MONSTER® LEADS THE INDUSTRY WITH INTEGRATION OF MONSTERTALK™ MUSIC VOICE ACTIVATION ACROSS ITS HEADPHONE AND SPEAKER LINES

Breakthrough MonsterTalk™ Voice Control Powered by Melody, with Easy Voice Access to Premium Music Streaming Services Now More Accessible with Debut of 4-Button Controltalk™ and Advanced Touch Control

January 20, 2018

 Monster®, the global leader in personal audio, is dramatically raising the bar in Bluetooth headphone voice control with the integration of the industry leading MonsterTalk™ powered by Speak Music’s Melody music voice-control across virtually all of its headphone lines and new speakers. With the debut of a new 4-button ControlTalk™ feature MonsterTalk™ will be accessible in a range of new premium wireless in-ear headphone models. With just a single tap on the 4th button, users will have instant access, turning their devices into intelligent hands-free music agents with easy access to premium music streaming services. MonsterTalk™ is also available in the newClarityHDX™ on-ear headphone, the existing Clarity Designer Series and Elements line of headphones, as well as the iSport Freedom V2, iSport Victory 2 and new iSport Victory X models. 

Monster is also rolling out the MonsterTalk™ powered by Melody feature in the newSuperStar™ line, creating the world’s first family of voice-controlled enabled portable speakers. 

Product Development Monster James Peterson says, "We chose to align with Speak Music and the Melody Voice Control platform since it most closely fits with the way our customers consume music.  Monster's products are all about the music, especially when people are on the go- in the subway, at the beach, or working out at the gym. MonsterTalk™ powered by Melody is the most powerful and easiest way for consumers to access music across many of the major streaming platforms versus being limited to one or two.  We are not tied down to a WiFi connection because we use cellular data.  We can even access your local iTunes library on your mobile device, all with voice commands".

Noted Head Monster Noel Lee: “Monster is proud to be leading the way into the future of voice controlled music devices, and to be combining the world’s most innovative voice user interface with the audio technologies to deliver unparalleled listening experiences. The introduction of this new 4th button control feature to our wireless headphones represents yet another step toward a truly hands-free, thoroughly enjoyable music listening future!”

Each of these MonsterTalk™ voice-controlled models feature Speak Music’s voice-powered AI music assistant, Melody, now accessible with a single button tap. With MonsterTalk™ powered by Melody, you can literally tell your headphones what music to play, ask for a particular song, artist, genre or playlist and much more – enjoying a truly hands-free listening experience.  You can also tell your headphones to access iHeartRadio, Spotify Premium, Tidal (including support for Tidal HiFi, Tidal’s lossless CD quality service), NPR news briefs, as well as iTunes local music. A simple tap on the side of the headphones provides access to the Melody app, so there’s no need to take out your smartphone and swipe through lists to find a favorite artist or song.

“We’re excited to bring Melody’s voice-powered music assistant to consumers with Monster's new MonsterTalk 4-button ControlTalk feature,” said Dean Summers, CRO and Co-Founder of Speak Music. “The future of music technology is voice and through this partnership we will continue to offer multitasking music lovers a hands-free and personalized listening experience across their favorite streaming platforms - with no interruptions and easy use through Monster’s best-in-class products.”