Axiim to Showcase Wireless Home Theater Solution For Xbox One And Windows 10 PCs at CES 2018
Axiim, a designer and manufacturer of wireless audio/video home theater products, announced that it will showcase the first wireless home theater solution designed for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, the Axiim Link HD wireless speaker system. All Axiim products leverage the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association technology that ensures interoperability between member brands.
Powersoft Announces Snapshot Selector App for X Series Amplifiers
Powersoft has announced a brand new app for mobile devices, called Snapshot Selector. The free and easy-to-use app, now compatible with Android devices, allows users of Powersoft’s X Series amplifier platforms to instantaneously recall a full slate of saved settings by simply connecting their phone to an amplifier with a USB cable. The app makes the X Series amplifier platforms an even more appealing solution for audio professionals, including in rental environments.
NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements
The Exel Building Acoustics Kit consists of the instruments and software required for professional airborne, impact and facade sound insulation measurements. With the latest enhancements, Building Acoustic consultants can utilize this comprehensive package from NTi Audio for remote-controlled measurement. For simultaneous measurement in the source and receiving rooms, Wi-Fi communication takes over from the more traditional cable connection methods.
Apple Buys Music Recognition and Augmented Reality Services Shazam
As officially confirmed to some online media outlets, following insisting rumors that circulated since December 8, Apple is buying Shazam, the music recognition and audio fingerprinting service that is one of the most popular apps in mobile platforms. Together with rival SoundHound, Shazam has gradually evolved into a sort of "gluing" app, helping users discover, interact with, and share music, videos, as well as printed or augmented reality content.
AES President David Scheirman Gives Keynote Speech at International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China
Audio Engineering Society President David Scheirman recently gave the keynote speech for the 6th International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies (ISEAT 2017) in Shenzhen, China, held November 4-5. Scheirman’s speech opened the symposium with the topic “Past, Present, and Future: an Overview of Large-Scale Loudspeakers Arrays” and additionally shared perspectives on the worldwide influence of the AES in the field of audio engineering.
AKM Announces Upgrade to its Best Selling 32-bit Stereo Premium High-End DAC
At CES 2018, companies will be looking for ways to improve existing designs in every front, and the critical stages of audio AD/DA conversion will continue to be a focus. Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK4493EQ, a 32-bit stereo premium D/A converter, which will be available on the market in Jan. 2018. As AKM explains, this is an upgrade from its best-selling AK4490EQ, used in many high-end audio products since it was launched in 2014.
Audionamix Releases XTRAX STEMS Fully-Automatic 3 STEM Separator
Audionamix has been pioneering audio source separation techniques, allowing separating voice or selected instruments from existing recordings. Audionamix' ADX Product Suite is now an established software tool to separate speech and melodic content from a mono or stereo recording or full mix. Now, the company has released XTRAX STEMS, the world's first fully-automatic stem creator, allowing to easily separate any song into its drum, vocal and remaining music components.
A Bold Speaker Project by Tom Perazella
In May 2016, following the Munich High End show, audioXpress published a short article preview of SB Acoustics' highly anticipated new drivers, including the brand's flagship TW29BN high-end beryllium dome tweeter, part of its Satori top performing range. The new drivers, also included new midrange and midwoofer drivers using new proprietary cones made with Egyptian papyrus fibers, available in 5" to 9.5" sizes. Thomas Perazella, an esteemed frequent contributor to audioXpress, had an idea for a new speaker project using those drivers!
Leema Acoustics Announces Pulse IV Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth, Phono Stage and 7-Input DAC
Leema Acoustics’ new Pulse IV is a highly versatile and powerful integrated amplifier that enables a world of music to be enjoyed with high sound quality thanks to a huge connectivity suite bringing together music playback in all its forms, whether on vinyl, streamed from smartphones and tablets via aptX Bluetooth, or stored on computers, laptops and more.
DirectOut Technologies Integrates Waves SoundGrid in Its SG.MADI Converter
Waves Audio has joined forces with networking, routing and conversion specialist DirectOut Technologies to include Waves SoundGrid technology in DirectOut’s SG.MADI converter. DirectOut Technologies' latest development, SG.MADI, is an audio format converter that links MADI signals with Waves SoundGrid Audio-over-Ethernet. The unit includes analog I/Os allow for immediate interfacing with the network audio and the MADI signal, including two microphone inputs.