ambisonics

[am-bi-son-iks]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  a system of sound reproduction that uses a combination of channels and speakers to produce an effect of surrounding the listener with the sound.

ambisonics

/ ˌæmbɪˈsɒnɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound See surround sound

Other Word Forms

• ambisonic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambisonics¹

First recorded in 1970–75; ambi- + son(ic) + -ics

Example Sentences

She uses ambisonics to compose and mix music in 3-D formats.

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Resonance Audio uses “highly optimized digital signal processing algorithms” based on Ambisonics that will allow for spatialization of hundreds of sounds at once, without compromising quality.

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To create an engrossing audio for The Dome — "massive gestures of sounds bouncing around" — Antfood utilized a technique called ambisonics, originally developed in the UK in the 1970s.

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