Roland Introduces Compact M-5000C Live Mixing Console
Following presentations in all major AV shows around the world, Roland’s M-5000 flagship live mixing console series is slowly gaining some traction in a terribly competitive market. Now Roland decided it was time to introduce the newest model in its O.H.R.C.A. platform with the compact M-5000C version.
Harman Signals Company’s Expansion With New Logo and Division Names
Harman International Industries, Inc launched a refresh of its corporate brand, unveiling a new logo and new division names for the automotive, consumer and enterprise markets. Harman’s new logo represents the company’s mission to enable seamless, connected lifestyles for the home, car, stage and enterprise through its leading audio products, infotainment systems, software and connected services.
Ethernet Alliance Hails Ethernet’s Growing Momentum
Significant progress achieved at recent IEEE 802 Plenary meetings highlights Ethernet’s increasing relevance in rapidly diversifying base of markets and applications. Progress across several Ethernet projects includes 25Gb/s operations for next-gen servers, 100Mb/s operations for automotive and signalling decisions for 400GbE.
Leema Acoustics Announces Xen 2 Loudspeaker, the Return of the Legendary 5-L Micromonitor
Leema Acoustics, a British hi-fi manufacturer founded and run by two ex-BBC sound engineers, has launched the Xen 2 loudspeaker; the original Xen having been the result of a research project to squeeze a BBC-graded monitor speaker into a 5L cabinet! The new Xen 2 is based on the previous model (deleted in 2008), but with a host of improvements for 2015.
Trends Audio Designs Affordable Hi-Fi Solution for Computer as Source
Hong Kong based Trends Audio announced the release of its new TS-10R affordable Hi-Fi system, combining its compact TA-10.2 SE Class-T (Tripath) Stereo Audio Amplifier and Trends SA-10R Speakers. A nice hi-fidelity combination to complement computer audio sources and a nice quality DAC, even more affordable as a package.
New Website Dedicated to Ravenna and AES67 Audio-over-IP Technology
ALC NetworX, developers of the Ravenna Audio-over-IP technology, announced the launch of a brand new website dedicated to Ravenna and AES67 with plenty of dynamic content. The aim is to make the Ravenna technology and information about the recent AES67 interoperability standard as accessible as possible.
New W3C Music Notation Community Group Pushes Format and Language Specifications for Digital Music Notation
Steinberg Media Technologies and MakeMusic are founding members of a new community group formed under the auspices of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to develop and maintain format and language specifications for notated music used by web, desktop and mobile applications.
Aviom Announces Three New Personal Mixer Packages
Aviom is now offering three complete personal mixing system packages built around the A320 Personal Mixer. Each system comes complete with everything required to connect and configure the products, including mic stand mounts and Cat-5 cables, to accommodate six users live on stage or in the recording studio.
Intel and Micron Announce New Class of Memory 1,000 Times Faster than NAND
Intel and Micron announced a new class of non-volatile memory, creating the first new memory category in more than 25 years. The new 3D XPoint technology, now in production, brings non-volatile memory speeds up to 1,000 times faster than NAND, the most popular non-volatile memory in the marketplace today.
OCA Alliance unveils OCA Micro Demonstration Platform
The OCA Alliance confirmed availability of the OCA MicroDemo demonstration platform to prove that OCA – a common remote control and monitoring language for digital audio networks – can run in lightweight hardware environments. The OCA MicroDemo runs on a 120 MHz Cortex M3 processor and was developed jointly by OCA member companies Focusrite, Attero Tech, and Bosch.