We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter v1.4.0.
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New features:

• Export of Support Data which contains all information required by ZYLIA Support Team. This feature was introduced in order to help you to make the process of communication with ZYLIA Support team as fast as possible in case of any issues while processing your ZM-1 WAVE files.

We are happy to announce a new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 driver for the Windows systems.

​The new version of driver contains ZYLIA Control Panel which allows the user to control ZYLIA ZM-1 input gain, LED brightness and generate support data.

The gain control feature allows you to increase a digital gain of ZYLIA ZM-1 input signal up to 70 dB using ZYLIA Control Panel. The gain amount is stored in the system, so if your recording conditions don't change there is no need to set it before the next session.

We are happy to announce the new releases of ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter v1.3.0 and ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin v1.3.0
 
Main changes and improvements are as follows:

• New A to B conversion filters for all ZM-1 models, which are characterized by:
  • better equalization, targeting flat frequency response;
  • shorter impulse responses, leading to better transient sounds reproduction;
  • better spatial representation of the recorded scenes;
  • around +3 dB higher gain compared to previous filters.

​Other changes:

​We are thrilled to present you the new ZYLIA ZM-1 driver with a long-waited gain control possibility. This feature introduced by Zylia Team is the answer for our clients’ request and feedback.
 
The gain control feature allows you to increase a digital gain of ZYLIA ZM-1 input signal up to 70 dB using ZYLIA Control Panel as well as the Audio MIDI Setup application. The gain amount is stored in the system, so if your recording conditions don't change there is no need to set it before the next session.

​Watch this tutorial for step-by-step instructions.

We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA Studio PRO v1.5.1

Main changes and improvements are as follows:
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BUG-FIXES
 

• We fixed the problem with high CPU error in Pro Tools while changing ZYLIA ZM-1 model - this improvement allows you to change ZYLIA ZM-1 model during playback without errors.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Loading filters information – when you change a ZM-1 model then the ZYLIA Studio PRO plugin needs to load and update the correct filter. We added an icon in the top right corner of the radar screen indicating that this process is in progress.
• Model 3E (currently available on the market) set as the default ZYLIA ZM-1 model to facilitate work in ZYLIA Studio PRO

We are happy to announce the new release of ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter v1.2.2.
 
 
Main changes and improvements are as follows:

• Resolved issues with conversion of recordings longer than 1h in WavPack audio format.
• Fixed incorrect indications of conversion progress bar on Windows operating systems.
• When running the software the default microphone model is set to ZM-1-3E now. 

​In the new version, we solved an issue with incorrect closing of ZYLIA Studio for long recording in lossless compression mode (WavPack format).

​General changes introduced in both ZYLIA Studio PRO v1.5.0 and  ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin v1.2.0 concern adding a possibility to generate support packages. In case of technical challenges, users can create a support package and send it to us to solve issues with ZYLIA plugins. The new feature is available in Settings -> License -> Support data
 
In the new versions of ZYLIA Studio PRO and ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin scaling of graphical elements on Retina displays was also fixed.
 
We redesign the look of the native operating system’s dialog windows to be consistent with the rest of the graphical interface.

Additionally, with the new release of ZYLIA ZM-1 driver we would like to presents ZYLIA Studio PRO and ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin in AAX version for Windows system.

 Additional changes in ZYLIA Studio PRO

• We removed the Cancel button in the icon settings view in ZYLIA Studio PRO. The function of this button was to close the icon settings windows. Right now you can achieve this by clicking on any plugin area.
• We fixed the mechanism of reloading separation mode and separation level when .zspro configuration file is imported.

 
Additional changes in ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin

• The click-able area of radar widget in ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter Plugin has been adjusted, to eliminate accidental change of rotation.

To ensure the highest quality of ZYLIA equipment, every piece of ZYLIA ZM-1 array is professionally measured at the assembly line to detect any sensitivity differences, which may occur between individual MEMS microphones. Those data are constantly monitored and analyzed for the benefit of all audio recording enthusiast. Based on captured measurement data Zylia specialists developed the automatic gain correction in the set of new ZYLIA drivers. It means a significant upgrade in the quality of the 360-degree sound scene recordings.   

To be more detailed, this great new feature, allows to lower the sensitivity differences between individual microphones in ZYLIA ZM-1 from +/- 1 decibel down to +/- 0.1 dB! This results in higher performance of sound source separation algorithms applied in ZYLIA Studio and ZYLIA Studio PRO.  It will also increase the quality of HOA signals (Higher Order Ambisonics) in ZYLIA Ambisonics Converter. From the user’s point of view, it means especially:

• better (flat) frequency response,
• higher spatial resolution,
• more accurate sound source separation,
• less spill between separated tracks.

Introduced changes will be appreciated especially by professional sound engineers and audio researchers.


Additionally, a new ZYLIA ZM-1 driver for macOS:

• prevents automatic system sleep during recording and when the laptop lid is closed;
• allows installing the same version of ZYLIA ZM-1 driver again;
• improves audio data streaming between ZYLIA ZM-1 device and ZYLIA ZM-1 driver;
• gives ZYLIA Control Panel possibility to generate a package with support data.

Additionally, a new ZYLIA ZM-1 driver for Windows:

• gives support for recording in Pro Tools.