Phone Accessory adjusts volume for conference calls.
March 19, 2004 -
Clear Call plugs into conference phones to provide automatic volume matching for all incoming callers. Multi-band dynamics processing adjusts audio signal for each participant. Each speaker's voice is loudness-corrected by 4 automatic gain controls and then separated into 3 bands of audio to optimize spectral balance of each person. Peaks are controlled and unwanted hiss and noise are reduced. Unit works in full-duplex and does not affect features of conference phones.
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Original Press release
Octiv
2246 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA, 94710
USA
OctiVox Announces Shipment of Clear Call
Everyone is Equally Loud & Clear During Business Conference Calls
Uses Professional Broadcast Quality Multi-Band Dynamic Processing Technology
March 19, 2004, Las Vegas, NV -- OctiVox, a division of Octiv - the volume matching and intelligibility experts, announced today at CES that it is now shipping Clear Call, a volume matching phone accessory for conference calls. Clear Call plugs directly into conference phones to provide automatic volume matching for all incoming callers-no matter how many people are on the call.
Speakerphones and even the most expensive conference phones cannot deliver consistent volume, as people calling are sitting at varying distances or calling in from different locations. Clear Call solves this problem by automatically adjusting the loudness of each individual caller to an optimal level so everyone can be heard-loud and clear.
Clear Call uses a technology called multi-band dynamics processing, previously used only by professional broadcasters and recording engineers, to adjust the audio signal for each call participant. Each speaker's voice is loudness corrected by four Automatic Gain Controls (AGCs) and then separated into three bands of audio (low, mid, high) to optimize the spectral balance of each person. Peaks are controlled and unwanted hiss and noise are reduced. All of this happens in real-time, within microseconds, so there is no noticeable delay. This easy-to-install solution works in full-duplex (while different people are talking at the same time) and does not affect the feature set of today's conference phones.
About Octiv & OctiVox
Octiv is improving the telephony and audio experience with volume management solutions for Internet and desktop media, consumer electronics, computers and telephones. The Berkeley, California-based company was founded in 1999 by a group of experienced audio industry professionals. The company has received financial backing from 3i, FG II Ventures, Novus Ventures and Intel Capital. Octiv's OctiVox division focuses exclusively on the advancement of the telephony marketplace.
Priced at $249.99 suggested retail price, Clear Call is available immediately for end-users through Hello Direct hellodirect.com/catalog/templates/home.jhtml and for distribution at GBH gbh.com/Intro/Default.asp and other telephony product channels. For more information, see the web site: octivox.com or call 800-789-4971.
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