All items tagged with immersive audio (394)
Dolby Announces Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering beta for Immersive Mixing Using Headphones
March 17, 2022 by Joao Martins

Dolby Announces Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering beta for Immersive Mixing Using Headphones

Monitoring Dolby Atmos immersive content through headphones using binaural rendering of all the complex, object-based and multichannel information is both a challenge and an attractive option for audio engineers and content professionals. With strong momentum towards Dolby Atmos and spatial audio, Dolby decided to accelerate it's Personalized Head-Related Transfer Function (PHRTF) initiative, and announced beta availability of the new Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering app and service.
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Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Immersive Audio Soundbar Now Available
March 17, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Immersive Audio Soundbar Now Available

Bowers & Wilkins launched a state-of-the art soundbar. The Panorama 3 was designed to get the most from the latest immersive or spatial audio content, offering an all-in-one elegant loudspeaker solution with room-filling sound for films, TV shows, games, and even music. As a single ultra-low-profile and easy-to-use component with built-in Dolby Atmos, the soundbar expands when paired with the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, ensuring high-resolution music streaming from a wide range of services.
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Registration Now Open for AES 2022 Automotive Audio International Conference
March 15, 2022 by Audio Engineering_Society

Registration Now Open for AES 2022 Automotive Audio International Conference

The Audio Engineering Society has opened registration for the 2022 AES Automotive Audio International Conference, taking place in-person June 8 – 10 in Detroit, MI, at the historic Dearborn Inn. Advancements in automotive audio will take center stage at this year’s event through topical presentations, keynotes and attendee experiences. The AES Audio Product Education Institute promotes a dedicated three-day conference track and special events, reinforcing the general conference program.
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Spatial Announces Free Access to Its Spatial Studio and Spatial Reality Creator Tools
March 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

Spatial Announces Free Access to Its Spatial Studio and Spatial Reality Creator Tools

Spatial, the immersive audio software service and company founded by a team of experienced professionals from Apple, Nest, Dolby, LucasArts and Disney is announcing a simple subscription model for commercial users to apply its immersive sound platform, combined with a new free Backstage Pass for 3D sound creators. At SXSW 2022 in Austin, TX, Spatial is opening up its audio platform to creators, students, experience designers, architects, venues and more. The goal is to accelerate the creation of a 3D sound ecosystem and user community.
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R&D Stories: The Arrival of Spatial Room Correction Technology
March 2, 2022 by Lars-Johan Brannmark

R&D Stories: The Arrival of Spatial Room Correction Technology

In this exclusive article for audioXpress, Lars-Johan Brännmark (Chief Scientist, Dirac Research AB) describes an approach to the challenge of applying DSP room correction to complex multichannel setups, intended for immersive audio reproduction. Instead of one filter applied to a single channel, he proposes a solution where all speakers work to optimize the reproduction of each input channel in an optimal way. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2021.
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DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration
March 2, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

DiGiCo and d&b audiotechnik Partner on Immersive Audio Technology Integration

Managing an immersive audio production during a live performance is a challenge that is better dealt with directly in the mixing console. But because immersive audio formats continue to rely on external DSP processors, companies need to work together. The German professional loudspeaker company d&b audiotechnik has partnered with DiGiCo, to integrate d&b's Soundscape immersive audio system platform directly into the digital mixing solutions of the British company.
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FLUX:: Immersive SPAT Revolution Software Adds Wave Field Synthesis for Spatial Audio Reproduction
February 23, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

FLUX:: Immersive SPAT Revolution Software Adds Wave Field Synthesis for Spatial Audio Reproduction

SPAT Revolution, the result of a successful partnership between FLUX:: Immersive and the French research institute Ircam, is a complete software suite created to bring the vast research performed at Ircam available to the market. SPAT Revolution 22.02 is a free software upgrade, packed with new features and improvements, and includes a Wave Field Synthesis option with an add-on license. It also offers reinforced support for QLAB and Logic Pro, OSC messages for snapshot recall, and enhanced ADM-OSC support.
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Patent Review: Virtual Height Filter for Reflected Sound Rendering Using Upward Firing Drivers
February 17, 2022 by James Croft

Patent Review: Virtual Height Filter for Reflected Sound Rendering Using Upward Firing Drivers

This review discusses a patent that applies to speakers designed for new immersive audio formats in home applications and Dolby Atmos, in particular. Not surprisingly, the patent was awarded to Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. As the patent was granted, Voice Coil provided an extensive and informative review - recommended reading for anyone considering entering this important home-theater market segment. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2016.
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McIntosh Announces MX180 AV Processor with RoomPerfect
February 17, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces MX180 AV Processor with RoomPerfect

McIntosh Labs just announced its latest MX180 A/V Processor, delivering everything needed for the home theater of today and tomorrow. This MX180 is basically the ultimate home theater hub which is able to accommodate all formats, standards and services, from 8K UHD image content with HDR and Dolby Vision, all the way to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X Pro, and Auro-3D immersive audio. For the best results, McIntosh even added RoomPerfect room correction technology licensed from Lyngdorf.
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WiSA Partners with Realtek to Develop and Launch a 5GHz Multichannel Immersive Audio Module
January 20, 2022 by Joao Martins

WiSA Partners with Realtek to Develop and Launch a 5GHz Multichannel Immersive Audio Module

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit Wireless Technologies, announced plans to integrate WiSA’s multichannel wireless audio capabilities - and its latest high-performance Spatial Audio Software - into Realtek’s 5GHz IoT chipsets. The partnership will culminate in a cost-effective module capable of delivering uncompressed, high-definition spatial audio streams for an unparalleled immersive audio experience.
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