Netherlands 3D audio and room simulation acoustic technology specialist Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) has appointed Masque Sound as its first authorised US dealer. The agreement, inked in partnership with HoughtonLloyd, ASA’s exclusive North American distributor, gives the company a solid footing for sales and support services.
Astro Spatial Audio is the holder of exclusive worldwide rights for SpatialSound Wave Software for the live entertainment industry, developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT. This system facilitates directional production of sounds and acoustic environments without the audience being restricted to preferred seats. It offers an intuitive user interface, an extended sweet spot, and several features for real-time movement and positioning of sound objects. Equally noteworthy, productions can be scaled up or down to different rooms or loudspeaker configurations – free of audible artefacts such as phasing or comb filtering.
‘We are extremely excited about Masque Sound becoming our flagship dealer for Astro Spatial Audio here in the US,’ says Rodger Reeder, President of HoughtonLloyd. ‘Now that Masque has purchased an ASA system for demonstrations at its New Jersey facility, this incredible new audio technology can be shared with some of the top audio professionals in the country.’
‘We have already seen an incredible response to this product by the sound designers in our community,’ adds Geoff Shearing, President of Masque Sound. ‘As a leader in providing innovative solutions to our field, we felt very strongly that we needed to get behind this groundbreaking device. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what new directions this product will take us.’
