SurroundSound Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Relaxation Portal for iOS can transport you to another world for free

by Mel Martin (Jul 1st, 2011)

I've spent the last couple of days testing and exploring Relaxation Portal, an iOS app from SRS Labs that provides stunning audio recreations of several environments in places like Namibia, Crete, an Amazon Rainforest and Martha's Vineyard. For the full effect, you must listen on headphones. In ...

VisualHub 1.31 adds Surround Sound for "Take 2"

by Brett Terpstra (Feb 13th, 2008)

An upgrade to one of my favorite (and most useful) video compression and conversion utilities, VisualHub (which we've mentioned a few times), has brought with it support for 5.1 Surround Sound on the just-released Apple TV "Take 2." Despite not actually owning an Apple TV, I find myself happy for ...

Griffin shipping FireWave

by Scott McNulty (Aug 23rd, 2006)

Way back during Macworld SF Griffin announced the FireWave, a $99 Firewire device that brings 5.1 surround sound (with the magic of Dolby Digital™ to your Mac. It looks like, several months later, the FireWave is shipping (and it is still only $99). Your Mac will need to be running OS X 10.3 ...

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