All items tagged with noise reduction (74)

Bose Introduces QuietComfort Road Noise Control Car Sound Management Solution

January 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces QuietComfort Road Noise Control Car Sound Management Solution

Bose announced a new offering from its portfolio of Active Sound Management solutions for cars: Bose QuietComfort Road Noise Control (RNC). Now available to global vehicle manufacturers, it joins Bose Engine Harmonic Cancellation (EHC) and Bose Engine Harmonic Enhancement (EHE) to form a comprehensive and effective set of technologies for managing sound inside cars, trucks, and SUVs. Today helping to turn traveling by car a more comfortable experience, and anticipating the sound management needs of tomorrow's fully electric vehicles.

Audio Software Quo Vadis? Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Used in Audio Tools

December 5, 2018 by Joao Martins

Audio Software Quo Vadis? Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Used in Audio Tools

When we look at Adobe's portfolio of solutions, in a family of 21 core software programs, there is one for audio: Adobe Audition. Audition, used for audio recording, mixing, and restoration software, was acquired from Syntrillium Software in 2003 and was previously known as Cool Edit Pro. Recently I did an interview with Adobe's Audio Product Manager, Durin Gleaves, to understand why and how exactly the company is evolving its software using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

McDSP Releases NR800 Real-time Noise Reduction Processor

July 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

McDSP Releases NR800 Real-time Noise Reduction Processor

McDSP, the software house responsible for of an incredible number of audio processing plug-ins, now announced the release of the NR800 real-time noise reduction processor. This latest plug-in from McDSP is useful for music production, post production, and even live sound since it operates with no internal latency, and doesn’t contaminate the original source material with artifacts such as those found by other noise reduction plug-ins that utilize transform-based processing.

Bose Launches Noise-Masking Sleepbuds Following Indiegogo Campaign

June 21, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Launches Noise-Masking Sleepbuds Following Indiegogo Campaign

Apparently, a large percentage of the population is looking for a solution to be able to get more hours of quality sleep without hearing city noise, neighbors or a snoring partner... So, you use earplugs, right? Well, not so fast. According to Bose, earplugs are not enough. You need an active system that fits in your ear comfortably when you are in bed and at least one of your ears is pressed against the pillow. That's why Bose designed the noise-masking, launched its very first campaign on Indiegogo (amassing an impressive $450,320 USD), and now made it available worldwide.

New Automotive Echo Cancellation Noise Reduction Solution from NXP Makes Calls Clear

March 27, 2018 by Cristina Costa

New Automotive Echo Cancellation Noise Reduction Solution from NXP Makes Calls Clear

NXP Semiconductors has announced a new echo cancellation noise reduction solution (ECNR) that significantly reduces the problem of noisy voice communications and provides carmakers with a consumer pleasing, hands-free calling experience. The cost-effective solution combines innovative ECNR software that can be easily ported onto NXP i.MX processors and NXP’s car radio tuners and DSPs. The new NXP ECNR solution is also ITU-T P1110 and CarPlay pre-certified.

Ambiq Micro, DSP Concepts and Sensory Join Forces to Bring Always-On Voice Control to Portable, Battery-Operated Devices

January 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Ambiq Micro, DSP Concepts and Sensory Join Forces to Bring Always-On Voice Control to Portable, Battery-Operated Devices

Ambiq Micro, the pioneer in ultra-low power solutions, announced a partnership with DSP Concepts, a global developer of embedded digital signal processing audio solutions and specialist in voice UI technologies, and Sensory, the leading provider of embedded artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technologies. The collaboration aims to provide extremely power-efficient, always-listening voice control on battery-operated, intelligent devices without sacrificing quality of experience.

QuietOn Promotes Simple Active Noise Cancelling Earplugs

February 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

QuietOn Promotes Simple Active Noise Cancelling Earplugs

Reduce noise, sleep better and improve work ergonomics are benefits promoted by QuietOn, a new company based in Oulu, Finland, and one of the companies we have met at the CES 2017 Eureka Park, in Las Vegas. QuietOn earplugs are small and have no wires, combining active noise cancellation and acoustic noise attenuation to reduce low frequency "bass" noises, which are not addressed by normal earplugs.

Doppler Labs Takes Hearables a Step Further with Here One Wireless Earbuds

July 5, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Doppler Labs Takes Hearables a Step Further with Here One Wireless Earbuds

As we said previously, the race is on for the winner of the full-wireless earbuds challenge. Doppler Labs is the latest contender with their Here One hearables, promising “The Future of In-Ear Computing”. The difference is this is not your typical crowdfunding project, but a company working for the past three years to perfect the Here One concept, exploring the full potential of personalized earbuds.

PKparis Releases K’asq Wireless Earbuds with 5 Hours of Continuous Play

June 22, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

PKparis Releases K’asq Wireless Earbuds with 5 Hours of Continuous Play

Another company has launched a new attempt to break the full-wireless earbuds challenge. This time, French start-up PKparis launched the K’asq Bluetooth 4.1 stereo wireless earbuds, featuring the industry’s longest battery life: 5-hours on-the-go to listen to music or calls. The PKparis earbuds also combine high quality sound with up to -40% noise reduction, anti-fall system and IP55 waterproof and a clever USB 2.0 chargebox providing 8 hours extra charge.

MAGIX Acquires Sony Creative Software Products and Gets Hold of Sound Forge and ACID

May 25, 2016 by Joao Martins

MAGIX Acquires Sony Creative Software Products and Gets Hold of Sound Forge and ACID

German software house MAGIX Software GmbH announced it is acquiring a majority of the Sony Creative Software (SCS) products, including the popular audio editing and music production applications Sound Forge Pro and ACID Pro. Sony Creative Software was created from the acquisition of Sonic Foundry, in 2003, and has remained a separate division within Sony Professional.

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