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Tag Archives: audio
How New Technology is Transforming the Look of the Movies (Dolby Lab Notes)
Audio Hardware Has Record-Breaking Year (Twice)
Audio hardware had a “record-breaking” 2016 and continues to outpace the overall CE industry, according to market research firm Futuresource Consulting. Global Q4 sales grew 28... More
Dolby Brings Mind-Blowing Sound to Oscars (ABC 7)
Dolby is providing far more than the venue for Hollywood's biggest night. The San Francisco company has its fingerprints all over the technology used to make and show some of the y... More
Pandora to Bring Dynamic Creative to Audio Ads (AdExchanger)
Pandora’s audio ads are about to get personal. The streaming giant partnered with UK-based dynamic audio creative vendor A Million Ads on Thursday to bring tailored creative and ... More
Music to My Ears: The Rise of High-Res Audio (SlashGear)
With few exceptions, smartphones have never really been seen as serious audio equipment because of compromises that must be made for the sake of portability, size, and price. Latel... More
In the Digital Deluge, What Distinguishes One Music Streaming Service from the Other? (Los Angeles Times)
Streaming music on audio and video platforms now represents 38% of total audio consumption, according to Nielsen Music. That’s a jump from 23% in 2014. Eventually the big players... More
Three Reasons Every Company Needs an Audio Strategy (AdAge)
The ease and availability of text, image, and video platforms have allowed humans to "connect" at scale. Think of the reach of Facebook and WhatsApp. But with today's headphone gen... More
Dolby Atmos Transforms the 2017 Sundance Film Festival (MESA)
Sundance Institute and the Dolby Institute, along with the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund, announced that Mudbound, cowritten, directed, and executive produced by Dee Rees, has b... More
Dolby Atmos on Windows 10 Will Finally Bring Surround Sound to the Masses (The Next Web)
Computers have improved in almost every respect imaginable over the years, yet the way most of us listen to audio – a pair of cheap headphones or speakers – has remained woeful... More
Dean of Dolby: Audio Pioneer Ioan Allen Looks Back on Five Decades of Innovation (Film Journal)
IA: We realized there was going to be a demand for stereo surround as far back as 1975 while using the QS matrix on Tommy, but none of the theatres had been wired up with multiple ... More
Report: Global Home Audio Market Nears $11B At Wholesale (Twice)
Demand for soundbars, streaming services and wireless speakers (particularly the kind you can talk to), helped the home audio category outpace the broader CE market this year, Futu... More
You Can Now Listen to Live Audio Content on Facebook (Adweek)
Facebook Live isn't just for video. Today the social network launched a new feature dubbed Live Audio that lets users listen to broadcast voice recordings, pushing more audio-only ... More
The Year in Audio Nostalgia (Hazlitt)
Developing an intimate relationship with flawed media is something that a generation with access to complete discographies in the palms of their hands might not understand. This lo... More
Dolby Atmos Sound Coming to Xbox One (SlashGear)
The folks at Dolby Laboratories have made public their plan to release Dolby Atmos Sound on Xbox One and Windows 10. While they’ve not yet been exact when it comes to timing and ... More
Why Google, Microsoft and Amazon Love the Sound of Your Voice (Bloomberg)
Voice recognition has come a long way in the past few years. But it's still not good enough to popularize the technology for everyday use and usher in a new era of human-machine in... More
Audio Next Emphasis in Sony’s Resurgence (Twice)
If it seems Sony Electronics is striding with a new spring in its step, it's because the company is enjoying the fruits of a resurgence that began with a new philosophy three years... More
Dolby Atmos: Breaking the Sound Barrier (MESA)
Dolby has hit some major milestones of late, including the installation of 2,000 Dolby Atmos enabled cinema screens and the release of 500 movie titles mixed in Dolby Atmos. Since ... More
Dolby Cinema Travels to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (MESA)
Dolby and The Walt Disney Studios today announced that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theatres December 16, will be available in more than 50 Dolby Cinema locations around the gl... More
Dolby Opens Private Cinema Test Lab on Market Street in San Francisco (SFGate)
Dolby Laboratories on Thursday opened a 230-seat theater that CEO Kevin Yeaman dubbed “the crown jewel” of more than 100 labs inside the company’s Market Street headquarters.... More
Star Wars: Dolby Releases Striking New Rogue One Poster (IGN)
With just one month to go until the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Dolby Cinema has released a stunning new poster for Disney and Lucasfilms' highly anticipated movie. Do... More