“Spatial Audio - Practical Master Guide” is a free online course on spatial audio content creation. The target group are persons who have basic knowledge on audio production but are not necessarily dedicated experts in the underlying technologies and aesthetics. “Spatial Audio - Practical Master Guide” will be released on the Acoucou platform chapter-by-chapter all through Spring 2025. Some course content is already available as a preview.
The course comprises a variety of audio examples and interactive content that allow for the learners to develop their skills in a playful manner. The entire spectrum from psychoacoustics via the underlying technologies to delivery formats is covered. The course’s highlights are the 14 case studies and step-by-step guides that provide behind-the-scenes information. Many of the course components are self-sufficient so that they can be used in isolation or be integrated into other educational contexts.
The workshop on “Spatial Audio - Practical Master Guide” will provide an overview of the course contents, and we will explain the educational concepts that the course is based on. We will demonstrate the look and feel of the course on the Acoucou platform by demonstrating a set of representative examples from the courseware and provide the audience with the opportunity to experience it themselves. The workshop will wrap up with a discussion of the contexts in which the course contents may be useful besides self-study.
Course contents: Chapter 1: Overview (introduction, history of spatial, evolution of aesthetics in spatial audio) Chapter 2: Psychoacoustics (spatial hearing, perception of reverberation) Chapter 3: Reproduction (loudspeaker arrays, headphones) Chapter 4: Capture (microphone arrays) Chapter 5: Ambisonics (capture, reproduction, editing of ambisonic content) Chapter 6: Storing spatial audio content Chapter 7: Delivery formats
Case studies: Dolby Atmos truck streaming, fulldome, ikosahedral loudspeaker, spatial audio sound installation, spatial audio at Friedrichstadt Palast, spatial audio in the health industry, live music performance with spatial audio, spatial audio in automotive
Step-by-step guides: setting up your spatial audio workstation, channel-based production for music, dolby atmos mix for cinema, ambisonics sound production for 360 film, build your own ambisonic microphone array, interactive spatial audio
