Voices in the Wind, voices in the machine

David Farquhar, president of Design Sound Productions and Voices in the Wind Audio theatre, said the companies’ work will be involved in the development of voice-recognition software.

“I’m thrilled to announce that Silicon Valley tech giant Digital Theatre Systems (DTS) came knocking on our door again, requesting assistance on a project they are initiating. While I can’t go into any specifics about the project, suffice it to say it concerns the next generation of TiVo,” he said in a media release.

Movie director Steven Spielberg co-founded DTS in 1993 and acted as an initial investor, providing the company with significant momentum.

“So it’s totally amazing to think that I will have a small part to play in the next generation of voice-recognition software,” Farquar said.

DTS’ Martin Walsh said it made sound sense to reach out to Voices in the Wind.

“The R&D team at DTS was looking for examples of professionally recorded dramatic speech for use with our new machine learning initiatives. We found that the quality of recording and performance of the voice actors used in the Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre productions more than suited our needs in this respect,” Walsh said.

The collaboration with DTS is further evidence of the con- tinued growth and success of Design Sound Productions, Farquar said. The audio dramas and spoken word content produced by Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre will now be crucial for the cutting-edge developments in AI that DTS currently has underway.

“The licensing agreement be- tween our companies has also set a new precedent for AI development,” he said.

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