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Surround-Sound Shows from The Cult to Sell as Downloads

Authored by dmw on April 20, 2006 - 6:05pm.
Santa Ana, Calif. - SRS Labs, a developer of surround sound and other audio and voice technologies, announced on Thursday that shows from a recent tour by rock band The Cult were all recorded in its SRS Circle Surround format, and will be released in surround-sound format both on CD and as digital downloads. The shows were recorded by Instant Live, a unit of Clear Channel spin-off Live Nation that records live shows and sells CDs of the performances at the venue following the show. Downloads of the concerts will be sold through Napster.
tags: Tech | Music | Surround Sound | SRS Labs |

SRS Mobile HD Brings 5.1 Surround-Sound to Phones, Media Players

Authored by dmw on April 5, 2006 - 12:59pm.
Las Vegas - Audio technology developer SRS Labs on Wednesday introduced its SRS Mobile HD technology, which enables mobile TV broadcasts and digital video downloads available in 5.1 audio to be heard in surround sound on headphones for mobile phones and portable media players. SRS Labs said SRS Mobile HD will initially be available on devices using Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
tags: Mobile | Tech | Audio | Surround Sound | Handsets | SRS Labs | Audio Tech |

Dolby Laboratories, Microsoft Bring Surround Sound to Xbox 360

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2005 - 3:48am.
San Francisco - Audio engineering firm Dolby Laboratories announced on Thursday that it partnered with Microsoft to include support for Dolby Digital surround sound for both games and movies played on the Xbox 360. For game play, the Xbox 360 will feature interactive Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; the game console will also include Dolby Digital decoding for DVD video playback. Initial Xbox 360 titles that support the advanced audio technology include "NBA 2K6," "Call of Duty 2," "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland," "Need for Speed Most Wanted," "Perfect Dark Zero" and "Project Gotham Racing 3."
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