency Tone Controls

January 10, 2024 by Douglas Self

Optimizing Variable-Frequency Tone Controls

This article describes bass and treble tone control circuits where the frequency at which control begins in each band is variable over a 16 to 1 range, making it much more useful for correcting speaker deficiencies or room anomalies. Something that very few manufacturers have offered. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2023.

Audioscenic Announces Headphone Audio Support for Amphi Suite

November 21, 2023 by Joao Martins

Audioscenic Announces Headphone Audio Support for Amphi Suite

Audioscenic, the UK-based spatial computing startup that enabled the very first consumer-focused true 3D audio speaker, announced that its Amphi software package now also supports headphone processing. The Amphi software suite integrates 3D audio beamforming technology with a wide range of consumer computing devices, and this update adds HRTF virtualization for multichannel surround content giving users the ability to also listen through headphones.

Rupert Neve Designs unveils Newton Class-A Mic Preamp and Recording Channel

June 2, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Rupert Neve Designs unveils Newton Class-A Mic Preamp and Recording Channel

Rupert Neve Designs announced a powerful channel strip for modern studios looking to benefit from the company's legendary circuits. The new Newton Channel is a 1U rack unit with an intuitive design that delivers all the instantly-recognizable character, and musical tone-shaping abilities, that define a Rupert Neve Designs product. Equally well-suited for a project studio, voiceover setup, large-scale commercial facility or even for live sound.

Bang & Olufsen Launches Beosound A5 Portable Speaker

April 27, 2023 by Alfred Moody

Bang & Olufsen Launches Beosound A5 Portable Speaker

Bang & Olufsen introduced the new portable Beosound A5 speaker. Designed in collaboration with the Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi, the new Beosound A5 bridges northern and southern design cultures with powerful sound, meticulous craftsmanship and product longevity that Bang & Olufsen is renowned for. A work of art, this speaker sets a desirable reference for the future of audio.

Creative Introduces High Performance Sound Blaster X5 USB DAC and Amplifier

February 2, 2023 by Alfred Moody

Creative Introduces High Performance Sound Blaster X5 USB DAC and Amplifier

With the launch of the new Sound Blaster X5, a desktop USB DAC and amplifier design, Creative targets the more demanding requirements of music enthusiasts looking for a companion interface to their music streaming sources, with enough power to match the most demanding headphones. Using class-leading components, latest audio technologies, and comprehensive connectivity options, the Creative Sound Blaster X5 is a compelling audio solution that sets a new standard in the range.

Adam Audio Runs Sonarworks Calibration Profiles Embedded on A Series Monitors

October 25, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Adam Audio Runs Sonarworks Calibration Profiles Embedded on A Series Monitors

More speaker monitor companies are embracing the reality that its users are going to apply calibration tools to their carefully designed and tuned "linear responses," and eventually even load speaker responses that emulate other well-known references. Anticipating that fact, Adam Audio confirmed a partnership with Sonarworks on its all new A Series, the successor to the popular AX Series, which are now able to load those calibration files to embedded DSP.

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