- Sonic Focus
Sonic Focus Inc of Lake Tahoe, California was founded in 1995 with the aim of improving the quality of live concerts broadcast over the Web. It now provides audio post processing technologies that recreate the original sound of digital recordings which have been reduced in quality by compression. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/04/intel_updates_epc/] Their products can be used to enhance the sound from many electronic products, including mobile handsets, car audio, PCs, laptops, MP3 players, TVs and home theatre systems. [ [http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1250_3.html Motherboard: Intel D865PERL (Springdale) Review :: Sonic Focus 1.0 :: Motherboards.org ] ] [ [http://www.mbreview.com/perl-3.php MBReview.com - Your Source For Motherboard News, Reviews and More Computer Technology ] ] [ [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/41112.html Technology News: Tech Buzz: The Evolution of Online Games and the Next iPod ] ]
Founder and CEO is Tom Paddock.
In early 2008, Sonic Focus was acquired by
ARC International , a provider of consumer intellectual property (IP) to OEM and semiconductor companies. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS68673+12-Feb-2008+BW20080212 ARC Acquires Sonic Focus | Reuters ] ]Products
*"Adaptive Dynamics" - helps restore clarity and fidelity of compressed audio in music, movies and games.
*"X-Matrix" - creates a surround-sound environment on stereo speakers or headphones.
*"Extrapolator" - expands stereo audio to a multi-channel sound stage using physical modelling techniques.References
External Links
* [http://www.sonicfocus.com/ SonicFocus.com]
* Interview with CEO Tom Paddock at CES 2008 by Dave Graveline on Into Tomorrow. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=XWy__PfBJTQ]
* Review of P5E3 motherboard with reference to Sonic Focus audio [http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3229&p=6]
* Bel Canto and Sonic Focus awarded CES Innovations 2008 award in the Audio Components category [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/01-04-2008/0004730464&EDATE=FRI+Jan+04+2008,+08:00+AM]
* Intel use of Sonic Focus Technology on motherboards [http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/sonicfocus.htm] [http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/ias/index.htm] [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/04/intel_updates_epc/]
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