Neural Audio Corporation Introduces the Spatial Environment Engine (SEE) and Development System (SEEDS) for Auto and Home at the
January 05 2005 - 3:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Neural Audio Corporation Introduces the Spatial Environment Engine
(SEE) and Development System (SEEDS) for Auto and Home at the 2005
Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Neural
Audio Corporation, a leading provider of digital signal processing
technology for the broadcast industry, will introduce its Spatial
Environment Engine (SEE) N-Channel Rendering technology at the 2005
Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9, Las Vegas. SEE is a
consumer version of SEEDS, a development system designed to
facilitate multichannel renderings tests for OEMs. SEEDS renders a
2-D stereo image from as few as two speakers to as many as 256.
Neural Audio's SEE achieves compelling multichannel rendering by
using a (patent pending) spatial downmixing and rendering process.
On the broadcast side, 5.1 content is downmixed to 2-D stereo via
Neural/Harris Broadcast Communications Division's 5225 Mix-Edit
Appliance, allowing digital broadcasters to transmit 5.1 encoded
surround sound. Nearly 300 radio stations in more than 100 U.S.
markets across 38 states (reaching 67 percent of the U.S.
population) have already licensed HD Radio(TM) technology, and are
either using or ready for Neural's approved surround sound
broadcast technology. On the consumer side, the 2-D stereo downmix
may be rendered to 5.1 or as many loudspeakers as desired.
"Surround sound at the local movie theater and surround sound with
Home Theater in a Box (HTIB) can be very entertaining," said Mark
Seigle, Neural Audio Corporation president and chief marketing
officer. "If you are going to do a radio broadcast in surround, it
had better be good, since expectations are high. Neural's SEE
technology consistently delivers a compelling experience." Over
several years, Neural Audio, teaming with Harris Corporation's
Broadcast Communications Division, has become the leading developer
of audio and surround sound technology for the rollout of HD Radio.
Among the leading radio and television broadcasters using Neural
Audio technology are XM Radio, Inc., NBC, Fox, Clear Channel, NPR,
Infinity and Viacom. Neural Audio technology was a vital part of
the first terrestrial digital broadcast of 5.1 surround sound for
NPR's 2004 "Toast of the Nation" New Year's Eve Event. Neural
surround technology has also been successfully employed on
KUVO-FM's live broadcast of three-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves
in September of 2004, HD Radio's first 5.1 live event. And Neural
Audio was the first to broadcast 5.1 surround sound using the HD
Radio system. Neural Audio has been chosen as the exclusive digital
audio processing system for the leading radio satellite
broadcaster, XM Radio, Inc. Neural Audio's unique and innovative
algorithms optimize the XM broadcast system and create superior
audio quality remarkably close to compact disc for XM listeners.
About Harris Broadcast Communications Division Harris Broadcast
Communications Division is one of four divisions within Harris
Corporation, an international communications equipment company
focused on providing assured communications(TM) services for
government and commercial customers in more than 150 countries. One
of the world's leading suppliers of broadcast technology, Harris
Broadcast Communications Division offers a full range of solutions
that support the digital delivery, automation and management of
audio, video and data. For more information, visit
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/ . About Neural Audio Corp. Neural
Audio Corporation, a privately owned company headquartered in
Kirkland, Washington, develops digital signal processing
technology. Neural's offerings include solutions for a simple and
economical transition to the digital era. Neural's appliances allow
seamless capture, editing and management of analog, digital,
linear, compressed, stereo and 5.1 content within the broadcasters
existing 2.0 infrastructure. Interoperability is the challenge.
Neural is the answer. For more information, visit Neural Audio's
website at http://www.neuralaudio.com/ . HD Radio is a trademark of
iBiquity Digital Corporation. DATASOURCE: Neural Audio Corporation
CONTACT: Jackie Broo, Public Relations Coordinator, Neural Audio
Corporation, +1-425-814-3200, ext. 116, or mobile, +1-513-304-9514,
or Web site: http://www.neuralaudio.com/ http://www.harris.com/
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/
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