A system for an online metaverse recording studio is described, with reference to a case study implementation of Studio 4 of the renowned BBC Maida Vale Recording Studios. The system allows multiple remote musicians to connect over a network, providing a shared virtual acoustic space, with interactive immersive audio, XR display, and low-latency throughput. Technical design is detailed, as is the process of implementation for a pilot study with the BBC, in which rock band made a live recording in the studio simulation. A discussion of the overall success of the implementation is presented.

Authors: Cairns, Patrick; Hunt, Anthony; Cooper, Jacob; Johnston, Daniel; Lee, Ben; Daffern, Helena; Kearney, Gavin
Affiliation: University of York, York, UK
AES Conference: 2022 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality (August 2022)
Paper Number: 12
Publication Date: August 15, 2022 Import into BibTeX
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