Audio and Media Technologies

Until now, recording high-quality 360° sound or enjoying immersive audio in a home theater was exclusive to users willing to install and operate a multitude of microphones or loudspeakers. Such complex setups will, however, soon be a thing of the past. Thanks to the special algorithms of the Fraunhofer upHear family of technologies capturing and playback of 3D sound is now possible just with a single device.

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„The positive work environment and being together with long-standing colleagues mean a lot to me”, explains Dr. Bernhard Grill, director and division head at Fraunhofer IIS. Grill has been at the institute since the early days and played a key part in its rise from the level of a working group to become a world-renowned research institute. He has also been a member of the institute’s management team since 2016. We asked him about his professional responsibilities and his most special places away from work.

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For the first time in decades, a revolution in TV sound is about to enter our homes. With the exception of the introduction of 5.1 surround sound, TV has previously offered little in the way of audio innovations. Now, sound on TV and the Internet is about to become individual and capable of filling whole rooms. With the new audio codec MPEG-H Audio, TV and Internet audiences will be able to adjust their own soundmix and bring 3D cinema sound to their own homes.

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