Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Geyersberger Phone +49 9131 776-316 Fax +49 9131 776-399 Send an e-mail Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS Am Wolfsmantel 33 91058 Erlangen
MP3 Surround Sound for Internet Radios
At Midem in Cannes, France, Fraunhofer Institute for
Integrated Circuits IIS is introducing a new mp3 surround
streaming module that allows manufacturers to
build web radios featuring true 5.1 surround sound.
Visit booth R35.01 to learn more about mp3 surround
and many more innovative technologies for the music
business.
Mp3 surround compresses surround music in a highly efficient way and is fully backward compatible with existing mp3 players. With the mp3 surround streaming module, high-quality surround music can now even be streamed over the internet at bit rates normally used for stereo mp3. This allows mp3 web radios to introduce surround music in a smooth, compatible, and cost-effective way and to distinguish themselves from stereo-only competition. The first radio station streaming a multi-channel music program using mp3 surround is the Erlangen based campus radio bit eXpress. At Midem, Fraunhofer IIS demonstrates the new WinAmp mp3 surround plug-in and a Flash-based web radio. The WinAmp plug-in is also available for download on www. mp3surround.com.
Besides mp3 surround, Fraunhofer IIS presents many more innovative surround music technologies at Midem such as Ensonido® for play back of surround sound over stereo headphones, MP3 SX for upgrading stereo mp3 files to mp3 surround, and SX Pro the professional tool for upmixing any legacy stereo material to multi-channel sound.
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