All items tagged with Dolby (66)

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

September 28, 2017 by Joao Martins

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

Amazon is not resting on its laurels in voice personal assistants. The company continues to severely undercut Google's ambitions with the Google Home, Assistant and Chromecast products, while jumping ahead to compete head to head with Apple and undermining Apple's plans for Siri and the smart home. The company just announced a completely revamped line of Echo speakers with lower prices and improved everything, as well as new classes of Echo devices.

NUGEN Audio Previews New Batch Processing for Dolby Formats and Shows Halo Upmix 3D Immersive Option at IBC 2017

September 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NUGEN Audio Previews New Batch Processing for Dolby Formats and Shows Halo Upmix 3D Immersive Option at IBC 2017

NUGEN Audio is showcasing a beta version of its AMB Dolby Module, the latest option for the AMB Audio Management Batch processor modular software, at IBC 2017. The final version of the AMB Dolby Module is expected to be released in Q4. Also, for the first time at IBC, NUGEN Audio will demonstrate the new Halo 3D Immersive Extension for its award-winning Halo Upmix. This makes it possible to upmix, re-purpose or convert channel-based audio for an Ambisonic workflow.

Blackmagic Design new DaVinci Resolve 14 Software with Fairlight Audio Tools is Now Shipping

September 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Blackmagic Design new DaVinci Resolve 14 Software with Fairlight Audio Tools is Now Shipping

As previously announced at NAB 2017 back in April, Blackmagic Design has now released DaVinci Resolve 14, integrating three high end applications in one, for professional editing, color correction and new Fairlight audio tools. All it takes is a single click to switch between editing, color... and audio. By adding the new professional audio tools, the new DaVinci Resolve 14 software becomes a very attractive proposition for just $299.

Amazon Announces Echo Show ...and It's Not a Speaker!

May 12, 2017 by Joao Martins

Amazon Announces Echo Show ...and It's Not a Speaker!

Amazon announced its latest member of the Alexa voice service hardware family, following the original Echo Dot ($49.99) and Amazon Echo (now $149.99) devices that kick-started the whole Voice Personal Assistant (VPA) trend, motivating every single consumer electronics and mobile devices brand to respond with similar concepts. The only problem is that the new Amazon Echo Show ($229.99) is not so much a speaker but a complete Alexa "videophone" and home automation interface with a camera.

Dolby Atmos Now Installed in Over 2,000 Screens and 500 Movie Titles Released

December 8, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Atmos Now Installed in Over 2,000 Screens and 500 Movie Titles Released

Dolby Laboratories, announced the company has exceeded major milestones, including the installation of 2,000 Dolby Atmos enabled cinema screens and the release of 500 movie titles mixed in Dolby Atmos. Since debuting in 2012 with Disney Pixar’s Brave, Dolby Atmos has paved a new course for creative storytelling, transforming the ways in which audiences worldwide experience sound.

AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming

October 14, 2016 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming

The Audio Engineering Society’s Audio Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS) technical group was formed in early 2016 to study the many issues related to audio loudness variations in distributed video content. After four-and-a-half months of work by 50 members, the group has announced the publication of preliminary guidelines.

Hearing More: First Impressions from Aalborg, DK

September 1, 2016 by Joao Martins

Hearing More: First Impressions from Aalborg, DK

The 2016 Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Conference on Headphone Technology took place August 24-26, 2016, in Aalborg, Denmark, at the Nordkraft building - an old power station converted into a mix of community and events center near the city's new music center, Musikkens Hus. Approximately 160 registered participants had the opportunity to attend more than 40 paper and keynote presentations, while 20 companies promoted demonstrations. One of the most successful AES international conferences ever!

Sennheiser Introduces PC 373D Gaming Headset with Immersive Sound

August 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces PC 373D Gaming Headset with Immersive Sound

Sennheiser’s new high-end open acoustic gaming headset PC 373D is able to generate a binaural emulation of immersive 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound and provide crystal clear gaming communications thanks to its high quality, noise-cancelling microphone. The new high-end open acoustic gaming headset is paired with a sleek and intuitive new Surround Dongle, designed to optimize the sound experience at a single click of its Dolby button.

The Future of Media Previewed at IBC 2015

September 3, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

The Future of Media Previewed at IBC 2015

The 2015 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) will take place once again in Amsterdam. The conference from 10-14 September 2015 and the exhibition 11-15 September 2015. The 2015 show will be an important platform for new technology demonstrations in immersive audio. British semi-conductor ARM is awarded the International Honor for Excellence 2015.

Linear Acoustic Analyzer for Testing and Monitoring Dolby-Encoded and PCM Signals Makes European Debut

August 4, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Linear Acoustic Analyzer for Testing and Monitoring Dolby-Encoded and PCM Signals Makes European Debut

Following the US market introduction at the 2015 NAB Show, Linear Acoustic is planning the European debut of its MT2000 Multichannel Bitstream Analyzer at IBC 2015. Featuring a full suite of test capabilities in a handheld form factor, the MT2000 allows engineers to analyze and troubleshoot digital audio paths quickly, anywhere inside or outside a facility.

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