*This article is a Japanese translation by Macnica of a blog written by an engineer at DSP Concepts.

The increasing complexity of audio-enabled devices brings new challenges to product manufacturers. DSP Concepts and its audio technology partners make it easier for manufacturers to improve product performance and keep up with the latest features and consumer demands. Leveraging a flexible platform with algorithms provided by these partners accelerates product development while reducing costs and delivering must-have features. With DSP Concepts​ ​Audio Weaver, a development platform for Audio of Things, audio manufacturers can easily enhance their products with technologies licensed from leading brands such as Fraunhofer, Bose, Mimi Hearing Technologies and THX. Simply select the desired algorithm from Audio Weaver 's list of 550+ modules and drag it into the layout to easily add the functionality you need.

The advantage of licensing audio technology rather than developing it in-house is that you have access to the specialized knowledge and proven technology that only companies that specialize in audio technology development have, and it is less resource intensive than developing the technology in-house.

Most importantly, licensing audio technology can significantly shorten development time. Audio manufacturers can adopt licensed technology immediately; they don't have to embark on a development path whose duration and outcome are uncertain. They also benefit from working with a big name in audio technology.

Over the past 30 years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS has developed and licensed audio technologies such as MP3, AAC, MPEG-H Audio, Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) and Bluetooth LC3/LC3plus. Building on these benchmark advances, Fraunhofer now offers Cingo, perhaps the most versatile audio virtualization tool available, already in use by customers worldwide.

Binaural renderers are processors that expand the perceived acoustic image to create a surround sound effect using headphones or speakers. These are prominent examples of technologies where it usually makes more sense to license them than to develop a solution from scratch in-house. They can be applied in physically challenging applications such as headphones and close-up speakers on smartphones, tablets and laptops. Cingo makes stereo, multi-channel and immersive sound formats sound natural and spacious in any application. With MPEG-H support, optimized rendering of 3D audio content can be achieved on mobile devices. Manipulate the audio stream encoded in the overhead channels and place any number of audio objects in virtual space (azimuth, elevation, distance and spread). This complement of capabilities allows Fraunhofer 's solutions to create immersive and realistic listening experiences that set them apart from other solutions.

Derived HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) profiles apply special filtering based on head / ear structure and object position, helping Cingo deliver realistic binaural audio. Cingo is the only binaural rendering solution that supports object-based audio. Additionally, you can use head tracking if the target device has a position sensor. Using this sensor data to determine orientation, Cingo dynamically adjusts the stereo field to provide a consistent response that adapts to the listener's head position.

Cingo also includes useful features such as equalization to improve the sound on your speakers and headphones, and loudness optimization for the best sound quality and clearest dialogue in any setting.

Developing a virtualizer that can deliver a satisfying sound experience anywhere, with virtually any hardware, would typically place a significant strain on most manufacturers' research and development resources. By using Audio Weaver and its dedicated third-party algorithms, these manufacturers can significantly reduce development time and lighten the load on their development teams, since they can use the same licensed technology, such as Cingo, for all their products.

DSP Concepts"Audio Weaver Manufacturers who use "Cingo can be added and optimized. 550 From a list of over 1000 available processing modules Cingo Select Audio Weaver Drag using the graphical interface & All signal routing is managed on-screen using virtual wires, Cingo All tuning and optimization of the functionality can be easily performed using the available controls.

In Audio Weaver, DSP No need to write code, just select DSP or SoC All processing modules are optimized for Audio Weaver Debugging and profiling capabilities built into Cingo and other licensed technologies, it can significantly reduce development time. All operations are Audio Weaver You can complete it using Audio Weaver is the industry standard adopted by engineers worldwide as a feature development and embedded audio processing platform. Audio Weaver Using third-party IP Not only can you easily integrate OEM teeth DSP Concepts You can work with our customer engineering team to troubleshoot and customize features.

Cingo is just one of many licensed technologies currently available for Audio Weaver. DSP Concepts also offers a full complement of surround sound technologies from DTS, Fraunhofer, VisiSonics and THX; sound optimization technologies from Bose and Klippel; voice command technologies from Fluent.ai and Sensory; hearing and interaction enhancements from Alango and Mimi Hearing; and TensorFlow Lite Micro machine learning technology.

No matter which licensed technology you access, Audio Weaver streamlines the entire process by reducing the workload for your product development teams, accelerating time to market and helping product manufacturers deliver more competitive products.