All items tagged with immersive audio (384)
THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution
February 26, 2018 by Joao Martins

THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution

THX Ltd., announced the THX Spatial Audio Platform using MPEG-H and jointly demonstrated by Qualcomm Technologies and THX for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2018. The THX Spatial Audio Platform is an end-to-end universal positional audio solution built with the flexibility to support emerging immersive content formats (object-based and ambisonics) and open standards, as well as legacy content, across mobile, PC and consumer electronic devices.
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Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products
February 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston and StormAudio Announce Collaboration on New Surround Processors and Multichannel Amplification Products

Bryston has announced that they will be working in collaboration with StormAudio. Both companies intend to leverage their respective design and manufacturing expertise in an array of new product offerings. As a byproduct of the cooperative effort, Bryston will be unveiling an SP4 surround processor based on the acclaimed StormAudio platform, and StormAudio will introduce 2-channel and 4-channel amplifiers based on Bryston’s own Cubed Series Technology.
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A-Volute to Debut New 3D Audio Solutions at CES 2018
January 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

A-Volute to Debut New 3D Audio Solutions at CES 2018

Veteran gamers know that audio quality can genuinely impact the gaming experience when competing in a highly-charged environment. Serious players require a winning combination of all-encompassing surround sound without the distraction of background noise. French audio software company A-Volute is taking that immersive audio experience to CES 2018 in Las Vegas, where they will debut new Nahimic 3D audio solutions, including the first version of Nahimic for Mac.
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LG Electronics Partners with Meridian Audio on New Speaker Designs for CES 2018
December 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

LG Electronics Partners with Meridian Audio on New Speaker Designs for CES 2018

LG Electronics (LG) and Meridian Audio have announced a partnership on the development of new consumer audio products. The first results of the partnership will be presented at CES 2018, and include a Dolby Atmos soundbar, portable speakers, and the LG ThinQ smart speaker, featuring Google Assistant voice recognition. LG wants to combine its consumer electronics expertise with Meridian’s audio technologies to deliver "high-performance audio to more people across the world."
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NUGEN Audio Delivers Immersive Update for Halo Upmix with Second & Third Order Ambisonic Output and Auro-3D
December 18, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NUGEN Audio Delivers Immersive Update for Halo Upmix with Second & Third Order Ambisonic Output and Auro-3D

NUGEN Audio announced that the latest updates to its Halo Upmix 3D Immersive Extension are now available. Halo Upmix now enables second and third order Ambisonic output and support for AmbiX and FuMa formats, ideal for 360 video VR and other immersive audio content. The updated version, including second and third order Ambisonic output and Auro-3D support is available now.
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StormAudio Separates from Auro Technologies and Forms Immersive Audio Technologies Group
December 5, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

StormAudio Separates from Auro Technologies and Forms Immersive Audio Technologies Group

Auro Technologies has agreed to sell its StormAudio High-End Immersive Audio Hardware Brand Division to Yves Trélohan, the company's Senior VP, with backing from Saffelberg Investments. The acquisition encompasses the StormAudio hardware brand, its intellectual properties, infrastructure and inventory, all now hosted in a dedicated new company, Immersive Audio Technologies Group. With the management buyout, StormAudio is free to work closer on technical and marketing initiatives with Dolby and DTS.
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Get the Scope on the Audio Industry with Voice Coil December 2017
November 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Scope on the Audio Industry with Voice Coil December 2017

Don't miss Mike Klasco's overview of the latest trends in Audio Digital Signal Processing, a review of a new "knurled diaphragm," patent for planar magnetic drivers, and a User Report on LOUDSOFT's FINE R+D Analyzer, which, from 2018, will be implemented into the Test Bench measurement protocol. In Test Bench, learn more about a bass-midrange driver, and a woofer, from Eton and Volt, respectively.
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DTS Virtual:X Immersive Audio Technology Now Available on Select Denon and Marantz A/V Receivers
November 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Virtual:X Immersive Audio Technology Now Available on Select Denon and Marantz A/V Receivers

DTS announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X technology in A/V receivers for the first time. Select Denon and Marantz A/V receivers are now able to receive a firmware update to offer immersive sound in home theaters without the need for height or rear speakers. DTS Virtual:X technology in an A/V receiver offers immersive audio - virtual surround and virtual height - from simple soundbars, or traditional stereo and surround configurations (5.1/7.1 channel).
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Introducing Exponential Audio Advanced Surround Reverbs With 3D Option
November 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Introducing Exponential Audio Advanced Surround Reverbs With 3D Option

Exponential Audio from Salt Lake City, UT, the company behind software plug-ins such as NIMBUS, R4 and PhoenixVerb, announced two brand new surround reverb plug-ins called Stratus and Symphony. The new reverbs address both an opportunity and a challenge - the ability to be more creative than ever before with post sound now offering new surround formats and yet the ongoing debate about intelligibility.
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Genelec and IDA Audio to Redefine Immersive 3D Audio for Professional Headphone Users
October 17, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec and IDA Audio to Redefine Immersive 3D Audio for Professional Headphone Users

Audio monitoring specialist, Genelec, and IDA Audio, a pioneer in head-related transfer function (HRTF) modeling technology, are joining forces to create a truly accurate immersive audio experience for professional headphone users. The jointly-developed technology scans the user’s ears, upper body and head to create a Cloud-based customized personal audio profile, which can then be loaded into the user’s DAW via a choice of third-party plug-ins.
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