Tools for immersive music in binaural format

Abstract

Using Spatial Audio in Domotics and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) applications can help creating proper immersive experiences, which can foster more natural interaction mechanisms or, simply, improve the quality of life through a pleasant listening experience. Unfortunately, due to the lack of standardization of spatial audio formats, current speaker-based home automation devices do not support such innovative acoustic models, still remaining tied to traditional mono and stereo models. To the aim of trying to overcome this situation, we present a survey on the current state of the art in the field of immersive music research, illustrating currently available tools, useful to carry out audio post-production in Binaural format. Consequently, today’s context of sound experiences will be analyzed, which are shifting the listener’s preferences towards immersive experiences such as the use of content in spatial audio.