DTS has announced a major research collaboration with Queen's University Belfast's Sonic Arts Research Centre. Jointly funded by Invest NI, a development agency in Northern Ireland, the project will focus on the development of new multi-channel audio technologies. SARC will conduct joint research and experimentation with DTS' Research & Development facility based in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
“SARC is quickly becoming one of the world's leading research institutes in the area of multi-channel audio systems, and DTS has always been a company dedicated to developing new audio technologies,” said Paul Smith, Vice President, Research & Development for DTS. "Working together is a natural fit, and we look forward to integrating our resources for this project.”
"DTS is a renowned innovator in digital surround sound across many industries – including Cinema, Consumer Electronics and Pro Audio. Collaborating with DTS to discover new applications and create new audio technologies represents an exciting challenge for all of us at SARC," said Professor Michael Alcorn, the Director of SARC at Queen's University.
Welcoming the collaboration, Tracy Meharg, Managing Director of Innovation and Capability Development at Invest NI, said; "Northern Ireland's developing creative industries sector will benefit immensely from this venture between DTS, a world leader in the latest digital audio technology, and the university which has been at the forefront of sound compression technology for more than a decade."
"The project helps to ensure that Northern Ireland continues to be the global industry leader in a digital technology that is transforming many business sectors from music and live entertainment to television and the movies."
