{"id":1785,"date":"2022-01-20T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:29:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:29:38","slug":"new-ambix-wigware-plugins-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?p=1785","title":{"rendered":"New AmbiX WigWare Plugins Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After some time, I decided to both update my Ambisonic tools to support the AmbiX standard (now widely used for immersive audio, 360 videos and VR) and rework my speaker array decoders using JSFX to make them a little more powerful and with a better workflow for me to quickly create new ones!  My plug-ins implement near-field compensation, distance filtering and a few other things that other Ambisonic tools don&#8217;t, hence why I decided to bite the bullet and update them all.  My 3D Ambisonic Reverb (AmbiXFreeverb) is also available in the bundle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of one of the decoders is shown below.  Dual-band decoding is available, and you&#8217;re able to tweak the overall gain of the low frequency vs high frequency decodes too (as energy optimised ones tend to be a little quieter).  They&#8217;ll default to all sensible options, so if you don&#8217;t know what some of the controls do, just don&#8217;t change them \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"381\" data-attachment-id=\"1786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1786\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?fit=1450%2C1054&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1450,1054\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?fit=525%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?resize=525%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png?w=1450&amp;ssl=1 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Screenshot of a 3rd order Octagon Ambisonic Decoder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the platform-dependent VSTs (for Mac and PC) and the platform-independent decoders are available for download on the WigWare page, or below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a  data-e-Disable-Page-Transition=\"true\" class=\"download-link\" title=\"Version 1.03\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk?download=1771&amp;tmstv=1777451756\" rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"download-link-1771\" data-redirect=\"false\" >\n\tMac VST AmbiX Ambisonic Panner\/Reverb VST Plugins\t(57570 downloads\t)\n<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a  data-e-Disable-Page-Transition=\"true\" class=\"download-link\" title=\"Version 1.03\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk?download=1774&amp;tmstv=1777451756\" rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"download-link-1774\" data-redirect=\"false\" >\n\tPC VST AmbiX Ambisonic Panner\/Reverb VSTs\t(56317 downloads\t)\n<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a  data-e-Disable-Page-Transition=\"true\" class=\"download-link\" title=\"Version 1.05\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk?download=1781&amp;tmstv=1777451756\" rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"download-link-1781\" data-redirect=\"false\" >\n\tReaper JSFX AmbiX Decoders\t(56547 downloads\t)\n<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The VST plugins can be placed in the usual folders for Mac and PC, and a guide to installing JSFX plugins can be found at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/reaperblog.net\/2015\/06\/quick-tip-how-to-install-js-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/reaperblog.net\/2015\/06\/quick-tip-how-to-install-js-plugins\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The folder JSFX plugins go in is (Mac)<br>~\/Library\/Application Support\/REAPER\/Effects\/WigWare\/Amb Dec AmbiX\/<br>or (PC)<br>%USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\Roaming\\REAPER\\Effects\\WigWare\\Amb Dec AmbiX\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to create the WigWare folders.  You can get to this quickly from Reaper by selecting Options->Show Resource Path in Explorer\/Finder&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1791\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?fit=806%2C54&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"806,54\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?fit=525%2C35&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?resize=426%2C28&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" width=\"426\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?w=806&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C20&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png?resize=768%2C51&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After some time, I decided to both update my Ambisonic tools to support the AmbiX standard (now widely used for immersive audio, 360 videos and VR) and rework my speaker array decoders using JSFX to make them a little more powerful and with a better workflow for me to quickly create new ones! My plug-ins &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?p=1785\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New AmbiX WigWare Plugins Available&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iYFT-sN","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":859,"url":"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?p=859","url_meta":{"origin":1785,"position":0},"title":"Details on Facebook 360 Ambisonics Mapping from Angelo Farina","author":"Bruce Wiggins","date":"February 22nd,  2017","format":false,"excerpt":"EDIT: You can download a JS effect (for Reaper) that does the conversion from ambiX to TBE and another that goes from TBE to 2nd order, 2D, Furse-Malham format here (I've included my remapping JS effect too, so you can also go from Furse-Malham to TBE format by converting to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ambisonics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ambisonics","link":"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TBE_Channel_4_ZR-217x300.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1918,"url":"https:\/\/www.brucewiggins.co.uk\/?p=1918","url_meta":{"origin":1785,"position":1},"title":"Ambisonics B-Format to UHJ Transcoder","author":"Bruce Wiggins","date":"January 10th,  2023","format":false,"excerpt":"As a continuation of my previous post (UHJ to B-Format\/Quad Transcoder\/Decoder) I've now made a plug-in that transcodes\/encodes from 1st Order B-Format (AmbiX or FuMa) to UHJ. 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This was, in the 4-channel incarnation, a lossless transcoding of the W, X, Y and Z channels of Ambisonics. 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