Hacker News with Generative AI: Audio Technology

Lyria 2 (deepmind.google)
Lyria 2 delivers high-fidelity music and professional-grade audio, capturing subtle nuances across a range of genres and intricate compositions.
AI, Music, Audio Technology, Google
24 points by georgehill 3 days ago | 5 comments
Spatial Speech Translation: Translating Across Space with Binaural Hearables (cs.washington.edu)
Audio Technology, Language Translation, Artificial Intelligence
5 points by taubek 7 days ago | 0 comments
AI-powered headphones offer group translation with voice cloning and 3D audio (techxplore.com)
University of Washington researchers designed a headphone system that translates several people speaking at once, following them as they move and preserving the direction and qualities of their voices.
AI, Translation, Audio Technology, Headphones
6 points by daoboy 13 days ago | 1 comments
Open-source AI platform for ear-based sensing applications (open-earable.teco.edu)
OpenEarable is the world's first fully open-source AI platform for ear-based sensing applications with true wireless audio.
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Audio Technology
61 points by vyrotek 22 days ago | 14 comments
What Are the Dots on the Side of Vinyl Turntables, Is It Decoration? (djmentors.com)
The dots have utility and are not just to look cool.
Vinyl Records, Music Production, Audio Technology
10 points by smugglerFlynn 47 days ago | 3 comments
Sonic sound laser, speech jammer [video] (youtube.com)
Sound, Audio Technology, Video, Security
5 points by thunderbong 48 days ago | 1 comments
'Audible enclaves' could enable private listening without headphones (techxplore.com)
It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones.
Audio Technology, Privacy, Headphones
15 points by PaulHoule 55 days ago | 1 comments
Xiaomi First to deliver on Qualcomm's promise of Wi-Fi earbud (theverge.com)
Xiaomi has given a European launch to its Buds 5 Pro, the first earbuds to use Qualcomm’s S7 Pro chip to stream audio over Wi-Fi, in addition to Bluetooth, with no increase in power consumption.
Consumer Electronics, Technology, Xiaomi, Audio Technology, Qualcomm
3 points by ksec 79 days ago | 0 comments
Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems? (bbc.co.uk)
Whether it's the echo of beeping tills in a supermarket or the hissing of a coffee machine in your local café, the brain is constantly working to decode hundreds of noises each day.
Hearing Loss, Audio Technology, Health
7 points by audiovideo 96 days ago | 4 comments
Dolby Atmos for music streaming is a waste of time (pocket-lint.com)
Dolby Atmos, Music Streaming, Audio Technology, Consumer Tech
18 points by vednig 166 days ago | 17 comments
The History of PC Audio (thejpster.org.uk)
This is a brief, abridged, and possibly inaccurate history of audio on the IBM PC compatible. It's based on an exhibition I prepared for Synthesised, a special event at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, England.
Computer History, Audio Technology, IBM PC, Retrocomputing
20 points by lapnect 195 days ago | 12 comments
Omnivore Is Joining ElevenLabs (omnivore.app)
We’re excited to share that Omnivore is joining forces with ElevenLabs, the leading AI audio research and technology company.
AI, Audio Technology, Startups, Acquisitions
103 points by janpio 206 days ago | 45 comments
The Mysterious Dutch Startup Behind Sonos' New Arc Ultra's Superior Sound (threadreaderapp.com)
Audio Technology, Startups, Consumer Electronics, Sonos
5 points by Thomvis 219 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: How can the elderly tell if the AirPods Pro 2 can correct their hearing? (ycombinator.com)
Do they have to buy it first so they can do the hearing test to determine if it is strong enough to correct their hearing?
Apple Products, Audio Technology, Consumer Technology
8 points by amichail 219 days ago | 11 comments
Audio Induction Loop (wikipedia.org)
Accessibility, Audio Technology, Hearing Aids
29 points by hyperific 316 days ago | 4 comments
Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging (googleblog.com)
Google Meet, Video Conferencing, Audio Technology, Collaboration Tools
627 points by tfsh 362 days ago | 268 comments