COLOGNE, Germany – At the Tonmeistertagung conference on Sunday, 23
November in Cologne, Germany, Peter Glaettli of HARMAN’s Studer and Etienne
Corteel of Sonic Emotion presented a paper titled, 3D Speaker Management Systems—Mixer Integration Concepts. The paper
addressed the benefits of 3D speaker management systems over traditional
systems, the differences between these systems, practical implementation
practices for 3D speaker management systems, and more.
The paper demonstrates the integration of Studer digital mixing consoles
with Sonic Emotion’s Wave 1 wave field synthesis-based 3D speaker management
system. This integration allows the sound engineer to control the audio source
placement in the 3D field directly from the source channel strip of a Studer
Vista console surface. Selecting the source channel on the console also selects
the appropriate source in the Wave 1 user GUI for an easily extended parameter.
The source placement in the 3D field is done directly from the source channel’s
Vistonics™ surround-pan rotaries or by using the console’s joystick.
The combination of Studer Vista digital consoles and Sonic Emotion’s
Wave 1 is uniquely optimized for effective 3D speaker management, particularly
in theaters and performing arts centers, as well as concerts and festivals.
Sonic Emotion’s Wave 1 is capable of 3D effects but also spatial sound
reinforcement, adding realism to the reinforcement of audio sources, improving
intelligibility of audio sources and naturally reducing masking between sound
sources.
“At Studer, we firmly believe 3D sound control has a place in many
applications, beyond the highly niche projects where special spatial effects
are required,” Glaettli said. “To that end, it’s important to educate the
industry on the best ways to implement 3D speaker management systems, while
also showing that Studer is integrating with third-party systems, which is key
to widespread implementation in the future.”
Founded in 2002, Sonic Emotion is the world leader in 3D sound
entertainment for consumer electronics and professional applications. Beginning
with the sound technologies originally developed for academic use, Sonic
Emotion holds a number of worldwide patents and is established as the leader in
research and application of audio processing technologies. Recognized as the
standard in sound, Sonic Emotion applied its expertise in the field to offer a
scaled down version of the technology to meet the demands of consumers and
professionals. Sonic Emotion’s Absolute 3D sound technology solutions have been
included in entertainment electronic products sold worldwide including sound
bars, towers, DAB radios, docking stations and mobile phone applications. Sonic
Emotion’s Wave1 3D sound processor is installed in a growing number of venues
for live sound reinforcement, theaters, parties, experimental 3D sound mixing
and audio-visual immersive installations.
For more information on Sonic Emotion, please visit www.sonicemotion.com/professional/
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