AONDevices Announces Ultra-Low Power AON1100 Always-On Edge AI Processor and Development Kit
AONDevices, a Californian startup provider of ultra-low power, high-performance processors for edge AI applications, announced that engineering samples of its new AON1100 processor are now available. The AON1100 enables sensing capabilities in battery-powered always-on devices that need to support local wake words, voice commands, sound recognition, context recognition, and sensor fusion at high accuracy.
Martin Audio Awarded Patent for XE Monitor Waveguide
Martin Audio has extended its list of notable patents with the addition of a United Kingdom Patent for its XE stage monitor waveguide. The patent covers the use of Martin Audio’s differential dispersion coaxial drive units and the continuation of their waveguide shape to form the baffle, as seen in the XE monitors to achieve the desired HF coverage. The geometry of the static HF horn, the LF cone/moving waveguides and the static baffle combine to form a single HF horn.
Knowles Partners with Ole Wolff to Offer Compact Hybrid Driver for TWS Earphones
Knowles Corporation and Ole Wolff, the Danish manufacturer of high quality speakers, receivers, and provider of acoustic system integration, announced the result of their cooperation to improve the comfort and performance of True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earphones with high-definition audio and active noise cancellation (ANC). The two companies have announced an innovative dynamic driver matched to a new balanced armature tweeter that meets the premium sound, high-performance ANC, and hearing personalization in a smaller size.
Neumann Introduces KK 14 Electret Capsule and Miniature Clip Mic System
Humanity rejoice! Neumann.Berlin announced a new microphone. And not only one, but a whole range. In a surprising sign of life, the German microphone specialists announced their first product range designed especially for close miking musical instruments. The new modular range is based on a new electret capsule that Neumann’s developers spent six years researching, together with the production processes that would be necessary to make this a reality.
GRAS Releases 12BE, 12BC, 12BF, and 12BD Microphone Power Modules with TEDS
GRAS Sound and Vibration added four new power modules to its existing line, with the introduction of the GRAS 12BE, 12BC, 12BF, and 12BD Microphone Power Modules aimed at engineers who need to power CCP or LEMO measurement microphones and would like seamless integration of microphone sensitivity via TEDS. These new power modules have the ability to take advantage of the latest GRAS SysCheck2-enabled microphones.
COMSOL Announces Multiphysics Version 6.0 with Valuable New Features in the Acoustics Module
With the latest release of COMSOL Multiphysics 6, users of the Acoustics Module will benefit from many new and highly requested features that reflect the software's increasing use in the audio industry. Expanding the level of detail and applicability of multiphysics simulation to every area of development, COMSOL Multiphysics V6 introduces a new platform feature for model management, uncertainty quantification analysis, and important updates and performance enhancements to all modules.
Audyssey Announces Updated MultEQ-X Software With New Room Equalization Capabilities for Home Theater and Listening Rooms
Audyssey, the Californian company created in 2002 by Prof. Chris Kyriakakis and Prof. Tomlinson Holman, and the pioneer in room correction as an integrated solution in AVRs and pre-processors, announced that it has released MultEQ-X, a powerful new software application for calibrating home theater audio visual receivers (AVRs) that have Audyssey’s MultEQ room equalization technology built-in. The new software offers greater control and new MultEQ features.
Parso Wireless Wearable Unidirectional Speaker Delivers Personal Sound
Japanese company AFUR has announced the launch of Parso, a wireless, wearable, unidirectional speaker design that "only you can hear." The highly directional speaker uses ultrasonic elements to achieve its narrow directivity for personal listening. The new Wearable Parametric Speaker (Patent Pending) design is scheduled to enter production in mid 2022, but the company is promoting the concept to evaluate market interest in new application areas.
Lyngdorf Audio Introduces Custom Installation Speakers
Danish loudspeaker innovator Lyngdorf Audio announced the launch of the new Lyngdorf Custom Installation speakers. The new range includes the LS-1000, D-500, D-5 and BW-20 base models, each one bringing a unique concept on its own, as the company founded by Peter Lyngdorf brings its expertise in home cinema and loudspeakers to custom installation speakers. A total of eight models to suit different installations, from a modern living room with in-wall speakers next to the TV up to the largest home theater with a big screen and immersive audio.
Audinate Acquires Video IP Codecs and Business Unit from Silex Insight
Silex Insight, a supplier of video IP codec and custom OEM solutions for AV applications, announced that it has signed an agreement to divest its video business to Audinate Group Limited, based in Australia. The Silex Insight video business produces video networking products for manufacturers of AV equipment, and its team was a leading force in the promotion of the Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX) open standards efforts promoted by the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS).