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Generating audio for video

DeepMind Blog

Video-to-audio research uses video pixels and text prompts to generate rich soundtracks

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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

Singularity Hub

The ability to send sound that becomes audible only at a specific location could transform entertainment, communication, and spatial audio experiences. Certain audio technologies, such as parametric array loudspeakers , can create focused sound beams aimed in a specific direction. What Is Sound?

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Spotify’s leaning hard into video podcasts. Here’s how creators are adapting

Fast Company Tech

What was once an audio-first medium, podcasting is now increasingly filmed and produced. To find out how podcasters feel about the apps video push, Fast Company spoke with creators on both sides of the aislethose who have embraced video, and those who have stayed audio-only. The audio/video balancing act The biggest challenge?

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X will make audio and video calls a premium subscriber-only feature

TechCrunch

” Now, new code in the X app reveals that both audio and video calls will be supported. Last month X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed that video calls would be coming to the app formerly known as Twitter as part of its transition into an “everything app.” However, the feature will not be available to all […]

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LG DukeBox audio device fuses vacuum tube audio with transparent OLED display technology

TechSpot

Details are sparse, but we know it features front-facing speakers at the bottom opposite a 360-degree speaker up top to surround the listener in audio. LG describes the DukeBox as a modernized jukebox. I suspect most will turn to the DukeBox for music consumption but LG says it can also. Read Entire Article

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Windows 11 preview references AI feature that searches audio and video files for specific words

TechSpot

Intelligent media search, referenced in Canary Channel build 27695 (spotted by @XenoPanther), works by transcribing all audio files and videos saved on a Windows PC so the spoken words are searchable. Read Entire Article

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Nvidia's Fugatto AI sound model is set to transform audio production

TechSpot

The new model is known as Fugatto, which is short for Foundational Generative Audio Transformer Opus 1. According to Nvidia, its capabilities are unparalleled. For example, Fugatto can create a tune based solely on text, change the emotion in a singer's voice or modify their accent, and even add or. Read Entire Article

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