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Forum on the Power of Sound in Industry – January 20th, 2 PM-6PM [CET]

12/01/2022

SOUND TECH FOR GOOD
New technologies for a shared world

Since 2021, Ircam Amplify has been presenting a major annual event, live from Ircam in Paris and livestreamed anywhere in the world, to address the most essential challenges for the future of sound across multiple industries.

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audio, innovation sonore, émotion, podcast interactif, gestuelle, expérience olfactive, expérientielle, création, humain, sens

The Power of Sound

Digital, global and innovative: the sound experience

13/01/2022

Being surrounded more and more by a digital environment, could sound design be the way to share our emotions? A tailor-made sound creation is usually the key to materialize a deep sensory and emotional experience. Sound innovation thus becomes a pillar of plural and multi-sensory experiences, improving them but also making them more accessible.

A History of Synthetic Voices

03/01/2022

In the age of AI, deep learning, and voice assistants, Ircam is a pioneer in the field of synthetic voices. Ircam’s research now makes it possible to humanize voices by infusing them with emotion, individuality, and subtlety.

Forbes

06/10/2021

VIKTOR & ROLF’S NEW SPICEBOMB FRAGRANCE HAS ITS VERY OWN SOUND
If a fragrance had a sound what would it be? We’re not talking soundtracks for 30- or 60-second television commercials, or music that captures the joie de vivre of Chanel Chance or the jaunty, flirty spirit of Guerlain Le Petite Robe Noir.

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How can artificial intelligence be made to recognize human emotion in a speaker’s voice?

How do we make a synthetic voice sound more human?

How can we protect against the “fake” voices of tomorrow?

How can music recommendations be tailored to suit the mood of the listener?

How can one track in a two-million title database be quickly found?

How can we safeguard the quality of audio files?

How can sound perception be used to improve the quality of life in cities or to facilitate mobility?

How can we make immersive sound production more accessible?

Who we are

Ircam Amplify makes the very best in audio research and musical creation from IRCAM available to benefit markets, companies and new uses.

Ircam Amplify is the bridge between this recognized excellence in research and its real-life applications at a time when innovative uses for sound have transformed it into a significant challenge for many markets.

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