Vortex Zoom Encoder

Vortex Surround Encoder is a surround sound utility application that allows you to freely combine and encode several individual sound files into a single multichannel master file. It can handle input and output files in any common channel configuration and it is compatible with the most popular file formats used in surround sound, from binaural headphone encoding all the way to 7.1 and beyond. VSE’s clean and simple user interface allows drag-and-drop importing of files and in-place editing of the most essential sound parameters.

NOTE: A SMALL WORK AROUND IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR VSE TO READ ZOOM H2, H4n, and H2n FILE FORMATS.  First convert your zoom recordings to AIF or WAV using VZE, iTunes, or Audacity before using VSE.

Encoded ImmersiveStereo from Zoom H2

Monolake DB Festival 2011 by TiLuxRecording
This Zoom H2 Recording is of Monolake from the 2011 Decibel Festival
The recording was done in “Four Channel Mode” and encoded into Immersive Stereo by the Vortex Zoom Encoder

This is an excerpt taken from an interview with Morton Subotnick, one of the United States’ premier composers of electronic music. In this interview, he refers to “Designer” meaning IMR’s Vortex Surround Designer as software which allows composers to work in multichannel audio without limitations.

Download a free fully functioning 30 day demo here: http://im-research.com/products/

Designer facilitates the creative and expressive manipulation of individual sounds in space as well as the combining of these sounds into multichannel sound cues and fully immersive soundscapes.

"Designer - User Interface"

With its intuitive graphic user interface and integrated set of DSP functions, Designer is a professional audio processing tool that allows the user to quickly and powerfully spatialize any mono sound file and save it as multichannel output. Each sound path can be designed with millisecond precision and then saved independently of the sound file itself, resulting in a library of spatial paths that can be re-used to process any monaural sound file. Sound paths adapt automatically to the length of each sound file. The result is a highly scalable solution that can generate unique paths and effects in a fraction of the time required when using manual panning techniques, with a higher return on investment and reduced development costs.

Designer Cost: $200.00 and not just for Surround Sound, it’s great for shaping stereo recordings!