AUDIO
DIGITAL SOUND PROJECTOR
CML's Digital Sound Projector™ is universally acknowledged to be the technology advance that launched the multi-million-unit soundbar market. Initially with Pioneer and then with Yamaha, CML and Digital Sound Projector™ showed the world that it really was possible to provide a truly cinematic audio experience from a single speaker unit placed under a widescreen television. Since the introduction of Digital Sound Projector™ many imitators have arrived on the market, however soundbars from Yamaha and Loewe, and the televisions from Mitsubishi, Grundig and Beko consistently win awards and plaudits from audio industry observers. This is because only they can use internationally patented concentrated sound beam technology that is the basis of Digital Sound Projector™.
Digital Sound Projector™ is able to form and direct multiple sound beams such that they reflect of walls and ceilings and arrive at the listeners from behind, above and the sides. In other words, real 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound without the need for any speakers to be placed around the room. Digital Sound Projector™ also contains technology that can automatically analyse the dimensions of any room and optimise the surround experience for the desired listening positions.
The technology behind Digital Sound Projector™ was originally delivered to licensees in the form of ASICs. However advances in Digital Signal Processing mean that the entire functionality can be provided as a software option for audio processors supplied by Texas Instruments, Cirrus Logic and Trident Microsystems.
SoundFlex™
SoundFlex™ is a cost reduced and simpler version of Digital Sound Projector™. It requires only 6 transducers and no set up yet still provides excellent 3.1 sound quality in most living rooms. SoundFlex™ can be housed in a speaker unit less than 4 cm thick and has minimal impact on the BOM of a typical FPTV.
SoundFlex™ is supported as a software option on audio processors supplied by Texas Instruments, Cirrus Logic and Trident Microsystems.