Ambisonics DJ Set
Type: Performance
Day: 2018-06-09
Time: 23:20 - 01:20
Author(s): Raphael Eismann, Benedikt Prechter
Keywords: Ambisonics, DJ
Abstract: A DJ set in Ambisonic B-Format (3rd Order), on a circle of 6.5m radius, with 8 speakers surround and a 6 speaker mono-cluster for bass, originally presented at the Festival “Zu einer Zeit in Gardelegen 2018”. How to explain a new panning FX to DJs just a few minutes before gig? It must be simple, and there is no chance explaining a OSC with a lot of knobs and pan-sliders. A PD Patch is used, measuring the aux-send to mix the fixed standard stereo-encoder vs the remote controlled stereo-encoder from the DJ-Mixer (X one92). The VCA-Midi-Outputs were used to control azimuth and width of the fx- stereo-encoder.
Thanks a lot to my Ambisonic Taskforce: Patric Schmitz und Sevinc Eroglu (RWTH Aachen), Benedikt Prechter (Ableton Live) and Mark Schulze (Bitwig Studio). Impressions of wavefield-synthesis and Ambisonics were given by Henrik von Coler (TU-Berlin).
Software:
- Fons Adriansen’s Ambdec Softwaredecoder
- AmbiX (ACN- Channel Order and SN3D normalisation)
- IEM-Pluginsuite Stereo-Encoder
- Max-for-Live Patch für Ableton (Benedikt Prechter)
- Jackaudio Soundserver (Cadence)
- Carla Pluginhost
- Pure Data
Hardware (Computing Ambisonics):
- 4-Core AMD, 8gb Ram, SSD
- RME HDSP9652
- RME Fireface UC
- 2x Behringer ADA8000
- Rosendahl Nanoclock
- Target 24/8/8/2 Mixer (for Stereo-Fallback)
- AH Xone92 DJ-Mixer
Downloads:
Video: None