All items tagged with automotive audio (171)
AES 2022 Automotive Audio International Conference
December 7, 2022 by Roger Shively

AES 2022 Automotive Audio International Conference

Over the course of three days and two nights, June 8–10, the Audio Engineering Society’s 2022 International Automotive Audio Conference in Dearborn, MI, served as a great event for everyone in the automotive audio community to reconnect. The event also featured a full track of sessions promoted by the AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI). This report, written by Roger Shively, the AES Conference Chair, reviews the most important presentations topics discussed and the exciting demonstrations by companies such as Dolby, Fraunhofer, Dirac, Tymphany, and DSP Concepts, among many others.
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LG Display Develops Thin Actuator Solution for ‘Invisible’ Speaker Automotive Applications
November 22, 2022 by Joao Martins

LG Display Develops Thin Actuator Solution for ‘Invisible’ Speaker Automotive Applications

LG Display announced that it has developed a new Thin Actuator solution with large potential as a new speaker technology for automotive applications. According to the company, the innovative solution will be commercialized in the first half of 2023, meeting the requirements from electric vehicle car makers looking for new-generation sound solutions. The Thin Actuator Sound Solution is one of the many products receiving a CES 2023 Innovation Award (In-Vehicle Entertainment & Safety category).
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Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles
November 16, 2022 by Christoph Sladeczek

Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles

This article describes a new workflow comprising the rendering of audio objects for the production and tuning process, as well as the implementation on resource-limited hardware, for immersive entertainment and personalized sound staging of automotive audio. Since the object-based audio is independent of the loudspeaker setup, this significantly reduces the complexity of the tuning processes for car manufacturers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2022.
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DSP Concepts and Analog Devices Collaborate on Solution for Rapid Design of In-Vehicle Audio Entertainment Systems
November 16, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Concepts and Analog Devices Collaborate on Solution for Rapid Design of In-Vehicle Audio Entertainment Systems

DSP Concepts is collaborating with Analog Devices on a solution for automotive OEMs aimed at accelerating design cycles and reducing costs for in-vehicle audio system implementation. The new end-to-end development ADI LISTN EZ-AUDIO system will enable versatile, differentiated audio entertainment projects using Analog Devices SHARC+ DSP technology and the newly optimized Audio Weaver development platform from DSP Concepts to reduce design complexity and costs.
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Alpine Becomes the First Aftermarket Car Audio Company with TIDAL Integration
September 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Alpine Becomes the First Aftermarket Car Audio Company with TIDAL Integration

Alps Alpine North America launched its TIDAL integration available via a free software update. The compatible head units include the new Alpine Halo11 iLX-F511, the Alpine Halo9 iLX-F509, the iLX-507, and Jeep-specific radios i509-WRA-JK and i509-WRA-JL. Alpine is the first aftermarket car audio company with full TIDAL integration, allowing subscribers to the service to stream and download hi-res files in MQA format or lossless audio at CD quality.
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Klippel Updates dB-Lab Version 212 and QC 7 Analyzer System Software
August 22, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel Updates dB-Lab Version 212 and QC 7 Analyzer System Software

As always, the Klippel engineering team continuously introduces the results of its latest R&D efforts and customer feedback to improve its solutions. Klippel has now released their second software update for the Klippel Analyzer System with various new features for both R&D and QC applications. The update is free of charge for all users running dB-Lab 212 or QC7. It introduces a utility Documentation Module (DOC) for use in dB-Lab, TEDS integration for microphones, and updates for the QC Stand-alone Software.
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Dirac and NIO Push the Boundaries of Automotive Audio in the New NIO ET7 Smart Electric Flagship Sedan
August 16, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and NIO Push the Boundaries of Automotive Audio in the New NIO ET7 Smart Electric Flagship Sedan

Swedish digital audio processing specialist Dirac and NIO, the innovative electric car company that is about to become the first Chinese manufacturer in the segment to become a global player, have announced a collaboration on the sound system for its latest model about to be launched in US and Europe. The latest NIO ET7 car has adopted Dirac Opteo Professional, the company’s most advanced automotive sound optimization solution, to ensure the ultimate sound performance.
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audioXpress September 2022 Speaker Focus Issue Now Available
August 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress September 2022 Speaker Focus Issue Now Available

The September 2022 Speaker Focus issue of audioXpress discusses speaker design and testing tools and features two fascinating speaker R&D stories on the Holoplot X1 Matrix Array and Motion Feedback Desktop Subwoofers for nearfield studio application. Geoff Hill explains the latest IEC loudspeaker measurement standards, Roger Shively reports from the AES 2022 Automotive Audio conference, Christoph Sladeczek writes about Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles, and much more.
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AKM Starts Sampling AK7749 DSP-Integrated CODEC for In-Vehicle Voice Applications
August 10, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Starts Sampling AK7749 DSP-Integrated CODEC for In-Vehicle Voice Applications

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed and started the release of samples of the AK7749, an in-vehicle DSP-integrated CODEC with an automatic mode switching function to support voice applications, and a full range of digital and analog input/output interfaces. The AK7749 is a RAM based, highly integrated, programmable digital signal processor, with 4 channel ADCs, 2 channel DACs, a MIC gain amplifier, a line-out amplifier, 4 channel SRCs, and digital audio I/F, all in a space saving small 48-pin QFN package.
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An Interview with John Whitecar: A Decades-Long Journey to the Future of Automotive Audio
July 28, 2022 by Adam Levenson

An Interview with John Whitecar: A Decades-Long Journey to the Future of Automotive Audio

Automotive audio industry veteran John Whitecar is currently the VP of Product Management, Automotive at DSP Concepts and a leading expert in his field, renowned for his important work with Texas Instruments, Tesla, and Ford, among others. In this interview, John shares details of his work in the design of custom-mixed signal DSP-based automotive receiver ICs, which awarded him the Henry Ford Technology Award from Ford Motor Company. He also discusses why we are only getting started in an exciting era for automotive audio. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2022.
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