Spatial audio

Audio
Arturia Pigments synthesizer and Live 12
Description
Spatial audio expands traditional stereo into a three‑dimensional sound field, placing musical elements around the listener with depth, height, and movement. Instead of sound coming from just the left and right channels, instruments and textures appear to float in space, creating a more immersive and cinematic sense of presence.

For the most accurate and engaging experience, spatial audio should be heard through headphones. Headphones allow the binaural cues, head‑related transfer functions, and subtle spatial reflections to be reproduced correctly, ensuring that the listener perceives the intended 360‑degree environment. Speakers can approximate the effect, but headphones deliver the full precision and clarity of spatial imaging.