All items tagged with binaural (76)

Dirac Research Appoints Peter Cedmer to Head of Product Management XR Audio

September 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Appoints Peter Cedmer to Head of Product Management XR Audio

Continuing the expansion of its XR Business Unit, Dirac Research announced the appointment of Peter Cedmer as Head of Product Management, XR Audio. The former Chief Technology Officer of Jays Headphones brings years of audio experience and a valuable consumer perspective to the company’s young and fast-growing XR business unit. Peter will be responsible for managing the company’s current XR product portfolio and developing future product roadmaps.

Zoom Announces H3-VR Handy Audio Recorder with Built-In Ambisonics Mic Array

September 17, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Zoom Announces H3-VR Handy Audio Recorder with Built-In Ambisonics Mic Array

Zoom is turning heads with the announcement of its latest handy recorder, the Zoom H3-VR, which not only records in Ambisonics format, but also offers binaural stereo, standard stereo, 5.1 surround support, and live streaming. What’s more, the recorder is self-contained and provides a fast and easy way to record 360-audio and monitor in real time. Whether used for film, music, or gaming production, the new VR recorder from Zoom goes beyond virtual reality (VR) applications.

Sennheiser Showcases New IE 40 PRO In-Ear Monitors and Latest Audio Tools at IBC 2018

August 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Showcases New IE 40 PRO In-Ear Monitors and Latest Audio Tools at IBC 2018

At IBC 2018, Amsterdam 14-18, Sennheiser and Neumann will showcase their full range of media production tools. Among the highlights is the introduction of the new Memory Mic, a wireless microphone for smartphones, and the accompanying video app. Sennheiser will also premiere the new IE 40 PRO in-ear monitors, the company’s entry model in a series of brand-new professional in-ears.

SoundFi Wants You to Go to the Movies and Use Headphones

July 27, 2018 by Joao Martins

SoundFi Wants You to Go to the Movies and Use Headphones

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.

2018 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality

June 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

2018 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality

The Audio Engineering Society is promoting its second International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality. The conference and exhibition will bring together a community of influential research scientists, engineers, VR and AR developers, and content providers to explore topics such as spatial audio capture, binaural, ambisonics, wave field synthesis techniques, 3D Sound field navigation, HRTF modeling, reverb and room acoustics synthesis, 3D audio content production, and sound design for VR/AR. The three-day conference takes place in Redmond, WA.

Show Report: Notes from the AES Milan Convention

May 31, 2018 by Joao Martins

Show Report: Notes from the AES Milan Convention

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) Milan 144th International Convention, May 23–26, 2018, was a small but well-attended event, extremely enjoyable for all those that participated. As always, a mix of audio industry professionals, students, educators, and top brands and audio service providers from around the world met "for the purpose of advancing the art and science of audio engineering."

Object-Based Audio and Sound Reproduction

April 26, 2018 by Joao Martins

Object-Based Audio and Sound Reproduction

Object-Based Audio. You’ve heard the term. It means we no longer need to record audio information in 6 (5.1), 8 (7.1), or an insane number of audio channels – 22.2, as Japan is pitching for its 8K production and broadcast standard – to properly convey the spatial information of sound reproduction. And not necessarily only for sophisticated soundtracks in immersive formats. And that's where the industry is heading, leaving our precious "audiophile" discussions about the ideal "production standards" for stereo recording and reproduction of music in the dust.

Sound Devices Announces New AMBEO Spatial Audio Partnership with Sennheiser

April 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Devices Announces New AMBEO Spatial Audio Partnership with Sennheiser

Earlier in 2017, Sennheiser confirmed that Sound Devices would be one of the companies participating in its ‘AMBEO for VR’ partnership program. Now Sound Devices confirmed the practical result of the partnership with the launch of its MixPre-6/MixPre-10T portable audio recorders, which will help professionals record and monitor high-quality 360 spatial audio for video. The two companies are showing the first AMBEO-certified portable audio recorders with binaural monitoring at NAB 2018.

Audeze Announces Audeze Mobius Headphones with Waves Nx 3D Audio Technology

March 16, 2018 by Joao Martins

Audeze Announces Audeze Mobius Headphones with Waves Nx 3D Audio Technology

The word was out for some time that Audeze was working on something big and now it's official. The high end headphone brand has expanded its market scope with the launch of the Mobius headphones, targeting gamers and content creators working with 3D audio platforms. Mobius implementation delivers a premium high-end, fully immersive 3D cinematic audio and head tracking-enabled headphone design, powered by Audeze’s planar magnetic technologies.

Headphone Focus audioXpress April 2018 Edition, Now Available!

March 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Headphone Focus audioXpress April 2018 Edition, Now Available!

Following our March Test and Measurement Focus edition, audioXpress April 2018 expands that focus to specifically include a comprehensive roundup of the latest earphone and headphone test solutions. Read the review of Audio Precision's AECM206 Binaural Headphone Test Fixture, learn about HEAD acoustics' latest modular measurement platform, and discover how Warwick Audio Technologies designed a completely new type of electrostatic transducer. Download audioXpress April 2018 now.

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