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What's New

ICST Ambisonics Plugins v3.2

Now Available!

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We’re pleased to announce v3.2, featuring a major update to the Multi-Decoder, new user interface layouts, enhanced filter options, improved OSC control, and numerous workflow improvements based on ongoing empirical research at ICST.

📖 Full Documentation:
🔗 Wiki

ICST AmbiDecoder v3.2

New Features & Improvements

Bidirectional Solo & Mute

  • Easily solo or mute individual loudspeakers or groups.

  • Keyboard shortcuts (macOS):
    Shift + Control + S / Shift + Control + M

    bidi_mute

Redesigned Layout

A clearer and more modular structure:

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

New CSV Export & Preset Management

  • Export speaker coordinates to CSV for use in Max (and vice versa).
  • Backup and export all presets as XML.
  • Import preset backups directly.

CSV

Improved Filter Interface

  • Eight new filter options

  • Updated UI for easier comparison and tuning

    filters filter UI

New Multi-Decoder Mode

  • Four fully independent decoders
  • Custom names and colors
  • Per-decoder loudspeaker selection
  • Independent Ambisonics order, weighting, filters, mute, and gain
  • Precise spatial tuning for complex arrays

📖 Multi-Decoder Tutorial: ICST AmbiDecoder – Multi-Decoder Mode MultiDecoder

New Project-templates

  • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MonoEncoder
  • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MultiEncoder

New Track Templates

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

ICST AmbiEncoder v3.2

New Features & Layout

  • New tap-based layout structure
  • Ambisonics order selector
  • Bidirectional solo & mute

Enc_layout 🔹 Example: Layout

Enc_M_S 🔹 Example: Mute & Solo (bidirectional)

OSC Control

Control groups via OSC using absolute Euler angles:

  • Activate OSC input (e.g., 50001)
  • Send absolute angles from external tools (Max, TouchDesigner, etc.)
  • Smooth, precise rotation and movement of encoded sources

absolut_angel 🔹 Example: OSC from Max 9.0+ to ICST AmbiEncoder

💡 For more details, visit the Wiki.

Bug Fixes

  • Decoder audio output initialization fixed
  • Radar frame visibility issue resolved
  • Point label flipping corrected
  • Crash caused by closing OSC windows in the wrong order resolved
  • Updated the tutorial link in the Help section
  • Speaker test updated: White-Noise → Pink-Noise
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