Amadeus Launches Next Generation Immersive Sound at ISE 2026Amadeus Acoustics will be launching Amadeus Immersive Sound Next Generation at ISE 2026. At the heart of is their Immersive Performance module, ART::IP, which is said to represent a ground-breaking shift in the immersive audio ecosystem. Developed in response to increasingly complex venue architectures and rising creative expectations, ART::IP moves immersive sound beyond single-zone concepts into a truly scalable, multi-zone, three-dimensional spatial platform. This makes ART::IP the most advanced immersive sound tool available on the market today, the company says. While previous immersive solutions delivered compelling spatialization in standard room layouts, ART::IP is engineered for real-world complexity: multiple audience zones, varied loudspeaker functions, optimized algorithms for acoustically challenging areas such as under balconies, and hybrid stage-surround systems. Shaped by real-world user feedback from leading immersive installations, it introduces a fundamentally new immersive engine that differentiates between performer-focused stage systems and fully spatial loudspeaker systems -- even within the same loudspeaker. For example, ART::IP allows the main PA and immersive surround systems to operate within a single coherent design while retaining distinct processing roles: the PA functions as a performer-focused stage system optimized for clarity, power, and localization, while spatial loudspeakers provide envelopment and motion without relying on a central audience sweet spot. The operator controls this behavior at the source level via a simple switch, enabling either powerful stage-anchored reproduction or seamless transitions into the spatial field with precise localization. Additionally, unlike earlier immersive deployments, ART::IP is designed for independent setup and operation, enabling consultants and engineers to configure and adapt systems themselves through a highly accessible, usability-driven workflow. Venue models from EASE or other 3D CAD formats can be imported directly, allowing the full 3D layout of the room, loudspeakers, and audience zones to be visualized and edited seamlessly. Speakers and spatial behaviors can be placed, moved, or repurposed freely, including multi-function use within the same design, either graphically or via precise coordinates, giving users total independence and creative control without requiring manufacturer-led design input. Spatial design is no longer constrained by loudspeaker uniformity, architectural compromises, or rigid workflows, the company says. Instead, ART::IP provides a unified 3D environment where venues, loudspeakers, and sources are visualised, edited, and optimized together, visually and acoustically, all controlled through the ART::Director software platform. ART::Director transforms immersive system management into a fully three-dimensional environment, with intuitive drag-and-drop source placement, precise coordinate input, and advanced auto-Z algorithms for vertical positioning. Deep OSC integration and an integrated OSC Translator allow virtually any external control system or tracking solution to interface with ART::IP, ensuring adaptability and transparency throughout the lifetime of an installation. And behind the entire experience sits ART::DSP, the massive multi-channel engine designed to handle the world's most complex acoustic environments with zero compromise, the company says. ART::DSP delivers up to 512 I/O with 256 input and output channels, supported by a fully integrated 256-by-256 delay and gain matrix, extensive EQ, dynamics, and advanced signal processing. Why ART::DSP? Because it embodies the "ART" of the algorithm-digital signal processing as a craft, preserving the natural timbre and spatial integrity of every sound source. Built on the Acoustics and Tonmeister heritage of its founders, ART::DSP balances the physics of a room with the emotional demands of performance. Modular and licensable, it anchors all ART modules, from acoustic reflections to spatial objects, the company says, ensuring perfect synchronization, absolute clarity, and infinite scalability. "As the most advanced immersive sound solution," the company says, "the Amadeus Immersive Sound Next Generation is designed not only for live operation but for the entire production lifecycle: from pre-production and rehearsal to performance, broadcast, and future extensions into spatial effects and advanced acoustics. It is immersive audio without compromise: flexible, scalable, and future-proof." For more information on Amadeus Immersive Sound Next Generation and to experience it live at ISE 2026, book a chat with the company here or check out Booth #7H840. 
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