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What is Object-Based-Audio?

Object Based Audio defines a type of audio technology which moves away from the traditional use of channels (such as stereo and 5.1), and instead treats each individual source of sound as its own ‘object’ which is independently distributed and then mixed on the consumer’s end.

How can Object-Based Audio Improve Accessbility?

Object Based Audio offers the benefit of personalisation. By assigning separate elements of audio as individual objects, the listener receives unprecedented control over their listening experience, allowing them to tailor and fine-tune elements of the audio in accordance with their specific preferences or requirements.

Why is personalisation so important?

Making audio more accessible is extremely important for inclusive design and for providing ease, convenience, and enjoyment to as wide an audience as possible. Furthermore, removing the barriers for one particular scenario can also have a much broader impact than initially intended. Enter, the curb cut effect.

Four Dimensions?

Speaking of keeping track of things, it wasn’t just the positioning of the sound which needed to be coordinated, but the movement too. When listening to a binaural mix, it is much easier and arguably more enjoyable to detect and follow specific sounds when they are moving, rather than sitting in a stationary location within the mix.

AI in Post Production?

20th Sep 2024 We’ve all heard of ‘text to speech’, a technology which, as the name implies, converts digital text into audible computer-generated speech at the touch of a button.