TSL Products Brings New Levels of Ambisonic Control to Pro Sound Effects New Chicago Sound Library

TSL Products, the leading broadcast equipment manufacturer, today announced that Pro Sound Effects newly released sound library, Chicago Ambisonics used TSLs SoundField microphone to help them capture the citys ambiences from all angles.

Featuring over 3 hours of immersive urban ambiences, the Chicago Ambisonics library also includes TSLs SurroundZone2 software which allows sound editors and mixers to change position of virtual microphones in any direction with a variety of polar patterns for greater control and creativity. This is the second Ambisonics library PSE has released, following last years acclaimed NYC Ambisonics, which also used TSLs SoundField microphones.

TSL Products SoundField microphone is an accurate and reliable mic for easily capturing entire three-dimensional soundscapes. The ability to adjust the position of the mic in post-production is a major advantage of the Ambisonics format, and the intuitive interface of the SurroundZone2 software makes it easy to incorporate this into any sound editors workflow, said David Forshee, Pro Sound Effects Library Specialist.

Sounds of Chicago are in high demand due to more productions filming in Chicago than ever before such as Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, Empire, The Exorcist, The Patriot & more. Produced and recorded in 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution by Pro Sound Effects, the Chicago Ambisonics sound effects library was captured throughout Chicago including recordings from Magnificent Mile, Chinatown, the L Train, West Loop, Kennedy Expressway, OHare International Airport, Lake View, & Wrigley Field. And with leading companies in new immersive media technology recently selecting Ambisonics as the standard spatial audio format, Chicago Ambisonics is perfect for VR audio and 360 video applications as well.

Without the SoundField microphone, PSE would have had to use multiple microphone arrays to capture surround soundscapes. However, this type of set-up takes time and usually produce audio that suffers from phase incoherency creating several problems when the 5.1 audio has to be collapsed to create a stereo soundtrack for broadcast over SD or legacy networks.

Particularly unique for a sound effects library, PSEs new Chicago Ambisonics library gives editors and mixers the ability to creatively manipulate the surround space to precisely match the visuals. By supplying the original B-Format audio file from the SoundField microphone as well as a TSLs SurroundZone2 plugin, the ambience can be completely adjusted to fit the requirements of the scene.

Thanks to TSLs SurroundZone2 software sound effects can be customized and then decoded to mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1, and beyond as required. This gives users an unprecedented level of control over a wide range of microphone parameters from a single intuitive user interface.

Chicago Ambisonics offers unparalleled flexibility and realism when mixing backgrounds for a project, said David Forshee. The B-format files give users the ability to tweak perspective of the city ambiences with software in real time to specifically match the setting of a scene.

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