Nordic Semiconductor Releases Bluetooth 5 Pre-Qualified, Production-Ready Development Solution
Nordic Semiconductor released its Bluetooth 5 pre-qualified, production-ready development solution for building Bluetooth 5 qualified products using the company's nRF52832 SoC. The solution combines production-ready Bluetooth 5 software - S132 v5.0 SoftDevice and nRF5 SDK v14.0 - enabling developers to design high performance Bluetooth 5-ready products, taking advantage of increased throughput, longer range, advertising extensions and increased broadcast capacity and co-existence.
Audio Collaborative 2017 - "A Change is Gonna Come"
Keeping up with its tradition of combining market research intelligence with insightful industry events, Futuresource Consulting announced the return of its highly successful event dedicated to audio trends, to be hosted at the Ham Yard Hotel in London, November 9, 2017. Audio Collaborative 2017 brings together key industry influencers to discuss the services, hardware and content plays that will shape the future audio landscape.
Onkyo and Pioneer Electronics Announce Firmware Updates Activating DTS Play-Fi
Onkyo and Pioneer Corporation (USA) have announced firmware updates to activate DTS Play-Fi wireless multi-room audio. Products supported include the Onkyo SBT-A500 Network Surround Soundbar System and Onkyo NCP-302 Wireless Network Speaker, as well as Pioneer's MRX-3 Wireless Speaker and FS-EB70 Elite Network Soundbar System. An update for other selected 2017-model Pioneer/Elite products, as well as 2016-model components is due end of September 2017.
RHC'S StageMASTER Debuts Line Of USB Adapters For Audio Applications
Life for audio professionals just became easier. StageMASTER, an RHC brand, introduced three brand new USB Record/Play Adapters to its line of audio solutions. These adapters allow to plug analog audio signals - microphone or line level - directly into a computer without the need for additional driver/software installation. Another adapter converts digital audio from a computer directly to balanced analog audio.
VANA Unveils the Audio Physic Step Plus and Tempo Plus Loudspeakers to US Market
VANA, Ltd. has announced the availability of the Audio Physic Step plus and Tempo plus loudspeakers in the US market through a carefully selected network of audio retailers. The Step plus is an ultra-high-performance bookshelf speaker and the Tempo plus is a floor-standing speaker utilizing the same midrange and tweeter technologies as the Step plus with low frequency drivers integrated within the enclosure.
Sonnet Announces New Thunderbolt 3 Upgrade and Expansion Solutions
Sonnet Technologies announced the immediate availability of Thunderbolt 3 upgrade cards for its existing Thunderbolt 2 expansion systems, providing all the benefits of Thunderbolt 3 connectivity and allow use with the latest MacBook Pro and iMac computers. Sonnet also released new Thunderbolt 3 editions of all its Thunderbolt-to-PCI Express (PCIe) expansion systems, and will soon show the new eGFX Breakaway Box, designed specifically for graphics cards.
Blue Announces Raspberry Studio All-In-One Mobile Recording System
Pioneers in designing and bringing to market USB microphones, Blue now expanded its scope to include a complete mobile recording package integrated into a USB microphone. The Raspberry Studio combines a compact cardioid condenser USB microphone with a built-in 24-bit audio interface, custom recording software from PreSonus, and advanced mastering software from iZotope. A beautiful design and a nice recording solution from Blue.
Attero Tech Helps Solving the Audio-Over-IP Puzzle
Attero Tech accelerated the pace of product introductions in direct response to the growing popularity of audio-over-IP and wireless solutions in professional audio and commercial AV applications. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, company has just launched a new website to promote its fast growing catalog of solutions, featuring already many new products recently introduced at InfoComm 2017, including its new Synapse series of high channel density Dante/AES67 audio interfaces.
Radial Studio-Q Desktop Talk-Back/Cue System Now Shipping
Radial Engineering announced the Studio-Q is now shipping. The Studio-Q is a super compact, desktop talk-back/cue system, and another fine example or Radial's ability to design true "problem-solvers." This compact studio talkback controller was designed to provide a simple yet full-function cueing system that allows easy communication with artists in a separate booth or on the other side of the control room glass.
Digigram Eases Audio-over-IP Migration With New Audioway Bridge
French Audio-over-IP pioneer, Digigram announced the release of its new Audioway Bridge, the first in the company's new Audioway range of IP studio solutions. Serving as an all-in-one gateway between legacy and IP audio equipment in the studio, or in multiple studios connected by a managed network, Audioway Bridge allows users to input MADI, AES67, RAVENNA, Dante/AES67, Livewire+, or AES/EBU and route audio to output in any one of these formats, and guarantees clock synchronization between systems.