ICYMI: Check out the Top 10 stories on AMI this week

At the end of another eventful week in the industry, we round up the biggest stories in pro audio from the past seven days.

Among the most popular stories to capture the industry’s imagination this week was our interview with Georges Fornay, new deputy CEO at high res audio music streaming platform Qobuz. In a wide-ranging interview, the former PlayStation exec outlined his vision to make MP3s a thing of the past and bring about a return to high quality audio for the music industry.

Meanwhile, our review of the new Izotope RX8 audio repair software, along with numerous instalments from our Next Generation Spotlight interview series have ranked among the week’s biggest features.

Elsewhere, Shure announced its second acquisition in as many weeks and LA-based producer, composer, engineer and author Kallie Marie offered some unique insights into studio life in her 2% Rising interview.

Check out the Top 10 in full below.

1. REVIEW: Izotope RX8 audio repair software

Music technology author and lecturer Stephen Bennett gets to grips with the new Izotope RX8 audio repair software…

2. ‘The market will return to quality and forget MP3, it’s just a matter of time’ says Qobuz CEO Georges Fornay

Georges Fornay, deputy CEO at high-res audio music streaming platform Qobuz, has outlined his vision to “bring quality back to the music market” in a new interview with Audio Media International

3. d&b, Audiotonix and Live Nation execs on future of live events 

Top executives from d&b audiotechnik, Royal Albert Hall, Audiotonix and Live Nation have come together to discuss the future of the live events industry as part of the Horizons Summit: Entertainment, Technology and Beyond…

4. Shure acquires conferencing audio firm Stem Audio 

Shure has confirmed its second acquisition in less than two weeks, this time with the purchase of audio conferencing solutions provider, Stem Audio…

5. Next Generation Spotlight: Sam Sonntag 

Audio Media International, in association with Genelec, is delighted to present our Next Generation Spotlight on Finnish producer and label owner Sam Sonntag…

6. Sennhesier unveils special edition DJ headphones 

Sennheiser has unveiled a new special edition of its HD 25 monitoring and DJ headphones. 

7. Getting To Know… Sherif El Barbari 

This week, director of L-ISA Labs at L-Acoustics, Sherif el Barbari, takes the hot seat for our Getting To Know interview…

8. Next Generation Spotlight: Ratna Noshi

Audio Media International, in association with Genelec, is delighted to present the latest in its series of Next Generation Spotlight interviews. This time, we catch up with producer and composer, Ratna Noshi…

9. Next Generation Spotlight: Stephen Kerrison 

Audio Media International, in association with Genelec, presents the latest in our Next Generation Spotlight interview series. Today, we hear from mastering engineer and studio owner, Stephen Kerrison…

10. 2% Rising: Meet Kallie Marie

Audio Media International is excited to present the latest in an ongoing series of engineer and producer interviews as part of our partnership with 2% Rising. Here, we catch up with LA-based producer, engineer, composer and author Kallie Marie…