Applied Psychoacoustics Lab (APL) have announced the launch of Virtuoso v2, the latest version of their renowned binaural renderer software. Boasting some major new features and enhanced spatial accuracy, the release promises to help users make faster, more precise mix decisions when working on headphones.
Virtuoso Overview
Virtuoso uses binaural processing to give headphone users an experience that’s more similar to working on speakers, creating a virtual mixing room and supporting all popular channel layouts from mono up to multi-channel surround and immersive formats such as Dolby Atmos and Ambisonics. The company say that it allows users to precisely localise sound sources around them as if they’re being produced by real loudspeakers positioned at a distance, rather than the usual close-up sound associated with headphones.
Seven built-in room models are provided, with a selection of control and listening rooms joined by emulations of a dubbing stage, home cinema and living room. Each …