Monitoring Ambisonics Audio via a Stereo or Multi-Channel Speaker Setup

The Control Room Main channel allows you to listen to Ambisonics audio via a stereo or multi-channel speaker setup. For decoding Ambisonics audio to a stereo or multi-channel format, the Main channel automatically uses VST AmbiDecoder.

Prerequisite

  • You use a stereo or multi-channel studio monitor system.

    Note

    The more spherical the speaker setup, the more precise the positioning. However, the sphere can be projected on a 5.1.4 channel configuration, for example.

  • In the Audio Connections window, you have set an Ambisonics output bus as main mix, and enabled the Control Room.

Procedure

  1. In the MixConsole, route your audio tracks to the Ambisonics output bus.
  2. In the Downmix Presets section of the Control Room, select the preset that matches your speaker setup.
  3. In the Channels section, make your changes on the miniature view of VST AmbiDecoder or double-click it to open the plug-in panel.
  4. For stereo playback, select Speakers as output.

Result

You can listen to Ambisonics audio via your stereo or multi-channel speaker setup.