Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: iLab America
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 December 2002
Alliance to expand
consumer surround sound
QSound Labs and iLab America have joined forces to offer QSound's QSurround technology in a new "off-the-shelf" production board designed and developed by iLab
This collaboration will be the first to offer QSound's new QSurround 7.1 technology to consumer electronics OEMs and will be available in Q1 2003. "Offering a turnkey solution significantly reduces an OEMs time to market, helping them keep their competitive edge", said Wayne Boyle, President and CEO, iLab America.
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"Having previously worked with QSound, we are well aware of the quality of their audio technology and the considerable talents of their engineers.
Moving forward to form a partnership and offering a product based on our board design and QSound's superior audio technology was, in our view, the next logical step".
At the heart of the QSurround 7.1 technology is QSound's multispeaker surround synthesis technology (QMSS), a stereo-to-surround synthesis algorithm that creates stunning surround effects with distinctly different outputs for 4, 5.1 6.1, or 7.1 full-range speakers, including a discrete subwoofer channel.
QMSS has been featured in numerous consumer electronics products, including the critically acclaimed Acoustic Edge sound card from Philips.
"QSound's continued relationship with iLab will give OEMs unmatched technology that transforms ordinary stereo music, games and movies to true surround-sound media", stated David Gallagher, President and CEO, QSound Labs.
"We are anticipating many positive results from this partnership, and are looking forward to seeing the evolution and advances made in the surround-sound industry".
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