All items tagged with audio processing (194)
Technical, Scientific, and Engineering Awards: A Recognition to the Audio Industry
February 4, 2021 by Joao Martins

Technical, Scientific, and Engineering Awards: A Recognition to the Audio Industry

I would like to thank the Academy! It's award season and following the CES and TEC Awards, It's time to highlight all the well-deserved scientific, technical and engineering Emmy's, Grammy's and Oscars awarded to the audio industry. This article was originally published for The Audio Voice newsletter #313, distributed February 4, 2021.
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R&D Stories: The Impact of Acoustic Spatial Resolution in a 3D Space
February 4, 2021 by Erica Yorga

R&D Stories: The Impact of Acoustic Spatial Resolution in a 3D Space

Nureva's Microphone Mist technology is a patented concept of generating thousands of virtual microphones in a 3D space. This article explains why this can be the alternative approach to the status quo of physical microphones and beamformer systems to create perfect audio conferencing solutions in any type of room and with multiple users. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2021.
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Dirac and Sudio Work on New Cutting-Edge True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Spatial Audio
January 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and Sudio Work on New Cutting-Edge True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Spatial Audio

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac and Sudio, a designer and manufacturer of premium headphones and speakers, also from Sweden, announced that the two companies are collaborating to integrate Dirac’s patented sound optimization and spatial audio technology into next-generation Sudio true wireless earbuds. The project will be Sudio's first Dirac-enabled product, scheduled for release in Summer 2021.
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Sound Device 8-Series Mixer-Recorders Run CEDAR Noise Suppression Plugin
January 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Device 8-Series Mixer-Recorders Run CEDAR Noise Suppression Plugin

Sound Devices announced a collaboration with CEDAR Audio that allows renowned CEDAR noise suppression technology to run directly on Sound Device's 8-Series mixer-recorders. The CEDAR sdnx plugin for 8-Series is available for purchase at the company's online store in versions with 2, 4, and 8 instances of suppression that can be inserted on any combination of channels and buses selected by the user. The plugin functions at sample rates up to and including 96kHz and has near-zero latency.
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Oticon Introduces Oticon More Hearing Aid with On-Board Deep Neural Network
January 18, 2021 by Joao Martins

Oticon Introduces Oticon More Hearing Aid with On-Board Deep Neural Network

Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon is challenging once again the conventions of hearing aid technology and looking at ways to leverage the latest advancements in edge-processing. The company launched Oticon More, the first-ever hearing aid built with an on-board deep neural network (DNN), to give people with mild-to-severe hearing loss a fuller, more balanced and more effortless hearing experience. The goal is to enhance hearing with an AI engine trained on real-life sounds.
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Dirac Appoints New CEO to Leverage Growth Opportunities and Extensive IP in Audio Processing
January 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Appoints New CEO to Leverage Growth Opportunities and Extensive IP in Audio Processing

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac announced a realignment of its executive team to better position the company to take full advantage of a growing and expanding range of new business opportunities. Peter Friedrichsen joins the company as Chief Executive Officer following the decision by long-time CEO and co-founder Dr. Mathias Johansson to focus exclusively on new technologies and product development as Chief Product Officer.
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Agreement Between DSP Concepts and Cambridge Consultants Accelerates Audio Product Development and Voice Innovation
January 8, 2021 by Joao Martins

Agreement Between DSP Concepts and Cambridge Consultants Accelerates Audio Product Development and Voice Innovation

Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini, and DSP Concepts, the creators of Audio Weaver, the audio DSP platform powering some of the world’s best consumer and automotive brands, announced an agreement that will see Cambridge Consultants offering deep audio product development expertise and technology to the many audio brands in the fast-growing DSP Concepts ecosystem. Cambridge Consultants will be also adding its own voice detection processing to Audio Weaver.
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7 Sensing Software Joins Qualcomm Extension Program with Hearing Augmentation and Voice Processing Solutions
December 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

7 Sensing Software Joins Qualcomm Extension Program with Hearing Augmentation and Voice Processing Solutions

7 Sensing Software, an embedded software development company active in audio processing and machine learning targeting wearable and hearable applications, announced that it joined the Qualcomm Extension Program. With this confirmation, 7 Sensing Software is now able to offer its Hearing Augmentation and Pure Voice solutions for wireless earbuds and headsets running on the ultra low power, premium-tier Qualcomm QCC5100 Bluetooth SoC family.
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Acon Digital Releases Noise Reduction for Dialogue Plug-in
December 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Acon Digital Releases Noise Reduction for Dialogue Plug-in

Acon Digital has released Extract:Dialogue, a plug-in that separates dialogue from common types of background noise such as wind, rustle, traffic, hum, clicks and pops. The algorithm works in real time and is based on deep learning, using thousands of high-quality voice recordings and an equally extensive set of common noise sources. This extensive training enables the software to automatically distinguish speech and dialogue from noise, without any user interaction.
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Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available
December 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that its nRF5340 high-end multiprotocol Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC) has entered volume production. The world’s first dual Arm Cortex-M33 wireless SoC is now available and offers all the advanced features and security required for the next-generation of connected audio applications including LE Audio and advanced wearables. The new SoC is now widely commercially available through Nordic’s distribution network.
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