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Spatial Audio Designer

New Audio Technology · 2010s

Evidence status · documented

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

New Audio Technology's Spatial Audio Designer is a plug-in suite for mixing formats from 5.1 to Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, MPEG-H and 22.2, with binaural monitoring based on measured studios. The SAD-Processor runs the engine in real time for theatres and planetariums.

Introduced
2010s
Category
Immersive mixing and monitoring software
Intended use
Immersive mixing, binaural monitoring and rendering
Production
New Audio Technology, Germany

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Spatial Audio Designer·New Audio Technology·© New Audio Technology, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    One mix can be translated across many playback formats.

  2. 02

    Binaural monitoring lowered the barrier to immersive work without a full array.

Engineering record

Formats
5.1, 7.1, Atmos to 9.1.6, Auro-3D, MPEG-H, IMAX, 22.2 and custom[1]
Binaural
Based on measured studios and anechoic data[1]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1Spatial Audio Designer: Producer Plug-inNew Audio Technology · brochure
  2. 2ProductsNew Audio Technology · brochure

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