Cirrus Logic Unveils Latest Family of Professional Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters and CODEC Products

Cirrus Logic unveiled a new series of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an ultra-high performance audio CODEC, that cater to the needs of recording artists, live performers, and even audio enthusiasts. Setting a new standard for the prosumer and professional audio markets, the new CS4308P, CS4304P, CS4302P DACs and CS4282P CODEC expand on last year's successful analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) launch, and deliver transparent audio conversion to ensure recording and playback without any compromise in sound quality.

Dolby Laboratories announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GE Licensing, which owns, maintains, and licenses an extensive portfolio of intellectual property (IP), primarily targeting the consumer digital media and electronics sectors. GE Licensing is responsible for more than 5,000 patents, including important digital media technologies such as the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) and VVC (Versatile Video Coding) video and audio encoding technologies.

The new wireless microphones from Sony Electronics are lightweight designs with updated specifications that leverage the most recent technologies - no analog XLR connectors involved. Complementing its range of cameras for videographers and video content creators, the new Sony ECM-W3 and ECM-W3S wireless microphone packages, along with the wireless streaming microphone ECM-S1, combine Bluetooth 5.3 transmission using Fraunhofer's LC3Plus codec and also offer USB-C connectivity for 24-bit/48kHz direct recording.

Immersive 3D/spatial audio - combined with XR/360 video - can transport you away from your home and into the middle of a lush forest with the sound of twigs crunching below you, a deer running off in the East, and the flapping of wings as your eyes follow a cardinal flying away. Accurate head tracking helps deliver a true-to-life user experience (UX), and understanding which factors are key in evaluating a solution will help you navigate this growing industry.

While on the one hand, we experience the benefit of having communication possibilities anytime and anywhere and use all types of communication platforms allowing us to interact in virtual conferences without being present physically - we also experience significant variations in communication quality, especially when being involved in virtual meetings. The question is: What is communication quality and which factors distinguish good communication quality from poor communication quality?

Streaming high-quality audio to the web is now easier than ever with the newly introduced Telos Z/IPStream family of software, hardware and PC encoding tools with support for both Microsoft Smooth Streaming and Apple HLS technologies, using only genuine Fraunhofer IIS codecs and accepting audio input via Livewire, AES67, and RTP.