All items tagged with audio processing (171)
Sound Devices Introduces NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for 8-Series Mixer-Recorders
May 19, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Devices Introduces NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for 8-Series Mixer-Recorders

Sound Devices announced the NoiseAssist Noise Suppression Plugin for their 8-Series mixer-recorders. NoiseAssist is an advanced signal processing algorithm that reduces background noises such as traffic, generators, HVAC noise, and more. The plugin continuously monitors background noise to make sure only clean audio is recorded for the entire take. It features a simple user interface with only one adjustment, the amount of background noise to suppress. The plugin is available now for an introductory price of $600.
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Dolby Laboratories Introduces Dolby.io Platform for Developers
May 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Laboratories Introduces Dolby.io Platform for Developers

Dolby Laboratories announced Dolby.io, an API platform that gives developers access to APIs designed to improve the quality of the media and communications within their applications. According to Dolby, the platform offers tools to enhance every interaction and quality of content in new apps and services. The interactivity APIs focus on real-time voice and video collaboration, and the Media Processing APIs focus on audio/video content enhancement and analysis.
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Dirac Appoints Mats Oberg as Chief Sales Officer
May 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Appoints Mats Oberg as Chief Sales Officer

Adding to the momentum created by the CES 2020 launch of its new consumer-focused app, which drastically enhances the sound quality of any headphone, and the completion of a new $6-million investment round, Swedish sound processing and optimization pioneer Dirac announced that Agilent veteran Mats Oberg has joined the global leadership team as Chief Sales Officer, reporting to Dirac CEO Mathias Johansson.
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Waves MaxxAudio Mobile Powers Stereo Speaker Sound on New Premium Phones From Motorola Mobility
April 22, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Waves MaxxAudio Mobile Powers Stereo Speaker Sound on New Premium Phones From Motorola Mobility

Waves Audio has teamed up with Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo company) to bring mobile sound to the next level in the new Motorola edge premium smartphones. Recognizing that more people are looking for a better speaker sound experience from their phones, Motorola paired its latest bezel-less display with the largest stereo speakers available in a smartphone powered by Waves. The Waves MaxxAudio Mobile audio technology suite is already implemented in the Motorola best-in-class stereo speaker system of the latest Motorola edge+ phone.
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You Can DIY!: A Class D HAT for Raspberry Pi
April 1, 2020 by Jens Tybo Jensen

You Can DIY!: A Class D HAT for Raspberry Pi

This project is a great suggestion for a new affordable high-end 2 x 40 W Class D audio amplifier implemented with a Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) board to connect onto a Raspberry Pi Zero platform, creating a solution ideally suited for DIY audio projects. On the other hand, this is a very clever way to promote the Merus amplifiers from Infineon and get a great number of developers and enthusiasts to actual use it, get to know it, and understand its advantages in a real audio project. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2020.
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Jabra Launches Evolve2 Next-Generation Business Headsets with Hybrid ANC
March 31, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Jabra Launches Evolve2 Next-Generation Business Headsets with Hybrid ANC

Jabra announced its Evolve2 range, the next generation of Evolve, its best-selling UC headsets for improved productivity. The new range consists of the Evolve2 85, Evolve2 65 and Evolve2 40, all engineered to transform concentration, collaboration and flexibility in the workplace. By blocking out more noise and providing better voice clarity, the Evolve2 business headsets bring distributed teams together, giving people the power to work from anywhere while staying connected. The headsets work with all leading UC platforms and are pending certification for Microsoft Teams.
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Waves Expands Collaboration With Qualcomm to Enhance Audio on Next Generation Mobile Devices
March 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Expands Collaboration With Qualcomm to Enhance Audio on Next Generation Mobile Devices

Waves MaxxAudio and Nx 3D audio processing technologies are now compatible with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 765 and 765G mobile processors targeting the latest smartphones and powering augmented experiences, gaming, and more. These Waves technologies have been until now mainly available on Intel and ARM processor-based platforms. This new combination will allow manufacturers implementing Snapdragon processors in premium smartphones and smart peripherals to also support expanded audio experiences.
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Waves Audio SuperRack Next Generation Plugin Processing Software Runs Native on Windows/Mac
January 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio SuperRack Next Generation Plugin Processing Software Runs Native on Windows/Mac

Waves SuperRack is a flagship example of the company's leadership in both audio signal processing technologies and design of software tools that can be used both in the studio and live sound situations. Able to run up to 128 audio channels through multiple instances of Waves plugins with near-zero latency when running in a SoundGrid Audio-over-Ethernet network and a dedicated SoundGrid DSP server, Waves Audio now also announced native CPU processing support for Waves SuperRack.
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Continental and Sennheiser Developed New Sound Actuator Solution for Vehicle Audio
January 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Continental and Sennheiser Developed New Sound Actuator Solution for Vehicle Audio

One of the key technology demonstrations in automotive audio at CES 2020 was promoted by Continental and audio specialist Sennheiser. The two German companies presented a "speakerless" audio system for the vehicle interior, which Sennheiser claims is able to generate immersive audio by exciting surfaces inside the vehicle to produce sound. The Continental actuator solution - Ac2ated Sound - reduces weight and space by up to 90% in comparison to conventional systems.
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DiGiCo Reveals Latest Generation Quantum Consoles at NAMM 2020
January 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

DiGiCo Reveals Latest Generation Quantum Consoles at NAMM 2020

The 2020 NAMM Show was the opportunity for DiGiCo to reveal the latest in its new generation of Quantum digital consoles, the expanded Quantum 5 and the all-new Quantum 338. Like the Quantum 7, the new consoles represent a dramatic leap forward in power and connectivity, with impressive new design features and enhancements. DiGiCo also announced the new DMI-KLANG at NAMM 2020, an immersive in-ear mixing expansion that can be mounted directly into DiGiCo consoles, equipped with DMI slots.
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