Audio

  Sunday, 23 March 2003

The Sound of Things to Come Woody Norris has reinvented acoustics. Big news for the world of music. Bigger news for advertising and crime-fighting and combat. [New York Times: Arts] 'Norris is demonstrating something called HyperSonic Sound (HSS). The aluminum plate is connected to a CD player and an odd amplifier -- actually, a very odd and very new amplifier -- that directs sound much as a laser beam directs light. Over the past few years, mainly in secret, he has shown the device to more than 300 major companies, and it has slackened a lot of jaws. In December, the editors of Popular Science magazine bestowed upon HSS its grand prize for new inventions of 2002, choosing it over the ferociously hyped Segway scooter. It is no exaggeration to say that HSS represents the first revolution in acoustics since the loudspeaker was invented 78 years ago.' 10:30:02 PM   . .

Sonic Studio Announces New DSD and SACD Products AMSTERDAM (AES), Mar. 21, 2003 -- Sonic Studio LLC, maker of the Sonic Studio line of audio mastering workstations, announced and demonstrated a new family of products for DSD format mastering and SACD authoring at the AES Convention. Read more [Digital Pro Sound News] 2:51:52 AM   . .