Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It


100% of music listeners prefer live music to recorded playback, why? A live performance "immerses" you and frees you up to move around the room, the dance floor and still be immersed. The goal posts have moved away from two speakers to an array of speakers all around as well as above you to reproduce the illusion of a LIVE performance. Why, in 2023, would anyone voluntarily use only two speakers to recreate this illusion of a live performance in a large room?

Even the artists themselves are using immersive audio in concert to WOW their audience, why not do it at home:

https://www.mixonline.com/live-sound/venues/on-the-cover-las-vegas-takes-immersive-live-part-1

 

kota1

@mahgister

OK, I’ll get the filters then, do you have a link? Thanks

 

It is better if you read what it is first...

 

Read that and you could decide after ..

 

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/theoretica-applied-physics-bacch-sp-adio-stereo-purifier/

https://research.princeton.edu/news/edgar-choueiri-bacchtm-3d-sound

https://www.theoretica.us/index.html

 

This discovery eclipse all other audio gear news...Because it is an application of fundamental acoustic , not a new  electrical gear design for a mere dac or multichannels etc ...

But very vew people spoke about it in audio forums...

 

@kota1 I don’t disagree with you at all. The sound cloud would of course help and the center speaker would be great also. What you just dont seem to take into consideration is that everyone’s system is designed by them for them and their intended use or familes use. Your ideas are great for someone who wants the same thing as you but not so great for others. I could have a dedicated sound room and an Atmos system if I wanted one, but my intent with my system is to integrate it into our daily lives. Its a family room ,and as such its where all thing’s family take place and most of the time there is music involved. TV,s not even connected to the music system at all , theres a modest sound bar mounted underneath. Everythings thought out for us , and so as is the way with one size fits all things ,compromise is necessary. Im not trying to be a Richard but seems to me that there’s gotta be boards out there where the members have interests more in line with yours. I’ve only been a member and posting here for a few years even though Id snoop around sometimes before that, but I always thought Agon was just a for dinosaurs old school two channel forum, of course I could be mistaken and apologize if so.Your ideas are great I’m sure for people interested in exactly the same things you are, and this dinosaurs not interested in the consumer electronics industries latest iteration of Qudraphonic, did that already back in the late 70,s btw.

I’ve been playing music professionally for decades and have also spent many years as an overpaid live sound system designer and mixer. I’ll wait for the applause to die down...OK then...note that nearly zero live systems are stereo mixes because that would leave people on either side of the venue hearing a weird mix. I’ve successfully used lightly applied stereo reverb at live shows but that’s it. Something about live music makes this work well regardless of the type of music because the essence of live music is the energy or general vibe of the performer (s) plus the feel of the venue. There’s always a lot of pseudo cerebral blathering about surround being "more real" but do you want Miles playing to the back of your head? Maybe you do...I don’t use room conditioning because musical performance generally takes place in rooms and who am I to deny my great sounding room to these artists? More applause...really...thank you very much.

@wolf_garcia 

I’ve been playing music professionally for decades and have also spent many years as an overpaid live sound system designer and mixer.

Thank so much for joining this thread. Must be a fun way to make a living! The link in my OP was specifically about live performances at Vegas residencies.

There’s always a lot of pseudo cerebral blathering about surround being "more real" but do you want Miles playing to the back of your head? 

Kind of Blue in Atmos is available on Tidal and Atmos music, highly recommended, see "Stunningly Good in Atmos" below:

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/miles-davis-gets-re-mixed-dolby-atmos