Audioscenic and Tectonic Audio Labs to Demonstrate Spatial Audio Reproduction Reference Design at AES AVAR 2022

Audioscenic Limited, the British 3D Audio technology startup and Tectonic Audio Labs have joined forces once again to introduce the new Virtua Spatial Audio hardware development kit (HDK) at AVAR 2022. This is Audio Engineering Society’s fourth International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality and will be held at Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Washington, USA on August 15–17, 2022.
 
Extending the demonstration that both companies promoted successfully at CES 2022, Audioscenic and Tectonic Audio Labs will showcase a new innovative audio solution using Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) technology. The Virtua Spatial Audio HDK is a reference design platform that allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to incorporate adaptive beamforming for spatial audio reproduction. The soundbar design features Audioscenic’s Virtua software and six BMR speaker drive units.

Current spatial audio systems use fixed reproduction techniques to generate a virtual surround experience. However, these systems are static, and therefore only work well when the user is standing still in front of the speaker system or soundbar. Audioscenic’s Virtua features user-tracking based adaptive DSP, which creates "virtual headphones" to the exact user position as the user moves, delivering the best binaural audio experience. Tectonic’s true full-range BMRs improve spatial audio reproduction by allowing every speaker to radiate like a point-source, thus increasing the soundbar’s beamforming performance.

"Audioscenic technology brings real binaural audio performance without headphones. We have been working closely with Tectonic creating a reference design that allows manufacturers to easily adopt our technology to create products," says Marcos Simón, CTO at Audioscenic. "We are happy to present at AVAR 2022 and thrilled to partner with Tectonic to demonstrate the future of spatial audio." "The BMR’s point-source behavior improves Virtua’s soundfield control performance, significantly enhancing the immersive experience for the user," says David Stokes, VP of Product and Marketing at Tectonic Audio Labs. "We are pleased to partner with Audioscenic to showcase the BMR’s spatial audio advantage with their remarkable technology at AVAR 2022."

Audioscenic is an audio technology company based in Southampton, UK which offers patented user-adaptive 3D audio technologies for use in home audio, PC gaming, console gaming, home cinema, cinema, automotive, and public space applications. For more information, enquiries should be addressed to Dr. Marcos Simón, CTO at Audioscenic - email here.

Tectonic evolves the audio landscape through its proprietary Balanced Mode Radiator audio transducer design, which distributes acoustic energy more effectively to create an immersive listening experience. Through sophisticated design and integration, Tectonic delivers superior sound solutions that can currently be heard in product categories ranging from gaming, home audio entertainment and luxury vehicles to unified communications and connected fitness products.

The Virtua Spatial Audio HDK demonstration area will be available to the AES conference attendees on the second floor of the Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Washington (August 15–17, 2022). Register here.
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