ambisonic and SoundField plugin by RØDE”

Diego_C. wrote on 5/21/2022, 2:15 AM

I'm trying to work with an ambisonic file recorded with a zoom H3-VR.
I can import it in Vegas as a multiwav, and the result is a 4 mono tracks file.
I put the Rode soundfield pugin plugin on the Master bus, choosing the stereo out option of the plugin.
But the plugin input shows only two tracks
Any solution about the routing of the four tracks?

The plugin is free, and downloadable from here:
https://rode.com/software/soundfield-by-rode

Thanks

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Dexcon wrote on 5/21/2022, 6:21 AM

Any solution about the routing of the four tracks?

I'm more than happy to be corrected, but I don't think that audio track routing is available in Vegas Pro when using separate audio tracks.

The Soundfield plugin looks brilliant, but even it's product webpage only lists DAWs as being compatible. If you have a DAW, a likely solution would be to use that DAW to create a 4 channel export in a single track and then import that into Vegas Pro - and with VP's project audio properties set at 5.1. Then see if the plugin works in Vegas Pro on a multi-channel single track audio event.

Even in this Rode YT demonstration of Soundfield using Reaper, the audio used for the demo is one track with 4 channels. But I imagine that you've already seen this.

BTW, is it possible that Soundfield has accessed just one track in Vegas Pro and treated it as stereo rather than accessing two separate tracks from VP's timeline? Just a thought.

rraud wrote on 5/21/2022, 11:44 AM

The demo is one track with 4 channels

Multi-channel PCM formats are usually refereed to as a "poly file". Channels and tracks are not exactly the same. Poly files can be imported to VP as single mono tracks. To encode the four tracks after processing to an AC-3, AAC or other end-user format, VP's master must be set to 5:1. The LFE channel can be ignored is this case.