Facilities
Evergroove Loving Life With Atmos
With the immersive reinvention of Evergroove Studio in Colorado, Brad Smalling is as busy as ever.
Immersive Sound
SFP
AES Academy Sets Immersive Film Panel
Sound experts from Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix will weigh in on the next AES Academy event.
Live Sound
Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 1
The team behind MSG's Sphere Immersive Sound installation at New York City's Beacon Theatre discusses the system, its live sound applications and more.
Featured
Dean St. Studios Launches Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite
First Atmos mix facility in the UK followed by first Atmos mastering suite, based around PMC monitoring.
Live Sound
MSG Sphere’s Immersive Sound Technology to Debut in New York
The immersive audio tech slated for the $1.8B MSG Sphere in Las Vegas has been installed in New York City’s Beacon Theatre and will...
New Products
Holophonix Immersive Sound Processor Gets macOS Edition
Amadeus will release a native macOS application version of the Holophonix immersive sound processor in June.
Featured
Sound Particles Releases Space Controller
No more knobs or joysticks necessary to pan in surround and immersive formats.
The Wire
Immersive Audio Solutions (IAS) Finds the Right Mix with NUGEN Audio Paragon and Halo Upmix Plug-ins
Trio of Audio Pros Team Up for Immersive Sound Projects in Dolby Atmos, Sony 360 and Ambisonic Formats BUENOS AIRES, JUNE 3, 2021 –...
The Wire
Mixing Immersive with Spat Revolution at Qatar’s new National Museum
Doha, Qatar – November 2020… Even in a skyline as futuristic as Qatar’s, the new National Museum of Qatar stands out as visually stunning....
The Wire
China’s First Immersive Orchestral Concert Comes Alive with Spat Revolution
Jinan, China – October 2020… When China’s Jinan Olympic Center Donghe Stadium opened its doors to the public on September 16, the Ministry of...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Live Sound Livens Up the NBA Bubble
Faced with the threat of an idle summer during the pandemic, tour sound provider Firehouse Productions realized the NBA Bubble would need immersive crowd...
The Wire
FLUX::Immersive Brings the Crowd Inside the Music
Paris, France – June 2020… Opened in February 2020, The 360 Paris Music Factory has been bringing the immersive audio experience to the heart...
Music Production
Henszey Launches Dolby Atmos Suite
Veteran audio engineer Dave Henszey turned to Westlake Pro and Focusrite to create his Dolby Atmos-certified immersive mixing and recording suite.
The Wire
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Takes Immersive Audio On Tour with Spat Revolution
Amsterdam, The Netherlands—April 2020… Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) is both a theater venue and home to a large-scale, international traveling company presenting established and...
The Wire
Composer Josh Peck is Immersed in the Healing Properties of Sound with Spat Revolution
Hudson Valley, NY – April 2020… When British playwright William Congreve first coined the phrase, “music has charms to soothe the savage beast,” he...
The Wire
Ambidio Offers Ambidio Looking Glass to Sound Editors, Mixers for Free During COVID-19 Pandemic
To help sound editors, mixers and other post-production professionals, who suddenly find themselves working from home, Ambidio is making its immersive sound technology, Ambidio...
The Wire
ISE: Amadeus Announces HOLOPHONIX 1.5 Release, to be Available in March 2020
At ISE, Amadeus will highlight version 1.5 of its HOLOPHONIX spatial sound processor, featuring many new functions, corrections, and improvements.
The Wire
A Headphone Wearing Theatre Audience Experiences Truly Immersive Live Audio Thanks To DPA’s New 4560 Binaural Headset Microphone
The company’s latest product helped Sound Designer Nanna-Karina Schleimann successfully implement highly original ideas for her graduation project.
Music Production
Thinking Big with A Bad Think
Michael Marquart’s latest album as A Bad Think, The Saviour, had a production think-tank behind the scenes: co-producer/engineer Dave Way; co-producer/studio owner Marquart; and...
Live Sound
NYC’s ArTecHouse Gets Immersive Underground
By Clive Young. ArTecHouse, a new permanent digital art installation space, opened in September at New York City’s Chelsea Market, where its careening, AI-fueled...
Recording
Sony Launches 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Immersive audio continues to make inroads into the music world with Sony’s new format.
Recording
AES Sets Audio Repair, Immersive Capture Workshops
Roll up your sleeves to learn and try the latest techniques in audio repair, as well as a deep dive into how ambisonics work.
Live Sound
Getting Immersive with Lady Gaga in Vegas
The entertainer continues her pop culture reign with a pair of well-reviewed Las Vegas residencies that make use of immersive live sound technologies.
Recording
Shepherd Travels in Immersive Circles
"The Traveler" by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band has been mixed by engineer Eric “ET” Thorngren and mastering and mix engineer Michael Romanowski for...
Recording
Studio Showcase: Blackbird Studio Takes Immersive to the Next Level
By Steve Harvey. John McBride, co-founder of Nashville’s Blackbird Studio, explains how and why the facility revamped its Studio C—famously outfitted with 138,646 individual...
Recording
Henszey Sound Gets Immersed in Immersive
By Steve Harvey. As momentum builds behind immersive music releases, Dave Henszey has opened Henszey Sound, a recording and mixing facility overlooking Universal City...
Live Sound
Amadeus Brings Immersive Sound to 5-Star Resort
The Domaine des Étangs “hotel resort” in France has a new Amadeus immersive sound system
Live Sound
Saatchi Gallery Multimedia Show Goes Immersive
By Mel Lambert. Famed London gallery uses immersive sound to enhance high-tech art installation.
Recording
Zylia to Capture Bluegrass Festival
Old-school bluegrass to be captured with immersive recording technology.
Product Reviews
Zylia Ambisonic Microphone – A Real-World Review
The Zylia Recording System makes capturing immersive audio easy with its ZM-1 ambisonic studio microphone and smart software.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Suzanne Ciani Gets Loud at the Library
By Steve Harvey. Nobody said “shhh” when electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani played a live quadrophonic performance at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Mark...
Live Sound
Inside the Colorado Symphony’s Immersive Star Wars Show
Hyperspace got “hyperreal” when Clearwing Productions deployed L-Acoustics’ L-ISA for a live orchestral accompaniment to The Empire Strikes Back.
Music Production
Alan Parsons Readies Trio of Classes in New Studio
The three themed events will be held at his new facility in Santa Barbara, CA.
Music Production
Karen O, Danger Mouse Capture Album Creation with Immersive Documentary
A massive Meyer Sound immersive system was used for the documentary’s premiere.
Live Sound
Björk Uses d&b Soundscape to Unleash Cornucopia
By Clive Young. The performance was one of the first inside New York City’s $475 million venue, The Shed.
Recording
Zylia Adds Windows Support to ZM-1 Mic
PC users who want to work with Zylia’s Ambisonics microphone are in luck.
Business
Free Webinar: Building a Near-Field Immersive Room
Upcoming webinar explores designing and constructing immersive facilities.
Events
[Webinar] Building a Near-Field Immersive Room: Start to Finish
Cheryl Ottenritter, OTT House Audio Founder, presents a step-by-step walkthrough of the process of designing and constructing two powerhouse near-field immersive studios within an...
Recording
Production Grammy Award Winners Announced
By Steve Harvey. Winners reflected the increasingly diverse artists and genres driving the music business.
SFP
Brian Schmidt on Audio for VR/AR Experiences
Schmidt’s GameSoundCon, one of the world’s leading gatherings of technologists and artists involved in interactive audio, celebrates its 10th anniversary in October.