Amadeus Acoustics has announced its latest Immersive Engine as part of the ART platform for multichannel and multi-room applications.
The new ART::IP immersive performance software module reckons to ‘revolutionise sound control in 3D spaces’, building on the features of its predecessor with enhanced power, flexibility and sound quality, and now supporting a 96kHz sample rate. This upgraded system accommodates up to 128 sound sources and 256 loudspeakers to deliver immersive sound processing for an infinite number of audience zones while maintaining a consistent spatial experience throughout a venue.
The system automatically optimises processing for all audience zones, eliminating the need for individual mixes to account for fill speakers or challenging architectural spaces. It is also brand-agnostic, integrating with any loudspeaker system regardless of size, shape or brand .
The system is able to define sources as either immersive sources or performer sources. Immersive sources handle, for example, spatialised sound effects throughout the room, while performer sources are tailored for live instruments, singers or playback on stage. Performer sources are automatically snapped to the stage area, using the full headroom of the main PA system and applying optimised processing across all loudspeakers with automated precedence (Haas effect) optimisation to maintain precise sound localisation. This ensures that sound consistently aligns with performers, regardless of where audience members are seated. Further, the loudspeaker configurations can be freely customised to fit the architectural requirements of a space without imposing any restrictions, ensuring audiences enjoy the same immersive experience regardless of the set-up.
Additionally, the system incorporates Amadeus Wavefield Panning, a delay-based panning feature for immersive 3D. A unique motion-speed-dependent delay interpolation ensures that even sensitive sources, such as vocalists, can be moved with absolute artifact-free precision.
Other advancements include a fully 3D visual workflow for intuitive set-up and monitoring, remote control integration with external platforms such as tracking systems, QLab and Q-Sys plug-ins, and configurable downmix capabilities for external feeds.
