Test Bench: The Radian Audio 475BEPB-8 1" Beryllium Compression Driver
This Test Bench centers on the Materion beryllium version of the popular Radian Audio 475PB 1" ferrite motor compression driver, also available with Radian’s outstanding sounding proprietary aerospace-grade aluminum alloy. These beryllium diaphragms are produced by Radian at its Pomona, CA, facility under license from Materion. This Test Bench offers a comparison analysis of the aluminum alloy with the beryllium model. An insightful characterization for speaker builders, designers, and manufacturers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2023.
Practical Test & Measurement: REST for Automated Test and Measurement
This article is a great introduction to the use of web interfaces, and embracing web standards for automated testing of audio equipment, fundamentally exploring the possibilities of REST - which stands for Representational State Transfer, a widely accepted set of guidelines for creating reliable web APIs. Written by the founder of Seattle, WA-based QuantAsylum, this contributed piece advocates an open-design philosophy for controlling and querying things via REST, and leveraging the know-how of millions of developers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2022.
Dirac, StormAudio, and Perlisten Team Up to Showcase Dirac Live Active Room Treatment at High End Munich 2023
Dirac has teamed up StormAudio and Perlisten to showcase the ultimate immersive home theater demonstration. Attendees at the High End Munich show, which runs from May 18-21, will have the opportunity to experience the possibilities of the new Dirac Live Active Room Treatment software with StormAudio’s powerful ISP Elite MK3 Immersive Sound Processor, played through a THX Certified Dominus home theater-quality Perlisten 11.7.6 surround sound system.
CEVA Acquires Spatial Audio Business from VisiSonics
CEVA announced the acquisition of the RealSpace 3D Spatial Audio business, technology and patents from VisiSonics Corporation. The acquisition of RealSpace enables CEVA to offer a complete spatial audio solution to OEMs, targeting high volume markets including true wireless stereo, OTC hearables, gaming headphones, AR/VR, audio conferencing, automotive and media entertainment.
Phillips-Medisize and U-Turn Audio Improve Tonearm Performance for Next-Gen Turntables
Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, and leading product manufacturer with a solid reputation for making high-end products and medtech devices using "thixomolding, has applied its expertise in magnesium-injection molding to collaborate with U-Turn Audio, the turntable manufacturer from Woburn, Massachusetts. Together, the companies developed a game-changing tonearm for next-generation turntables.
HEAD acoustics Introduces Solutions for Bluetooth LE Audio Testing
LE Audio is an entirely new Bluetooth implementation introducing multiple exciting new opportunities for audio manufacturers, but also raising completely new challenges. As a leading source for audio measurement solutions, HEAD acoustics is updating its solutions to allow testing new Bluetooth LE Audio technologies. One of those is Auracast broadcast audio, which now can be fully tested and optimized with a HEAD acoustics labCORE test frontend.
Sennheiser Adds Personalization Options in Latest Smart Control App and Firmware Updates
Sennheiser introduced an update to its latest Momentum true wireless earbuds and headphones and the companion Smart Control App, which adds more ways to personalize the listening experience. The app is available on iOS and Android, with additional features coming to Momentum True Wireless 3 earphones and Momentum 4 Wireless headphones via firmware updates.
Apple Delivers on the Promise of Ultimate Mobile Studio with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad
Apple unveiled new subscription options for its professional editing tools Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. Finally delivering on the promise of exploring the mobile, touchscreen interface of the iPad, the new software options are now clear demonstration of the power of these mobile tablet devices equipped with Apple's latest silicon processors. For audio recording and editing in the field, Logic Pro for iPad introduces a completely new paradigm.
Qualcomm to Acquire Autotalks Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Chipmaker
Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Autotalks. The Israeli company will reinforce Qualcomm's ambitions in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications and technologies for automotive and transportation ecosystems, ensuring that a standalone dual-mode solution offers enhanced safety solutions for vehicle communications. The acquisition will strengthen Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio offering by accelerating adoption timelines of V2X technologies.
Holophonix Goes Active Acoustics and Announces Ambitious ‘Continuum’ Research Program with Major Technology Partners
Coordinated by IRCAM Research Centre in collaboration with Amadeus and VRTUOZ, ‘Continuum’ is a 3-year research project, paving the way to new augmented sonic experiences for the performing arts field. Under this framework, the project intends to create a software solution for modeling room acoustic impulse response at high resolution, a hybrid reverb engine, and active acoustic enhancement systems for performing arts venues, all of which will be available in the Holophonix environment.