audio processing

In 2005, an unusual technical anomaly emerged: playing Janet Jackson's 1989 hit "Rhythm Nation" could crash certain models of laptop computers. This phenomenon was first detailed by Microsoft software engineer Raymond Chen, who recounted that a major computer manufacturer discovered that the...

Microsoft is once again pushing the envelope in AI innovation with the release of its new GPT-4o mini audio models, now available in preview on Azure AI Services. Targeted at developers and enterprises alike, these new models promise to deliver efficient speech-to-text and text-to-speech...

In a move that promises a smoother multimedia experience for Windows 11 ARM users, Chrome has re-enabled fast Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) encoding. Thanks to collaborative troubleshooting between Microsoft and Google, users of ARM-powered devices, including those running on Snapdragon X Elite...

Introduction The latest Windows 11 2024 Update, version 24H2, has introduced a myriad of features aimed at enhancing user interaction and overall system performance. Among these innovations is a robust tool for testing different audio processing modes, particularly for microphones. In this...

Speech recognition is in many ways at the heart of Artificial Intelligence. The 18th Century essayist Samuel Johnson captured this beautifully when he wrote, “Language is the dress of thought.” If the ultimate goal of AI research is a machine that thinks like a human, a reasonable starting point...

The age-old act of ventroquilism sees a puppet move its mouth while the controlling ventriloquist speaks without moving their lips – pretty impressive! The underlying technique has the ventriloquist “throwing” their voice in a joint audial and visual illusion. Enter Spatial Audio, a set of...

Hi fellow users My acer aspire 7736z is almost only a jukebox for me. AIMP-3 and SRS AUDIO ESSENTIALS is the best combination i have had the plesure of listening to,aimp 3 has exceptional audio on its own,and i have tryed a lot of players and not even foobar2000 has the audio quality that aimp 3...

I just had my emachine blow up and had to replace it with a new HP Pavillion. I (involuntarily) went from the XP operating system to Windows 7. Now, I have software I can't run and some of it was very useful and not replaceable like my audio processing software Cakewalk Pyro. I have the disks...

In my last post I showed off the Windows Movie Maker 2.6 Enhancement Pack 2010. It gave users more flexibility went it came to creating custom-made videos. Although video is an important aspect in creating short films and movies, the other is the sound that goes into it. Without music or the...