All items tagged with digital signal processing (155)
Dirac and MediaTek Partner to Advance In-Car Audio Experiences Through Integrated Automotive SoCs
April 28, 2025 by Joao Martins

Dirac and MediaTek Partner to Advance In-Car Audio Experiences Through Integrated Automotive SoCs

Dirac and MediaTek announced a strategic collaboration to enhance in-car audio performance through the integration of Dirac's digital audio software into MediaTek's automotive-grade systems-on-chips (SoCs). Yes, software-defined vehicles benefit from a tighter integration at the chipset level, and the Swedish digital audio processing pioneer is determined to explore the possibilities with MediaTek's groundbreaking Dimensity Auto Cockpit chipsets.
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GPU Audio Releases SDK and Opens Access to GPU Processing to All
March 20, 2025 by Joao Martins

GPU Audio Releases SDK and Opens Access to GPU Processing to All

GPU Audio released their long-awaited SDK, now available for free - offering developers and programmers the opportunity to unlock GPU acceleration for audio projects, productions, and software development needs. The use of these development tools allows implementing software ideas with access to the immense power of GPU processing, and build the next generation of audio experiences independently of the application verticals.
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Outboard DSP: An Introduction
February 26, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Outboard DSP: An Introduction

In this article, Vance Dickason explores the use of digital signal processing, and specifically Outboard DSP, an increasingly viable solution to create a complete active crossover design, contained in a programmable unit that can be delivered with multiple presets for different usage scenarios or even configured by the user, according to the system in place. This inspired Vance Dickason to begin a series of product reviews of multiple outboard DSP processors, and this article is a preamble for the project.
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Shure Introduces MV7i Smart Microphone and Dual Channel Interface
January 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shure Introduces MV7i Smart Microphone and Dual Channel Interface

Shure introduced its new MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface at CES 2025. The MV7i is the first-of-its-kind microphone to serve as a dual-channel audio interface, allowing for two channels of recording and simplify the way creators record audio. The MV7i also features onboard DSP with auto level mode, real-time denoiser, a digital plosive filter and three adjustable reverb types, apart from MOTIV Mix desktop and MOTIV mobile app integration.
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Alango Unveils Sound Processing Module for Qualcomm S7 SoC
November 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Alango Unveils Sound Processing Module for Qualcomm S7 SoC

Alango Technologies announced a new digital sound processing module for Qualcomm's Bluetooth SoCs, including the latest S7 Gen1 Sound platform that features five times the compute power, three times the DSP processing power, and almost 100 times on-device AI processing power compared to previous solutions. According to Alango, this first to market platform offers a pre-integrated, ready-to-use modular solution for the latest generation of hearables and advanced audio designs.
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Mathias Johansson Appointed as Vice President of Digital Signal Processing and Applied Intelligence Lab by Harman International
September 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Mathias Johansson Appointed as Vice President of Digital Signal Processing and Applied Intelligence Lab by Harman International

Dirac’s Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Dr. Mathias Johansson, has announced his departure from the company in a LinkedIn post, where he also reveals he will transition to Harman International, having accepted a position as Vice President Digital Signal Processing and Applied Intelligence Lab. The surprising announcement was confirmed short after by Armin Prommersberger, Chief Technology Officer, Harman International.
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Dirac Live Room Correction Technology Now Available on a Soundbar
September 4, 2024 by Joao Martins

Dirac Live Room Correction Technology Now Available on a Soundbar

Dirac announced that its Dirac Live Room Correction technology is now available on a soundbar through a collaboration with Klipsch. The all-new Klipsch Flexus Core 300 soundbar is the first to offer Dirac's room correction technology, until now available mainly in high-end AVRs and integrated amplifiers. This soundbar market debut reinforces Dirac's position in the home audio market – where room correction is being adopted across all product categories, price points, and listening applications.
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Tech Industry Veteran Anders Storm Named Chief Executive Officer of Dirac Research
August 28, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Tech Industry Veteran Anders Storm Named Chief Executive Officer of Dirac Research

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced the appointment of Anders Storm as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, according to Dirac Chairman Johan Sedihn. Storm's appointment as CEO comes at a time when the company is experiencing record breaking growth in the automotive and home audio markets, driven by new and expanded commercial partnerships with some of the industry’s biggest players – as consumer demand for premium sound across all platforms continues to grow.
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Behind The Scenes With TOTAL CAL Award-Winning, Cloud-Based Room-Tuning
August 22, 2024 by Timothy Brault

Behind The Scenes With TOTAL CAL Award-Winning, Cloud-Based Room-Tuning

Cloud-based room tuning? Award-winning technology? Legacy tech with a billion+ devices in market? Are you saying it can analyze the frequency response of room measurements and create a new algorithm with room correction in seconds? Where did this innovative and highly affordable technology come from? What goes into it working so well? Read on and it will all become clear...
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Voice Coil August 2024 Is Ready for You!
July 26, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil August 2024 Is Ready for You!

In this issue, Vance Dickason kicks off a series of outboard DSP processor reviews, starting with the Danville dspNexus. Next, Claus Futtrup writes about the Critically Damped Fourth-Order (CD4) bass reflex alignment. As scheduled, Mike Klasco writes about New Materials and Technologies for Voice Coils, and there's an updated directory of 2024 Voice Coil winders, converters, lead out wire, and more. On Test Bench, Vance Dickason assesses the new B&C Speakers DH450-8 1" compression driver and the Stereo Integrity M3 3.5" carbon midrange driver.
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