Patents Assigned to iZotope, Inc.
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Patent number: 11469731Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Publication number: 20210304781Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to techniques for suppressing or attenuating noise in audio circuitry, such as which may result from a source of electromagnetic energy being coupled to the audio circuitry. Some embodiments may employ two separate channels, a first of which captures audio information and noise, and a second of which captures the noise. Noise compensation may be performed by transforming the signal of the first channel in accordance with noise in the second channel which is identified as comprising a particular type of noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Todd Baker, Alexey Lukin, Jonathan Bailey, Matthew Campbell
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Publication number: 20210234524Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Patent number: 11017795Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to techniques for suppressing or attenuating noise in audio circuitry, such as which may result from a source of electromagnetic energy being coupled to the audio circuitry. Some embodiments may employ two separate channels, a first of which captures audio information and noise, and a second of which captures the noise. Noise compensation may be performed by transforming the signal of the first channel in accordance with noise in the second channel which is identified as comprising a particular type of noise.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Todd Baker, Alexey Lukin, Jonathan Bailey, Matthew Campbell
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Patent number: 10972065Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wiehern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Publication number: 20200403592Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Patent number: 10763812Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Publication number: 20200202882Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to techniques for suppressing or attenuating noise in audio circuitry, such as which may result from a source of electromagnetic energy being coupled to the audio circuitry. Some embodiments may employ two separate channels, a first of which captures audio information and noise, and a second of which captures the noise. Noise compensation may be performed by transforming the signal of the first channel in accordance with noise in the second channel which is identified as comprising a particular type of noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Todd Baker, Alexey Lukin, Jonathan Bailey, Matthew Campbell
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Patent number: 10635389Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to modify the manner in which one or more settings specified by a predefined template for a particular sound source are applied, so as to provide the user with greater control over the settings which are applied to a track than conventional tools afford. Some embodiments are directed to automatically applying one or more settings for a track based at least in part upon an analysis of the spectral and/or dynamic content of the track, such as by automatically performing sound equalization by applying one or more digital filters to a track, defining the frequency range(s) in which one or more filter(s) are applied, applying dynamic range compression, defining the manner in which compression is applied in multiple sub-bands of the audible spectrum, and/or applying one or more other settings. Such settings may be designed to achieve any of numerous (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines
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Publication number: 20190341898Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Patent number: 10396744Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Publication number: 20190158052Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to easily identify the frequency range(s) at which sound masking occurs, and addressing the masking, if desired. In this respect, the extent to which a first stem is masked by one or more second stems in a frequency range may depend not only on the absolute value of the energy of the second stem(s) in the frequency range, but also on the relative energy of the first stem with respect to the second stem(s) in the frequency range. Accordingly, some embodiments are directed to modeling sound masking as a function of the energy of the stem being masked and of the relative energy of the masked stem with respect to the masking stem(s) in the frequency range, such as by modeling sound masking as loudness loss, a value indicative of the reduction in loudness of a stem of interest caused by the presence of one or more other stems in a frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Hannah Robertson, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines, Nicholas LaPenn
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Patent number: 10248380Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Patent number: 10248381Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Publication number: 20190074807Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Publication number: 20190073191Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Publication number: 20190073190Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Patent number: 10185539Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to an audio production system which is more portable, less expensive, faster to set up, and simpler and easier to use than conventional audio production tools. An audio production system implemented in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may therefore be more accessible to the typical user, and easier and more enjoyable to use, than conventional audio production tools.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Bailey, Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Mark Ethier, Matt Fuerch
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Publication number: 20190018645Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to modify the manner in which one or more settings specified by a predefined template for a particular sound source are applied, so as to provide the user with greater control over the settings which are applied to a track than conventional tools afford. Some embodiments are directed to automatically applying one or more settings for a track based at least in part upon an analysis of the spectral and/or dynamic content of the track, such as by automatically performing sound equalization by applying one or more digital filters to a track, defining the frequency range(s) in which one or more filter(s) are applied, applying dynamic range compression, defining the manner in which compression is applied in multiple sub-bands of the audible spectrum, and/or applying one or more other settings. Such settings may be designed to achieve any of numerous (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: James McClellan, Gordon Wichern, Aaron Wishnick, Alexey Lukin, Matthew Hines
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Patent number: D847788Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: iZotope, Inc.Inventors: Todd Baker, Brett Bunting, Axel Hartmann, Taylor Jordan, Damon Lemmon, Jonah Petri, Giacomo Strollo