A Real-Time Spatial Sound Processor for Music and Virtual Reality Applications

The Spatialisateur, developed by Espaces Nouveaux and Ircam, is a real-time spatial processor which allows to reproduce and control the localization of sound sources and the projection of sounds in a real or virtual space. It can be configured for various reproduction formats over loudspeakers or headphones, and controlled through a higher-level user interface including perceptual attributes derived from psychoacoustical research. Applications include studio recording and computer music, virtual reality and multimedia, or variable acoustics in rooms (sound reinforcement and reverberation enhancement).