All Audio Technologies articles – Page 6
-
Industry Trends
Satellite technology: Advances in connectivity
Over the past several months, it has become clear that, in many ways, far from being a distinct sector, the satellite industry is a microcosm of the larger broadcast industry in which it operates.
-
Industry Trends
SMPTE advances immersive audio standardisation
New immersive audio standards have been published by SMPTE for distribution and consistent playout of various immersive sound systems.
-
Industry Trends
IBC2018 Tech Talks: AI in production
AI is here to stay, and in the area of production it is set to revolutionise working practice. Explore how in technical papers from BBC R&D, Media Distillery & NHK and watch their IBC2018 Tech Talks.
-
Technical Papers
Object-audio capture systems for sports broadcast
The benefits to using audio as a primary method of delivering new experiences, particularly during a sports event, it is the audio that best engages consumers with the atmosphere of the stadium.
-
Technical Papers
Sound and fury: Bringing Dolby Atmos to the NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) approached Dolby Laboratories in early 2017 to explore what value immersive audio might bring to the NHRA’s television broadcasts.
-
Executive Interviews
Interview: Lisa Tobin, New York Times
Providing narrative perspective in a US news environment that’s in total overdrive is a daily challenge along with the changing audio consumption habits Lisa Tobin confronts, executive producer of audio and editor of The Daily podcast at the New York Times.
-
Thought Leadership
Delivering next-gen audio for everyone
The audio renderer has long been a bone of contention in the standardisation work on Next Generation Audio (NGA), writes EBU Senior Project Manager Roger Miles.
-
Industry Trends
Why AI may never match craft skills in production
IBC2018: The strongest case for the use of AI production tools is in lower cost genres of television, says BBC AI Research Engineer Craig White.
-
Industry Trends
Case study: Shifting from ISDN to IP
Digigram’s IQOYA Call IP audio codec and IQOYA Cloud management system are helping Danish radio station DR make a controlled shift toward audio over IP, enabling the public broadcaster to address the gradual extinction of ISDN connections and making it easy for staff to realise the cost and quality benefits ...
-
Thought Leadership
IP opportunities: German broadcasters' real world usage
Transmitting via IP offers broadcasters the possibility of interconnecting radio, video and internet perfectly, writes 2wcom Chief Executive Werner Drews.
-
Thought Leadership
Immersive technology: A unique opportunity for the industry
The broadcast industry has been experiencing a tremendous transformation since the arrival of the Internet, and digital convergence has become a reality, writes Genelec R&D Director Aki Makivirta.
-
Thought Leadership
What benefits can radio-as-a-service bring?
The broadcast industry is adopting cloud solutions at an astounding rate. Thanks to data portability and standardisation of systems, we will soon have access to radio-as-a-service, explains Digigram Head of Marketing Pascal Malgouyard.
-
Industry Trends
Tuning radio for South Sudan
Most stories about new broadcast facilities are all about beautiful buildings designed by ‘starchitects’ featuring soaring atriums and state-of-the-art studios and production systems. This is not one of them. This is the story of tin-roofed, mudbrick buildings with no air-conditioning, and brand new, old-fashioned analogue production kit.
-
Executive Interviews
Craft Leaders: Julian Slater, Sound Designer
Oscar-nominated sound designer Julian Slater speaks about new ways of editing sound and why the term ‘immersive’ can be a red herring.
-
Industry Trends
Spotlight on: Mobile journalists
Mobile video journalists (MoJo) from CBC, RTE and BBC offer insight into how technology has revolutionised reporting, the impact of mobile apps and the threat to traditional reporting.
-
Industry Trends
Audio leads IP, VR and AR transformation
NAB 2018: In the past few years there has been more parity between audio and video, and no longer is the cliche “audio is the poor relation to video” trotted out at exhibitions.
-
Webinar
On-demand webinar: Transforming live sports production with Artificial Intelligence
Watch now to hear key players discuss real world experience of the role AI is taking in live sports.
-
Industry Trends
Capturing clean audio
With the quality of audio capture integral to the success of a production, IBC365 speaks with industry experts to examine the changing requirements production sound mixers and the response of manufacturers.
-
Webinar
On-demand webinar: NAB Show 2018 Deconstructed
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas: IBC365 is joined by a panel of industry experts to review what went on, what was hot, and what happened at the NAB 2018 conference and show floor.
-
Industry Trends
Object-based audio: Slicing and dicing sound for broadcast
Object-based audio promises immersion, accessibility, personalisation and interactivity, but fears of a format war persist.