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Originally Posted by ReaDave
The new 5.1 downmix from the Ambisonic mix sounds FAR more spacious and is much more detailed basically because what is being heard is an Ambisonic soundfield created for a specific speaker arrangement.
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First of all, nice explainer on the Reaper+Atmos video, kudos!
I can also confirm what you are claiming here, we started mixing our (SoundFellas Labs) music and ambience libraries that we sell to Unity store with HOA two years ago and the results are amazing.
Recently at SoundFellas Labs, we conducted a double-blind test with audiences of experienced and non-experienced listeners, to see the subjective perceived quality of various ambience recordings discreet channel recordings versus upmixed/downmixed versions of the same recordings through ambisonics and discrete surround VSTs. The clear winner was the ambisonics workflow as 60% of the listeners claimed a more immersive, clear, and precise representation of the environment, although in many cases the original discreet channel material was included in the listening session.