• Calrec has announced the Type RT broadcast console, a new range that ‘condenses everything a broadcast audio desk needs into a compact, self-contained unit’ that includes DSP, control processing, comprehensive I/O, monitoring and integrated USB audio connectivity.

  • Yamaha has released V3.1 firmware for its DM3 series digital mixing consoles, introducing support for the new RUio1608SB-D and RUio0804-D utility I/O units and bringing the existing Ri8 and Ro8 I/O units within the DM3’s Dante auto setup function, as well as adding various stability improvements and bug fixes.

  • Yamaha has announced V2.0 firmware and related software updates for its DM7 series of digital mixing consoles, supporting the new DM5 and DM5 consoles, along with the RUio1608SB-D, RUio0804-D and RUio16FLX-D utility I/O units, and the existing Yamaha DME5, DME3 and Nexo DME10 signal processors.

  • As part of new V2.0 firmware for its DM7 and DM5 series digital mixers, Yamaha is expanding its third-party integration ecosystem through new collaborations with Audio-Technica, DirectOut and Stagetec. This latest update adds support for a range of professional audio devices, enabling remote monitoring and control directly from DM7 and DM5 series consoles.

  • Tascam has launched the SS-R300N, a new network enabled solid-state recorder/player designed for professional audio installations requiring reliable recording and playback and flexible system integration.

  • Shure has announced Wavetool 4, the latest evolution of its professional audio monitoring and listening software.

  • Building on its Phabrix Sx Series, Test & measurement specialist Leader Electronics of Europe, has announced its latest range of handheld signal generation, analysis and monitoring technology – the Sx2 Series – marking ‘the next era of advanced video and audio T&M equipment, calibrated to support 12G-SDI, 4K UHD and HDR workflows’.

  • Sennheiser has launched the Spectera SKM handheld transmitter, completing the core elements of the WMAS bidirectional wideband wireless ecosystem.

  • Studio Technologies has introduced the Model 791 Control Console to work with the StudioComm for Dante line of products, including the Model 792/793 and Model 794/795 monitor control systems.

  • Audio-Technica has launched BP880R Contact Microphone, designed to pick up impact and surface vibrations and allow broadcasters and other audio specialists to deliver the full realism of sports events and theatre performances.

  • Waves Audio has announced a ‘major expansion’ of its Tract System Calibration solution, offering it as a complete toolkit for PA measurement, system calibration and SPL monitoring.

  • Hedd Audio has updated its Hedd Ctrl loudspeaker control software expanding the capabilities of the virtual monitor control Mk2/Bass system by per-band bypass of the parametric EQ, adding smarter device sorting, enhanced speaker highlighting and updating immersive format labelling. Additionally, handling of IGMP snooping on network switches has been improved to increase the stability of speaker connections.

  • Dalet has announced the next evolution of its media-aware agentic AI – ‘an artificial intelligence system that can accomplish a specific goal with limited supervision’ – Dalia, that aims to change how people interact with media technology.

  • Cedar Audio has expanded its Icons range of software plug-ins with the release of Voxis, a low-latency neural network voice isolator that has been optimised for live environments where audio professionals have to contend with troublesome background noise.

  • Electro-Voice has announced EVIDn, a new family of PoE+ loudspeakers for network-managed commercial audio installations.