Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 53 Ulli Scuda & Philipp Eibl (MPEG - H)

Published: July 16, 2021, 1:03 p.m.

b'In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by head of the SoundLab group Ulli Scuda and research engineer Philipp Eibl at Fraunhofer IIS, over Zoom from Bavaria, Germany.\\n\\nUlli Scuda got a Tonmeister degree at the Film University Potsdam-Babelsberg where he also got his PhD. His experience covers sound recording, sound design and mixing for various film and music formats, ranging from binaural up to 22.2. He was a visiting lecturer at the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. Today he heads the SoundLab group in the audio department at Fraunhofer IIS where he researches 3D-Audio production and reproduction technologies, as well as microphone arrays and production workflows. His main expertise is immersive audio production, interactive and object-based audio.\\n\\nPhilipp Eibl is a research engineer for Fraunhofer IIS, specializing in Next Generation Audio and the development of NGA production tools in particular.\\xa0 Together with his colleagues, he mixes content for interactive and immersive experiences and advises industry partners on how they can integrate object-based audio production into their workflows.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Philipp joined Fraunhofer after studying Multimedia Art as well as Media Technology and Production in Salzburg and Amberg and interning in music and broadcast production.\\xa0 His years of employment in a radio broadcast at the Bayerischer Rundfunk gave him first-hand experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work in both production and live broadcast environments at one of Germany\\u2019s largest radio stations.\\n\\nIn this episode, we discuss and compare new generation spatial audio codec MPEG-H and associated authoring tools for its ecosystem.\\n\\nThis episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Emma Rees and included music by Rhythm Scott.\\n\\nFor extended show notes and more information on this episode go to https://www.1618digital.com/immersive-audio-podcast-episode-53-ulli-scuda-philipp-eibl-mpeg-h/\\n\\nIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please consider becoming a Patreon. Not only are you supporting us, but you will also get special access to bonus content and much more.\\n\\nFind out more on our official Patreon page - www.patreon.com/immersiveaudiopodcast\\n\\nWe thank you kindly in advance!\\n\\nWe want to hear from you! We value our community and would appreciate it if you would take our very quick survey and help us make the Immersive Audio Podcast even better: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3Y9B2MJ Thank you!\\n\\nYou can follow the podcast on Twitter @IAudioPodcast for regular updates and content or get in touch via podcast@1618digital.com'