DTS and Fairlight Collaborate to Deliver the Industry’s First Next-Generation 3D Audio Creation Platform to Support MDA
April 08 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a pioneer in next generation ultra
high-definition audio solutions and audio enhancement technologies,
and Fairlight, a leader in audio and video post production
solutions, today collaboratively announced the release of
Fairlight’s new 3DAW, a 3D audio production platform with native
MDA mixing and format support. Answering the industry’s demand for
an open next-generation audio format, DTS worked with experts in
the content creation community to create the MDA specification.
In January of this year, DTS publicly announced its intent to
provide MDA to the industry as an open object-based audio authoring
format, as the industry looks to avoid a format war for next-gen
content creation and cinema delivery. Today, the standardization
work continues to formalize the specification, while industry
leaders such as Fairlight jump ahead of the curve by working with
DTS to integrate MDA into their new 3DAW solution. The first of its
kind, Fairlight’s 3DAW enables sound designers to truly mix
object-based audio in unrestricted 3D space, monitor on any
configuration, and output in DTS’ proposed future
specification—MDA. Additionally, Fairlight’s 3DAW will feature the
ability to mix soundtracks for DTS Neo:X™, a channel-based audio
solution designed to support up to an 11.1 speaker system.
“We are delighted to be working with DTS to equip our all new
3DAW production station with MDA authoring capability,” said Tino
Fibaek, CTO at Fairlight. “Together, we can now offer studios a
highly anticipated alternative to the closed proprietary
object-based audio formats being proposed to date.”
The MDA specification is currently being proposed to
international standardization committees as an alternative to
today’s closed proprietary solutions. MDA allows every sound
element of a soundtrack to be mapped in 3D space, storing all of
the spatial and behavioral information of each sound element as
metadata. Mixing audio with MDA as opposed to other surround sound
platforms allows a soundtrack to maintain the exact spatial
characteristics of the audio as intended by the mixer. With
overwhelming interest from the entertainment industry, MDA has
already garnered support from major studios and networks, while
content tool providers have begun developing new authoring
solutions for the MDA format.
The new Fairlight 3DAW is available to the industry as a turnkey
solution, based on Fairlight’s powerful Crystal Core Media
processor and innovative software. It offers audio engineers with a
ready-to-go, creative tool to design sound in both object-based or
channel 3D mixing methods. The system provides on-screen 3D panning
via a plugin, as well as extensive monitoring functions. 3DAW is
able to generate a diverse range of mixes ranging from stereo, 5.1,
7.1, 9.1+2, DTS Neo:X, as well as an object-based mix (MDA). A
separate tablet control application allows for easy previewing and
demonstration of audio output to verify and display the results of
the creative process.
“We are extremely excited to be working with Fairlight on
enabling their all new 3DAW workstations with MDA format support,”
said Fred Kitson, CTO at DTS. “The industry has been clamoring for
an open-platform for the creation of object-based audio to end the
format wars, and MDA was created specifically to address this.”
For more information about DTS, please visit www.dts.com, or
connect with DTS on Facebook and Twitter (@DTS_Inc).
About DTS, Inc.
DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI) is dedicated to making digital
entertainment exciting, engaging and effortless by providing
state-of-the-art audio technology to more than a billion consumer
electronics products worldwide. From a renowned legacy as a pioneer
in high definition multi-channel audio, DTS became a mandatory
audio format in the Blu-ray Disc™ standard and is now increasingly
deployed in enabling digital delivery of compelling movies, music,
games and other forms of digital entertainment to a growing array
of network-connected consumer devices. With the acquisition of SRS
Labs, DTS strengthens its position as a leader in providing
end-to-end audio solutions to the rapidly growing network
entertainment sector. DTS technology is in car audio systems,
digital media players, DVD players, game consoles, home theaters,
PCs, set-top boxes, smart phones, surround music content and every
device capable of playing Blu-ray™ discs. Founded in 1993, DTS'
corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California with
its licensing operations headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. DTS
also has offices in Los Gatos and Santa Ana, California,
Washington, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South
Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For further information,
please visit www.dts.com. DTS, the Symbol, and DTS and the Symbol
together, are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. All other
trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. © 2013
DTS, Inc. All rights reserved.
About Fairlight:
Fairlight is a Sydney-Australia based, leading manufacturer of
professional audio with video recording, editing and mixing
systems, offering desktop, console and mouse based environments.
The company is at the forefront of audio IP, having received
numerous Scientific and Technical Academy Awards. Fairlight is
pioneering 3D sound, 8K video resolution and customized control
surfaces acknowledged by industry leaders as being the fastest and
most ergonomic available. www.fairlight.com.au
DTS-C
Dts, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2024 to Oct 2024
Dts, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2023 to Oct 2024