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ICST Ambisonics Plugins v3.1 Now Available!

Download: GitHub Releases

What’s New in v3.1?

We’re excited to introduce ICST Ambisonics Plugins v3.1, featuring a new multi-decoder that incorporates the latest empirical research. With four weightings and filter banks, you can now fine-tune up to four loudspeaker arrays for a more detailed and spatially accurate B-format audio experience.

For full details, check out the official documentation: 📖 Documentation: Wiki

ICST AmbiDecoder v3.1

New Features & Enhancements

  • Bidirectional Solo & Mute
  • Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac): shift & control ’s’ / shift & control ’m' bidi_mute

New Layout

  • Speaker Settings
  • Decoding Settings
  • Filter Options
  • Additional Features (coming soon) New_layout

New CSV Export Features

  • Export decoder “speaker coordinates” to Max via CSV (and vice versa).
  • Backup and export all presets as XML.
  • Import backup presets. CSV

Improved filter user interface

  • 8 different filter options filters

    filter UI

New Multi-Decoder Mode

  • Four independent decoders with customizable names and colors.
  • Individual speaker selection/deselection.
  • Custom Ambisonic orders per decoder.
  • Independent volume, weighting, and filter control for each decoder.
  • Muting for each decoder.

📖 [MultiDecoder Tutorial] ()
💡 For more details, visit the Wiki.

MultiDecoder

New Project-templates

  • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MonoEncoder
  • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MultiEncoder

New Track Templates

  • ICST AmbiPlugins ICST | 400
  • ICST AmbiPlugins 3rdParty 3rdParty | 400

ICST AmbiEncoder v3.1

New Features & Layout

  • New Tap Layout
  • Ambisonics Order Menu
  • Bidirectional Mute & Solo Enc_layout 🔹 Example: Layout Enc_M_S 🔹 Example: Mute & Solo (bidirectional)

OSC Control

Easily manipulate groups via OSC using absolute Euler angles:

  • Activate OSC port (e.g., 50001)
  • Send absolute angles from externally for movement control in the AmbiEncoder.

absolut_angel 🔹 Example: OSC from Max 9.0 to ICST AmbiEncoder

💡 For more details, visit the Wiki.

Bug fixes

  • The output of the decoder audio channel was not initialized correctly.
  • Radar frame disappears
  • Point Labels flip was brocken
  • If you close the OSC plugin window without first closing the OSC Javascript window, Reaper will crash.

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