Aperion Audio Announces New Surround Sound Speaker

Portland, OR (PRWEB) June 16, 2009

Aperion Audio, a direct-to-consumer manufacturer of award-winning home audio and home theater speakers, announced the latest in a series of new product releases this spring, the Intimus 4BP Bipole Surround Speaker at a price of $ 199, making dedicated surround sound more accessible to entry level home theater system buyers.

"In response to customer demand, we've introduced the Intimus 4BP to provide home theater and music enthusiasts with greater options in surround sound and affordability," stated Mike Hopkins, Aperion's Product Development Lead. "The Intimus 4BP offers flexibility in room placement while supplying wide sound dispersion and an impressive soundstage, all at a great price to our customers."

"The objective of a surround speaker is to create an enveloping, non-localized sound field. The 4BP's do this by using a bipole tweeter configuration that spreads the sound over a wide area -- all in an affordable, small, easy to mount package," said Ken Humphreys, Aperion's Lead Audio Speaker Engineer.

The Aperion Audio Intimus 4BP Bipole Surround Speaker

The Intimus 4BP includes a pair of 1" audiophile grade silk-dome tweeters positioned at opposing angles for maximum sound dispersion, the same high quality 4" woven-fiberglass woofer used in the popular and award-winning Aperion Intimus 4T Tower Speaker, a newly designed seamless magnetic grill, an anti-resonant cabinet, wall mounting brackets, and is available in furniture-grade cherry wood or high gloss piano black.

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Kanex Debuts Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter with Audio

Brea, CA (PRWEB) July 8, 2009

Apogee Inc., manufacturer of AV and computer related products, is debuting the long awaited Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with audio. The new adapter will join the Kanex family which includes a full line of Mini DisplayPort adapters for DVI, VGA and HDMI. With this new adapter, the newer MacBooks with mini DisplayPorts can now easily be connected to an HD source and have analog audio be outputted through the adapter.

There was a mixture of opinions for the first Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter without audio. Some liked it since they didn't require the audio with their application. Other MacBook users criticized the original adapter for the inconvenience of not having the option to have audio output. Customers complained about the pain of having to use multiple cables along with the adapter, such as a 3.5mm to RCA cable, in order to output audio from their MacBooks. Other customers also had problems with certain HDTV models ignoring all other audio outputs when an HDMI is plugged in. As a result, these customers had to route a separate audio system with their HDTV. Due to these problems, the adapters were developed as one adapter solution to display both audio and video.

Since HDMI is able to support both audio and video, users wondered why it wasn't possible to have the option of having audio come out the Mini DisplayPort adapter as well. The new adapters will be able to output analog audio signals through the USB port from the MacBooks. USB audio was integrated into the adapter with HDMI output to allow the audio pass through. Two USB 2.0 ports are also conveniently located next to the Mini DisplayPort which allows easy access to plug both cables in

The new adapter still has the same specifications as its predecessor as it still will be version 1.3b and support resolutions of up to 1080p. The adapter also looks similar to the current Mini DisplayPort to HDMI. The significant difference for the adapter will be the extra USB cable next to the Mini DisplayPort cable. The new adapter also supports uncompressed audio such as LPCM.

The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters with audio are planning to be released by August 2009. More product information and product availability will be available soon.

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The new Kanex brand was established for the development of consumer electronic products and to meet consumer market demands. The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with USB audio is a new addition to the line of Mac products for Apogee Inc.

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Pro Audio Tutorial Video: Free Update for Sonar X1 Expanded

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Digital Music Doctor announces a free update to Sonar X1 - Know it All!, a video training course for the popular digital audio workstation, Cakewalk Sonar X1. This update covers the new features in Sonar X1 Producer Expanded: Pro Channel Expanded, Softube Saturation Knob, PC4K Expander-Gate, and FX Chains 2.0.

These Cakewalk Sonar tutorials are a complete guide to making music with Sonar. The Quick Start section reviews the new features in Sonar X1 and includes a grand tour of Sonar functions as well as editing and mixing.

The Audio section provides in-depth coverage on recording, mixing and mastering digital audio using Sonar X1, including a review of the primary audio FX. The Loops & Remix section demonstrates the tools used for Grooves and Acidized clips, including AudioSnap features.

There is a comprehensive section on MIDI which explains setting up Sonar to work with Virtual Instruments, Rewire, and hardware MIDI devices as well as recording and editing. The Tools & Techniques section features tutorials on drum tools, including Session Drummer and Beatscape, and the Matrix View.

Sonar X1 - Know It All! is presented using Adobe Flash and is available in DVD and digital download formats for Microsoft Windows XP/7.

Sonar X1 - Know It All! is available at the Digital Music Doctor web site http://www.digitalmusicdoctor.com and Amazon.com as well as various online publishers and pro audio dealers. The Digital Music Doctor web site also features demos of the course. This course is part of the Know It All! series which provides training for Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Apple Logic Pro, Image Line FL Studio, Ableton Live, MOTU Digital Performer, and Sony Sound Forge as well as mixing, mastering, digital music arranging and production, and music for film, tv, and games.

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