Matrix surround decoding, the process of deriving several output channels from a two-channel delivery medium, is nothing new. When Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoding was introduced back in 1987, it ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – August 26, 2008 – Tensilica, Inc. today announced that it has added the Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx decoders to its audio codec library for Tensilica’s Xtensa HiFi ...

The folks at Tensilica say that they have added the Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx decoders to their audio codec library for their Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine, which is one of the most popular ...

Like many owners of stereo satellite receivers or NICAM stereo equipment, I have connected the audio output to my hi-fi system. This gives a vast improvement in realism, particularly with films.

In the same way that digital technology has replaced analog, surround sound is replacing stereo. Phenomenal sales of DVD-video players and home theater systems confirm that consumers enjoy sound from ...

These days, most of the media we consume is digital. We still watch movies and TV shows, but they’re all packaged in digital files that cram in many millions of pixels and as many audio channels as we ...