All items tagged with voice (39)

Voice for True Wireless Earbuds, GaN, and More Exciting Audio Frontiers in audioXpress April 2022

March 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Voice for True Wireless Earbuds, GaN, and More Exciting Audio Frontiers in audioXpress April 2022

The April 2022 issue of audioXpress offers an overview of voice for true wireless stereo earbuds with contributed articles from Knowles and Fluent.ai. Stuart Yaniger reviews the possibilities with GaN amplifiers, and Steve Temme explains the evolution of Rub & Buzz measurements and the latest perceptual algorithms. Ethan Winer designs a sample & hold circuit for a guitar-controlled, all-analog synthesizer project, Richard Honeycutt explores the meaning of “frequency response” as applied to rooms, and Mark Driedger explains why and how to test tubes.

Waves Launches Real-Time Noise Reduction Plugin for Voice

March 8, 2022 by Joao Martins

Waves Launches Real-Time Noise Reduction Plugin for Voice

Waves Audio offers some of the world's leading professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, but it's hard to notice how different or good these tools actually are, since Waves basically only highlights the discounts, even when it's something completely new. Among the recent announcements, Waves launched Clarity Vx Pro and Clarity Vx, two real-time noise removal plugins for voice and dialogue, powered by the company's AI audio technology, Waves Neural Networks.

Earthworks ETHOS Microphone Offers the Voice of Broadcast for Streaming

November 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Earthworks ETHOS Microphone Offers the Voice of Broadcast for Streaming

A year after launching ICON, a studio-quality USB microphone, and ICON PRO, a broadcast-quality XLR streaming microphone targeting the thriving remote working, podcasting, gaming, and home recording application segments, Earthworks Audio now launches ETHOS, a new condenser microphone tuned to broadcast standards. Fully developed in-house, ETHOS was designed for the authenticity, naturalness, and gentle proximity effect of broadcast microphones — but at a $699 price point.

DSP Concepts Launches TalkTogether Module for Audio Weaver

April 22, 2021 by Joao Martins

DSP Concepts Launches TalkTogether Module for Audio Weaver

DSP Concepts launched TalkTogether, a fully-integrated solution focused on human-to-human communication. The new module for Audio Weaver allows brands to instantly add voice comms to any device - from a conference room speaker, to a gaming soundbar to a connected exercise device and more. Given the numerous possibilities, DSP Concepts is also opening up TalkTogether so developers can customize it to fit their precise needs, offering unprecedented design flexibility.

Microsoft Introduces Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds

May 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Microsoft Introduces Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds

In a surprise announcement, Microsoft anticipated the launch of four new Surface hardware products, including a new version of the Surface Headphones - the over-ear design with ANC, unveiled in 2018 and very discretely launched in 2019 - and the launch of the promised true wireless Surface Earbuds. Obviously, the new Surface Headphones 2 and the Surface Earbuds are intended to "complete Microsoft's Surface experience, helping users to find focus wherever they are and stay connected."

Practical Test & Measurement: The Smart Way of Testing Smart Home Devices

June 12, 2019 by Hans W. Gierlich

Practical Test & Measurement: The Smart Way of Testing Smart Home Devices

In this article for audioXpress, Hans W. Gierlich, managing director of HEAD acoustics, explains how to test the different performance parameters of smart speakers and smart home devices under real-life conditions, how to deal with the challenges of optimizing systems for voice and audio quality, how to simulate environmental conditions, user behavior, and test the performance of the various functionalities. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2019.

New Knowles AISonic Audio Edge Processor Optimized for High-Performance Mobile, Ear and Connected Devices

June 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New Knowles AISonic Audio Edge Processor Optimized for High-Performance Mobile, Ear and Connected Devices

Knowles Corporation announced the IA8201, the latest product in its Knowles AISonic family of audio edge processors. The IA8201 offers robust voice activation and multi-microphone audio processing optimized for power-sensitive applications, and is the first processor specifically designed for advanced audio and machine learning applications, enhancing power-efficient intelligence and privacy at the network’s edge. This processor has the compute power to perform advanced audio output, context awareness and gesture control for today’s most advanced consumer electronics.

Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers

June 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers

The world’s first MEMS microphone designed for loud environments is here. Vesper, a developer of advanced piezoelectric sensors, has just introduced the VM2020, an ultra-high acoustic overload point (AOP) differential analog output piezoelectric MEMS microphone. This is the first consumer product-ready in mass production, able to work in extremely noisy environments without distortion. The VM2020 is available in a standard form factor and package, such as smart speakers.

audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition

November 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition

For this last edition of 2018, audioXpress compiled a Voice Market Update that explores some of the latest developments and platforms for voice processing, with contributed articles from world-renowned experts in voice. The December 2018 edition reviews the ZOTL Ultralinear Power Amplifier from Linear Tube Audio; explains how to explore Soviet Germanium Transistors; and measures new SMT Low-Voltage JFETs. This is an edition you don't want to miss.

Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research

September 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research

Riot, the service of Rethink Technology Research a research and analyst company focusing on IoT, video and wireless, say that the revenues of Smart Hhome as a Service (SHaaS) will rise to $15.75 billion by 2023. The study is entitled “Smart Home as a Service – Awakened from Sleep by a Deep Voice - Forecast to 2023”. The analyst firm confirms Communications Services Providers (CSPs) will need to turn to consumer voice platforms to explore the full potential of the smart home market.

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