Workshop Offers Unique Insights Into Waves Nx: The Interoperable Binaural Renderer

During the Audio Engineering Society’s second International Conference on Headphone Technology (August 27–29, 2019) in San Francisco, Waves Audio will provide a behind-the-scenes look into Waves Nx and licensing opportunities. Waves Nx is a unique binaural rendering technology designed for professional engineers and ported for consumer product integration. Waves Nx features head-tracking and room emulation, including a new, digital twin of a renowned acoustic space.

Waves Audio introduced the Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin, created in collaboration with Abbey Road Studios. Using its Waves Nx 3D audio binaural encoding technology to emulate the acoustics of a space, the new plug-in allows anyone to work with headphones, as if it was inside the Abbey Road Studio 3 Control Room. For music producers, this means the ability to hear the music in the renowned studio, with an emulation of the studio's nearfield stereo monitors, 5.1 or 7.1 setups.

G-Audio, a next generation audio technology company dedicated to enhancing the listening experience for Extended-Reality (XR) and streaming media, launched its Sol Loudness SDK for streaming services, adding to its existing Sol SDK spatial audio rendering for 360° video. This new software solution smooths variations in loudness and provides continuity of perceived sound levels for OTT video and music streaming platforms, allowing platforms to provide a better audio experience for its subscribers.

While Movie theaters are investing millions to upgrade their sound systems to deliver the best possible immersive audio experiences, there is a new company that thinks that you should wear headphones while watching the movie... And they are not selling the headphones. SoundFi is a new "in-theater" mobile app designed to provide 3D binaural audio on headphones, and their new technology is being showcased during the theatrical release of Columbia Pictures' The Equalizer 2 at participating cinemas in LA.