TAKING THE PLUNGE Immersive Mix Techniques
Stereo has been with us for a long time. Over the decades, audio engineers have come to master a whole range of techniques in order to make all the elements of a composition fit within the limited sonic space afforded by stereo systems. We are now at a place where we can relearn some of those rules.
If you’ve not experienced an immersive live show, then as an engineer or concert goer, you owe it to yourself to find an opportunity. It’s an entirely different sonic experience. Everybody’s favourite sound engineer, Dave Rat, once said ‘nowhere in nature does the exact same sound radiate from two different points in space [simultaneously]’. Which made me think: stereo has served us pretty well, but ultimately it’s only properly served a narrow band of the audience in the sweet-spot.
Immersive breaks that limitation. The energy is all around you. It transforms the concert experience from a battle of compromises into a visceral
