Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a British-found USA-based company specializing in audio noise reduction and audio encoding/compression.
Dolby Labs was founded by Ray Dolby in Britain in 1965. He moved the company to the United States (San Francisco, California) in 1976. The first product he made was Type A Dolby Noise Reduction, a simple compander. One of the features that set Dolby’s compander apart was that it treated only the quiet sounds that would be masked by tape noise. Dolby marketed the product to record companies. (More on Wikipedia)
Dolby
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a British-found USA-based company specializing in audio noise reduction and audio encoding/compression.
Dolby Labs was founded by Ray Dolby in Britain in 1965. He moved the company to the United States (San Francisco, California) in 1976. The first product he made was Type A Dolby Noise Reduction, a simple compander. One of the features that set Dolby’s compander apart was that it treated only the quiet sounds that would be masked by tape noise. Dolby marketed the product to record companies. (More on Wikipedia)