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DTS Announces Virtual:X Technology to Deliver Virtual Immersive and Surround Sound
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DTS Announces Virtual:X Technology to Deliver Virtual Immersive and Surround Sound

DTS has announced the integration of its Virtual:X immersive sound technology into a new series of soundbars that are set to hit the market this summer, followed by receivers and possibly TVs. The first release will be the Yamaha YAS-207 soundbar in early July 2017, with the DTS Virtual:X firmware update coming in August. DTS says its Virtual:X technology can be implemented to provide an immersive sound experience without the need for additional height and/or rear surround speakers.
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IK Multimedia USA Grows Into New Headquarters in Sunrise FL
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IK Multimedia USA Grows Into New Headquarters in Sunrise FL

Fast expanding Italian company IK Multimedia, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions for music creation, recently opened a new office in Sunrise, Florida to accommodate rapid growth and leverage the area’s diverse talent pool. The new office expansion enables IK Multimedia US, LLC to accelerate growth through increased capabilities in marketing, distribution, and customer support.
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Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Announces Breakthrough Development in Speech Separation Technology
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Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Announces Breakthrough Development in Speech Separation Technology

Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, announced a breakthrough in speech separation technology at an annual R&D open house held in Tokyo. The research lab has created the world's first technology that separates in real time the simultaneous speech of multiple unknown speakers recorded with a single microphone. It’s a key step towards building machines that can interact in noisy environments, in the same way that humans can have meaningful conversations in the presence of many other conversations.
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The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Special Dolby Atmos Listening Events
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The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Special Dolby Atmos Listening Events

Dolby Laboratories and Universal Music Group (UMG), announced special listening events for The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, remixed in Dolby Atmos at the illustrious Abbey Road Studios in London, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic album. Listening events will take place at select cinemas in the United States and Canada.
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MPEG-H TV Audio On The Air as South Korea Launches UHD TV Services Based on ATSC 3.0
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MPEG-H TV Audio On The Air as South Korea Launches UHD TV Services Based on ATSC 3.0

The MPEG-H TV Audio System is the first next-generation audio codec worldwide to go on air 24/7 as South Korea launched its 4K UHD TV services, broadcast using the next-generation ATSC 3.0 standard, on May 31, 2017. Not only will this new, ultra-high definition television service deliver pin-sharp pictures, it also brings with it never-heard-before novelties in sound, thanks to the MPEG-H TV Audio System.
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Fundamentals of RAVENNA Audio Networking at 142nd AES Convention in Berlin
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Fundamentals of RAVENNA Audio Networking at 142nd AES Convention in Berlin

For those who weren’t able to attend NAB 2017 in Las Vegas, the 142nd International AES convention in Berlin was yet another opportunity to learn about the latest developments in AoIP networking from a number of industry experts including RAVENNA evangelist, Andreas Hildebrand from ALC NetworX. AES67 was among the core topics during this year’s European convention, and Hildebrand gave no fewer than three presentations during the course of the event.
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Intel Unveils New Intel Core X-Series Processors and Announces Thunderbolt 3 Everywhere
by Joao Martins

Intel Unveils New Intel Core X-Series Processors and Announces Thunderbolt 3 Everywhere

During the annual Computex 2017 event, Intel unveiled its new Intel Core X-series processor family with 4 to 18 cores, which now includes the new Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor, the first consumer desktop CPU with 18 cores and 36 threads. On what is possibly the most interesting front for computing, outside of pure processing power, Intel announced plans to integrate Thunderbolt 3 into all future Intel CPUs and to release the Thunderbolt protocol specification to the industry.
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Soundtrap Expands Its Successful Cloud-Based Music and Podcast Recording Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries
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Soundtrap Expands Its Successful Cloud-Based Music and Podcast Recording Platform to Four New Languages in 57 Countries

Soundtrap, the innovative online music and podcast recording platform headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and successfully funded in Silicon Valley, announced that it will make its Consumer and Education solutions available as part of an expansion to four new languages: Spanish, French, German and Swedish, enabling it to reach millions of new users in more than 57 countries. The easy-to-use solution works across iOS, Android, Chromebooks, Mac and Windows.
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Frontier Silicon Announces Smart Audio Solution with Google Assistant
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Frontier Silicon Announces Smart Audio Solution with Google Assistant

Frontier Silicon announced that its Smart Audio platform, Minuet, has been upgraded to include Google Assistant. Minuet already allows brands and manufacturers to develop smart audio devices with Chromecast built-in. With the addition of Google Assistant, users will be able to control their smart speakers via voice and use these speakers not only to play music but also to access Internet services, such as news, update personal schedules and control a wide range of smart home devices.
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High End 2017 Final Report - A Year of Records!
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High End 2017 Final Report - A Year of Records!

Everyone attending the High End 2017 show in Munich agrees that the best organized consumer audio show in the world was also the strongest this year. High End 2017 reinforced its international focus, trade features and high caliber of visitors. The official figures from the High End Society, the event's promoter, confirm it: 538 exhibitors from 44 countries (+4%), increasing visitor numbers, totaling 21,412 visitors (+10%), 8,002 trade visitors from 78 countries (+13%) and a vast media presence from the whole world.
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