Industry News Archives

OpenAL Xtra is a free, open source scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director that extends Lingo with the basic functions of OpenAL, a cross-platform 3D audio API.  Full Story

Unwiredtec releases the new version of "Enterflex", its server-side content adaptation system for ringtones and images. Enterflex produces content compatible with 1100+ US, European and Asian phones.  Full Story

Yamaha recently added a number of MA-7 SMAF examples, including some with 3D enhanced sound, reverb and other features, to the SMAF Global web site.  Full Story

Macromedia recently released Flash 8 IDE/Authoring software, which includes a new emulator for testing Flash Lite content. Apparently the emulator plays all supported Flash Lite device audio formats, such as MIDI, SMAF and MFi without requiring the awkward placeholder sound conversion process required in Flash MX 2004 Pro.  Full Story

Yamaha SMAF Global web site recently released more information about the MA-7 series chipset.  Full Story

The Khronos Group is pleased to announce the formation of the new OpenSL ES (Open Sound Library for Embedded Systems) working group to define an open, royalty-free, cross-platform API (application programming interface) standard to enable low-level audio hardware acceleration across multiple embedded devices and platforms. Beatnik, Creative Labs, NVIDIA, QSound Labs and Sonaptic join as founders of the new sound and audio working group; Open call for industry participation.  Full Story

Beatnik recently announced it has licensed its Beatnik Audio Engine solution to Freescale Semiconductor for inclusion with their platform solutions for mobile phones.  Full Story

Site Updates Archives

Mobile DLS format specification

August 29, 2005  Added link to mobile device audio foramts for mobile DLS.

AM3D audio technologies

August 23, 2005  Linked to overview of AM3D's positional audio technologies for mobile devices.