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Immersive Audio Podcast

103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings

Join our host Oliver Kadel and guest presenters, in conversation with industry thought leaders, practitioners, artists, academics and entrepreneurs discussing all aspects of this rapidly evolving industry from art, science and business to practical insights and project case studies. We aim to inform, educate, explore and unite the community. Immersive Audio Podcast is produced by 1.618 Digital Ltd.

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Episode 100 State Of Play Of Immersive Audio - Past, Present & Future (SXSW 2024)

March 26, 2024 15:19 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

In this 100th-anniversary episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles travel to the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas to host a panel discussion on the State of Play of Immersive Audio - Past, Present & Future. We proudly feature our special guests the Segment Manager for Immersive and Experiential Applications at HOLOPLOT - Natalia Szczepanczyk and the Co-Founder and CTO of Audioscenic Limited - Marcos Simón. This panel highlights the key developments that have def...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 99 Treble Technologies-Next Generation Acoustic Simulation (Part 2)

March 08, 2024 15:11 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Reykjavik, Iceland, to meet Treble Technologies whose mission is to enable a better-sounding world. Treble is a start-up that built the world's leading acoustic simulation platform that can generate interactive, real-time, immersive audio-visual auralizations. In this two-part series, we will explore the complex world of acoustic simulation. In this second part, we dive more into audio product design and the close collab...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 98 Treble Technologies-Next Generation Acoustic Simulation (Part 1)

March 08, 2024 14:57 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Reykjavik, Iceland, to meet Treble Technologies whose mission is to enable a better-sounding world. Treble is a start-up that built the world's leading acoustic simulation platform that can generate interactive, real-time, immersive audio-visual auralizations. In this two-part series, we will explore the complex world of acoustic simulation. In this first part, we meet Treble’s core founding team members, where the CEO F...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 97 Patrick Cairns (AudioLab, Immersive Networked Music Performance)

February 09, 2024 13:28 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility v...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 96 Anthony Hunt (Avatar Representation for Networked Performance)

February 02, 2024 12:35 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility v...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 95 Gavin Kearney & Helena Daffern (AudioLab, University Of York)

January 26, 2024 13:05 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility v...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 94 John Johnson (HHB - Multi Channel Sound Systems)

January 19, 2024 12:07 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the Chief Technology Officer at HHB Communications - John Johnson from London, UK. JJ has nearly two decades of experience supplying and supporting audio-visual equipment for post-production facilities, broadcasters, and music studios, worldwide. Managing the Pre-Sales, Training & Technical Support teams at HHB Communications, his focus on technology includes assisting the widespread adoption of Imme...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 93 Juergen Herre (MPEG-I)

December 22, 2023 13:32 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 92 Mariam Gviniashvili (Composing in Spatial Audio)

December 15, 2023 11:07 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 91 SXSW 2024 Panel Acceptance Announcement

December 01, 2023 11:56 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MB

We have a big announcement to make - Immersive Audio Podcast are going to SXSW 2024! We are hosting the panel “State of Play of Immersive Audio: Past, Present & Future”. It’s been almost six years since we started the Immersive Audio Podcast and as we are coming up to our 100th release anniversary we wanted to mark this milestone with a special edition at SXSW 2024. With the hindsight of releasing almost 100 episodes, we’ve met a lot of companies and experts covering a broad spectrum of top...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 90 Halina Rice (Electronic Music Production & Performance)

November 24, 2023 11:45 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 89 John Henry Dale & Merijn Royaards (Sonic Sphere)

November 17, 2023 12:02 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 88 Dave Marston & Matt Firth (BBC R&D)

November 03, 2023 13:12 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 87 Lorenzo Picinali (Imperial College London)

October 27, 2023 12:56 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 86 Daniel Higgott & Luke Swaffield (Innovate Audio)

October 20, 2023 09:09 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by Innovate Audio. Innovate Audio offers a range of software-based spatial audio processing tools. Their latest product, panLab Console, is a macOS application that adds 3D spatial audio rendering capabilities to live audio mixing consoles, including popular models from Yamaha, Midas and Behringer. This means you can achieve an object-based audio workflow, utilising the hardware you already own. Immersive Audio Podcast listeners can get an exclusive 20% discount on a...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 85 Roman Sick (HOLOPLOT)

September 29, 2023 09:10 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 84 Alejandro Cabrera (Audio Brewers)

September 15, 2023 11:34 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 83 SXSW 2024 Panel Picker Announcement

August 15, 2023 15:47 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MB

SXSW 2024 Panel Picker Announcement 📢 "State of Play of Immersive Audio: Past, Present & Future" It’s been almost six years since we started the Immersive Audio Podcast and as we are coming up to our 100th release anniversary we wanted to mark this milestone with a special edition at SXSW 2024. With the hindsight of releasing almost 100 episodes, we’ve met a lot of companies and experts covering a broad spectrum of topics fundamental to our industry. This panel will highlight the key indica...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 82 Les Stuck(Meow Wolf)

August 11, 2023 10:21 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episaode 81 Felix Deufel & Paul Hauptmeier (ZiMMT)

July 21, 2023 14:12 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 80 Mélia Roger & Grégoire Chauvot (3D Audio For SFX Libraries)

July 14, 2023 14:49 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 79 Jelmer Althuis (Spatial Audio For Wellness)

June 30, 2023 12:22 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 78 Sean Hudock & Joseph Discher (Knock At The Gate)

June 23, 2023 11:57 - 1 hour - 56 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 77 HOLOPLOT (3D Audio - Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis)

May 26, 2023 14:36 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by Berlin-based pro-audio company HOLOPLOT, which features the multi-award-winning X1 Matrix Array. X1 is software-driven, combining 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis to achieve authentic sound localisation and complete control over sound in both the vertical and horizontal axes. HOLOPLOT is pivoting the revolution in sound control, enabling the positioning of virtual loudspeakers within a space, allowing for a completely new way of designing and experien...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 76 Audioscenic Binaural Audio Over Speakers (Part 2)

May 12, 2023 09:52 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Southampton, UK, to visit the HQ of Audioscenic, whose mission is to revolutionise and pivot binaural audio over speakers to the masses. Their team developed technology that uses real-time head tracking and sound-field control to create virtual headphones that render personal 3D Audio to the listener's position in a. Their first commercial success came in the form of a partnership with Razer and subsequent release of Levi...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 75 Audioscenic Binaural Audio Over Speakers (Part 1)

May 04, 2023 12:30 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Southampton, UK, to visit the HQ of Audioscenic, whose mission is to revolutionise and pivot binaural audio over speakers to the masses. Their team developed technology that uses real-time head tracking and sound-field control to create virtual headphones that render personal 3D Audio to the listener's position in a. Their first commercial success came in the form of a partnership with Razer and subsequent release of Levi...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 74 Agnieszka Roginska (NYU)

March 10, 2023 12:27 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

This episode is sponsored by Spatial, the immersive audio software that gives a new dimension to sound. Spatial gives creators the tools to create interactive soundscapes using our powerful 3D authoring tool, Spatial Studio. Their software modernises traditional channel-based audio; by rethinking how we hear and feel immersive experiences, anywhere. To find more go to https://www.spatialinc.com. In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the ...

Immrsive Audio Podcast Episode 73 Arjen Van Der Schoot (Audio Ease)

January 20, 2023 13:36 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

This episode is sponsored by Spatial, the immersive audio software that gives a new dimension to sound. Spatial gives creators the tools to create interactive soundscapes using our powerful 3D authoring tool, Spatial Studio. Their software modernises traditional channel-based audio; by rethinking how we hear and feel immersive experiences, anywhere. To find more go to https://www.spatialinc.com. In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the ...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 72 Kasson Crooker (THX)

December 23, 2022 12:54 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

This episode is sponsored by Spatial, the immersive audio software that gives a new dimension to sound. Spatial gives creators the tools to create interactive soundscapes using our powerful 3D authoring tool, Spatial Studio. Their software modernizes traditional channel-based audio; by rethinking how we hear and feel immersive experiences, anywhere. To find more go to https://www.spatialinc.com. In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the ...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 71 Matt Neutra (BrightSign)

December 09, 2022 14:43 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

This episode is sponsored by Spatial, the immersive audio software that gives a new dimension to sound. Spatial gives creators the tools to create interactive soundscapes using our powerful 3D authoring tool, Spatial Studio. Their software modernises traditional channel-based audio; by rethinking how we hear and feel immersive experiences, anywhere. To find more go to https://www.spatialinc.com. In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by the Senior Product Mana...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 70 Michael Plitkins (SPATIAL)

November 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

This episode is sponsored by Spatial, the immersive audio software that gives a new dimension to sound. Spatial gives creators the tools to create interactive soundscapes using our powerful 3D authoring tool, Spatial Studio. Their software modernises traditional channel-based audio; by rethinking how we hear and feel immersive experiences, anywhere. To find more go to https://www.spatialinc.com. In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the ...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 69 Poul Holleman & Salvador Breed (4DSOUND)

September 22, 2022 11:43 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by Poul Holleman and Salvador Breed the co-founders of the spatial sound and creative development studio - 4DSOUND, from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Poul Holleman is co-founder and technical director of the spatial sound and creative development studio, 4DSOUND. As a creative technologist, Poul focuses on the application of spatial sound to a variety of art forms, ranging from light installations to kineti...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 68 Markus Zaunschirm (Atmoky)

August 26, 2022 09:36 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the CEO of Atmoky - Markus Zaunschirm from Graz, Austria.    Markus Zaunschirm MSc, PhD is a renowned spatial audio expert and co-founder of Atmoky. During his research, he combined advanced signal processing with the models of human perception and invented a unique method for spatial audio playback for headphones. Building on that technological foundation, Markus co-founded Atmoky, a spatial audio s...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 67 Adam Ganz & Rachel Donnelly (StoryFutures Academy & IWM)

August 05, 2022 11:18 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the Head of Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, University of London and Head of the Writers Room at StoryFutures Academy – Professor Adam Ganz and the Project Manager for the Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme at Imperial War Museums Rachel Donnelly, from London, UK. Professor Adam Ganz is Head of Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, University of London and Head of the Writers Room at St...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 66 Sennheiser AMBEO Mobility (Part 3)

July 01, 2022 13:09 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

n this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel will travel to Zurich in Switzerland for an exclusive opportunity to speak to the entire Ambeo Mobility team. The use of spatial audio is becoming ever so ubiquitous, it seems that it’s just a matter of time before we get to enjoy immersive content from the comfort of our cars on a regular basis. Join us on this journey to explore and learn about the cutting-edge applications of spatial audio in automotive. This episode wa...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 65 Sennheiser AMBEO Mobility (Part 2)

June 24, 2022 12:54 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

In this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel will travel to Zurich in Switzerland for an exclusive opportunity to speak to the entire Ambeo Mobility team. The use of spatial audio is becoming ever so ubiquitous, it seems that it’s just a matter of time before we get to enjoy immersive content from the comfort of our cars on a regular basis. Join us on this journey to explore and learn about the cutting-edge applications of spatial audio in automotive. This episode w...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 64 Sennheiser AMBEO Mobility (Part 1)

June 17, 2022 11:25 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

In this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel will travel to Zurich in Switzerland for an exclusive opportunity to speak to the entire Ambeo Mobility team. The use of spatial audio is becoming ever so ubiquitous, it seems that it’s just a matter of time before we get to enjoy immersive content from the comfort of our cars on a regular basis. Join us on this journey to explore and learn about the cutting-edge applications of spatial audio in automotive. This episode w...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 63 Kevin Bolen (Skywalker Sound)

April 08, 2022 13:13 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by a director for interactive audio at Skywalker Sound - Kevin Bolen from California, US.  Kevin Bolen supervises Skywalker Sound’s interactive audio department, which combines decades of cinematic audio experience with bleeding-edge technologies to create unforgettable immersive audio experiences such as the Academy Award-winning Carne y Arena, the Peabody Award-winning Queerskins: A Love Story, and th...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 62 Nikunj Raghuvanshi & Noel Cross (Microsoft - Virtual Acoustics)

March 11, 2022 12:01 - 1 hour - 76 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel, Monica Bolles and Bjørn Jacobsen are joined by a Principal Dev Leader at the Mixed Reality division at Microsft Noel Cross and Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Nikunj Raghuvanshi from Redmond, US. Nikunj likes to invent techniques that create immersive sight and sound from computation. He is endlessly fascinated with simulating the laws of physics in real-time and finds it thrilling to search for simple algorithms...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 61 Tom Ffiske (Immersive Wire)

February 04, 2022 11:54 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by a tech journalist and founder of Immersive Wire - Tom Ffisk from London, UK.    Tom is Chief Editor of Immersive Wire, the newsletter dedicated to immersive technologies and the metaverse, analysing the sector and charting its steady growth over time. In this episode, Tom shares his view on the current state of play of the Metaverse vision and talks about his upcoming book The Metaverse: A professio...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 60 Ken Felton (SPATIAL)

January 28, 2022 13:53 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel, Monica Bolles and Bjørn Jacobsen are joined by Ken Felton, Sound Designer at Spatial, from the San Francisco Bay Area, US.    Ken is an Audio Director and Sound Designer with decades of experience in professional audio, and a passion for storytelling and immersive soundscapes. Ken started in pro-audio by touring N. America and running sound reinforcement systems. In 1994 he moved to Northern California and started working with int...

Episode 59 Hyunkook Lee (A Conceptual Model Of Immersive Experience In Extended Reality)

December 23, 2021 14:52 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the director of the Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory at the University of Huddersfield – Hyunkook Lee. Dr Hyunkook Lee is a Reader (i.e., Associate Professor) in Music Technology and the Director of the Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory, University of Huddersfield, U.K. His research over the last 10 years contributed to advancing the understanding of three-dimensional (3D) audio perception and dev...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 59 Hyunkook Lee (Immersive Experience In Extended Reality)

December 23, 2021 14:52 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the director of the Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory at the University of Huddersfield – Hyunkook Lee. Dr Hyunkook Lee is a Reader (i.e., Associate Professor) in Music Technology and the Director of the Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory, University of Huddersfield, U.K. His research over the last 10 years contributed to advancing the understanding of three-dimensional (3D) audio perception and dev...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 58 Max Röhrbein (ENCIRCLED, IOSONO - Wave Field Synthesis)

November 26, 2021 10:53 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Bjørn Jacobsen are joined by the co-founder and a managing director at the Encircled Max Röhrbein from Berlin, Germany. Max is a co-founder and a managing director at Encircled audio.solutions GmbH where Encircled is the official and only licensee of the IOSONO software. In this episode, Max discusses the technical capabilities of the entire IOSONO software and hardware ecosystem and we dive deep into this episode's hot topic ...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 57 Hugo Larin (Flux Immersive - SPAT Revolution)

November 05, 2021 09:37 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the ambassador and key collaborator of the FLUX:: Immersive – SPAT Revolution audio engine project Hugo Larin from Montreal, Canada. Hugo Larin has deep roots in audio mixing, design, and operation as well as in networked control and data distribution. He launched his career in production equipment rentals and in-studio recording. His passion for technology and for the entertainment production envir...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 56 Nuno Fonseca (Sound Particles - Physics Based Audio)

September 03, 2021 11:19 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the founder and CEO of Sound Particles Nuno Fonseca from Leiria, Portugal.  Nuno Fonseca (PhD), is the founder and CEO of Sound Particles company, and was the creator of Sound Particles software, a 3D CGI-like audio software used in all major Hollywood studios in productions such as “Star Wars 9”, “Frozen II”, “Aquaman” or “Game of Thrones”. Former university professor (computer science and music tec...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 55 Varun Nair (Two Big Ears & Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation)

August 27, 2021 11:56 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by Varun Nair from Edinburgh, Scotland. Varun has spent the past 15 years building technologies, products, teams, and companies in Silicon Valley, UK, and India. Most recently he was head of AR/VR audio software at Facebook. Prior to that, he co-founded Two Big Ears, an immersive audio technology company, which was acquired by Facebook in 2016. In this episode, Varun shares the story of the creation of the Two Big Ears s...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 54 Tom Slater (Call & Response - Spatial Audio In Physical Spaces)

August 13, 2021 09:33 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by Tom Slater from London, UK. Tom is an artist and producer who specialises in spatial sound for art and music in physical spaces. Tom co-founded Call & Response Studios in 2011 which is now based at Somerset House and houses a 25.2 surround sound creative production space. In this episode, we dive into the topic of spatial audio in physical spaces, Tom shares his experience working with large speak...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 53 Ulli Scuda & Philipp Eibl (MPEG - H)

July 16, 2021 13:03 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by head of the SoundLab group Ulli Scuda and research engineer Philipp Eibl at Fraunhofer IIS, over Zoom from Bavaria, Germany. Ulli Scuda got a Tonmeister degree at the Film University Potsdam-Babelsberg where he also got his PhD. His experience covers sound recording, sound design and mixing for various film and music formats, ranging from binaural up to 22.2. He was a visiting lecturer at the Ansbach University of Appl...

Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 52 Monica Bolles (Spatial Audio For Domes & Planetariums)

June 25, 2021 12:17 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Bjørn Jacobsen are joined by sound artist Monica Bolles from Denver, US. Monica Bolles has been working with spatial audio since 2011 when she first gained access to her local planetarium’s 15.1 channel surround system. Since then she has been continuously building toolsets in Max MSP to create large textured soundscapes that explore space, movement, and interaction. Tapping into her roots in traditional audio engineering she ...