All items tagged with speech (13)

Ambiq Removes Noise in Real-Time with Speech Enhancement AI for Connected Applications

August 29, 2023 by Joao Martins

Ambiq Removes Noise in Real-Time with Speech Enhancement AI for Connected Applications

Ambiq introduced the Neural Network Speech Enhancer (NNSE), the latest addition to its neuralSPOT's Model Zoo - a highly optimized AI model that effectively removes background noise from speech on the device in real-time, allowing clean speech capture in noisy environments. As with all Ambiq Model Zoo components, NNSE includes scripts and tools to help developers add speech de-noising capabilities to their applications.

HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement

May 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement

After 34 years with HEAD acoustics, Dr.-Ing. Hans Wilhelm Gierlich, the company's Technical Director and Head of Research in the Telecom Division, is retiring. At the same time, Aulis Telle, Technical Managing Director for Sound, Vibration and Perception is leaving the company. In response, HEAD acoustics confirmed two managing director positions resulting from an updated organizational structure with the appointment of Anne Geller-Gravez as Managing Director Sales and Marketing, and Matthias Wegerhoff as the new Technical Managing Director.

GN Addresses Hearing Speech in Noise Challenges

August 16, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

GN Addresses Hearing Speech in Noise Challenges

GN Hearing announced the launch of ReSound OMNIA – a new hearing aid platform that the company expects will set a new standard in hearing technology and improve how people interact with the world around them. The new technology provides significantly better hearing in noisy environments than any previous ReSound hearing aid. Coupled with optimal comfort and seamless connection to devices, these advances give people living with hearing loss a solution that will help them hear even the finest details of sound more easily.

Fluent.ai Expands Leadership Team to Support Rising Demand for Voice-Enabled Solutions

July 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Fluent.ai Expands Leadership Team to Support Rising Demand for Voice-Enabled Solutions

Fluent.ai, a Canadian company specializing in integrated speech recognition solutions, announced the appointment of Charles Gauvin to Vice President of Product and Engineering, and Peter Robinson to Head of Corporate Business Development – North America. The two hires are part of the company’s larger growth strategy to aggressively expand new business opportunities, heighten product development and expand into new territories.

Yamaha Family of Communication Products Adapts to Hybrid Workplaces

February 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

Yamaha Family of Communication Products Adapts to Hybrid Workplaces

Following the introduction of the Yamaha YVC-200 Portable USB + Bluetooth Speakerphone in 2018, Yamaha Unified Communications gradually increased its range of professional-quality portable conference solutions, including new YVC Speakerphone models, the CS-700 Video Soundbar and further conference room speaker and microphone solutions. Since 2020, Yamaha refocused this powerful range of communication products to respond to the more diverse needs of work from home and remote collaboration.

OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture

January 21, 2021 by Joao Martins

OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture

Leveraging the expertise of its co-founders, OSTF Labs is a highly regarded research organization in the field of intelligent electronic systems with successful product applications. Their latest announcement, vMic, is a noise-free surface vibration microphone that senses speaking vibrations through contact with the skin near the throat. The solution was promoted at the Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) at Eureka Park during CES 2021 as part of the 100 featured Taiwanese startups.

HEAD acoustics Promotes Days of Acoustics 2020 Online Seminars

November 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Promotes Days of Acoustics 2020 Online Seminars

Record. Analyze. Understand. In 2020, you are all sitting in the front row! This is the inspirational appeal for this year's HEAD acoustics "Day of Acoustics" roadshow, a series of free online seminars with dedicated focus topics, taking place from October 29 to December 03, 2020. The online sessions are offered by HEAD acoustics experts in integrated acoustics solutions, sound and vibration analysis, and audio measurement, in areas such as telecommunications, automotive, and speech and audio quality optimization.

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

June 25, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

While on the one hand, we experience the benefit of having communication possibilities anytime and anywhere and use all types of communication platforms allowing us to interact in virtual conferences without being present physically - we also experience significant variations in communication quality, especially when being involved in virtual meetings. The question is: What is communication quality and which factors distinguish good communication quality from poor communication quality?

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

April 2, 2020 by Special Content

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

The world of communication and entertainment is evolving and consumer expectations for audio quality continue to increase, and with it the requirements for improved test equipment that can accurately predict the perception of human hearing and speech. A head and torso simulator (HATS) is an objective measurement instrument with built-in, human-like ear and mouth simulators that provides a realistic reproduction of the acoustic properties of an average adult human.

Fraunhofer Institute Researcher Receives Grant to Improve Personalized Hearing Systems

July 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer Institute Researcher Receives Grant to Improve Personalized Hearing Systems

Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been awarded a grant from the “Klaus Tschira Boost Fund” for his research on personalized hearing systems for improved speech communication at the Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology Division (HSA) of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Oldenburg. Rennies-Hochmuth’s research work aims to understand better how speech is perceived in complex listening conditions and above all how information is combined across both ears.

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