VisiSonics to Launch Next Generation Audio Camera

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Imagine being able to see in realtime the sound arriving at a seat in one of your installations − every reflection from every wall, the sound from every speaker in your installation, in real-time, and with the accuracy of a top of the line measurement system. Imagine being able to analyze the same recording in slow motion and locate aberrant reflections, noise sources, or malfunctioning equipment instantly, and develop a treatment plan on the spot. Imagine being able to tell your clients what you are proposing and then being able to show them visually the results of your efforts. Now, with the VisiSonics RealSpace Panoramic AudioVisual Camera,  you can.

Alternatively, imagine being able to record high order ambisonics with an affordable high-quality 64-microphone array, and being able to produce the mixes you want. These and other applications in noise source detection, surveillance, and scene analysis are all enabled by the VisiSonics RealSpaceTM AudioVisual Panoramic Camera.

Tim Gulsrud, Senior Consultant at Kirkegaard Associates says "The Audio Visual Panoramic Camera is unique since it allows a visual analysis of sound reflections that is not available from any other commercially available device. It would have significant application within architectural acoustics practice."

The camera contains sixty-four microphones (16 or 24 bit sampling at 48 kHz) and five color digital video-cameras stitched into a panoramic image in realtime, data stream management and standards based interfaces, in a portable package that connects via USB and firewire to a provided graphics processor (GPU) enabled laptop. All cabling; a tripod, custom shipping case and software are provided; no additional hardware is required, and the system is ready to plug-in and use out-of-the-box. Algorithms that exploit the next generation parallel architecture of the GPU make audio and video processing computations blazingly fast.

Check out video examples of the device in operation at http://goo.gl/dylPo, and visit booth 758 for a live demo at the AES Convention in New York.

About VisiSonics

VisiSonics Corporation, College Park, MD, is bringing out an exciting array of 3D scene capture and reproduction technologies.  We are a spin out company from the University of Maryland.  Our products are based on years of research and provide significant new capability and improvements in price / performance over the state-of-the-art.  VisiSonics is attending AES to launch their products and is seeking resellers, integrators, and OEMS who wish to utilize their new technology and cost-effective products to bring new solutions to their customers. For more information, please contact Bill Strum at info@visisonics.com or call 240-25-SOUND (240-257-6863).

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