Dolby unveils new audio software

Posted on Wednesday, March 12 2008 @ 17:45 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Dolby Laboratories has released a new version of its PC Entertainment Experience software, this is a suite of Dolby audio postprocessing and connectivity technologies. Dolby launched the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program more than four years ago to give people the freedom and flexibility to enjoy surround sound in a variety of playback environments. Dolby has expanded its PC Entertainment Experience program to offer new ways to enhance and control listening experiences on the PC.

The latest updates to the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program consist of second-generation Dolby Home Theater, which places listeners in the middle of the action, giving their PCs a powerful set of tools to deliver a cinema-style experience in vivid surround sound; and second-generation Dolby Sound Room, which delivers a stunning personal listening experience from any pair of speakers or any set of headphones and is ideal for environments where using surround sound speakers is not practical.

Among the updates to Dolby’s PC Entertainment Experience program is Dolby Control Center, a user-friendly graphic interface that makes it easy to configure and control the listening experience. Developed by Dolby with the close cooperation of leading codec makers, Dolby Control Center features simple onscreen controls and interactive visuals for selecting speakers and fine-tuning surround sound effects.

Second-generation Dolby Home Theater now offers the following:
  • New—Sound Space Expander is a sound stage enhancer that produces a wide stereo image and in the process improves the separation of instruments without diminishing the center of the mix.
  • New—Natural Bass is a bass enhancement system for speakers and headphones that provides up to an octave of downward extension in the bass response of most speakers.
  • New—Dolby Pro Logic® IIx creates a vivid 7.1-channel surround sound experience from any stereo (two-channel), 5.1, or 6.1 movie, music, TV, or game audio source.
  • Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal from a PC or game console into Dolby Digital for easy connection to home theater systems through a single digital cable.
  • Dolby Headphone technology creates a personal surround sound experience using any set of headphones and makes listeners feel like the action is happening all around them.
  • Second-generation Sound Room now offers the following:
  • New—Sound Space Expander is a sound stage enhancer that produces a wide stereo image and in the process improves the separation of instruments without diminishing the center of the mix.
  • New—Natural Bass is a bass enhancement system for speakers and headphones that provides up to an octave of downward extension in the bass response of most speakers.
  • Dolby Headphone technology creates a personal surround sound experience using any set of headphones and makes listeners feel like the action is happening all around them.


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