• TiMax has announced a new native integration for TiMax SoundHub, which builds on the 2025 overhaul of the TiMax OSC implementation, designed to enable rapid, native third-party development of this kind. The latest comes from sonicLAB, whose newly released SpatAI v2 now addresses TiMax SoundHub directly over OSC, bringing AI-driven, prompt-based object motion into the TiMax workflow.

  • Focusrite has announced the first audio interface in the ISA range – the ISA C8X is ‘the next evolution of a mic preamp circuit that has been at the heart of professional recording since 1985’.

  • Outline’s Newton FPGA-based signal processor is being ‘promoted to address new and significant workflow improvements’ via a new firmware update.

  • Empirical Labs Inc (ELI) has announced the ParaDyn plug-in, featuring a parametric EQ derived from its Big FrEQ and two fully-configurable dynamic modules with unique processing options.

  • Sennheiser has announced Spectera Studio, a system planner for its bidirectional wideband wireless ecosystem.

  • Merging Technologies has announced the update to its Ovation 12 audio playout system and show sequencer software, introducing native video playback, enhanced synchronisation, and expanded I/O performance.

  • Sennheiser has launched its HD 480 Pro closed-back headphones for studio and live environments.

  • Lectrosonics’ DSQD 4-channel digital receiver has been added to the SoundBase roster of supported devices, alongside wireless systems from manufacturers Sound Devices, Shure, Sennheiser and Wisycom. Additionally, founders Matt Dale and Donny Kuser have begun integrating WMAS wireless, which will soon make SoundBase the first tool that is able to coordinate both narrowband and wideband wireless systems.

  • Schoeps Microphones is expanding its Desert Island Set family with the Desert Island Boom Set, a compact kit built around the CMC 1 U microphone amplifier, the MK 41 supercardioid capsule, and the KMIT shotgun capsule, offered in a robust Pelican Case.

  • Waves Audio has updated its Sync Vx vocal alignment plug-in, expanding its compatibility beyond DAWs with ARA (Audio Random Access) workflows such as Pro Tools and Logic.

  • Clear-Com has announced updates to the Arcadia Central Station and the Eclipse HX Digital Matrix System, now running the latest EHX v15 software, delivering ‘expanded scale, flexibility, and network resilience across its intercom ecosystem’.

  • A Sennheiser Spectera module is now available in the Bitfocus apps Companion and Buttons, expanding Spectera features for engineers and technicians.

  • Audio-Technica introduces two MS (mid-side) stereo broadcast microphones, the BP350ST-UB and BP350ST-UL, offering a wide range of stereo image options for professional broadcast, production and field recording.

  • Clear-Com has announced FreeSpeak Cell, a cellular-based wireless intercom system that uses LTE and 5G infrastructure to support large-scale production communications.

  • Nugen Audio has released Halo Vision v1.2, a ‘significant’ update to its real‑time, customisable audio analysis suite for 3D, surround and immersive workflows.