All items tagged with spatial audio (242)
THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution
February 26, 2018 by Joao Martins

THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution

THX Ltd., announced the THX Spatial Audio Platform using MPEG-H and jointly demonstrated by Qualcomm Technologies and THX for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2018. The THX Spatial Audio Platform is an end-to-end universal positional audio solution built with the flexibility to support emerging immersive content formats (object-based and ambisonics) and open standards, as well as legacy content, across mobile, PC and consumer electronic devices.
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Audio Engineering Society Explores "The Power of Sound" at AES Milan 2018
February 14, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

Audio Engineering Society Explores "The Power of Sound" at AES Milan 2018

The Audio Engineering Society has confirmed membership of the organizing committee for the 144th International AES Convention and Exhibition, taking place in Milan, Italy, May 23–26 at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre. This May’s 144th International Audio Engineering Society Convention will cover the full spectrum of professional audio topics including 3D Audio, Sound Reinforcement, Sound for Cinema, Sound for VR, Multichannel Audio, Recording and Production and Room Acoustics.
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d&b Soundscape and The Evolution of Live Sound to Object-Oriented Mixes
February 9, 2018 by Joao Martins

d&b Soundscape and The Evolution of Live Sound to Object-Oriented Mixes

It’s the latest trend in live sound. The professional audio industry wants to move away from the limitations and restrictions of stereo of dual mono configurations. Based on an networked audio system processor and two software modules, the d&b Soundscape solution from d&b audiotechnik opens up a whole world of creativity. An approach that opens completely new possibilities for sound designers and audio engineers, but above all for artists and audiences.
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ISE 2018 Report: Integrated Systems, Audio Trends, and User Interfaces
February 8, 2018 by Joao Martins

ISE 2018 Report: Integrated Systems, Audio Trends, and User Interfaces

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018, the fifteenth edition of the world’s largest AV and systems integration show, was the largest business-to-business event for the professional audiovisual, electronic systems integration and related IT industries, with the largest exhibition area, the largest number of exhibiting companies (1288) and the largest international attendance, supplanting largely the two shows promoted by the two founding associations CEDIA and Avixa/InfoComm International.
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Tascam Joins Sennheiser’s AMBEO For VR Partnership Program
December 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Tascam Joins Sennheiser’s AMBEO For VR Partnership Program

Sennheiser announced that the TEAC Corporation and its Tascam brand of professional video and broadcast equipment is joining the “AMBEO for VR” partnership program. Created to ensure seamless production workflows and interoperability for VR, AR and other 3D and spatial audio content creators, this Sennheiser program includes collaborations with acclaimed manufacturers of field recorders, VR live cameras, live streaming software, mixing plug-ins and VR platforms.
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3D Sound Labs and VideoLAN Partner on 3D Audio for VLC Media Player
December 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

3D Sound Labs and VideoLAN Partner on 3D Audio for VLC Media Player

3D Sound Labs, the 3D/VR Audio French specialist, and VideoLAN, the editor of the world's renowned VLC media player jointly announced their collaboration to bring world-class experience to 360° video and 3D audio content in the upcoming version of VLC. The release 3.0 of VLC introduces 360° video and high-quality 3D Audio rendering. It supports multichannel and well as ambisonics audio content up to 3rd order ambisonics.
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Introducing Exponential Audio Advanced Surround Reverbs With 3D Option
November 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Introducing Exponential Audio Advanced Surround Reverbs With 3D Option

Exponential Audio from Salt Lake City, UT, the company behind software plug-ins such as NIMBUS, R4 and PhoenixVerb, announced two brand new surround reverb plug-ins called Stratus and Symphony. The new reverbs address both an opportunity and a challenge - the ability to be more creative than ever before with post sound now offering new surround formats and yet the ongoing debate about intelligibility.
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Where Sound and Image Meet: AES New York 2017!
October 6, 2017 by Audio Engineering_Society

Where Sound and Image Meet: AES New York 2017!

The Audio Engineering Society New York 2017 convention will be co-located with the independent NAB Show New York 2017 event. In an adjacent exhibition hall, NAB Show New York exhibitors will be on hand with the latest video and distribution hardware and related sessions. Exhibits-Plus or All Access AES New York registration includes access to both exhibition halls. Naturally, the 143rd International AES Convention also features great content in audio for picture applications!
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AES Technical Committee Group Formed to Explore Audio for New Realities
March 3, 2017 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Technical Committee Group Formed to Explore Audio for New Realities

The Audio Engineering Society’s Technical Council (AESTC) has formed a new group to advance the science and application of Audio for New Realities. The group will serve the needs of the audio community working in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality environments. “New realities” covers a whole gamut of application areas including film, games, music, communications, medicine, forensics, simulations, education and virtual tourism.
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Facebook Unveils Technology Behind Audio 360 Virtual Reality Experience
February 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Facebook Unveils Technology Behind Audio 360 Virtual Reality Experience

First announced in Q4 2016, Facebook's 360 audio technology was discussed for the first time at Video@Scale, an invitation-only technical conference for engineers who work on large-scale video platforms and technologies. During the event, Facebook revealed more details of its new spatial audio encoding and rendering technology, using "hybrid higher-order ambisonics," and supporting head-locked audio for virtual reality applications.
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