abstract:Ambisonics is a series of recording and replay techniques using multichannel mixing technology that can be used live or in the studio. By encoding and decoding sound information on a number of channels, a 2-dimensional ("planar", or horizontal-only) or 3-dimensional ("periphonicMichael A.
Ambisonics tried to capture some of the audible cues that people use to determine distance and direction by using a multi-directional, multi-channel microphone located at one point.