With this IA8201 reference design, Waves MaxxAudio becomes the solution of choice for output processing and loudspeaker enhancement for the smartphone, tablets, smart speaker and headphone development. MaxxAudio provides significantly improved audio quality using technologies that are directly derived from the company’s recording studio technologies heard on countless hit records, major motion pictures, and popular video games. The MaxxAudio suite includes extended bass using psychoacoustics, dynamically boosted treble, sonic maximizing to reveal details, 20 bands of EQ to optimize output, and dynamic tuning that decreases device vibrations.
"Adding our MaxxAudio studio-quality sound enhancement suite to the Knowles multi-core DSP platform further underscores both of our company's commitment to providing the highest-quality audio solutions available. The Knowles solution will provide the same renowned Waves signal processing and audio technologies used by leading music producers and sound engineers,” says Tomer Elbaz, Executive Vice President of Waves.
"A partnership with Waves pairs Knowles' commitment to audio-focused DSPs with exceptional Waves signal processing and audio technology from the pro-audio industry. This grows our ecosystem of partners who understand the technical advantages of our AISonic Audio Edge Processors for performance and power savings. MaxxAudio on IA8201 delivers unprecedented audio quality to consumer devices and paves the way to collaborating more closely with industry-leader Waves,” adds Mike Polacek, President of Knowles Intelligent Audio.
Utilizing AISonic Hemi-Delta (HMD) core, Waves MaxxAudio code takes full advantage of the high compute efficiency, specific Knowles instruction set for audio, and low power capabilities of the Knowles AISonic Audio Edge Processor. The IA8201 combines two Tensilica-based, audio-centric DSP cores: One for high-power compute and machine learning, the other for very low power, always-on processing of sensor inputs. Either can also function as an open DSP controller using Tensilica-based instruction sets. A rich set of audio and general-purpose high-speed interfaces enable flexible interfacing with digital microphones and motion sensors.
With the Waves-Knowles reference solutions, both companies significantly streamline the design efforts to integrate complex audio output into consumer products, enabling design engineers to reduce overall effort and launch new products effectively.
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