All items tagged with immersive audio (411)
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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Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced
April 24, 2018 by Audio Engineering_Society

Recording and Production Presentations at 144th AES Milan Convention Announced

The AES has always been at the center of the audio recording community, bringing the top engineers together to share techniques and promote new ideas. The forthcoming 144th AES International Convention will offer the year’s most comprehensive program of Recording and Production workshops, tutorials and demonstrations, along with a chance to see the latest gear from top industry brands, from 23-26 May at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre in Milan, Italy.
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Solid State Logic Improves Immersive Audio Possibilities For System T
April 16, 2018 by Joao Martins

Solid State Logic Improves Immersive Audio Possibilities For System T

During the NAB 2018 show, Solid State Logic demonstrated a new immersive audio implementation for System T, now adding support for ATSC 3.0, Dolby Atmos, and MPEG-H at the heart of its digital console architecture. SSL announced the release of v2.0 software for all its System T broadcast audio production platform, which includes a range of consoles, remote hardware & software interfaces, processor engines, and I/O, all designed from the ground up to be part of a next generation IP network-based broadcast production environment.
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L-Acoustics Announces Expanding Universe of Manufacturer Partnerships for L-ISA
April 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics Announces Expanding Universe of Manufacturer Partnerships for L-ISA

L-Acoustics continues its campaign to change the live sound industry with its new approach to multi-source immersive sound reinforcement systems, since it launched its L-ISA technology in 2017. Because L-ISA demands a complete multi-layer sound design solution, the company now announced new partnerships with Avid, Blacktrax, DiGiCo and KLANG:technologies. L-Acoustics will promote L-ISA demonstrations at Prolight+Sound 2018 with these companies.
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Aaton-Transvideo to Demonstrate AMBEO and Immersive Audio Support at NAB 2018
April 3, 2018 by Joao Martins

Aaton-Transvideo to Demonstrate AMBEO and Immersive Audio Support at NAB 2018

Aaton-Digital and Transvideo will be demonstrating several important innovations in terms of immersive audio production support at NAB 2018 (Las Vegas, April 9-12), both in their own booth and other partners' booths. Aaton-Digital audio products will be found on the Wisycom and Sennheiser booths. Aaton-Digital has announced that from now on, the CantarX3 and the CantarMini recorders will be delivered with Sennheiser AMBEO compatibility as standard.
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SSL Announces Global Premiere For 32-Fader Version Of S300 Compact Audio Console at NAB 2018
March 22, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

SSL Announces Global Premiere For 32-Fader Version Of S300 Compact Audio Console at NAB 2018

Solid State Logic announced the global premiere of the 32-fader version of its System T - S300, compact broadcast console. The new S300 is a fixed layout compact control surface that can be combined with the complete portfolio of SSL’s ground-breaking System T network objects: Consoles, remote tiles, touchscreen interfaces, Tempest Processing Engines, remote PC software and Network I/O. All ready to deal with the production challenges of new immersive audio formats.
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Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Immersive Audio Project with New Investments and Technology Acquisitions
March 8, 2018 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Immersive Audio Project with New Investments and Technology Acquisitions

Sennheiser is strengthening its position in immersive audio solutions with an investment in German company Dear Reality, experts in spatial audio algorithms and audio VR/AR software, and the acquisition of technologies from Sonic Emotion, a Swiss developer of award-winning 3D audio software and processing solutions. Both companies have developed unique expertise and tools for the creation and rendering of immersive audio in object-based and scene-based formats.
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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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