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Audio Precision Introduces APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer

Any ASIO-enabled audio interface should suffice with APx500 Flex. However, AP has verified the compatibility of three different audio interfaces: RME Fireface UC, Lynx Aurora (n), and Lynx E22—and configuration templates for these devices are included in APx500 software v5.0.2. Each of these verified compatible interfaces offer quality analog I/O (<90 dB THD+N, 192 kHz SR) and stable drivers with consistent delay. Contact the manufacturers, or their authorized resellers, for more information. APx500 Flex paired with an ASIO-capable audio interface is an ideal test system for applications where cost sensitivity intersects lower performance requirements (e.g., ~90 dB THD+N and <10 Vrms maximum input level). For more demanding applications, where “demanding” can include challenging performance specifications, calibrated hardware, high-reliability requirements, digital I/O options such as PDM, and unique, hardware-dependent measurements like jitter, APx500 B Series audio analyzers remain the best choice for developers, design engineers and test technicians everywhere. "Delivering configurability and flexibility, both in hardware and software, to our customers has been core theme of our APx Series analyzers since their introduction," states Mike Flaherty, CEO of Audio Precision. "The APx500 Flex audio analyzer demonstrates that mindset is alive and well as we bring the power and versatility of our measurement software to price-sensitive applications around the globe." The APx500 Flex audio analyzer is available now, with the 2-channel base configuration retailing for U.S. $3,000. Release 5.0.2 is also available for download by APx B Series or Legacy analyzer users with a valid 5.0 license and is compatible with all analyzers in the APx500 Series (Note: an APx KeyBox is required to run v5.0 on Legacy APx analyzers). As with all other new APx analyzers, APx500 Flex ships with version 5.0 software and one year of software maintenance, effectively licensing that Flex Key for APx version 6.0 when it is released, as well as any minor releases that occur between versions 5.0 and 6.0. Audio Precision