High Resolution Revolution and the Return of Reel-to-Reel Tape at The California Audio Show 2015
The 2015 California Audio Show (August 14-16), at the Westin San Francisco Airport (SFO) Hotel, in the Bay Area, is the 2nd longest-running audio show in the U.S., now in its 6th year. Already with an exciting list of exhibitors for the 2015 edition, the California Audio Show decided to promote new high resolution audio demonstration areas, among other interesting initiatives.
Ultra HD Blu-ray Content Will be Available for 2015 Holiday Season
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray format starting August 24, 2015. Product announcements are anticipated for 2015 Holiday Season. This is good news for all home-theater enthusiasts and anyone in the market for a new 4K TV set and a new immersive audio installation.
New DT 1770 PRO Studio Headphones from beyerdynamic
beyerdynamic surprised the market by releasing information about its new DT 1770 PRO professional studio headphones prior to the presentation at the 2015 Hong Kong High-End Audio-Visual Show and IFA 2015 in Berlin. We are glad they did, because these are Tesla 2.0 drivers in closed 250 ohm headphones!
Acoustic Power Lab Introduces APL1s Loudspeaker Equalization Solution
Acoustic Power Lab released a two-channel hardware loudspeaker equalization solution that enables the application of corrective as well as custom FIR filtering for studio monitors, live performance and installed sound systems. Up to 16 user-configured 4096-tap FIR equalization curves generated in conjunction with Acoustic Power Lab’s measurement and analysis software may be stored, recalled and applied by the new APL1s unit.
Pioneer Professional Audio Unveils New Bulit Series Studio Monitors
Pioneer Professional Audio unveiled its new Bulit line of active reference studio monitors, with three models targeted at music creation. Clearly, Pioneer is trying to get a foothold in the project-studio monitor market segment with this affordable series, following also the recent launch of its RM Series coaxial monitors.
National Instruments Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test
The new Wireless Test System (WTS) from National Instruments is driving down the cost in wireless production test. The WTS couples NI’s PXI vector signal transceiver (VST) and multicore processing technologies to deliver industry-leading test speeds. With faster measurements, the solution is optimizing manufacturing costs for testing wireless devices, such as mobile devices and infotainment systems, from major brands.
Universal Audio Releases UAD Software v8.3 Featuring AKG Spring Reverb, Ampeg SVT Bass Amp and Tube-Tech EQ Plug-Ins
Universal Audio announced the release of UAD Software v8.3, a new software for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and Apollo interfaces, featuring an exclusively licensed and endorsed plug-in version of AKG’s legendary spring reverb, BICHA 20, as well as two Ampeg SVT bass amplifier plug-ins from Brainworx and the Tube-Tech EQ Plug-In Collection from Softube.
Merging Technologies Confirms Pyramix 10 64-bit for IBC 2015
As promised, Merging Technologies has made the transition of all its software products to 64-bit. Pyramix 10 is the first 64-bit only release for its flagship DAW and mastering solution. The changes to Pyramix are sufficiently major to prompt the company to overhaul the software packs offered and to make a number of changes to the pricing structure which will be announced at IBC 2015 (10-15 September).
Saelig Introduces Multiple Instrument System MIS4 Universal Test System
Saelig has introduced the ABI Electronics’ Multiple Instrument Station MIS4, a versatile all-in-one testing tool, combining eight high specification test and measurement instruments. An ideal solution for education, maintenance, PCB testing and troubleshooting, power-on/power-off testing, automated test sequences, etc.
Linear Acoustic Analyzer for Testing and Monitoring Dolby-Encoded and PCM Signals Makes European Debut
Following the US market introduction at the 2015 NAB Show, Linear Acoustic is planning the European debut of its MT2000 Multichannel Bitstream Analyzer at IBC 2015. Featuring a full suite of test capabilities in a handheld form factor, the MT2000 allows engineers to analyze and troubleshoot digital audio paths quickly, anywhere inside or outside a facility.