Immersive audio, sometimes referred to as spatial audio, aims to create a 3D sound environment that envelops listeners from every direction—in front, beside, behind, above, and below. Techniques like object-based audio, binaural audio, and ambisonics are commonly used to create this immersive effect. Unlike traditional surround sound, spatial audio allows for more dynamic and precise placement of sound sources. Headphones can also play back immersive audio mixes, so the experience isn’t limited to surround sound systems. The THX Spatial Creator plugin allows you to binauralize elements in your mix and place them within a three-dimensional immersive audio space. This unique approach to immersive audio is what THX refers to as THX Spatial Audio, which tricks the ears of listeners into hearing sounds all around them when using headphones. The plugin uses a “neutral” head-related transfer function (HRTF) designed by THX that aims to provide the best immersive audio experience for as many listeners as possible.
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