All items tagged with 3D audio (104)

Embody Announces Hive Immersive Audio Software With Support for All Major Gaming Headsets

June 7, 2021 by Joao Martins

Embody Announces Hive Immersive Audio Software With Support for All Major Gaming Headsets

If there's an area where immersive audio (aka "spatial" or "3D audio") makes sense, it is certainly for computer gaming - even when it is delivered through binaural rendering through headphones - which is a huge challenge. Embody is a company leading in that space, having delivered spatial audio software with HRTF profiles for Audeze, Steinberg, Logitech, and other pro audio and headphones manufacturers. Now, their new Immerse Gaming by Embody brand announced Hive, a new software that works with almost all gaming headsets.

Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Adds Support for Sony 360 Reality Audio

April 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Adds Support for Sony 360 Reality Audio

In addition to 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H and DTS:X, Sennheiser's flagship AMBEO Soundbar now also supports Sony’s 360 Reality Audio, which is directly targeted at music and uses Sony’s object-based 360 Spatial Sound technology, basically an MPEG-H 3D Audio scheme, to place individual sounds in a spherical sound field.

Soundbars Star in 2020 With Another Strong Year for Home Audio

March 18, 2021 by Futuresource Consulting

Soundbars Star in 2020 With Another Strong Year for Home Audio

In 2020, the value of the Home Audio market was the highest it has ever been, rising 4% to $19.8 billion. This was partly driven by the pandemic, which in forcing people inside has supercharged interest in music and media consumption. In a new report from Futuresource Consulting by analyst Patrick Montgomery, the market research firm calls attention to Soundbars, which continues to be a strong growth audio product segment, increasingly expanding the wireless audio ecosystem.

Ideas For Adding 3D and Spatial Audio Technology on New Cutting-Edge Products

November 18, 2020 by Special Content

Ideas For Adding 3D and Spatial Audio Technology on New Cutting-Edge Products

CEVA and VisiSonics are promoting a joint webinar to promote 3D audio technology and emerging applications for immersive listening experiences. 3D Audio for Everyone is the motivation behind this session, targeted directly at audio system engineers, product managers and developers looking to add 3D Audio capabilities to Hearables, Smart Home, Mobile, and Automotive products. Getting spatial audio to work across all platforms is the next exciting frontier in audio. November 23, 2020 at 08:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST.

October 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Now Supported by Analog Devices’ DSPs

Fraunhofer IIS announced that Analog Devices is offering certified decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile on its ADSP-215xx series of audio digital signal processors (DSPs). Analog Devices's DSPs are used extensively for audio video receivers, soundbars, speakers and headphones. Adding MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoding capabilities to Analog Devices’ ADSP-215xx series of audio DSPs will bring immersive and personalized audio experiences to more consumers.

Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution

October 5, 2020 by Joao Martins

Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution

Amazon Music announced a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to be streamed in its Ultra High Definition premium tier music service, upgrading the digital streaming audio quality of these songs to the highest available. Music from Eagles, Marvin Gaye, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Linkin Park, J. Cole, Waylon Jennings, Ramones, 2 Chainz, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and more, is now available in exclusive remasters on Amazon Music HD.

Follow the Leader, Leader, Leader... Spatial Audio? What Will They Come Up With Next?

October 1, 2020 by Joao Martins

Follow the Leader, Leader, Leader... Spatial Audio? What Will They Come Up With Next?

As it was announced during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference back in June 2020, among all the spectacular updates to all the company's operating systems (iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14), Apple discussed a new firmware update that would add spatial audio support for the company's AirPods Pro. Well, a few days ago, Apple did release the promised firmware update and suddenly, the spatial audio support in the AirPods Pro was a reality. And what an update! As everyone realized soon enough, the results are simply spectacular and very noticeable while watching movies with good soundtracks.

CEVA and VisiSonics Offer 3D Spatial Audio Development for True Wireless Earbuds and Headphones

September 24, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA and VisiSonics Offer 3D Spatial Audio Development for True Wireless Earbuds and Headphones

CEVA and VisiSonics, a developer of patented 3D spatial audio technologies, announced that the companies have collaborated closely together to develop a comprehensive 3D spatial audio solution for embedded devices, including true wireless audio (TWS) earbuds, headphones and other hearables. The collaboration combines VisiSonics' RealSpace 3D audio software optimized for CEVA’s low power audio and sensor hub DSPs together with CEVA’s MotionEngine head tracking algorithms running on its BNO080 9-axis System in Package (SiP).

An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France

September 10, 2020 by Joao Martins

An Immersive Champagne Tasting Space for the House of Krug in France

French designer and manufacturer of high-end electroacoustic systems Amadeus and the Krug Champagne winery in France have set up a tasting room with an immersive audio system with highly customized speakers for specially composed music to accompany wine tasting. France's advanced acoustics and music technology research institute IRCAM was intimately involved with Amadeus to create an immersive 'Audio Tasting Space' at the House of Krug, Reims France.

Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”

September 9, 2020 by Joao Martins

Sound Particles Releases Free eBook on Immersive Audio: “All You Need to Know About 3D Audio”

Software company Sound Particles, serving the content creation industry and particularly popular among Hollywood movie studios and game production companies, is widely recognized has one of the smartest sound design tools for immersive and spatial audio content. Now, the company's founder and CEO, Nuno Fonseca, wrote an introductory book on the fundamentals of 3D audio, and his company made it available as a free eBook.

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