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Audio News for May 24, 2016

by Audiophile Audition | May 24, 2016 | Audio News

Facebook Bought VR Audio Firm Two Big Ears and is Making Tech Free to Developers – Facebook and parent company Oculus have announced they will make the new technology free as part of the Facebook 360 Spatial Workshop. Two Big Ears said their mission is to make VR audio succeed across all devices and platforms and to help creators make the best experiences for billions of people across the world. The technology focuses largely on how sound plays in 3D spaces and how it interacts with surfaces surrounding the viewer. Both the Gear VR and Rift already support the immersive audio technology. Two Big Ears realized the concern for compatibility, and says they would continue to be platform and device agnostic.” Radio Man Head of U.S. Classics for Universal – The current general manager of New York City’s WQXR had been appointed president of Universal Music’s classical labels in the U.S. Graham Parker is British and was head of the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble before the WQXR job, and entered the music industry thru an assistant’s job with the New York Philharmonic. “I’ve devoted my life to classical music and bringing this incredible genre to as wide an audience as possible,” […]