Spatial Audio Designer - Producer

Complete mix & binaural engine

This is a limited product intended for use in project and production studios. It can outfit up to two workstations, providing up to 8 output channels for stereo and surround-sound production and unlimited binaural sound virtualization capabilities. The Spatial Audio Designer (SAD) "In-One" plugin is included.

The SAD is the market leading high-performance pro audio tool for creating content and monitoring in surround and 3D. Users are e.g. movies, music, game, VR, broadcast events, and industry. Using an advanced virtual bus system, the SAD allows for the mixing and monitoring of any immersive format in all digital audio workstations (DAWs) and many video workstations.

Formats like 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos 7.1.2 to 9.1.6, AURO-3D, MPEG-H, IMAX 3D and 22.2 are just a mouse-click away with the SAD. Use it to create and export multi-format mixes for custom configurations such as those in planetariums or other installations.

In addition, you’ll see that the SAD can use existing panning and volume automation data. This means that existing multi-channel 5.1 mix sessions are just minutes away from a discrete 7.1 mix – and then of evolving to a 3D audio mix for home, cinema, 360/VR or mobile entertainment applications.

Product Features

• 100% object-base processing: Create a mix in one certain environment and play it back instantly in the environment of your choice.

• Unlimited inputs: Your DAW can work with hundreds of objects/track channels easily. The objects can be from either a mono, stereo or 7.1 source.

• Up to 330 outputs: A discrete 5.1 output is as easy as 7.1.4 for MPEG-H and Dolby Atmos or 64.0 for a full-dome environment.

• Object-based export: Following the general export of your production, any format can be rendered discretely using the separate SAD Offline Export Tool.

• OSC control: All input objects and outputs can be controlled using OSC.

• GUI adjustment: Customize the interface with just a few clicks and work with the panning grid in either box or sphere style.

• MPEG-H & SONY 360 RA creation: Using Fraunhofers technology, both formats are provided in approved workflows and quality.

• Output monitoring: Any output format can be monitored and calibrated with gain, mute, and solo functions discretely and in groups.