Spatialization Techniques

Overview of major audio spatialization technologies.

Chapters

• Stereo and Panning
• Surround Sound
• VBAP and DBAP
• Ambisonics
• Wave Field Synthesis
• Binaural Audio
• Object-Based Audio

Comparison

Technique	Speakers	Sweet Spot	Complexity
Stereo	2	Narrow	Low
Surround	5-7+	Moderate	Low
VBAP	Variable	Flexible	Medium
Ambisonics	4-64+	Moderate	High
WFS	24-200+	Large	Very High
Binaural	Headphones	Personal	Medium

Link to Spacelite

Spacelite uses an approach similar to VBAP with the HSR algorithm, enabling flexible distribution across 1 to 16 speakers per bus.