Dirac Live Bass Control Now Available Through Leading Home Theater Manufacturers
Swedish sound processing pioneer Dirac announced that Dirac Live Bass Control, the latest feature of Dirac Live room correction, is now officially available on multiple home theater systems and in a range of products from a series of leading AVR manufacturers. Dirac Live Bass Control measures and phase corrects both the speakers and subwoofers across all frequencies to produce enhanced bass clarity and improved bass tone evenness throughout the room.
Waves MaxxAudio Mobile Powers Stereo Speaker Sound on New Premium Phones From Motorola Mobility
Waves Audio has teamed up with Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo company) to bring mobile sound to the next level in the new Motorola edge premium smartphones. Recognizing that more people are looking for a better speaker sound experience from their phones, Motorola paired its latest bezel-less display with the largest stereo speakers available in a smartphone powered by Waves. The Waves MaxxAudio Mobile audio technology suite is already implemented in the Motorola best-in-class stereo speaker system of the latest Motorola edge+ phone.
audioXpress Opens Up During Lockdown! Free Access to Digital Editions
As everyone adjusts to the pandemic challenges and a stay-at-home routine, audioXpress is making available the May, June and July 2020 issues in a dedicated digital subscription viewing platform - for FREE. Discover a new passion! And we are offering a one year extension (yes, 12 issues) for new subscriptions. Print subscribers have now full open access to our digital subscription platform as well. We hope that we can keep inspiring you.
Klippel Announces Klippel Live Conference Series Focused on New IEC 60268-21 Measurement Standard
How can you apply the new IEC 60268-21 standard in practice? Or how can you investigate speaker-room interaction? And what is the best way to measure and interpret signal distortion? These and other topics will be discussed in the new free webinar series Klippel Live promoted by the leading electro-acoustical test equipment manufacturer. The online conference series aims to educate and support loudspeaker designers and manufacturers around the globe while restrictions for traveling, in-person events and trade-shows are still in place.
DB Enterprises Now Offering Headphone Drivers Using Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) Surrounds in Standard Configurations
DB Enterprises announced availability of four new off-the-shelf headphone drivers from VM Sound using liquid silicone rubber (LSR) surround technology. Available in 7mm, 9.2mm, 13.4mm, and 40mm sizes, these drivers are available with different diaphragm materials, including Nomex, aluminum and magnesium alloy. VM Sound's Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) surrounds can be used with paper, metal or composite drivers, enabling a very high precision, high performance, and high yield method of constructing headphone drivers and microspeakers.
Active Noise Cancellation Experts AVAtronics Are Hiring Acoustic and FPGA/DSP Design Engineers
AVAtronics SA is developing a patented, True Wideband Active Noise Cancellation technology. The company is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a subsidiary based in Sound Hub Denmark, where it has access to world-class acoustic test facilities and audio experts. Being one of the first international start-ups selected for the SoundTech Accelerator Program, one of the first to establish a Danish limited liability (ApS) company, and one of the first to make use of the Sound Hub sound labs, AVAtronics is now also looking to hire employees in Denmark.
Audiomatica Releases CLIO 12.5 and CLIO Pocket 2.1 Analyzer Software
As many of its users already found out, audio test and measurement company Audiomatica has released a software update to its CLIO family of products with multiple new functions. CLIO 12.5 is dubbed by Audiomatica as "the next step forward" in the software, supporting and driving its existing FW-02 audio interface and ready to accommodate future developments. Operating system support has been extended to the latest Windows 10 (now supporting Secure Boot) and already offering 64-bit support.
LoudSoft Updates FINECone 2020 Simulation Software
The new release of LoudSoft's FINECone 2020 software is a welcome and important update for the loudspeaker industry. LoudSoft seems to have listened to its customers and added a new Geometry Modeler, which makes simulating cone frequency response much easier for engineers using FINECone. FINECone is an acoustic Finite Element dome/cone simulation application to assist on the design of new drivers, calculating frequency responses and detecting problems in existing designs.
Waves Offers an Extended 90-Day Demo for the Abbey Road Studio 3 and Nx Virtual Mix Room over Headphones Plugins
At a time when millions of musicians, sound designers, producers and media creatives are restricted to working at home and still need to mix audio for delivery in multiple formats and medias, Waves Audio is offering an extended 90-day demo for the Abbey Road Studio 3 and Nx Virtual Mix Room over Headphones plugins. This allows anyone to try out two cutting-edge solutions for virtualization of studio acoustics when limited to working with headphones, removing the limitations of binaural.
IK Multimedia Launches ARC System 3 Acoustic Correction System
IK Multimedia announced ARC System 3, the third generation of its innovative acoustic correction system that corrects poor room acoustics, improving the audio monitoring accuracy of studios. The solution, which combines an ultra-accurate measurement microphone, room analysis software, and a correction plug-in, is a simple-to-use package that delivers professional results. The 3rd generation offers an all-new 3D room analysis algorithm, easier setup and superior results, plus compatibility with more measurement microphones.