By ROBERT EVATT Tech Writer on Sep 13, 2013, at 10:29 AM Updated on 9/13 at 10:29 AM
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Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories, has died at age 80. You've probably seen the Dolby name and the double D logo all over the place, especially at movies. It's not just clever branding -- though Dolby Laboratories pulled in revenue of $926 million last year -- it's a reminder of why modern sound systems put out crisp, booming sound.
Through the mid-1960s, you pretty much couldn't get recorded sound without some hissing, pops and other noise seeping in. Sound engineers just accepted this as a fact of life. But Dolby, then a young electrical engineer, wasn't satisfied. In 1966 he was able to perfect a noise reduction system that eliminated all those imperfections. Thanks to that creation, sound recorders were free to produce tracks that sounded more clear than if you heard it performed live, or songs that could blow you out of your seat with bass and power.
Dolby was able to build his breakthrough into a corporation that continues to be one of the leaders of sound technology.
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