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New App Makes it Easy to ‘Soundtrack’ to Your Videos
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2017
Moodelizer of Stockholm, Sweden has introduced a free app that makes it easy to add pizzazz to videos you shoot on the fly.
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What Is Soundtrap and Why Did Spotify Buy It?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 21, 2017
I once observed that the business of running a recording studio was like renting out a Gutenberg Bible for parties. Your upfront costs are enormous, the anticipated income is relatively slight, and the potential downsides can be tragic. Largely because of that terrible business model, the studio business has changed dramatically.

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SVS Blowout: ‘Lowest Prices Ever’ on 2 Subwoofers
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2017
’Tis the season of the discount and SVS is back with its annual Black Friday blowout.
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Where Are All Those Old TVs Going?
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Nov 20, 2017
Televisions are one of the most popular items to purchase during the myriad Black Friday sales extravaganza that’s already begun—even though it isn’t Friday, yet. Last year, for example, Target sold 3,200 televisions per minute in first hour of opening on Thanksgiving. With prices coming down on 4K UHD TVs with HDR, you can bet that TVs will be as big—if not a bigger—a sales success.
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FCC Approves 4K Broadcast TV Standard
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved new rules that let television broadcasters use the next generation TV transmission standard known as ATSC 3.0 on a voluntary basis.
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Apple Delays HomePod Launch
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2017
There will be no HomePods under Christmas trees this holiday season. Apple announced on Friday that it will postpone the launch of its first smart speaker to “early 2018.”
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Vifa Oslo Portable Wireless Speaker: Can Money Buy Love?
Leslie Shapiro  |  Nov 20, 2017
A week ago, if you had asked me if I could love a $550 portable speaker, I would have laughed you out of my listening room. Yet here I am, just days later, completely smitten with the Oslo speaker from Vifa, a Danish speaker manufacturer. It’s uniquely stylish, massively overbuilt, and the sound is amazing. I am in love with the Oslo.

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Denon Marantz to Deliver First AVRs with DTS Virtual:X
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2017
DTS and Sound United today announced a firmware update that integrates simplified DTS Virtual:X processing into seven AV receivers from Marantz and Denon.
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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 17, 2017
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In a world of seemingly infinite crappy sequels, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is worthy of special praise for getting so much right. While delivering another dose of the irreverent humor and hybrid-fantasy action that made the first film so popular, it also cultivates the themes and plot lines so that the two volumes fit seamlessly, telling an epic story.
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Corey Gunnestad  |  Nov 17, 2017
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I have a great respect and admiration for auteur filmmakers—guys like Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino who write their own screenplays and direct them into cinematic classics. Oftentimes the temptation of appearing in their own movies proves too great for some of these filmmakers… like Woody Allen or Quentin Tarantino. Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, and George Clooney have also directed themselves into great acclaim and Oscar glory, and even Alfred Hitchcock, Oliver Stone, and Martin Scorsese have managed to sneak themselves into their films here and there.
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