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Synthax Inc. introduces the Ferrofish A32 AD / DA converter with support for Dante audio networking. Designed to streamline system cabling in both live and installed sound applications, the A32 Dante supports a wide range of audio formats and also serves as a hi-end audio format converter. Dante does away with heavy, expensive analog or multicore cabling, replacing it with low-cost, easily available Cat-5e, Cat-6 or fiber optic cable for a clean, lightweight, and economical solution over a single, standard IP network. It will be available in the first quarter of 2017.

The UE 18+ Pro is the company’s second-generation flagship custom in-ear monitor and adds proprietary True Tone Drivers to a redesigned acoustic system, fort more detail, separation, presence and coherence in a four-way crossover, triple-bore and six drivers per monitor design. The drivers extend the frequency range by 3kHz to enhance the upper band frequency response and an adjusted midrange gain improves presence, for a clear, yet warm sound. It’s available worldwide in December 2016 through Ultimate Ears Pro and authorized dealers, for a suggested retail price of $1,500. Numerous faceplate color options and custom faceplate designs are offered.

QSC, LLC announces that the Q-SYS Platform will support AES67, an interoperability standard for audio-over-IP between various networking solutions. This new feature will be part of the upcoming Q-SYS Designer v5.3 software release. AES67 allows high performance audio streaming between Q-SYS and third-party products supporting different native networked audio technology such as Dante, Ravenna and Livewire without requiring any additional hardware or license costs.

BEAVERTON, OR and NILES, IL — Biamp Systems and Shure announce integrated compatibility between Biamp Tesira audio processors and software and Shure Microflex Advance array microphones with Steerable Coverage. With the release of Biamp’s new Tesira software and hardware in February 2017, it will be possible to interact with the Dante-enabled Shure MXA910 ceiling array microphone and control signal levels within the Tesira software. This will enable system integrators to deliver digital audio solutions while reducing installation and setup time.

Fishman introduces the SA Performance Audio System, which consists of the SA330x wide dispersion modified line array speaker system, the SA Sub subwoofer and the SA Expand 4-channel expander/mixer. The system is being marketed for small to medium-sized events and debuts at Winter NAMM 2017.

Now shipping, the Waves Primary Source Expander (PSE) plug-in for live sound lets users reduce stage bleed and sensitivity to feedback when a mic is idle by automatically lowering mic levels between musical phrases. At the heart of the plug-in is a precision expander, tailored for melodic sources such as vocals, guitars, strings, brass, woodwinds and more. PSE works like a fader that smoothly attenuates the channel’s level when the source goes below the threshold that’s been set. The user determines both the threshold and the amount of attenuation. Reducing stage noise leakage when microphones are idle will help users get an overall mix that is more coherent, more focused and has better phase relations.

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has added to its Radius line of loudspeakers with the Radius RSX12M stage monitor, available now. RSX12M is equipped with onboard bi-amplified electronics (500W per channel) featuring technologies such as Focusing and DynO for a pristine impulse response at any output level. A 12-inch vented cone with 2.5-inch voice coil drives the low end while a 1 x 1-inch exit, 1.77-inch voice coil compression driver handles HF, oriented in a coaxial configuration. The RSX12M offers a uniform coverage pattern of 105 x 105 degrees.

DPA introduces the Microphone Base for its d:screet Podium Microphone. Designed to be placed on a table or podium, or attached to the ceiling or even the wall, the Microphone Base is available in a choice of black and white and comes with either a MicroDot connector, an XLR connector, or unterminated leads for connections to Phoenix blocks. A gooseneck at the top and the bottom of the stand allows users to position the mic. The products are sold separately from microphones, so customers can mix and match connectors, base colors and gooseneck lengths.

Radio Active Designs announces the availability of the TX-8 Wireless Antenna Combiner for the 900MHz band, the TX-8/900M, which can be used with any UHF in-ear monitoring (IEM) or IFB systems operating in the 900MHz band. The TX-8/900M offers convenience in streamlining wireless system configurations.

The ADI-2 Pro High-End AD/DA Converter is designed for mastering and measurement applications, plus hi-res audio playback for multiple audio applications. Based on the connections being made, the ADI-2 Pro will automatically switch to AD/DA converter, USB interface or analog preamp mode. The ADI-2 Pro’s USB 2.0 port is fully Class Compliant (UAC 2) for connection with compatible iOS devices and Mac OS computers, and it can be easily powered via battery, opening up mobile applications.

Klang:technologies designed its in-ear and headphone mixing tools for studio, musical and live productions. Now, to make this next generation in-ear mixing tool available to a wider range of users, a MADI BNC interface is available for Klang:fabrik, next to Dante and ADAT. Its switchable second MADI BNC input/output port, together with Klang:fabrik’s flexible I/O routing matrix, offers various format conversions between ADAT, Dante and MADI in addition to the in-ear mixing functionality.

German manufacturer Lawo announces new features for its mc2 series of consoles with the software release of v5.8, based on demand from the install, house of worship and live sound markets. Lawo also announced a new interface card for its modular Nova73 processing and routing core, providing native Dante support for its mc2 mixing consoles.