Music Design VR

@Chris_Whiter 's 'Mono Etherea' is a series of dynamic soundscapes that change character depending on the direction you face. There are currently 4 pieces to check out on #YouTubeVR. #spatialaudio #8DAudio #binaural #gameaudio #VR youtube.com/watch?v=6iAexk…

@jammr_music We took the audio from our online #jamsession and turned into a #VR experience! #jamming #music #quarantine #360audio #spatialaudio #360video #TiltBrush youtube.com/watch?v=EWD-DA…

'Envisage' by @Chris_Whiter transports the listener into an liminal world of spatialised sound and gently pulsing rhythms. Wear headphones for the full effect! #360audio #spatialaudio #VR #gameaudio #Oculus #TiltBrush #8Daudio youtube.com/watch?v=9oZFuw…

District Cube - seated with buskers in a #cyberpunk market street. Don your headphones and your #VR headset and become part of the scene! #gameaudio #binaural #immersiveaudio #360audio youtube.com/watch?v=L25xJ8…

Floating World combines ethereal #VR visuals (by Matt Hoffman) with the sonic ambience of a cathedral - encircling you with violins. Music by @vincethewebb and Claire Hazelton youtube.com/watch?v=-3_1JP… #binaural #360audio #ambisonics #audioease #TiltBrush #spatialaudio #8daudio

'Boreal is Here' is an experimental piece for vocals and sound design by Raoul Neumann. #VR Visuals based on a #TiltBrush sketch by @SingularityChan. Be enveloped by whispering voices as you move upwards into the aurora! #ASMR #sounddesign #spatialaudio youtu.be/l_Yi8qc4xXU

Continuing our series is @Chris_Whiter's warm and fuzzy arrangement of the pop tune 'True Colors' in #8k, #8D, 360, HD #VR, 48k, 24ct audio! (so listen with headphones on your #OculusQuest and a @SUBPAC for good measure) youtube.com/watch?v=zItkQX… #toofar #futureisnow #gameaudio

Here's another quick music sketch in #VR this time featuring Sylvia Schmidt on vocals and artwork by @Suk_VR_Art. Three voices spatially arranged to frame the artwork and draw you in. Absence of reverb adds a sense of intimacy. youtube.com/watch?v=Lybiyn… #spatialaudio #gameaudio

Spatial composing never looked so pretty! @Chris_Whiter showing off his #truecolors for an upcoming 360 music track using #ambisonics. #composing #gameaudio #vr #sounddesign #8Daudio #spatialaudio

Quick musical sketch demoing the idea of an endless looping conveyor belt of sound. Mixed in first order #ambisonics for YouTubeVR. Visual remixed from a @tiltbrush Sketch by @petroleumblown1 #spatialaudio #8DAUDIO #gameaudio #vr #vrmusic #showyourwork youtube.com/watch?v=vAHWyZ…

'Clearing' - Ambisonic music by Vince Webb, visuals remixed from a tilt brush sketch by @VR_Rosie. Plucking guitars rotate serenely around your head as an owl hoots off to your right. youtube.com/watch?v=D9UbZI…

'Particle Whirr' by Raoul Neumann uses spatial mixing to create the illusion of sound passing through your head. Visuals remixed from @sutu_eats_flies youtube.com/watch?v=s6xOjq…

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I'm not always the most technically minded but this is a really clear and concise explanation of what Ambisonics format is, including essential info such as the difference between AmbiX and FuMa. #GameAudio #VR #Audio #Ambisonics #Film #Composer waves.com/ambisonics-exp…

For composers interested in surround mixing for VR: I recommend @WavesAudioLtd NX and B360 with head tracker. It integrates beautifully into my Logic X workflow. Don't let the 'gentle' nature of the directionality fool you, it has powerful dramatic potential! #GameAudio #VR

@samanthaKgorman The contemporary condition being one in which forms of art which were once static are now potentially dynamic. That's a pretty big shift I'd say and bound to cause some anxiety 😆 I'm still fumbling through my new found role as 'music designer' as well as 'composer'.

Lots of semantic anxiety over naming the practice variously known as: "Interactive Writing," "Digital Storytelling," "Expanded Narrative" . . . what these terms 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 point to is the contemporary condition of the practice itself. Eventually, it will be "writing"

When designing music for VR, directionality matters. 3D spatialised music, can sound more open, integrated with SFX and can frame objects, characters and vistas. 2D on the other hand, can be more intense, direct, claustrophobic, abstract or intimate. #vr #servethestory

Great talk by @colum - head of experiences at @oculus. Love the example of Jaws 'dolly zoom' 🦈 as an example of a dramatic device impossible on any other medium. So much creativity on display here and a challenge to VR creators to redefine storytelling youtu.be/lVWvaLZ_wHY?t=…

How does music emanate from the virtual space? Does it suggest a particular focus? Does it modulate gently as you travel, suggesting warm patches of sunlight on the leafy ground? Or swing wildly about your head as you attempt to orient yourself to the new direction of gravity?