Elevear develops audio technologies for hearables, including Occlear® for natural voice perception through occlusion cancellation and Idle Noise Reduction (INR) for minimizing microphone hiss in transparency mode. These solutions enhance user experience by providing clear communication and immersive audio without requiring specialized hardware, enabling rapid integration into existing devices.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Existing hearables often struggle to deliver a natural and immersive audio experience. Users experience the occlusion effect, which causes their own voice to sound unnatural, and microphone noise in transparency mode can compromise clarity. Spatial audio technologies often introduce latency and distortion, diminishing the intended listening experience.
Solution
Elevear develops audio processing algorithms that enhance the performance of hearables, communication devices, hearing aids, and AR/VR headsets. Their Occlear® technology eliminates the occlusion effect, allowing users to hear their own voice and surrounding environment with natural clarity. Idle Noise Reduction (INR) minimizes microphone hiss, enabling world-class transparency even with low-cost components. Dyno® technology delivers low-latency, unaltered 3D audio without double virtualization, ensuring accurate spatial sound reproduction. Elevear's Active Noise Canceling (ANC) tuning service optimizes noise cancellation across a wide frequency range, adapting to diverse noise environments and headphone fits.
Target Audience
Elevear's primary customers are hearables manufacturers, headset producers, hearing aid companies, and AR/VR technology developers seeking to enhance audio quality and user experience.
Features
- **Occlear®:** Cancels the occlusion effect for natural own-voice perception without specialized hardware.
- **Idle Noise Reduction (INR):** Reduces microphone noise floor by 10-15 dB for hiss-free transparency mode.
- **Dyno®:** Provides instant, unaltered 3D audio with imperceptible motion-to-sound latency, compatible with stereo and pre-spatialized audio.
- **Active Noise Canceling (ANC) Tuning:** Customized ANC filter design and acoustics consultancy for optimal noise cancellation performance.
- Algorithms compatible with Analog Devices, Qualcomm, GreenWaves, and Cadence platforms.
- Simple, volume-based licensing model.