Surround Sound in Max and Jamoma Workshop

This hands-on workshop will give a general overview of and demonstration of common techniques for spatialisation, including vector-base amplitude panning (VBAP), distance-based amplitude panning (DBAP), ambisonics and Virtual Microphone Control. We will investigate differences in their fundamental assumptions, abilities and limitations.

For the workshop we will be using Max and Jamoma. Jamoma has extensive support for sound spatialisation, and offers a standardised interface to the various techniques, as well as the option of working on large loudspeaker setups extending beyond standard industry configurations such as ITU 5.1.

Finally we will look into how to control the spatial scene, and e.g. describe geometric patterns and trajectories for the movement of virtual sound sources.

Registration is limited to 12 people. Deadline for registering is April 27th or when 12 people have registered.

Workshop Details

Instructor: Trond Lossius, R&D Coordinator at BEK - Bergen Center for Electronic Arts
Date: MAY 3rd 2012 10-19h
Duration: full day (6-8h)
Max Participants: 12

Target Audience: Artists and researchers working with sound and music, and with an interest in surround sound and the use of surround sound in real-time art, music, design or research contexts.
Your Skill Level: General knowledge of computers. Prior experience with work on sound and/or music is recommended. Some prior knowledge and experience with the software Max/MSP is recommended.
What to Bring: Laptops (Mac or Win), Max 6 pre-installed (30 day fully functional demo version is available from http://www.cycling74.com), headphones, optionally MIDI controllers, paper and pen for taking notes.

About Trond Lossius

Trond Lossius is a sound- and installation artist based in Bergen, Norway, in particular working on sound installations, works for stage and various cross-disciplinary projects. For the last seven years he has been a core developer of Jamoma.

Registration

YOU MUST REGISTER. The deadline for registration is April 27th or when 12 people have registered.