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Recording Music in the Metaverse: A case study of XR BBC Maida Vale Recording Studios

Authors: Cairns, Patrick; Hunt, Anthony; Cooper, Jacob; Johnston, Daniel; Lee, Ben; Daffern, Helena; Kearney, Gavin

AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference · Paper 12 · August 2022

Abstract

A system for an online metaverse recording studio is described, with reference to a case study implementation of Studio 4 of the renowned BBC Maida Vale Recording Studios. The system allows multiple remote musicians to connect over a network, providing a shared virtual acoustic space, with interactive immersive audio, XR display, and low-latency throughput. Technical design is detailed, as is the process of implementation for a pilot study with the BBC, in which rock band made a live recording in the studio simulation. A discussion of the overall success of the implementation is presented.

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Published in
AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference
Paper number
12
Publication date
August 6, 2022
Session subject
Paper
Affiliation
University of York, York, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper