Xer Mixa mixer update: hex and quad sound, synced mutes, more

Hot on the heels of our in-depth review of the expansive Noise Engineering Xer Mixa, the folks at NE have a beta update with lots of new features. And that includes the ability to use quadraphonic and hexaphonic outputs for immersive panning.

Unreal Engine 5.1 goes wild: what’s new from foliage to generated sound

In an epic year for Epic, November does it again. Unreal Fest 2022 brought a bunch of sessions on the latest from Unreal Engine, from sound to visuals. And it’s worth making sure that doesn’t fly under the radar of creative musicians, composers, and visualists, especially because there are some updates in their unique audio engine, too.

Peter Kirn - November 24, 2022

After update, iLoud MTM is an economical way to feed Dolby Atmos’ need for speakers

Whatever the “immersive audio” format, anything with the word immersive probably involves more monitors – certainly more than the two we’ve come to expect for stereo. Some of us had already been eyeing IK Multimedia as a way to do this without blowing a ton of cash – and they’ve just made that easier for Dolby Atmos, specifically.

Peter Kirn - November 19, 2021

Spatial sound, Suzanne Ciani, a free workshop online, and the joy of quad, with KamranV

Peter Kirn - June 23, 2021

Mics that record in “3D” and ambisonics are the next big thing

Peter Kirn - September 19, 2018

UA unveils a maxed-out Thunderbolt 3 Apollo – and it’ll monitor surround sound

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2018

Logic Pro X update adds features, more flexibility with sound

Peter Kirn - July 19, 2017

Here are ten reasons Reaper 5 upgrade will make users happy

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2015

Q+A: How the THX Deep Note Creator Remade His Iconic Sound

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2015

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