ab Decoder Suite

from €44.00

Also available in Bundle with our ‘ab Decoder HOA’.

Natively compatible with all our Ambisonics Sample Libraries

Decodes any 1st Order Ambisonics sound file (B-Format).

For Higher Order Ambisonics (2OA, 3OA) check our ‘ab Decoder HOA’

‘ab Decoder Light’ available FOR FREE.

Designed with a plug-and-play mentality: It simply WORKS!

Includes Ambisonics transformation tools for rotating and changing the focus of the sound

Includes a Visualiser

Decodes to several speaker-array configurations from Stereo, all the way to Surround 5.1, 7.1 and Atmos beds in 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 and even up to 9.1.6!

An LFE Control feeds your LFE channel when available.

Constant and automatic Troubleshooting algorithm keeps your signal flowing

Compatible with all DAWs that support wider-than-stereo tracks (Nuendo, Cubase Pro, Pro Tools Ultimate, Logic Pro X*, Reaper)

Comes in AAX | AU | VST3

Compatible with MacOS (M1 and Intel) | Windows 10

If you own ‘ab Decoder HOA’, drop us a line and we’ll give you an upgrade discount :)

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Audio Brewers ‘ab Decoder Light’ (Free)

ab Decoder Light is the free version of the decoder, which automatically adapts the input signal (Ambisonics) to Stereo/Headphones Stereo.

A Rotation Control helps the user rotate the signal in the spatial field (true panning)

An Azimuth and Elevation control allow the user to flexibly place the speakers at different positions in the spatial field.

This plugin might be enough to those composers, musicians and sound engineers who work in with Stereo signals.

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Meet the Suite

Audio Brewers ab Decoder Suite is a collection of plugins designed to manipulate, transform and decode Ambisonics signals automatically to multiple speakers arrays.

The collection of plugins was created with three goals in mind:

They should simply WORK.
They shouldn’t have tons of complicated settings or routing requirements.
They should troubleshoot your signal automatically.

ab Decoder Suite also comes with a ‘smart troubleshooting’ algorithm, which will check your signal chain and let you know if something is wrong with it.

The plugins are not only compatible with all Audio Brewers libraries, but also with any 1OA (First Order Ambisonics, or Ambix B-Format) audio file.

ab Decoder Suite includes:

ab Visualiser

This plugin is designed to visualise the signal, it’s a great way to be aware of how the signal revolves in the spatial field, especially if the signal will later be decoded to immersive format such as Surround or Atmos compatible formats. This plugin doesn’t change the signal.

ab Rotator

Welcome to the world of ‘true panning’, with ‘ab Rotator’ you can transform your signal in the three-dimensional field to have a true translation of how the sound REALLY behaves where you move it left/right… and even front/back and above/below. Gone are the days of hard-panning! No filters, nothing is emulated, this is the real thing!

ab Dominance

To help you focus further the sound, ‘ab Dominance’ is a tool that changes the weight of the signal towards a particular direction. In the Ambisonics world, this would be the equivalent of hard-panning.

ab Transformer

This plugin includes the ‘Rotation’ and the ‘Dominance’ controls in-one, it’s great to quickly have all the ways available to transform the Ambisonics signal before its been decoded. Transformation happens first in Dominance and then in Rotation, so you can really focus your sound as narrowly as you desire.

ab Decoder

This plugin includes all the plugins listed above plus a powerful decoder that will adapt to the most used speaker-arrays our there - all the way from Stereo, to 7.1.4 Atmos beds.

Depending on your DAW, ‘ab Decoder’ might suggest you a speaker array, however, you can also manually change to your convenience. Additionally, you can control the placement of the speakers as well as their elevation.

ab Decoder Light

A Lighter version of ‘ab Decoder’ is also available to quickly decode your Ambisonics signal to different stereo patterns. It contains a rotator, a visualiser and speaker placement controls.

Features

‘ab Decoder Suite’ is packed with features that will make your life easier when it comes to decoding Ambisonics signals.

Automatic Troubleshooting
We’ve written an advanced algorithm that constantly checks your signal’s flow all the way from its input, its processing stage and its output. If there’s anything wrong with it or its routing, ‘ab Decoder Suite’ will let you know something’s up and how to solve it.

Multiple Decoding Choices
Apart from the decoding being able to suggest a matching output configuration, you can also manually select what speaker-array adjusts better to your needs. All the way from Stereo signals, to Surround and Atmos Bed signals.

Resizable
The Plugins are completely resizable so your can adjust their size to your needs.

Automatic Output Suggestion
‘ab Decoder’ will suggest and adapt its output automatically to your DAW’s track width. This way, as soon as you insert the plugin, it will be ready to work, and if you work with multiple speaker arrays, ‘ab Decoder’ will reassign its output as soon as you reroute the tracks (this feature is not available in Logic Pro X).

Dark/Light modes
The Plugins offer the possibility to toggle between Dark and Light modes, depending on your preference.

How to decode Ambisonics signals in different DAWs

‘ab Decoder Suite’ is completely compatible both with B-Format Ambisonics files and Audio Brewers Ambisonics Libraries, below you can see quick tutorials on how to decode Ambisonics signals depending on your DAW.