NAMM 2017: IRCAM and Flux Demo Revolutionary Spatial Placement Software

Audio researchers IRCAM have teamed up with software developer Flux to create something really interesting in the form of Spat Revolution, a mixing and spatialisation application that allows incredible control over the placement of sound sources in a virtual environment.

With the capability to show you a full 3D image of your mix, it can simulate up to 22 speakers inside a regular, binaural pair of headphones and will appeal to anyone working with VR, surround sound or even musicians looking to take their productions in a new direction. Since almost everyone listens to music on regular stereo headphones of some description, the ability to simulate multiple speakers inside that stereo field would seem to open up whole new worlds of mixing possibilities.