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Rethinking Music — a course series on 3D audio and spatial sound, built around free and open-source tools.
3D Audio Basics · Chapter 1 — What is 3D audio?
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Jakob Gille
Composer and sound artist currently pursuing a master's in computer music and sound art at KUG & IEM Graz. His practice focuses on Ambisonics and 3D audio composition. Jakob has taught Ambisonics workshops at ZKM Karlsruhe, the Ambisonics Summer School in Ústí nad Labem, and the Catalyste Institute Berlin. His works have been performed at Ars Electronica Linz, Apnées Festival Grenoble, and Festival Izis Koper.
3D Audio Basics
Learn the basics of 3D audio, how sound can move in space, and explore immersive sound design with simple tools.
- How 3D audio differs from stereo and surround
- Ambisonics as a scene-based audio format
- REAPER and IEM plugins workflow
- Binaural audio and why headphones matter
For: Beginners — no prior 3D audio experience needed. DAW basics helpful.
3D Audio Advanced
A practical course on encoding, decoding, and translating sound for Ambisonics-based productions in REAPER.
- Encode stereo & multichannel to Ambisonics (B-Format)
- Build decoders for different speaker layouts
- Transcode quad, 5.1, octo into Ambisonics
- Efficient REAPER workflows for production
For: Builds on 3D Audio Basics. DAW routing & automation required.
3D Audio Recording
Recording techniques using Ambisonics microphones and specialized mic arrays for spatial sound capture.
- Ambisonics microphones in practice
- Specialized multi-mic arrays & setups
- Location recording for 3D sound
- Post-processing captured spatial audio
For: Recording engineers & field recordists interested in spatial capture.
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