Thomson and Fraunhofer IIS Show-Off MP3 Surround Hardware Player

The MP3 Surround decoder, which is based on ARM chip design, can be implemented into a wide range of home entertainment products including home theater receivers, DVD players and portable audio players





MP3 Surround supports high-quality, multi-channel sound at bit rates comparable to those currently used to encode stereo MP3 material, resulting in files half the size of common compressed surround formats. MP3 Surround was introduced in December 2004 and is licensed by Thomson, co-inventors of the MP3 codec.

The technology enables 5.1 channel surround-quality sound for web-based music distribution, broadcasting systems, PC-related audiovisual or gaming applications, consumer electronics and automotive systems.

Free demo software has been available for download and consumer use since the initial launch. Earlier this year, DivX announced MP3 Surround support in future releases of their video codec. Last week, MAGIX presented the first MP3 Surround software product targeting a broad consumer group at the IFA in Berlin. With "MAGIX music maker 2006 deLuxe" music can be created and arranged in MP3 Surround.

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