Abstract: A vehicle and a control method of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a first controller that is configured to provide a media sound source via a first virtual speaker. Additionally, the apparatus includes a second controller that is configured to provide the event sound source via a second virtual speaker, which is formed in a layer different from the first virtual speaker, when an event sound source is input.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a resistor that may be used in audio conversion for an ADC. The resistor may be made up of an n-well as well as a p-well polysilicons. The n-well and p-well polysilicons may include a shallow trench isolator. The n-well and p-well components may be in series with other n-well or p-well components respectively. Similarly, multiple n-well components which are in series, may be in parallel with multiple p-well components.

Abstract: A method is provided for causing a processor included in a speaker system to execute operations. The operations include acquiring, using a measurement microphone, reflected sound information regarding an effect of sounds that are played back by a plurality of speakers having predetermined directivity and that are reflected off an object, where the plurality of speakers are included in the speaker system. The operations also include calculating correction coefficients used to correct acoustic characteristics of the plurality of speakers on the basis of the acquired reflected sound information. The operations further include correcting the acoustic characteristics of the plurality of speakers using the calculated correction coefficients.

Abstract: System and method for beamforming audio signals received from a microphone array. The method includes receiving at least one audio signal from the microphone array. The method includes determining a plurality of beams based on the at least one audio signal. The method includes receiving from a vibration microphone at least one vibration signal, and filtering the at least one vibration signal to generate at least one filtered vibration signal. The method includes filtering the plurality of beams to generate a plurality of filtered beams. The method includes determining a plurality of correlation values, each of the plurality of correlation values based on one of the plurality of filtered beams and the at least one filtered vibration signal. The method includes determining a peak correlation value based on the plurality of correlation values, and selecting one of the plurality of beams based on the peak correlation value.

Abstract: An audio reproduction system for reproducing audio data of at least one audio object and/or at least one sound source of an acoustic scene in a given environment comprising: at least two audio systems acting distantly apart from each other, wherein one of the audio systems is adapted to reproduce the audio object and/or the sound source in a first distance range to a listener and another of the audio systems is adapted to reproduce the audio object and/or the sound source in a second distance range to the listener, wherein the first and second distance ranges are different and possibly spaced apart from each other or placed adjacent to each other; and a panning information provider adapted to process at least one input to generate at least one panning information for each audio system to drive the at least two audio systems.

Abstract: A sound source localization device, which has a plurality of sound pickup devices which record a sound signal and specifies a direction of a sound source based on sound signals recorded by at least two sound pickup devices of the sound pickup devices, includes a notification device that notifies information based on an arrangement of the sound pickup devices.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a rotation body rotatably installed in the electronic device, a rotation guide body installed to rotate the rotation body, at least one body to be detected disposed at a specific gap in the rotation body, at least one detection sensor for detecting the at least one body to be detected according to a rotation of the rotation body, and a processor that controls to perform a preset function according to detection of the detection sensor.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an encoding device and a method, a decoding device and a method, and a program capable of obtaining higher quality audio. An encoding unit encodes position information and a gain of an object in a current frame in multiple encoding modes. A compressing unit generates, for each combination of encoding modes of each pieces of position information and gains, encoded meta data including encoding mode information indicating the encoding modes and encoded data which are the encoded position information and gains, and compresses the encoding mode information included in the encoding meta data. A determining unit selects encoded meta data of which amount of data is the least from among the encoded meta data generated for each combination, thus determining the encoding mode of each pieces of position information and gains. The present technique can be applied to an encoder and a decoder.

Abstract: The disclosure herein provides a personal wireless media station including a main body and a wireless earbud. The personal wireless media station may detect that an earbud connector of the wireless earbud is connected to a main body connector of the main body, play sound through a speaker of the main body while the earbud connector is connected to the main body connector, detect that the earbud connector has disconnected from the main body connector, cease to play sound through the speaker of the main body in response to detecting that the earbud connector has disconnected from the main body connector, and wireless send audio data to the wireless earbud and cause sound to be played through the wireless earbud while the earbud connector is not connected to the main body connector.

Abstract: A system and method for performing microphone gating operations, is disclosed. The system and method include a transmitter configured to emit a transmit signal towards an object and a receiver configured to receive a reflected signal from the object, the reflected signal corresponding to the transmit signal. The system and method also include a controller configured to instruct the transmitter to emit the transmit signal and receive the reflected signal from the receiver. The controller is further configured to detect motion of the object based upon the reflected signal and turn a microphone on or off based upon the motion of the object.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an impedance detection circuit and a processor. The impedance detection circuit is configured for receiving a test signal, processing the test signal and detecting an impedance of a headphone speaker load by using the test signal to generate a detection result. The processor is coupled to the impedance detection circuit and configured for providing the test signal to the impedance detection circuit, receiving the detection result from the impedance detection circuit, and adjusting a voltage of an audio signal to be provided to the headphone speaker load according to the detection result.

Abstract: A method for processing audio signals for creating a three dimensional sound environment includes: receiving at least one input signal from at least one sound source; creating a simulated signal at least partly based on the received at least one input signal, the simulated signal representing a simulation of at least one input signal reflecting from the ground or a floor; and creating an output signal at least partly on the basis of the simulated signal and the at least one received input signal, the output signal including a plurality of audio channels; at least two channels of the audio channels of the output signal representing signals for sound transducers above a listener's ear level at a nominal listening position, and at least two channels of the audio channels of the output signal representing signals for sound transducers below a listener's ear level at a nominal listening position.

Abstract: Systems and methods selectively mix a first and second song together during a live performance. The first song has a plurality of first stems, each having stereo audio that combine to form the audio of the first song. The second song has a plurality of second stems, each having stereo audio that combine to form the audio of the second song. A computer, with memory and a processor, executes machine readable instructions of a multiple channel audio mixing application with stored within the memory. The multiple channel audio mixing application plays and mixes audio of at least one of the first stems with audio of at least one of the second stems. The multiple channel audio mixing application is controlled in real-time during the performance to select the at least one first stem and the at least one second stem for the mixing.

Abstract: A system for multiuser, geofixed acoustic simulations using a shared soundscape built and stored on a central server, via interfaces that also allow for live and competitive modification. A central server disseminates sound events from the soundscape to individual devices carried by users, which integrate geolocation information, head orientation information, and head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to generate user-specific audio feeds. The audio feeds may be played through headsets so that users perceive the shared, geofixed sound events.

Abstract: A speaker device for reproducing an audio signal includes a first speaker including a first diaphragm and a first magnetic circuit that drives the first diaphragm, where the first diaphragm reproduces an audio signal including a predetermined frequency range, a second speaker including a second diaphragm and a second magnetic circuit that drives the second diaphragm, where the second diaphragm reproduces an audio signal including a frequency range substantially the same as the predetermined frequency range, and at least one cabinet having the first speaker and the second speaker mounted therein so that radiation directions of sounds are opposite to each other. At least part of a space formed between the first speaker and the second speaker communicates with the outside of the cabinet. When the speaker device reproduces the audio signal, the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm vibrate in opposite directions.

Abstract: An improved wireless communications earplug for use with a magnetic field transmitter. The wireless earplug has a receiver made of a coil of wire on a magnetic bobbin, mounted in close proximity or in contact with a magnetic case of a speaker. The magnetic case of the speaker serves to increase the magnetic flux through the receiver and improves the efficiency of the earplug. The speaker is acoustically coupled to an eartip, and the earplug may be molded into a custom earplug body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an encoding device and method, and a decoding device and method, and a program which enable music signals to be played with higher sound quality by expanding a frequency band. A band pass filter divides an input signal into multiple subband signals, a feature amount calculating circuit calculates feature amount using at least any one of the divided multiple subband signals and the input signal, a high-frequency subband power estimating circuit calculates an estimated value of high-frequency subband power based on the calculated feature amount, and a high-frequency signal generating circuit generates a high-frequency signal component based on the multiple subband signals divided by the band pass filter and the estimated value of the high-frequency subband power calculated by the high-frequency subband power estimating circuit.

Abstract: There is provided a high-frequency HF transmitter for wireless microphones, guitar transmitters or pocket transmitters. The transmitter has at least one antenna, a power amplifier for amplifying a high-frequency audio signal, an interference signal detection unit for detecting an interference signal coupled in by way of the antenna, a power detector at the output of the detection unit for detecting the power of the interference signals detected by the interference signal detection unit and an operating point regulating unit for adjusting the operating point power of the power amplifier in dependence on the power of the output signals, that is detected by the power detector.

Abstract: A virtual stereo synthesis method includes acquiring at least one sound input signal on a first side and at least one sound input signal on a second side, separately performing ratio processing on a preset head related transfer function (HRTF) left-ear component and a preset HRTF right-ear component of each sound input signal on the second side, to obtain a filtering function of each sound input signal on the second side, separately performing convolution filtering on each sound input signal on the second side and the filtering function of the sound input signal on the second side, to obtain the filtered signal on the second side, and synthesizing all of the sound input signals on the first side and all of the filtered signals on the second side into a virtual stereo signal where the method may alleviate a coloration effect, and reduce calculation complexity.

Abstract: A method of removing an electric crosstalk contribution is disclosed. This crosstalk exists in a monitoring signal from a monitored electro-mechanical transducer in a device comprising a plurality of electro-mechanical transducers which are driven by actuation signals so as to produce acoustic waves in an acoustic frequency range. The method comprises the steps of: (a) applying an actuation signal to at least one of the transducers other than the monitored transducer; (b) detecting the monitoring signal in a high frequency range outside of the acoustic frequency range; (c) deriving, from the detected monitoring signal, a number of parameters that characterize the electric crosstalk; and (d) using said parameters to calculate the electric crosstalk contribution in the acoustic frequency range.