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Decode your Ambisonics signals to the most common speaker layouts - including Dolby Atmos 7.1.2 beds!
ab Decoder HOA Express
All you have to do:
Insert “ab Decoder HOA Express” in your 1OA, 2OA, or 3OA track with the desired output
…and that’s it!
But that’s not all!
Did you know that our full decoders can offer an infinite number of possibilities?
Check them out!
| Feature | HOA Express | Suite | HOA | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Order | 3OA | 1OA | 7OA | 7OA |
| Speakers Layouts | 3 | 14 | 14 | Unlimited |
| Beamforming | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Upscales Signals | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Maximum Number of Speakers | 10 (7.1.2) | 16 (9.1.6) | 16 (9.1.6) | 64 (Flexible) |
| Flexible Polar Pattern | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Includes Rotator | ❌ | ✅(1OA) | ✅(7OA) | ❌ |
| Supports OSC Head Trackers | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Dominance Control | ❌ | ✅(1OA) | ❌ | ❌ |
Also available in Bundle with our ‘ab Decoder Suite’ and ‘ab Advanced Decoder’.
Designed for Higher Order Ambisonics Signals.
Rotator compatible with Head Trackers!
Natively compatible with all our Ambisonics Sample Libraries
Decodes any Ambisonics signal (1OA through 7OA. B-Format)*.
‘ab Decoder Light’ available FOR FREE.
Designed with a plug-and-play mentality: It simply WORKS!
Includes a 1OA, 2OA, 3OA, 4OA, 5OA, 6OA, 7OA Rotator
Decodes to several speaker-array configurations from Stereo, all the way to Surround 5.1, 7.1 and Atmos beds in 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 and even up to 9.1.6!
An LFE Control feeds your LFE channel when available.
Constant and automatic Troubleshooting algorithm keeps your signal flowing
Compatible with all Hosts that support wider-than-stereo tracks (Nuendo, Cubase Pro, Pro Tools Ultimate, Reaper, Max, etc.)
For Logic users, our ‘ab Decoder Suite' should be enough.
Comes in AAX | AU | VST3
Compatible with MacOS (M1 and Intel) | Windows 10
If you own ‘ab Decoder Suite’, drop us a line and we’ll give you an upgrade discount :)
Also available in Bundle with our ‘ab Decoder HOA’ and ‘ab Advanced Decoder’.
Natively compatible with all our Ambisonics Sample Libraries
Decodes any 1st Order Ambisonics sound file (B-Format).
For Higher Order Ambisonics (2OA, 3OA) check our ‘ab Decoder HOA’
‘ab Decoder Light’ available FOR FREE.
Designed with a plug-and-play mentality: It simply WORKS!
Includes Ambisonics transformation tools for rotating and changing the focus of the sound
Includes a Visualiser
Decodes to several speaker-array configurations from Stereo, all the way to Surround 5.1, 7.1 and Atmos beds in 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 and even up to 9.1.6!
An LFE Control feeds your LFE channel when available.
Constant and automatic Troubleshooting algorithm keeps your signal flowing
Compatible with all DAWs that support wider-than-stereo tracks (Nuendo, Cubase Pro, Pro Tools Ultimate, Logic Pro X*, Reaper)
Comes in AAX | AU | VST3
Compatible with MacOS (M1 and Intel) | Windows 10
If you own ‘ab Decoder HOA’, drop us a line and we’ll give you an upgrade discount :)
Also available in Bundle with our ‘ab Decoder Suite’ and ‘ab Decoder HOA’.
Advanced Higher Order Ambisonics Decoder.
High-Performance Beamformer Algorithm.
Internal Upscaler processes all signals in 7OA.
‘Speaker Mode’ for custom layouts of up to 64 Speakers.
‘Spot Mode’ with up to 64 Beams (with custom size).
‘Auto Mode’ for automatic acoustic focus.
Customisable ‘Gate’ for further isolation.
Per-channel High and Low-pass filters.
Support for up to 62 LFE channels.
‘Monitor’ mode for 0-latency processing.
Automatically adapts to signals from 1st to 7th Order Ambisonics (1OA through 7OA)*
Designed with a plug-and-play mentality: It simply WORKS!
Compatible with all major DAWs*
Comes in AAX | AU | VST3
Compatible with MacOS (Silicon and Intel) | Windows 10+
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YOU NEED MORE?
If you own an Ambisonics microphone, know that we offer our own Transcoder to convert the signal from A-Format to B-Format!
You can Encode your discrete signals to Ambisonics with our Encoders! They will automatically encode to the highest order possible!
EVEN FURTHER…
You can do a plethora of things once your signal is in Ambisonics - and everything happens trhee-dimensionally before your it gets decoded to ANY speaker layout!
Reverbs, Delays, Phasers, Choruses, Pitch Shifters, Stutters, a whole world of plugins awaits for you to take your immersive sound design projects to the next level!
Check out what’s available in our shop!