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Surround Sound
Cubase provides integrated surround sound features with support for several formats. All audio-related channels and busses can handle multi-channel speaker configurations. A channel in the MixConsole can contain either complete surround mixes or an individual speaker channel which is part of a surround setup.
Ambisonics Mixes
Cubase allows you to create 3D mixes in Ambisonics format for virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) content. You can use the integrated functions and plug-ins for spatial mixing or head-tracking monitoring, or use dedicated third-party plug-ins.
Playback of Ambisonics Audio
Cubase allows you to decode Ambisonics audio for monitoring via headphones or speakers. For decoding, you can use VST AmbiDecoder or suitable third-party decoder plug-ins.
Head-Tracking Data from VR Controller Devices
Cubase can receive tracking data from external VR controller devices like head-mounted displays or 3D mouse devices.

Head-Tracking Data from VR Controller Devices

Cubase can receive tracking data from external VR controller devices like head-mounted displays or 3D mouse devices.

When using head-tracking data while monitoring an Ambisonics mix, the following applies:

Movements of the head or with a 3D mouse are acoustically replicated in real time.
In VST MultiPanner, the Ambisonics mode pan views rotate in sync with the audible front.
The tracking data is transmitted to the VR video player and the 360° video is panned accordingly.

Note
For this to work, you must connect the VR player to Cubase and activate Send Head-Tracking Data in the GoPro VR Player Remote window.