#spacial audio

[coochellati]

Not sure of the origin of this meme, a friend sent it to me but it’s so good u have to share it with u all (edit: Just kidding the watermark is right in the video)

Stand sounds are ear candy. They provide pure pleasure to my ears.

[burlveneer-music]

Adrian Sherwood - On-U In Space - I don't have a sound system that can recreate "Spacial Audio" but I've had a listen spinning slowly in my office chair and it sounds ace

Adrian Sherwood’s experiment in 3D Dub continues with the release of his first ever piece of music constructed entirely with spacial audio in mind. Please note, any download from Bandcamp is in Stereo. Please use Dolby Atmos supported DSPs to experience in Spacial Audio. “On-U in Space” is a vibrant and enveloping 8-minute track, a trademark Sherwood mini 'slash-and-crash' mix featuring unreleased vocals from the legendary Lee "Scratch" Perry, long-time collaborators Doug Wimbish and LSK, plus a highlights from 2023's African Head Charge and Creation Rebel albums. Mixed in spacial audio, the spectrum of sonics featured in “On-U in Space” are delivered to full effect, whether it be rumbling low-end dub rhythm, Wimbish’s heavy electric bass, or Bonjo “Iyabinghi” Noah’s percussion that pops with every tap.

[audio-luddite]

Sound of distant drums

These shouts out to this digital wilderness are about sound. Sounds we enjoy and specifically music. I realize that new fangled techy stuff like streaming is quite opposite of Luddite philosophy. But hey sometimes you just want background while you eat, or do stuff like reading an article.

Yesterday I plugged my Iphone into my CD player and selected Apple Music for a classical stream with 'spacial audio'. I figured that extra care would be evident as even off the interweb I do like quality. Actually the sound was quite good. It was Dolby Atmos on two channels.

The selections were a bit odd. Ann Sophie Mutter playing John Williams from Raiders of the Lost Arc soundtrack does involve an orchestra. I guess it is part of trying to involve "younger" people in classical / serious music. Maybe they should just call it unpopular music. Yet odd can be interesting.

There were some really good bits. One selection involving a drum made me sit up and take notice. One of those big Bass drums feet in diameter that just rumble. It was a duet with a Cello if you can believe it. Very atmospheric. But the drum was impressive. I was in the next room reading and the steam powered system was loafing along.

Boom boom. It was soft and so low but complex. I swear I heard the drum stick on the skin. One of those fuzzy ones. It was like a giant walking or that dinosaur in that movie. Boom Boom Boom. I started to think how real it sounded. That of course is silly. Drums in a room and from a recording are entirely different. But the illusion was impressive. I know technically what it would take. To make a truly realistic drum sound like that would take an enormous speaker with dimensions approaching the diameter of the drum. Big horn types like a Klipschorn or the really big Magneplanars would do. That is because those can move a lot of air. Acoustic Impedance matching.

But my speakers are relatively tiny. The woofers are 8" diameter. They are reflex speakers and are very good at the upper bass range and tuned for lower Bass. Occasionally the source will shove very low frequency into it and the box and the room position let it do a decent job of very low range. But it cannot move that much air. It is an illusion as it is an assembly of frequencies that together tell you that was a Bass drum. They were trying hard though. It was working.

I did not think about my speakers. I thought about that drum. The piece was from an album by Cellist Johannes Moser. The music was a arrangement of Fratres by Arvo Part. I was listening to the music and really getting into it. Not really the right thing to do if it is supposed to be background.

When the piece ended I did think about how did those small boxes create that illusion so well? I built them, and know what and why I did it. It is refreshing to be surprised like that. It was a surprise.

A lot of people revel in Bass. It is the foundation of a niche industry in building sub-woofers. You hear Bass differently. Your ears have thousands of tiny hairs in these funny spirally canals inside your skull. Each one tuned to a different frequency. But really low Bass they do not detect. You feel that in your chest and whole body. Your brain puts it all together and creates the illusion in your mind. Sub-woofers go for the chest.

When I was young I loved Bass. A speaker was not good unless it hit you in the chest. I loved records with Bass like that. Cat Stevens and Fleetwood Mac come to mind. But mostly big orchestras with big sound like Mussorgsky "Pictures at and Exhibition" or Holst's "Planets" or Stravinsky "Right of Spring." Lots of stuff like that. They sound like the legs are kicked out of them without the bottom end. I used big diameter woofers. 15 inch and occasionally down to 12 inch. They do take up room in the house. It can get awkward. Fortunately my Wife met me when I had big speakers and she signed on anyway.

Hey I aint young and I still like Bass. But I know the tricks. First use a BIG amp. Watts can really push. Then build or buy really good speakers and respect the room they are in.

This Dolby Atmos thing aint bad.

[idropnews]

Spatial Audio | What You Need to Use It, and Which Apps Support It

Apple’s newest take on sound took the world by storm. Being able to listen to sounds like you’re in a 3D environment is something that you could only dream of a few years ago. Of course, this isn’t the first time someone’s used Dolby Atmos or 3D audio. Video games have used it for quite […] https://www.idropnews.com/how-to/spatial-audio-what-you-need-to-use-it-and-which-apps-support-it/169010/

[ohnoitsjoee]

Can’t wait until Netflix supports spacial audio.

[fuzzfm-blog]

Good News Everyone!

With Radionomy’s services being no longer available to Canadian listeners (and probably other countries too, but all I really care about is being able to listen to my own stream FFS) I’ve decided to look elsewhere for an online radio broadcasting service. And I think I definitely found one.

Sam Broadcaster’s new Cloud platform is looking like a complete game changer. I’m no stranger to Spacial Audio’s incredible broadcasting software. It’s basically like having a professional commercial radio setup in 1 software program.. which is, you know, pretty friggin’ awesome.

Our new station will remain on the air 24/7, just like our last one. But this time around live shows will be a lot more seamless, and we won’t be forced to play ads/fillers every half an hour. 

All of this means more stoner rock music, and a lot less bullshit to deal with. So stay high, and stay tuned for more Skunky Vibes Radio!