New Products
Yamaha Rivage Desks Get L-Acoustics L-ISA DeskLink
The new L-ISA DeskLink natively integrates L-Acoustic L-ISA Control capability into Yamaha Pro Audio's flagship Rivage PM7 and PM10 mixing systems.
Immersive Audio
The Wire
PMC Highlights Its Burgeoning Role In The Immersive Audio Market At NAMM 2020
The British loudspeaker manufacture will show a range of products suited for all recording, mixing and mastering applications and formats, including Dolby Atmos.
Business
Dolby, WMG Partner for Dolby Atmos Music
Dolby Laboratories and Warner Music Group have announced a partnership to provide artists with an immersive platform for their music.
New Products
DPA 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Launched
The DPA 4560 CORE binaural headset captures immersive audio via worn mics on each ear.
The Wire
DPA’s New 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone Simplifies Immersive Sound Capture
Versatile and Flexible Headset Positions a Miniature Microphone at the Opening of Each Ear
Music Production
Getting Immersive with ‘The Traveler’
Mastering and mix engineer Michael Romanowski teamed with Eric “ET” Thorngren to mix an immersive audio version of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s recent blues smash, "The Traveler."
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 mix engineer Bob Clearmountain, who mixed the album in both stereo and 5.1 surround.
Post and Broadcast
Sound for Film & TV Event Provides Insights
By Steve Harvey. The program for this year’s sixth annual Mix Sound for Film & TV event, a sold-out affair that attracted 650 attendees to the Sony Pictures Studios lot, offered a twin focus—immersive audio and IP networking—that reflects...
Live
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 visuals are emboldened by a sizable 30.1 immersive audio system.
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.
Post and Broadcast
Immersive Audio at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
By Steve Harvey. With less than 10 months remaining before the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, the Olympic Games is shaping up to be a record-breaking event, with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the permanent host broadcaster, set to produce an...
Live
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 a Dolby Atmos release on Aug. 30.
Studio Showcase
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 pieces of wood for diffusion—into a 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos mix space.
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 in Los Angeles that is fully outfitted for Dolby Atmos and stereo work.
Recording
Capturing Concerts for VR
By Alvin Fernald. Supersphere, an entertainment production company that specializes in immersive and interactive live broadcast events, recently teamed up with mobile production specialist TNDV to create the Audiophile Series, a set of live concerts presented in VR with...
News
Mix Presents Sound for Film & TV 2019
All-day exhibition and conference returns to Sony Picture Studios on Sept. 28, 2019.
New Products
Zylia Unveils Spatial Sound Mix & Master Service
New mix/master service provided for users of the company’s 360-degree microphone.
Business
Sennheiser to Unveil Immersive Automotive Sound System
Following two years of development, Sennheiser will bring its immersive AMBEO technology to cars when it unveils an in-car sound system at Monterey Car Week.
Regional and Local
Saatchi Gallery Multimedia Show Goes Immersive
By Mel Lambert. Famed London gallery uses immersive sound to enhance high-tech art installation.
Business
Sennheiser Acquires Dear Reality
Sennheiser bolsters its AMBEO efforts with the purchase of VR/AR audio software company Dear Reality.
Recording
Zylia to Capture Bluegrass Festival
Old-school bluegrass to be captured with immersive recording technology.
Product Reviews
Real-World Review: Zylia Recording System
By Russ Long. With immersive audio about to enter the mainstream, my guess is that Zylia will be one of the primary players in the field.
Live
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 Taper Auditorium.
Regional and Local
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.
Recording
Alan Parsons Readies Trio of Classes in New Studio
The three themed events will be held at his new facility in Santa Barbara, CA.
Post and Broadcast
Don’t Miss The Next Dolby Atmos Workflow Webinar!
Part Two of the Dolby Atmos Workflow: Audio Track Management and Delivery takes place later this month!
Business
Audio Pros Prepare for VR’s Next Step
By Steve Harvey. By mid-2018, some pundits were ready to write off virtual reality as headset sales took a downward turn in only their second year of commercial availability. Now, after a sharp uptick in sales at the end...
Recording
Karen O, Danger Mouse Capture Album Creation with Immersive Documentary
A massive Meyer Sound immersive system was used for the documentary’s premiere.
Regional and Local
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.
Regional and Local
Masque Sound Takes On Lehmann Trilogy
Epic play gets the immersive audio treatment for New York premiere.
Gear and Technology
Andreas Sennheiser Offers Insight Into AMBEO
By Clive Young. While AMBEO is often mentioned in the same breath as AR and VR, it wasn’t initially created with those uses in mind.
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.
New Products
Zylia Announces Studio PRO, Ambisonics Converter Plug-ins
New software adapts ZM-1 ambisonics mic to Pro Tools
Business
DiGiCo Acquires KLANG:technologies
By Clive Young. DiGiCo nets Germany 3D IEM system manufacturer KLANG after collaborative efforts between the companies.
Business
Innovations: Holoplot Wave Field Synthesis Technology
Holoplot CEO Roman Sick explains how the company is rethinking Spatial Audio Reproduction.
Tour Sound
Childish Gambino Arena Tour Goes Immersive
Britannia Row rolls out L-Acoustics L-ISA rig for production
Recording
Test Shot Starfish Gets Immersive En Route to Outer Space
By Steve Harvey. Test Shot Starfish made its name providing music for SpaceX launches; now the duo is working with immersive audio pioneer Robert Margouleff to make the most of its new debut album, Music for Space.
Post and Broadcast
Mixing Netflix’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
Jonathan Wales created a Dolby Atmos upmix for the hit horror series.
Tour Sound
Bon Iver Gets Immersive Live in Santa Barbara
Extensive planning, deployment went into immersive show.
Recording
At AES: Immersive Education in Spatial Audio
VR, immersive audio and more are on the educational agenda at AES.
Recording
Immersive Seminars Invade AES 2018
Numerous educational recording events will highlight AES this week.