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New release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers v2.1.0 for Windows 10

5/20/2021

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We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for Windows 10 (v2.1.0). Version for Windows 7 will be released in the future.
 
New features:
  • Option to redirect audio output from an application that uses the driver to another audio device. This is mostly useful for monitoring recorded audio in DAWs. To use it, simply open ZYLIA Control Panel before recording and select the device which you want to use. In your DAW's settings, you should see which device will be used. Then use the monitoring feature of your DAW. Please note, that using other ASIO devices for monitoring is not supported. Also, changing the output device during recording will cause dropouts as the audio subsystem will be restarted.

Bug fixes:
  • Additional system packages are now installed in the background and do not fail if are already installed.
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What is binaural and Ambisonics sound?

4/15/2021

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Some of you, who came across the term ‘3D sound’, probably are wondering what it actually is?
Intuitively, we may understand it by analogy to 3D space, which as we know is made up of three dimensions: width, depth, and height. In real life, any position in space is characterized by these dimensions.
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Now imagine, that you are outside, for example in a park, full of various sounds. You can hear children laughing on the playground behind you; a dog is barking on your left, a couple of people are talking while sitting on a bench in front of you – you can hear their voices more and more clearly when you move towards them. We may say that you are in the 3-dimensional sound space. When you move, the sound you hear changes as well, corresponding to the position of your ears (its intensity, direction, height and even timbre).

Reproducing this natural human way of hearing in the recording isn’t easy, however, we already have the technology which allows us to do it – it is binaural and Ambisonics sound.
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​​Binaural sound​ reflects the way we hear the world through our ears. It means that when we listen to the audio recording through the headphones it is possible for us to locate sounds coming from left, right, front, behind, above or below. Moreover, the binaural sound is very realistic and spatial and gives an impression of being at the place of recording.
Ambisonics sound is also a representation of natural spatial listening. However, when we record with an Ambisonics microphone, we record a 360 sphere around the device, so the whole 3D sound-space. This kind of Ambisonics audio can be further described by ‘orders’. The higher-order there is the better accuracy of the reproduced sound, the greater depth or, in another word, the higher resolution of the recorded sound-sphere.
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​The most common type of recordings – which you hear while listening to the music on your computer or watching TV –is stereo. You may also come across mono recordings but these have been outdated with the introduction of stereo mixing. Stereo sound basically allows you only to hear if the sound comes from left or right which is the main advantage over the mono-type of audio.
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Bellow, you may find some great recordings that will allow you to hear the difference between these different formats. We have also summarized their characteristics in the bullet points, to present the information most clearly.
MONO SOUND
  • 1 audio channel
  • no option to localize individual sound sources
  • the same, flat sound coming from all headphones or speakers
STEREO SOUND
  • 2 audio channels (left and right)
  • headphones or at least 2 speakers required
  • possibility to recognize if the sound comes from the left or right
  • no option to recognize if the sound comes from above, behind or below
  • differences in the sound coming from each speaker
  • ​no requirement of using headphones for accurate stereo playback 
BINAURAL SOUND
  • 2 audio channels
  • sound captured identically to the way we hear the world
  • possibility to localize if the sound comes from left, right, front, behind, above or below
  • very realistic sound
  • an impression of being at the place of recording
  • impression of sound source proximity
  • immersive sound impression
  • headphones necessary for accurate binaural playback
  • customizable headphones playback
AMBISONICS SOUND
  • 4 or more audio channels (at least 16, for high quality and spatial resolution)
  • possibility to rotate like in 360 movies
  • compatible with YouTube360 or Facebook360
  • the representation of natural spatial listening
  • immersive sound impression
  • an impression of being at the place of recording
  • possibility to localize the sound coming from any direction
  • possibility to decode the sound to any array of speakers
  • possibility to convert the sound for playback on headphones (recommended)
  • possibility of moving smoothly across 3-dimensional space both with video and audio

#zylia #binaural #ambisonics #3Daudio #surround #spatial #sound

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New ZYLIA App for binaural and ambisonics audio streaming

4/1/2021

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New ZYLIA Streaming Application allows you to set up binaural and Ambisonics audio streaming on your Mac computer with no need off using Digital Audio Workstation.
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It’s FREE for all current ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter owners. So available for users of the ZYLIA PRO Ambisonics and ZYLIA PRO Have it all! sets. ​
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​Why it’s worth to stream 3D sound?
 
Binaural and Ambisonics audio reflects the way we hear the world through our ears. It means, that it is possible for a listener to locate all sounds coming from left, right, front, behind, above or below. Moreover, 3D sound is very realistic and spatial, and gives an impression of being at the place of recording. When experiencing 360° binaural or Ambisonics audio combined with 360° video, the listener is able to spin around. In this case, the sound they hear corresponds to the position of their head.
How can you use 3D audio streaming?

  • To set up live binaural or Ambisonics audio streaming on YouTube and Facebook
  • To complete your 360° video stream with 360° audio
  • To set up 3D audio streaming during Zoom video conference 
To set up binaural and Ambisonics audio streaming you will need the following prerequisites:
 
  • ZYLIA ZM-1 microphone
  • ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter plugin (product key)
  • IEM Binaural Decoder plugin (free)
  • BlackHole or Soundflower (free)
  • Live stream software such as OBS, Zoom or other
​Learn everything about ZYLIA Streaming Application with the following video presentation:
In the video we cover:
  • What is ZYLIA Streaming Application?
  • Which additional software you might need?
  • How to install the application?
  • How to use the application?
  • How to setup ZYLIA Streaming App for binaural streaming with OBS? (skip to 3:18)
  • How to setup ZYLIA Streaming App for binaural streaming in Zoom? (skip to 4:03)
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New release of ZYLIA Streaming Application v1.0.1

3/30/2021

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We are happy to announce the new release of the ZYLIA Streaming Application (v1.0.1).
With this version, we fixed the problem with streaming via the OBS plugin, when OBS is in stereo mode.
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The first release of ZYLIA Streaming Application v1.0 for macOS

3/11/2021

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We are happy to announce the very first release of ZYLIA Streaming Application v1.0 for macOS. This is our new solution for quick and easy setting-up live streaming of your music performance in the Ambisonics format. The core of this application is ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter that converts the ZM-1 multi-channel recordings into Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA).
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With this tool, you can stream your audio content directly in HOA format (1st, 2nd, and 3rd order) or Binaural format by using an additional binauralization plugin. It can be easily configured with streaming software like OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) that allows combining your audio stream with a video stream and transmitting directly to most of the well-known multimedia platforms (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, etc.). Also in addition to this application, we provide the beta OBS Plugin which is able to get direct output from ZYLIA Streaming Application, without using any virtual sound card. 
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​ZYLIA Streaming Application will be available as an addition to all packages that contain the ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter plugin, eg. the ZYLIA PRO Ambisonics package.
Main features:
  • Embedded B-format conversion with ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Ambisonics order)
  • FuMa or ACN channel ordering & SN3D or N3D normalization
  • Software-based adjustment of ZYLIA ZM-1 microphone position
  • Multichannel HOA or 2-channel Binaural output mode
  • Supports OBS and other streaming tools
  • Works on macOS systems
  • OBS Plugin which can get audio directly from ZYLIA Streaming
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New release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers v2.10.0 for macOS

3/11/2021

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We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for macOS. This driver supports the latest Apple computers with an M1 processor. As it is still kernel extension, you may need to Enable System Extension for M1 systems.  This instruction is available on the Apple webpage and also here. 
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​Also, all other ZYLIA Software is able to run on this kind of machine in Intel compatibility mode with Rosetta 2. ( https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861)
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The new release of ZYLIA Studio v2.1

1/26/2021

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We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA Studio (v2.1).
 
With this version, we introduce the following features:
  • Support for the most recent version of macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Additional support for the professional version of our microphone - ZYLIA ZM-1S.
  • To make your work pipeline faster we added an option of export of separated tracks directly into the DAW session file - currently, this feature supports Reaper, Ableton, and Audacity,
  • Bug fixes of minor issues.
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The new release of ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer for Max MSP v2.0.

1/14/2021

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​We are happy to announce the release of ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer for Max MSP v2.0. (macOS, Windows).
​This software is a key element of ZYLIA 6DoF Navigable Audio system. It allows you to reproduce the sound field in a given location based on Ambisonics signals recorded with ZM-1S microphones. The plugin works in Max/MSP environment so you can use this tool directly in your project. Please refer to the provided example project with our plugin and the manual for ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer.
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The newest ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer for Max/MSP has a lot of improvements.

The new User Interface can be accessed in a separate window – it allows you to set up the whole configuration directly in the plugin, without using the message mechanism of Max/MSP. The UI allows you also to lock the microphones’ positions, preventing the ​unintentional change of the scene configuration.  
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​We also included an Ambisonics rotation mechanism – using external tools is not required anymore. Additionally, the UI is equipped with the visualization of the current yaw rotation.
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The plugin provides also feedback about the evolution of the parameters (dump outlet)  that allows you to capture any adjustments in the scene that can be later used for reproduction purposes. With this mechanism, you can record the messages, and next pass them back to the plugin and reproduce the walk that you made before.
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The next thing is an increased number of supported signals, right now you can pass up to 30 HOA signals to the plugin, and create a 6DoF experience on much larger scenes.
 
If you would like to test this plugin, you can also use a 7-day free trial, and play around with our 6DoF audio rendering algorithm. The test recording data for the plugin can be found on our webpage. 
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New release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for macOS v2.9.1

1/12/2021

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​We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for macOS (v2.9.1). This driver supports the latest release of macOS 11.1 Big Sur.
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New release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for macOS and Linux

12/14/2020

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We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 drivers for macOS and Linux.
 
MacOS driver v2.9.0
  • Support for the latest release of macOS 11 Big Sur.
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Linux driver v2.5.0
  • Support for Ubuntu 20.04 OS family.
  • Embedded ZYLIA Control Panel application - possibility to adjust gain and LED light on ZYLIA ZM-1. This application is already available for Windows and macOS platforms.
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