All items tagged with binaural (82)
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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Apogee and Sennheiser Pitch AMBEO Smart Headset to a Wider Audience
December 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Apogee and Sennheiser Pitch AMBEO Smart Headset to a Wider Audience

Apogee and Sennheiser announced that its co-developed Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset is now available at Apple.com and Apple Stores in the US, just in time for the holidays. And it's now available in black, for those channels. An interesting note about the announcement is that, since the binaural headset was launched in May 2017, Sennheiser is now promoting it in a slightly different way, highlighting its use more as a hearing enhancer and high-quality listening device.
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Waves Audio Starts Shipping Ambisonics Encoder and Tools
October 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Starts Shipping Ambisonics Encoder and Tools

Waves Audio is now shipping two new tools and a combo for audio engineers mixing 360-degree and VR projects: the Waves B360 Ambisonics Encoder, a new plugin for converting mono, stereo or surround audio into 360-degree Ambisonics B-format; Waves Nx Ambisonics, a new component of the Waves Nx Virtual Mix Room over Headphones plugin, designed for monitoring 360-degree Ambisonics B-format audio on regular stereo headphones; and Waves 360° Ambisonics Tools, a combo of both plugins.
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Weiss and PSI Audio Reveal LiveBox Crosstalk Cancellation Based Speaker at High End Munich 2017
May 19, 2017 by Joao Martins

Weiss and PSI Audio Reveal LiveBox Crosstalk Cancellation Based Speaker at High End Munich 2017

This is a dream project that’s been on the works for some time, and is now close to becoming a commercial reality. Combining all the possibilities of modern digital processing technology and electroacoustic design, Swiss companies Weiss and PSI Audio are promoting a fully working demonstration of the LiveBox fully-integrated Crosstalk Cancellation speaker, which allows both convincing stereo and binaural experiences from a single source, designed to be like “a piece of furniture.”
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MainBerlin Studio Adopts Sfëar 3D Audio Solution Powered by 3D Sound Labs
May 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MainBerlin Studio Adopts Sfëar 3D Audio Solution Powered by 3D Sound Labs

3D/VR Audio specialist, 3D Sound Labs, announced that its 3D Audio technology is ready to be used for content production by professional audio creators and artists at the MainBerlin Studio in Berlin. The studio is the first to deploy the 3D Audio solution provided by Sfëar, Eurecat’s brand for binaural 3D audio production tools, as a result of a private joint initiative with 3D Sound Labs, and Voodoopop. The companies are also involved in the newly formed BINCI consortium, together with measurement experts HEAD acoustics.
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