Introducing. . . the Ambisonic Tool Kit

Ambisonic tools and techniques.

The Ambisonic Tool Kit (ATK) brings together a number of tools and transforms for the artist working with Ambisonic surround sound. The toolset in intended to be both ergonomic and comprehensive, providing algorithms to creatively manipulate and synthesize Ambisonic soundfields. The tools are framed so that the user is encouraged to ‘think Ambisonically’. By this, it is meant the ATK is not focused on the problem of auralisation or room modelling. Instead, by addressing the holistic problem of creatively controlling a complete soundfield, the ATK allows and encourages the artist to think beyond the placement of sounds in a sound-space and instead attend to the impression and image of a soundfield, therefore taking advantage of the native model the Ambisonic technique presents. A number of novel imaging transforms not seen in the literature are described.