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Equipment file · Object-based sound positioning

AFC Image

Yamaha · 2010s

Evidence status · documented

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

AFC Image, part of Yamaha's Active Field Control, positions sound images in a venue independent of loudspeaker locations, with up to 128 object channels and 32 speaker zones, prepared in the AFC Image Editor.

Introduced: 2010s
Category: Object-based sound positioning
Intended use: Localisation in theatre, opera, concerts and installations
Production: Yamaha

Equipment photographs · 1

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AFC Image spatial sound control·Yamaha·© Yamaha, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

01
It extended Yamaha's active acoustics into object positioning.
02
An alternative to full WFS rings for venues wanting moving objects.

Engineering record

Objects: Up to 128 object-based channels[2]
Zones: Up to 32 speaker zones[1]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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