All items tagged with digital signal processing (166)
Crestron Introduces New Avia Distributed Audio DSP Ecosystem
December 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Crestron Introduces New Avia Distributed Audio DSP Ecosystem

Crestron announced that its new Avia range of audio DSPs is now shipping. The Avia range will be further complemented with networked multichannel and modular amplifiers, but for Crestron this already represents a significant inroad into complete audio solutions with Dante-networkable digital signal processors and the groundbreaking Avia Audio Tool software workspace that dramatically simplify audio programming, integration, and expansion in commercial applications.
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QSC Reinforces its Cinema Equipment Portfolio with the Acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs
October 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

QSC Reinforces its Cinema Equipment Portfolio with the Acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs

QSC announced the acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc. (“USL”), effective September 30, 2016. The acquisition will allow QSC to offer an industry-leading portfolio of audio-visual processing and B-chain solutions under the QSC and USL brands for the motion picture exhibition industry. QSC also confirmed it will be joining forces with USL as an integral part of the product development team for USL branded products.
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Voice Coil October 2016 Now Available in Print and Online
September 26, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Coil October 2016 Now Available in Print and Online

Another edition of great interest to the loudspeaker engineering community, the October 2016 issue of Voice Coil highlights forthcoming speaker industry events and features an update on Integrated Amplifier/Signal Processing Speaker Vendors, including an indispensable Directory update. In this month’s Acoustic Patents, we look at two recent and promising - or simply intriguing - inventions, while Vance Dickason returns to Wavecor’s subwoofer range in this month’s Test Bench, which positively impressed him in past reviews. Now available.
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Improved Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless Now Available in White
July 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Improved Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless Now Available in White

Nearly a year on since British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins launched the new and improved Zeppelin Wireless speaker, it introduces the Zeppelin Wireless in white, offering a lighter complementary color to the original black speaker. Created to appeal to those who prefer a more neutral color tone, the instantly recognizable design renews the brand’s lifestyle catalogue with a portable speaker of exceptional sound quality for its size.
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New Analog Devices SHARC Processor Platform Delivers Superior Sound Experience in Audio System Applications
June 17, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Analog Devices SHARC Processor Platform Delivers Superior Sound Experience in Audio System Applications

Analog Devices announced the addition of ADSP-SC57x and ADSP-2157x processors to its growing series of single-chip multicore SHARC processors. By combining ADI’s SHARC technology with ARM Cortex-A5 system control capability, the series provides a high performance, low cost solution for complex applications such as Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or active noise cancellation with performance headroom remaining for further audio post-processing. Target applications include automotive premium audio, consumer and pro-audio, and industrial systems that require high floating-point performance.
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Waves Audio Introduces X-FDBK Feedback Eliminator Plugin
June 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Introduces X-FDBK Feedback Eliminator Plugin

Showing the full power of audio processing software, digital signal processing solutions specialists Waves Audio introduced at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas, a new tool that provides the ultimate combination of practicality and user friendliness. The new Waves X-FDBK feedback eliminator plugin is an effective solution for one of the most common live sound problems.
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Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone
June 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

Conexant’s AudioSmart 3.0 audio technology is making interactions with intelligent personal assistants more informed and productive. Conexant showcased the world’s first PC to receive Microsoft Skype for Business certification as a Group Speakerphone – along with its four-microphone, far-field voice input pre-processing technology and context-aware control automation software, introducing a suite of technologies that intelligently sense context, leveraging information about how a device is being used to automatically optimize the end-user experience.
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Dirac Announces Strategic Audio Technology Distribution Agreement with Pioneer
April 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Announces Strategic Audio Technology Distribution Agreement with Pioneer

Swedish audio technology provider Dirac Research announced an agreement with Pioneer Corporation to distribute their suite of digital technologies to the OEM audio market in Japan. Pioneer will distribute Dirac’s suite of audio optimization technologies to Japanese manufacturers of sound systems and additionally, will leverage the solutions within their consumer, commercial and OEM audio applications.
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ON Semiconductor Acquires Fairchild Semiconductor
November 19, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

ON Semiconductor Acquires Fairchild Semiconductor

It’s hard to keep track how semiconductor companies evolve given the pace of mergers, spin-offs and acquisitions. ON Semiconductor, a relatively young player in the industry but increasingly crucial for the audio industry, announced it will acquire one of the most iconic companies, Fairchild Semiconductor, for $2.4 Billion in Cash. The acquisition creates the global leader in the power semiconductor market, they say.
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Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology
October 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology

Bowers & Wilkins launched its new Zeppelin Wireless connected audio speaker with a much improved design and sound. While the first iteration was basically an iPhone/iPod dock and the Zeppelin Air introduced wireless streaming (AirPlay), the new Zeppelin Wireless is now a fully featured wireless speaker, compatible with virtually all music streaming services, thanks to the latest wireless audio development platform from Frontier Silicon.
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