Monitoring Ambisonics Audio Binaurally Using Third-Party Insert Plug-ins
Third-party Ambisonics plug-ins for binaural decoding that are not suited for use within the Control Room Phones channel can be used as insert plug-ins in the Main channel instead.
Prerequisite
In the Audio Connections window, you have done the following:
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You have set an Ambisonics output bus as main mix.
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You have enabled the Control Room.
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For the Control Room Monitor channel, you have selected the correct device port to send the signal to your headphones.
Note
For details on how to use a third-party Ambisonics decoder plug-in, refer to the documentation that comes with it.
Procedure
- In the MixConsole, route your audio tracks to the Ambisonics output bus.
- In the Downmix Presets section of the Control Room, select a preset with the same Ambisonics format as the main mix.
- In the Channels section, disable Head Tracking on the miniature view of VST AmbiDecoder.
- In the Main channel of the Control Room, insert the Ambisonics decoder plug-in.
Result
You can play back Ambisonics audio binaurally via the Control Room Main channel.