ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer plugin

​ZYLIA 6 Degrees of Freedom Higher Order Ambisonics Renderer is a MAX/MSP plugin available for MAC OS and Windows. This software is a key element of ZYLIA 6DoF Navigable Audio system. It allows processing and rendering ZYLIA Navigable 3D Audio content. It allows  reproducing the sound field in a given location based on Ambisonics signals recorded with ZM-1S microphones. With this plugin users can playback synchronized Ambisonics files, change the listener’s position, and interpolate multiple Ambisonics spheres. The plugin is also available for Wwise, allowing developers to use ZYLIA Navigable Audio technology in various game engines.

Main features: 

• MAX/MSP plugin available for MAC OS and Windows.
• ​Possibility to playback synchronized Ambisonics files.
• You can change the listener’s position and interpolate multiple Ambisonics spheres.
• Up to 30 HOA signals are supported by the plugin to create a 6 degrees of freedom experience for much larger scenes.
• Ambisonics rotation mechanism.
• Plugin is also available for Wwise.​

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Interactive demo application

The demo application uses 6DoF audio recorded with 9 ZYLIA ZM-1S microphones. As a user, you will be able to move the listener around the map freely as well as rotate their position left and right. Use headphones to experience binaural navigable audio!

Music example used: “Island” by Sledziucha
Instruments: bouzouki, tabla drums

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Integration of ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer for Max MSP with Unity game engine

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Example of integration of ZYLIA 6DoF HOA Renderer for Max MSP with Unity game engine.

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Here is a short manual on how to run it:

Unity config:

1. Download UnityHubSetup
2. In the UnityHub application select 6DoF Template Project
3. Select the scene called “island_new_visuals”
4. Once you press “play”, you should be able to move around the room using QWERTY Keyboard + mouse.
5. If you want to use a VR headset instead of a keyboard, make sure you uncheck “PlayerController” in the menu on the right side. Then, select both: “CameraRig” and “Steam VR” in the menu on the left (using shift+select) and check them in the inspector menu on the right.

Max config:

1. Go to the “ExamplePatcher” folder that you downloaded
2. Click “Main_Windows.maxpat” to open the Max plugin
3. Activate the trial mode
4. Click on the “Load Configuration” button 
5. Select “Example_Config_Island.json”
6. You might have to manually add sound recordings from each microphone. To do it, click “choose file” for each microphone and choose the corresponding audio file from the folder “ExamplePatcher/Audio”

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ZYLIA 6DOF Navigable Audio  |  Research paper  |  Download  |  User Manual   |   Sample project 

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