Object-based 3D sound specialist Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) has added Audile Electroacoustics AB to its global ecosystem of suppliers as official solutions partner for Sweden. Audile will provide training and support, and foster the expansion of Astro Spatial Audio’s immersive audio technology into the country’s entertainment sector.

Audile Electroacoustics is a renowned Swedish electro acoustic consulting and systems integration company with a strong footprint across the wider Scandinavia market. With a portfolio of high-profile installations in the commercial and theatrical space, Audile is well placed to reinforce this position and ensure true object-based immersive audio becomes a mainstream addition to venues across the region.

‘Our experience with these kinds of systems and the sonic evaluation of our trusted customers have all been clear that this is the best sounding platform on the market,’ says Audile Sales & Project Manager, Mikael Collin. ‘More or less all of the larger venues will be investing in this kind of technology to cope with future demands from productions so the number of possible installs over time is huge. We already have a lot of requests for demos.’

The core of the Astro Spatial Audio solution is the Sara II Premium Rendering Engine, which facilitates the conversion of audio signals into audio objects. Measuring just 3U and delivering up to 128 Madi or 128 Dante configurable network pathways, Sara II uses metadata to precisely calculate an object’s positions within virtual 3D space over 160,000 times per second, as well as that object’s acoustic effect on the virtual space around it. Crucially, Astro Spatial Audio is entirely brand independent, freeing users to choose the loudspeakers, consoles and third-party brands they prefer.

‘The knowledge and experience of our new solutions partner are second to none, and I’m very confident that we will achieve great things together in Sweden,’ says Graham Murray, who looks after global business development for Astro Spatial Audio. ‘I look forward to a long and fruitful friendship.’

The partnership has made a strong start, with the ASA team presenting demo sessions in Sweden and Norway. ‘The sessions were incredibly well-received by a knowledgeable audience,’ Murray reports. ‘Following these sessions, I have huge confidence that our partnership with Audile will bring us both a great deal of success.’