Immersive sound is becoming increasingly prevalent, whether through streaming or physical media such as Blu-ray Audio, with a growing number of releases.
To better illustrate immersive sound, measurements and graphs have been developed to help you better understand how an immersive mix behaves and how it actually occupies the soundspace.
The latest updates in May enabled a 3D representation of the soundspace perceived when listening to an album in Dolby Atmos, Auro3D, as well as 5.1 (4.0).
This was also an opportunity to introduce a new Spatial Kinetics (SK) indicator, which measures the immersive dynamics of the sound.
And to help you visualize the spatial behavior of the sound, the reviews of the Dolby Atmos versions are also accompanied by a 3D immersive video on YouTube.
Today, I’d like to take things a step further by giving you the chance to experience the immersive nature of an album, not through video, but in 3D, with the ability to move around within the 3D scene using the MagicVinylDigital Surround Spatializer app.
How does it work?
For new albums, and gradually for older albums or tracks tested in Dolby Atmos and multichannel formats, you’ll be able to download a ZIP file containing 3DCalcv4 files, which hold the 3D rendering information for each track.
You are no longer limited to a single-song video; instead, you have access to all the 3D visualizations for the songs.
Simply load the 3DCalc.zip file into the MagicVinylDigital Surround Spatializer app or drag and drop it into the app window.
But please note: this file DOES NOT CONTAIN the audio tracks for the songs, due to copyright restrictions.
However, you can simply play the song on your system and view the 3D visualization at the same time to see the correlation between the sound and the 3D view.
You can also customize the display using the various available modes (Particles, Glow) and adjust the motion trails.
The user manual and the app download are available here.
The app is now available for Windows (Android, Linux and macOS versions are also planned).
The app will continue to evolve, so please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below.
The app and its use are free. However, if you use the app’s 3D graphical representation, please leave the MagicVinylDigital.net logo visible, and put a link to MagicVinylDigital.net.
In addition to this new 3D rendering capability for immersive sound, a new Magic Immersive Sound page has been added to the website; this page will list the tested immersive or multichannel versions.
The album’s versions on this page will include the 3DCalc.zip file, which you can download to view them in the app.
This new page will be updated with new immersive releases and may also include albums or tracks that have only been tested in immersive mode.
Versions of albums that have already been tested will be gradually added to this new page, along with the 3DCalc.zip rendering files.
This new page does not change the current workflow and serves as a supplement to the reviews conducted across various media and formats, from mono to immersive.
I hope this will allow you to get the most out of the reviews of an album’s immersive versions.
Enjoy listening and viewing.