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News Release from: Spirit DSP | Subject: Spirit Audio Engine for Blackfin
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 July 2007
Audio software is optimised for Blackfin
The Spirit Audio Engine is a complete set of audio processing software, comprising audio and voice codecs, as well as post processing utilities.
The Spirit Audio Engine now supports the Blackfin Processor architecture, and can rip up to 25 professional quality stereo channels on a single 533MHz Blackfin core Spirit DSP is now a member of "The Collaborative", Analog Devices' third party programme for embedded processor and DSP applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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This collaboration between Spirit and Analog Devices has already shown success with Sound Devices, a leading manufacturer of high-performance audio electronics for field production, which recently chose Spirit software and Blackfin to enhance its digital audio recording systems.
Sound Devices' 7-Series family replaces digital and analogue tape-based portable recorders with far more powerful file-based digital recording devices.
"We are pleased to enhance Analog Devices processors with our Audio Engine software".
"Spirit has invoked the best-of-breed development and testing to achieve the world's best optimisation while securing high-end audio quality".
"Typically, Spirit Audio Engine exceeds quality requirements defined in the standards, because we use enhanced perceptual quality estimation tools", says Alex Kravchenko, VP Sales and Marketing at Spirit DSP.
"Spirit Audio Engine is indeed perfectly positioned to become the best choice for professional audio equipment like those from Sound Devices".
"Professional audio developers are constantly challenged to lower costs and increase capacity of their solutions".
"Spirit has managed to meet this challenge and bring high efficiency and superb sound quality", says Mike Haidar, Digital Home Product Line Director, Analog Devices.
"It's exciting to see innovators like Spirit embracing Blackfin to advance the state of the art in the audio market".
The Spirit Audio Engine is a complete set of audio processing software, comprising audio and voice codecs, as well as post processing utilities.
Spirit Audio Engine allowed Sound Devices to seamlessly add high-end MP3 record functionality while using significantly less system resources.
Spirit audio software provides unsurpassed professional sound quality as proven by independent tests.
The Spirit Audio Engine processes audio with a perceptual signal-to-noise ratio of 96dB (PSNR) and very few audible artefacts.
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