Audio and Acoustics Research Group

June 26, 2017

Ivan J. Tashev and Hannes Gamper, with Microsoft’s Audio and Acoustics Research Group, explain how they are using head related transfer functions (HRTF) to create an immersive sound environment.

June 26, 2017

The way you hear and interpret the sounds around you changes as you move. That’s how sound in the real world works. Now imagine if it worked that way while you were listening to a recording of a concert or…

November 2, 2016

For HoloLens, a mixed reality headset that places holograms in your immediate environment, Dr. Ivan Tashev’s team worked on a sound system that creates the illusion of 3D audio to bring virtual objects to life.

March 25, 2015

Demonstration of spatial audio techniques during TechFest 2015 – Microsoft Research Labs.

November 7, 2014

Microsoft’s GPS-enabled navigation headset provides directions and live transport information, and ‘paints a picture of the world through sound.’

November 6, 2014

Microsoft’s 3D audio technology means that the sound is directional, so if the attraction in question is several metres ahead to the right, the sound will appear to come from that direction.

September 28, 2014

Jason Silva calls technologies of media “engines of empathy.” They allow us to look through someone else’s eyes, experience someone else’s story—and develop a sense of compassion and understanding for them, and perhaps for others more generally. But he says,…

July 6, 2014

When you imagine virtual reality, chances are you’ve got visuals in mind. Or maybe you fantasize about a virtual sense of touch. Another key component? Immersive audio.

June 4, 2014

The technology turns simple headphones into ones that can mirror where the sound is supposed to be coming from to create an even more immersive environment in applications like gaming.