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Welcome to Audio Products Group's Winter edition of 'info@audioproducts', a quarterly newsletter designed to keep you informed of the latest news and reviews on our wide range of products.
 





AKG helps Kanye West cut the cord
Kanye West is an intellectual rapper who has graced the cover of Time Magazine and is currently working at the top of his game, all the while receiving critical acclaim for his music. He is renowned for being able to blow the doors off any arena in the world, and he does it while using AKG wireless microphones every time he steps on stage. Full story

 


AKG’s new HSC and HSD headsets win award
 AKG Acoustics proudly received Radio World’s 2006 “Cool Stuff” Award for the HSC and HSD application-optimized headsets. The AKG HSC and HSD headsets deliver exceptional audio quality, outstanding comfort and user-friendly features for the demanding broadcast applications. Full story 

Biamp introduces new Nexia products
 Designed specifically to provide crisp, clear audio in any videoconferencing or teleconferencing application, Biamp® is introducing its newest line of digital signal processors: The Nexia VC and Nexia TC. The Nexia VC and Nexia TC processors are intuitive, network-ready processors that provide a full range of audio routing and signal processing features, including full wide-band acoustic echo cancellation, in single, economical, easy to install boxes. Full story 

Aiphone introduces new JF Series
Following in the footsteps of the very popular Aiphone JB colour hands free video intercom system, Aiphone will be releasing the new JF series colour hands free intercom system. Full story

 

APG to exhibit at AMAC 2006
Audio Products Group is pleased to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at the annual AMAC (Australian Music Association) Convention, taking place on the Gold Coast in Queensland September 9-11, 2006. Full story

AKG delivers at 2006 World Cup
 The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany kicked off the four-week tournament of the most popular sport in the world in spectacular fashion in June 9th at Munich's Allianz Arena Stadium with soccer stars, political stars and all-around superstars. The event captivated over 60,000 spectators inside Allianz Arena Stadium and a worldwide television audience of 1.5 billion viewers. Full story

TOA installation at Copps Coliseum
 At Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, hockey fans were getting frustrated. The American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs, who play their home games at Copps and own the building’s sound system, were getting complaints that the previous PA system rendered the game announcers unintelligible. Full story

Peavey wins Guitar World award
 Guitar World Magazine awarded the new Peavey HP Special guitar with the Platinum Award for Quality & Design, its highest honour for musical products, in its August 2006 issue. Full story

Denon DJ helps DJ Promo break Guinness World Record
 Denon DJ would like to congratulate DJ Promo in succeeding in his Guinness World record attempt. Denon DJ proudly supported DJ Promo in his Guinness World Record attempt for the longest DJ session marathon in history. DJ Promo attempted to break the previously set record of 84 hours.
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Denon DJ supports DMC World Championships
 The DMC DJ Championships is an annual event that has been running for a whopping 21 years and this year Denon DJ is proud to be a sponsor of the 2006 Australian Finals. This event is being held to decide which DJ will represent Australia at the World finals in London on September 10th.
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Frequency response
A flat frequency response has been the main goal of microphone companies for the last three or four decades. In the fifties, mics were so bad that console manufacturers began adding equalizers to each input to compensate. This effort has now paid off to the point were most professional microphones are respectably flat, at least for sounds originating in front. The major exceptions are mics with deliberate emphasis at certain frequencies that are useful for some applications. Problems in frequency response are mostly encountered with sounds originating behind the mic.
 



Fast Facts


Microphones
In 1827, Sir Charles Wheatstone was the first person to coin the phrase "microphone." In 1876, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter. At the U.S. Centennial Exposition, Emile Berliner had seen a Bell Company telephone demonstrated and was inspired to find ways to improve the newly invented telephone. The Bell Telephone Company was impressed with what the inventor came up with and bought Berliner's microphone patent for US$50,000.

High Fidelity
Hi-Fi or high-fidelity recording began in Germany during the Second World War. The Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (German radio) produced experimental stereo FM music broadcasts in Berlin around 1941. The radio station used a customized magnetophon, the AC-bias German tape recorder made by AEG, a German electronics company.

 

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