Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It


100% of music listeners prefer live music to recorded playback, why? A live performance "immerses" you and frees you up to move around the room, the dance floor and still be immersed. The goal posts have moved away from two speakers to an array of speakers all around as well as above you to reproduce the illusion of a LIVE performance. Why, in 2023, would anyone voluntarily use only two speakers to recreate this illusion of a live performance in a large room?

Even the artists themselves are using immersive audio in concert to WOW their audience, why not do it at home:

https://www.mixonline.com/live-sound/venues/on-the-cover-las-vegas-takes-immersive-live-part-1

 

kota1

@wolf_garcia 

I’ve been playing music professionally for decades and have also spent many years as an overpaid live sound system designer and mixer.

Thank so much for joining this thread. Must be a fun way to make a living! The link in my OP was specifically about live performances at Vegas residencies.

There’s always a lot of pseudo cerebral blathering about surround being "more real" but do you want Miles playing to the back of your head? 

Kind of Blue in Atmos is available on Tidal and Atmos music, highly recommended, see "Stunningly Good in Atmos" below:

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/miles-davis-gets-re-mixed-dolby-atmos

 

@bikeboy52 

Your ideas are great for someone who wants the same thing as you but not so great for others.

I did say in my post you probably wouldn't like my suggestions. Take a look at my room, I wouldn't fool anyone that I'm the Martha Stewart of audio 😁.

Headphones are like underwear, gloves (for general 'rough duty' stuff), and tools of various sorts...very much like ones' prefs in speakers and that in front of them.

Hard to sort through all the offerings....word of mouth or forums, since previews are hard to come by, the actual wear and Listen with....

Sweetwater is the only b&m that I'm aware of that has a 'wall of phones' to 'browse', but requires the jaunt to do so...

I settled on V-Moda M-100 Crossfades....studio stuff, but comfy....corded, but plugs into either cup. *S*

One still misses the 'feel' of the bass lines tho'....at least, one doesn't have to pay big bucks to swap them out for the 'next better thing' (one hopes....)

@kota1 ....*L* True....The Martha would have your 'cloud' in a pleasant color, spruced up to resemble a cloud....vanishing into a ceiling of textural reference....

(I still wonder what goes down when Snoop Dog hangs with Da Martha....)

Inhalation Therapy? 😎🙄😆...

"...you might see me tonight with an illegal smile....it don't cost all that much, but it lasts a good while..."

*cough*

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