All items tagged with object-based audio (99)
Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles
November 16, 2022 by Christoph Sladeczek

Automotive Audio: Audio Objects as Platform Technology in Vehicles

This article describes a new workflow comprising the rendering of audio objects for the production and tuning process, as well as the implementation on resource-limited hardware, for immersive entertainment and personalized sound staging of automotive audio. Since the object-based audio is independent of the loudspeaker setup, this significantly reduces the complexity of the tuning processes for car manufacturers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2022.
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Qobuz Commissions New Exclusive Music Tracks Mixed in THX Spatial Audio
August 11, 2022 by Joao Martins

Qobuz Commissions New Exclusive Music Tracks Mixed in THX Spatial Audio

Qobuz, the Hi-Res streaming and download platform is releasing new, exclusive-to-Qobuz, 24-bit tracks mixed in THX Spatial Audio. Songs from Circuit Des Yeux, Anat Cohen, and Dinosaur Jr. are now available to anyone listening from a device of their choice over any headphones. THX Spatial Audio uses MPEG-H mixing tools and advanced signal processing to transform conventional stereo audio into unique listening experiences. THX describes it as "out of the head" sound, simulating a recording studio or an authentic acoustic environment.
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Spatial Audio Comes to Podcasting
July 28, 2022 by Brad Grimes

Spatial Audio Comes to Podcasting

Podcasting and Spatial Audio are a natural combination. These two great sound experiences are about to sound great together. With the listening public drawn to both spoken word podcasts and immersive music, audio professionals say the next big thing is spatial audio podcasts — storytelling engineered to place the listener right in the middle of things.
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Dolby Introduces Dolby Atmos Album Assembler for Music Mixed in Atmos
July 20, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Introduces Dolby Atmos Album Assembler for Music Mixed in Atmos

Continuing to expand its own range of software tools available for content production, Dolby Laboratories announced the availability of the Dolby Atmos Album Assembler, a new tool for mastering music projects mixed in Dolby Atmos. With the Dolby Atmos Album Assembler, music creators now have a simple-to-use tool for sequencing Dolby Atmos tracks for delivery as a completed album. The tool is available for purchase for $99 through the Avid Marketplace and also available as a free 90-day trial through Dolby.
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Fraunhofer Cingo Immersive Listening Now Available in Audio Weaver
July 11, 2022 by Joao Martins

Fraunhofer Cingo Immersive Listening Now Available in Audio Weaver

DSP Concepts announced that its Audio Weaver development platform for audio products now also offers access to the Fraunhofer Cingo family of immersive processing tools. The agreement with Fraunhofer IIS allows audio product developers to enhance headphones, earbuds and speakers with binaural audio processing for immersive 3D sound with head tracking, as well as enhance existing stereo content, including loudness optimization and equalization. Cingo supports all channel-based formats and direct rendering of audio objects with associated position metadata, which can be transmitted as MPEG-H Audio.
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Automotive Audio Workflows Webinar with DSP Concepts and Tymphany, May 25
May 19, 2022 by Audio Engineering_Society

Automotive Audio Workflows Webinar with DSP Concepts and Tymphany, May 25

In the run-up to the AES 2022 International Conference on Automotive Audio taking place in Dearborn, Michigan [https://audioproducteducationinstitute.org/aes-2022-international-automotive-audio-conference/] the AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) is promoting a special webinar event focused on the future of automotive audio workflows. In this session, Roger Shively will lead a discussion with John Whitecar (DSP Concepts), Evan Bunner, and Matt Marchese (Tymphany) on the evolution of automotive audio systems, technology, and implementations.
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Immersive Innovation From FLUX:: Immersive and Merging Technologies Presented at ISE 2022
May 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Immersive Innovation From FLUX:: Immersive and Merging Technologies Presented at ISE 2022

French company FLUX:: Immersive and long-term partner Merging Technologies exhibited at ISE 2022 together to demonstrate how simple content can be prepared for live events. The increased popularity of immersive audio content in all its forms is driving the need to repurpose or create programs for use in a host of different environments. Making this process simple for the creative community is a goal shared by the two companies.
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CODA Audio Opens Space Hub Immersive Demonstration Facilities
March 31, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CODA Audio Opens Space Hub Immersive Demonstration Facilities

Following the successful launch of its SPACE HUB Immersive Processor at the recent Tonmeistertagung exhibition in Düsseldorf, CODA Audio has announced the creation of new dedicated ‘Immersive Audio’ facilities at the company’s headquarters in Hannover. The demonstration rooms are essential to showcase CODA's linear–phase loudspeakers with the SPACE Immersive System Solution and these become one of the most important advantages in multichannel 3D audio configurations.
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L-Acoustics Updates Free L-ISA Studio 2.4 Software with Binaural Rendering of Immersive Audio for Headphones
March 23, 2022 by Joao Martins

L-Acoustics Updates Free L-ISA Studio 2.4 Software with Binaural Rendering of Immersive Audio for Headphones

Call it immersive audio (which is mostly the case in the live sound, broadcast and performance industry), or call it spatial audio, independently of the format used for mixing, users want to control how the result will sound on headphones. L-Acoustics updated its L-ISA Studio software, originally created to allow the creation of immersive audio mixes independently of the target reproduction system, now supporting object-based binaural rendering to headphones from a Mac laptop.
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Dolby Announces Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering beta for Immersive Mixing Using Headphones
March 17, 2022 by Joao Martins

Dolby Announces Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering beta for Immersive Mixing Using Headphones

Monitoring Dolby Atmos immersive content through headphones using binaural rendering of all the complex, object-based and multichannel information is both a challenge and an attractive option for audio engineers and content professionals. With strong momentum towards Dolby Atmos and spatial audio, Dolby decided to accelerate it's Personalized Head-Related Transfer Function (PHRTF) initiative, and announced beta availability of the new Dolby Atmos Personalized Rendering app and service.
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