(June 10, 2015) Researchers
have developed new audio software that creates a natural three-dimensional
sound. Whether you‘re listening on your smartphone or in the car, it feels like
you’re right there in the concert hall.
Optimum playback of digitized music requires superior
software solutions. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS has
developed intelligent algorithms known as Cingo and Symphoria that produce a
natural and immersive 3D audio experience. So you get to feel like you’re at a
live concert – even when you’re actually listening on a mobile device or in the
car.
People often listen to music in far from ideal conditions.
For example, the quality of the speakers used in smartphones, tablets and
headphones is not always the best, and the speaker positions and passenger
compartment acoustics can cause difficulties in the automotive environment. But
people still expect premium audio quality. The software solutions Cingo and
Symphoria compensate for hardware weaknesses while simultaneously reproducing
the musician’s intended sound image with the utmost precision – regardless of
which speakers or headphones the listener is using.