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SARA II

Astro Spatial Audio · 2017

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

SARA II is a Linux-based rendering engine using Adaptive Wave Field Synthesis developed with Fraunhofer IDMT, rendering 64 objects to up to 128 outputs over MADI with under 5 ms latency. It debuted at ISE 2017.

Introduced
2017
Category
Object-based spatial rendering engine
Intended use
Immersive sound for live events and installations
Production
Astro Spatial Audio

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SARA II rendering engine

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SARA II rendering engine·Astro Spatial Audio·© Astro Spatial Audio, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It moved WFS rendering onto a general-purpose, upgradable platform suited to touring.

  2. 02

    It carried [[fraunhofer-iosono|IOSONO]]-era research into commercial systems.

Engineering record

Rendering
Adaptive WFS (auralite3D) with Fraunhofer IDMT[1]
I/O
128 MADI paths, 64 inputs to 128 outputs, under 5 ms[1]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1SARA II Premium Rendering EngineAstro Spatial Audio · manual
  2. 2Astro Spatial Audio Sara IIfast-and-wide.com · archive

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