Description
Listen to your Ambisonics signals using the a1Monitor – a first order Ambisonics to stereo/binaural decoder that allows you to listen to Ambisonics sound scenes using a stereo listening setup or over headphones.
Ambisonics requires a decoder to convert to loudspeaker or headphone signals that carry the spatial information. The a1Monitor allows you to listen to your Ambisonics signals over headphones via binaural 3D audio (HRTF technology) using first order Ambisonics. It also decodes first order signals to stereo loudspeakers, allowing you to distribute your immersive audio content via more traditional formats.
The a1Monitor allows you to listen using three different formats:
- Binaural (headphones only) – first order decoding using the HRTFs generated from Google’s Resonance Audio used by Google for YouTube 360.
- UHJ Super Stereo – advanced Ambisonics-to-stereo decoder with occasional “outside the speakers” effect (FIR and IIR filter implementations).
- Cardioid stereo decoding – points two cardioid microphones left and right to capture the signals and send them to the left/right speakers.
The a1Monitor allows .SOFA files to be loaded, allowing personalised binaural rendering for a more accurate monitoring experience.
The a1Monitor accepts four channels of SN3D/ACN (AmbiX) format Ambisonics. It outputs two-channel binaural or stereo audio.
Sampling frequencies: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz.
Download the demo version to test it with your system.
