From Beats to Brilliance: Amplifying In-Car Sound with Light and Mood

Explore how epic experiences from HARMAN are tickling the senses from sight to sound and motion.

In this episode of Always Ready, we explore how advanced lighting and sound are bringing live concert energy into the car. From seat-based audio that optimizes listening for every passenger to illuminated speakers that dance to the music, host Oisin Lunny and Riley Winton, Senior Manager of the EPIC Experience Team, discuss how HARMAN is building next-gen automotive experiences at the intersection of sound, light and design.

Key Takeaways:

[2:59] Riley explains how seat-based audio delivers personalized sound for each occupant.

[4:26] Riley discusses how advanced technology is leveraged across the family of HARMAN audio brands.

[5:18] Riley explores the in-car lighting revolution and illuminated speakers.

[8:09] The ImmersiFi upmixer delivers multi-channel audio that lets you hear the details of the music.

[9:59] Riley discusses how HARMAN delivers amazing audio amid the challenges of the automotive environment.

[11:32] Riley addresses the impact of AI on automotive audio.

[13:12] Riley’s outlook on the future of in-cabin audio.

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It's about taking great sound as our foundation, but building all those other sensory layers…not just sound, but light, design, movement, all these things to kind of tickle all of your senses. #HARMANAutomotive #AlwaysReady

We've brought that algorithm into the car that allows the lights to not only just turn on and look beautiful, but to dance and react in harmony with the music in real time. #HARMANAutomotive #AlwaysReady

Acoustics, yes, it's mathematics, it's physics. But there's definitely an art to it. #HARMANAutomotive #AlwaysReady

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