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Kool Tools: Matrox Monarch LCS

Matrox Video’s Matrox Monarch LCS (http://tinyurl.com/jlnd8zd) is a compact, easy-to-use, two-input lecture capture appliance. 



Priced at $2,495, it accepts video from any SDI or HDMI camera and presentation content from computers over HDMI. The inputs can be encoded independently and in sync for use with the latest multi-stream video players.

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DB-Text for OS X upgraded to version 1.6.1

Tension Software has announced DB-Text 1.6.1 (http://tinyurl.com/jsradvt) for Mac OS X. DB-Text is a general use tool to open and edit CSV (Comma separated value) and TSV (Tab separated value) documents on OS X.

It can open import, edit and manage text data organized by rows and columns. Data can be manipulated and exported as text (as CSV, TSV, html or custom format selecting separators and other tags) or saved inside a native DB-Text document. Version 1.6.1 is a maintenance release with bug fixes and performance tweaks.

DB-Text requires OS X 10.10 or higher. It costs $9.99.

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Smart home growth to create opportunities for Bluetooth speaker market

The Technavio research group (www.technavio.com) forecasts that the Bluetooth speaker market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 33% through 2020.

One of the major factors driving the sale of Bluetooth speakers globally is its ability to stream audio content wirelessly and easily. Modern devices like laptops, smartphones, and tablets are equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity enabling impressive streaming of content, which is another driving factor supporting the growth of the Bluetooth speaker market.

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Kool Tools: Analog Studio Rack

Nomad Factory’s Analog Studio Rack (Analog Studio Rack) is a handy analog channels trip plug-in that can be quickly loaded on any track from voices to bass, drums, keys, percussion or any other instrument, and set-up the pre-amp and modules with the ideal position and signal path for each instrument(s) needs.
 
It’s a “modular rack” that provides hot-swappable 500 series style EQ’s, Compressors, Gate, Exciter and a Tube Driven Pre-Amp. The Analog Studio Rack brings together a suite of seven modules tuned to sound musical.

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