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Iosono is a way to do very spatially oriented sound using approximately 300 speakers. In a recent demo,
...[A] ring of over 300 speakers hangs roughly 10 feet above the ground. Using a digital pen and a touch-sensitive tablet, a sound engineer drags individual sound elements from one point to another to direct the position of sound elements. Samples of phantasmic voices whisper, hiss and appear to be darting and sliding invisibly from one spot to another throughout the room.
Iosono's developers claim the system offers "three-dimensional sound," and that it could revolutionize the entertainment experience for movie theaters, theme park attractions, gaming environments and home systems.
It sounds cool enough to me that I'd go out of my way to check it out.
Thanks to Xeni for the tip.
Posted by Casper at July 27, 2004 07:05 PM