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Engineering Brief

A New Visual Paradigm to Surround Sound Mixing

Authors: Dilger, Thierry

AES Convention 132 · Paper 46 · April 2012

Abstract

Today's tools for surround mixing are like add ons to old style linear software. Their paradigm for surround mixing are almost the same: a sound file (or a track) is routed to a surround panner, with the help of the timeline and automation, sounds are moving in space. But you cannot prepare several sound movements at once, you cannot have a whole timeline overview of the spatialization process, you cannot compare easily two surround mixes, you can nearly not work on non-traditional set-ups, you cannot create generative surround sounds. The model presented during this presentation is based on a color coding system (RGB) working on three axes which are: time sounds are playing (x), the speakers number and position (y), and the intensity of each sound (z). I discuss its pros (it gives answers to all the flaws previously announced) and cons compared to traditional tools and about its field of application.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 132
AES Convention
132
Paper number
46
Publication date
April 6, 2012
Affiliation
www.sonabilis.com (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief