2010-03-17
Uppsala, Sweden and Chatsworth, CA. March 17, 2010 -- Datasat
Digital Entertainment (formerly DTS Digital Cinema) today
introduced the sales of their latest innovation within high-end
digital cinema sound - the AP20.
The pioneering 16 channel audio processor, is the first of its
kind within the cinema space to include Dirac Live® digital room
correction technology. The Dirac technology hosts a range of
benefits such as, improving the sound imaging, increasing the
clarity of dialogue, and tightening the bass.
"The cinema industry is known for its high standards and its
selective inclusion of new technologies. We are happy to be a part
of taking these standards to a new level together with DDE," says
Mathias Johansson, CEO and CTO at Dirac Research.
"Our technology takes sound definition and resolution to new
standards by digital time-domain control of the loudspeakers. The
sound image gets sharper and all details of the recording are
easier to discern. Conventional minimum-phase digital room
correction systems fail to enhance the spatial and transient
aspects of sound."
He further points out, "This is not a sound effect. Our technology
does not add anything that was not originally in the recording. It
restores the sound in the theater as intended on the
recording."
Technically, Dirac Live® is a high performance time domain
controller and frequency response optimizer, which corrects each
impulse response and smoothes out the frequency response to
eliminate the inevitable distortions created by the listening room
and the speakers.
"Dirac's technology is one of the most compelling features of the
AP20 as it will assure our customers that the sound reaching the
listeners' ears is of the highest quality possible, regardless of
the shape or the quality of the listening room" says Dusty Thomas,
Vice President of Sales at Datasat Digital Entertainment.
The AP20 will be on display this week at ShoWest, in Palace suite
4.
About Dirac Research
Dirac Research AB develops, markets, and licenses quality
improving products for digital sound reproduction systems. The
company is lead by a group of internationally renowned researchers
from Uppsala University, Sweden. For more information visit
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About Datasat Digital Entertainment
Datasat Digital Entertainment (formerly DTS Digital Cinema) is an
expert provider of digital entertainment services for content
owners and exhibitors. A leading innovator and supplier of 5.1
digital surround sound for motion pictures, the company specializes
in content management solutions for the delivery and exhibition of
movies and other content in digital form, with a dedicated focus on
supporting the film industry's transition to digital cinema. For
more information visit http://www.datasatdigital.com/