Okeanos Pro<\/a>, designed for professional audio engineers and mixing studios (seen above during a demonstration at the AES Headphone conference in 2025). The system allows sound engineers to replace entire multi-speaker set-ups in the studio via headphones with unparalleled spatial accuracy. This works via a rendering computer that is connected by cable to the software used for music production which realistically reproduces the acoustic characteristics of multiple speakers\u2019 virtual environments through headphones.<\/p>\nA complex algorithm ensures that the output sounds like a digital twin of the actual loudspeakers. The algorithm incorporates information on room acoustics and data on the listener\u2019s position. In addition, insights into how our brain processes sounds were considered during the development of the signal processing software.<\/p>\n
Deep Dive Audio on a Single-Board Computer
\nIn the medium term, Brandenburg Labs plans to make its technology available in the consumer headphones market.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project enables us to develop an advanced demonstrator of our technology and evaluate it. Thereby, we are setting an important technical course and making our future vision of smart headphones a reality,\u201d states Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Brandenburg, founder and CEO of Brandenburg Labs. \u201cWe are pleased to have SPRIND as a strong partner at our side, one that not only provides financial support but also closely accompanies the project and offers access to potential investors.\u201d
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\nProf. Karlheinz Brandenburg, founder and CEO of Brandenburg Labs GmbH.
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The project will run from March to July 2026. Currently, the Deep Dive Audio technology is running on laptops and PCs. As part of the project, it will be ported to a single-board computer, i.e., a small portable computer. Furthermore, Brandenburg Labs aims to connect its technology wirelessly to headphones. The main technical challenge is that a natural listening experience through headphones sets extreme demands on the quality, phase accuracy (i.e., natural reproduction of frequencies without phase shift), and low latency (minimal delay) of the wireless transmission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additional research includes a novel method for accurately tracking the user\u2019s head position in the environment. Moreover, real-world application scenarios to illustrate potential use cases for immersive audio, such as navigation assistance for visually impaired users, will be developed within the project. This will highlight the broader impact of the technology and its potential for leap innovation.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2019 by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Brandenbug, co-inventor of the mp3 format, Brandenburg Labs GmbH aims to create intuitive and realistic listening experiences that can immerse a listener in any soundscape. When using headphones, creating an immersive audio experience over headphones has posed enormous challenges for both science and industry for decades. The goal at Brandenburg Labs is to place solutions and products on the market that enrich digital life through immersive audio. As a spin-off of the Technische Universit\u00e4t Ilmenau and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT), Brandenburg Labs draws on many years of research in the field of audio at these institutions.
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\nWith their first-generation immersive audio system, the startup has proven its superiority and convinced more than 1,000 audio experts at conferences and congresses worldwide. Deep Dive Audio technology enables the recreation of real acoustic environments via headphones or to create new realistic listening environments, allowing virtual sounds to fit seamlessly into the user\u2019s life and build a bridge between the real and digital worlds.<\/p>\n
With Okeanos Pro, Brandenburg Labs is marketing systems to customers in the field of music production and to scientific institutions. Their groundbreaking Deep Dive Audio technology provides audio engineers with the ability to experience their content as if they were surrounded by physical loudspeakers.<\/p>\n
Supporting all currently available multichannel formats and switchable within seconds, the system integrates seamlessly with studio hardware via standard Audio over IP (AoIP) connectivity solutions, such as Dante and Ravenna. The company expects that the next generation of headphones of the Okeanos series for tech-savvy audio enthusiasts will be available soon. Brandenburg Labs\u2019 long-term goal is to market intelligent headphones (PARty).
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