Meyer Sound has announced integration of key control functions of its Spacemap Go spatial sound design and live mixing tool into the latest versions of Solid State Logic’s SSL Live V5.0 console software and companion SOLSA PC software for remote control and offline setup.
With this software integration, SSL Live users now have control of Spacemap Go’s spatial sound capabilities from the console touchscreen and they also can synchronize Spacemap Go snapshot recall via the console automation.
“We’re delighted to be working with Meyer Sound to incorporate control of their Spacemap Go immersive ecosystem into all SSL Live consoles,” says Tomos Wise, product manager for SSL Live. “SSL has been creating innovative control surfaces for music production for over 50 years, and the partnership with Meyer Sound proudly continues this tradition. The unified console interface allows a user to simultaneously sculpt an artist’s sound and accurately position sources within Spacemap Go for an immersive workflow in any live sound scenario.”
The Spacemap Go functions are integrated by default into the latest SSL V5.0 software. No installation is required.
Concurrently, Meyer Sound announced the availability of free downloads of Spacemap Go plugins in the AU, VST3, and AAX formats. All three are included in a free bundle available from the Meyer Sound website. The new plugins integrate control of key Spacemap Go functions into essentially all popular DAWs, including Pro Tools, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Reason, Digital Performer, Cubase, Reaper, and Studio One.
The plugin is also integrated in Avid’s VENUE | S6L live sound consoles with the VENUE 7 software platform, which enables users to directly access functions of Spacemap Go from the console’s built-in touchscreen and control surface. The new plugin also allows integration of Spacemap Go snapshots into the VENUE master show file that interacts with a Spacemap Go system and automates dynamic panning within the creative sound field.
“Spacemap Go is already the most flexible spatial sound tool available for live mixing and sound design,” says Meyer Sound senior product manager Andy Davies. “Spacemap Go is scalable in both the number of loudspeakers required and the DSP hardware needed, and now it is also backed up by a scalable selection of interfaces. Adding plugins for mixing consoles and DAWs further expands the options users have to bring spatial audio to their fingertips.
“For a live engineer, having Spacemap Go inside the console means there’s no need to move away from the control surface while mixing,” Davies adds. “Configuration and system set-up are still done with iPad, but now the control of live movements is all on the console surface integrated with your traditional controls.”
