Acousmodules

SpatStruments

The Guide!

Spatialization

Effects

Sampling

Synthesis

Utilities

Win32/Linux

MIDI/Controllers

Resources

Les acousmodules constituent un ensemble de plugins qui peuvent être considérés comme système modulaire pour la création sonore multiphonique. Pensez plutôt à un système de synthèse comme Eurorack plutôt qu'à un outil de spatialisation et vous verrez que leur nombre se justifie tout à fait ;-).
Mais je conçois bien qu'il puisse être quelquefois difficile de connaître et de trouver, parmi la quantité et les dénominations ceux qui correspondent à un besoin, à un propos particulier.
Moi même...

Alors vous trouverez ci-dessous un certain nombre de questions concernant les cas de figure les plus courants avec quelques pistes de recherche, suivies d'un grand tableaux qui récapitule l'ensemble des plugins par catégorie et type de traitement. Ils sont accompagnés d'une description succinte qui devrait permettre de savoir d'un coup d'œil si l'un d'entre eux a des chances de vous convenir.
Vous pourrez également télécharger directement les documents PDF relatifs, lorsqu'ils sont disponibles...

Quelques pistes pour débuter :
- le nom des plugins comporte généralement un terme qui indique à quelle famille il appartient et ce qu'il fait, par exemple "Spat" pour "spatialisation" et "Mass" parce qu'il traite plus de deux entrées simultanément, ainsi qu'un nombre qui indique dans tous les cas le nombre de canaux de sortie, par exemple "36" pour "36 canaux", éventuellement précédé d'un autre qui indique les entrées, par exemple "1664" pour "16 entrées et 64 sorties"
- la plupart des éléments graphiques peuvent être contrôlés plus finement lorsque la touche Ctrl/Command est enfoncée
- la plupart des plugins qui disposent d'une représentation symbolique de l'espace (Spat3D, SpatLayers, Focus, AnimaSpat etc.) peuvent recevoir directement des messages MIDI pour contrôler leurs paramètres principaux : LX (ou PosX) = 11, LY (ou Pos Y) = 12, LZ (ou PosZ) = 15, RX = 13, RY = 14, RZ = 16, Area Volume (ou Focus Size) = 07, Area Shape (ou Focus Shape) = 08
- si vous utilisez macOS, veuillez lire cette note

Acousmodules are a set of plugins that can be considered as a modular system for multiphonic sound creation. Think instead of a synthesis system like Eurorack rather than a spatialization tool and you will see that their number is perfectly justified ;-).
But I understand well that it can sometimes be difficult to know and find among their quantity and their names the ones that you need.
Myself ...

You will find below some questions about what I think are the more common cases, followed by a big chart that summarize the whole of the plugins by category and processing kind.
They are accompanied by a quick description that should allow you to know at a glance what you can do with them.
You can also download directly the related PDF documents (currently often only in French), when they are available ... 

Some ways to get started:
- the name of the plugins generally includes a term which indicates to which family it belongs and what it does, for example "Spat" for "spatialization" and "Mass" because it processes more than two entries simultaneously, as well as a number that indicates in all case the number of output channels, for example "36" for "36 channels", possibly preceded by another which indicates the inputs, for example "1664" for "16 inputs and 64 outputs"
- most graphic elements can be controlled more finely when the Ctrl / Command key is pressed
- most plugins that have a symbolic representation of the space (Spat3D, SpatLayers, Focus, AnimaSpat etc.) can directly receive MIDI messages to control their main parameters: LX (or PosX) = 11, LY (or Pos Y) = 12, LZ (or PosZ) = 15, RX = 13, RY = 14, RZ = 16, Area Volume (or Focus Size) = 07, Area Shape (or Focus Shape) = 08 
- if you use macOS, please read this note

The more important: Don't panic !

1. SpatStruments and MiniTools series

Depuis l'été 2023 la série des SpatStruments constitue à la fois une entrée dans le monde des Acousmodules, et un ensemble de production quasi complet (avec les MiniTools) qui peut se suffire à lui-même pour tous les formats possédant jusqu'à 24 canaux. Ces plugins sont également optimisés pour mieux s'intégrer avec les dispositions standards du cinéma, et bénéficient de certaines améliorations de détail et, globalement, d'un meilleur support.
Je suppose donc que la majorité des utilisateurs potentiels des Acousmodules vont se tourner vers cette série (c'est pour ça que je l'ai faite), ce qui fait que cette page de guide, dont le but était de s'y retrouver dans la profusion de plugins, risque d'être beaucoup moins utile qu'au paravant, et c'est tant mieux!
Je vous engage donc à parcourir d'abord la page consacrée aux SpatStruments, et ensuite, si le besoin s'en fait sentir, d'aller chercher dans les autres pages les plugins et fonctions qui vous manqueraient...

Since summer 2023, the SpatStruments series constitutes both an entry into the world of Acousmodules, and an almost complete production set (with the MiniTools) which can be sufficient in itself for all formats with up to 24 canals. These plugins are also optimized to better integrate with standard cinema layouts, and benefit from some detail improvements and overall better support.
So I assume that the majority of potential users of Acousmodules will turn to this series (that's why I made it!), which means that this guide page, whose aim was to navigate the profusion of plugins, risks being much less useful than before, and that's good!
I therefore urge you to first browse the page dedicated to SpatStruments, and then, if the need arises, to look in other pages for the plugins and functions that you are missing...

2. Fast Help (2022/03)

The Fast Help docs are simple but certainly usefull descriptions of nearly every plugins parameters.
It is a work in progress and I will complete and improve them in the following months.
They must also be updated according to the plugins developments and new versions, so stay tuned! 
You can download the separated documents: Spatialization - Effects - Sampling - Synthesis - Utilities - MIDI
or all of them in a single archive.

3. Guides
(currently only in French, sorry...)

C'est un travail en cours où des chapitres sont encore à compléter, mais j'espère qu'en l'état il pourra déjà aider à aborder l'utilisation de ces plugins (août 2019).

1 : Utiliser Reaper (avec les Acousmodules)
1. Configuration d'un projet multicanal
2. Travailler avec des fichiers multicanaux
3. Utiliser les automations
4. Rendus et exportations
5. Étude de cas

• 2 : Comprendre les Acousmodules
  1. Présentation de la série x64
  2. Les plugins basés sur une représentation de l'espace haut-parlant
  3. Les plugins fonctionnant en multicanal direct
  4. Les plugins contrôleurs

• 3 : Utiliser les Acousmodules (à compléter)
  1. La série "Spat"
  2. La série "Mass"
  3. La famille "Anima"
  4. La famille "Focus"
  5. La famille "Kaleido"
  6. La mini-famille "Uni"
  7. Les indépendants...
  8. Les Utilitaires

• 4 : les Acousmodules instruments, échantillonnage et synthèse

• 5 : Autres utilisations
  1. avec l'ambisonique
  2. avec le binaural
  3. en mode OBA

4. Que souhaitez-vous faire ? / What do you whish to do?

- placer une source mono ou stéréo au sein d'un dispositif haut-parlant
- to place a mono or stereo source within a loudspeakers system

Spat3D 2n, SpatLayers, SweetSpat, SpaceBrush, SpatKeys, SpatTouch, InGrid, DisPatcher, SimpleSend, FastPatch, SimplePatch, SquarePatch

- "spatialiser" une source mono ou stéréo, c'est à dire pouvoir automatiser dans l'hôte les changements de son placement et de son étendue
- "spatialize" a mono or stereo source, ie to be able to automate in the host the changes in its placement and area

Spat3D 2n, SpatLayers 2n, SweetSpat, SpatKeys, SpatTouch, SpatLine

- animer spatialement une source monophonique selon des manières diverses et variées avec les fonctions intégrées dans le plugin
- spatially animate a monophonic source in various and varied ways with the functions integrated in the plugin

AnimaSpat, SpatSteps, SpatPath, SpatLine, SpatSEQ, SweetSpat

- placer, répartir, déformer une source multiphonique (quadri, 5.0, octo... jusqu'à 64 canaux) au sein d'un dispositif haut-parlant possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux en déterminant séparément les valeurs pour chaque canal
- place, distribute, distort a multiphonic source (quad, 5.0, octo ... up to 64 channels) within an up to 64 channels  loudspeakers setup, by determining separately the values for each channel

Spat3D 8n / 16n, SpatLayers 8n, MassInFaders, SpaceInFaders,

- placer, déformer une source multiphonique (quadri, 5.0, octo... jusqu'à 16 canaux) au sein d'un dispositif haut-parlant possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux en les considérant comme un groupe qui est contrôlé dans sa globalité et, éventuellement, en l'animant
- place, distort a multiphonic source (quadri, 5.0, octo ... up to 16 channels) within a loudspeaker device having up to 64 channels by considering them as a group which is controlled as a whole and, possibly, by animating it

SpatMass, ScaleMass, OctoMorph, MassLayers, MassKeys, MassBlender, ScaleLine, SpaceScaler,  DisOrganizer

- animer les caractéristiques spatiales (position, étendue, forme) d'une source possédant jusqu'à 8 canaux au sein d'un dispositif haut-parlant possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux, avec des outils intégrés pouvant être joués et automatisés
- animate the spatial characteristics (position, extent, shape) of a source having up to 8 channels within a loudspeaker system having up to 64 channels, with integrated tools that can be played and automated 

AnimaSpat8, SpatMass 818,

- placer, déformer une source provenant d'un microphone multiphonique coïncident ("format-A" sur 4, 8 ou 19 canaux) au sein d'un dispositif haut-parlant possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux
- place, distort a source from a compact multiphonic microphone ("A-format" with 4, 8 or 19 channels) within a loudspeaker system having up to 64 channels

TetraMass, OctoMass, ZyliaMass, MorphSampler

- agir globalement sur l'ensemble d'un espace multiphonique possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux
- act globally on an entire multiphonic space with up to 64 channels 

FocusMass, SpaceShifter, SpaceRotator, DisPatcher, DisOrganizer, ScaleLine, SpaceScaler, ZoneShaper

- dissocier/répartir une source mono/stéréo en une masse spatiale complexe
- dissociate/distribute a mono / stereo source into a complex spatial mass 

SpectraSplitter, SpectraScaler, SpectraMass, SpectraMover, KaleidoSpat

- filtrer, compresser, réverbérer, changer le gain etc. de jusqu'à 64 canaux à la fois et d'une manière identique
- filter, compress, reverberate, change gain etc. of up to 64 channels at a time and identically

UniQ, UniComp, UniVerb, UniFIR, UniGain, UniRing, Substractor

- traiter le son (filtrer, retarder, ring-moduler, réverbérer, granuler, transposer, vocoder...) sur l'ensemble des canaux d'un dispositif ou d'un son multiphonique, d'une manière différente pour chaque canal en fonction de leur disposition spatiale
- process the sound (filter, delay, ring-modulate, reverberate, granulate, transpose, vocoder ...) on all the channels of a multiphonic system or sound, in a different way for each channel according to their spatial arrangement

Focus series, Zone series, MassModeler, Room 64

- traiter le son (filtrer, retarder, réverbérer, granuler...) sur un ensemble de jusqu'à 64 canaux d'une manière différente pour chaque canal, sans tenir compte de leur disposition spatiale
- process sound (filter, delay, reverberate, granulate ...) on a set of up to 64 channels in a different way for each channel, regardless of their spatial arrangement

Scatter series, Spaced series, MiniDeco, MiniRez, ColourVerb 64, TouchFilter, TouchShifter, IRBlender + (Win32) MultiPitch, LevelMorph

- animer l'amplitude, le filtrage, le retard sur l'ensemble d'une source possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux
- animate the amplitude, the filtering, the delay on the whole of a source having up to 64 channels

DynaMover, Scatter series, Focus series, MorphFIR

- décorréler les composantes d'une source possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux
- decorellate the components of a source with up to 64 channels

MiniDeco, Scatterizer, FocusDelay, Distances

- synthétiser des sons multiphoniques possédant jusqu'à 64 canaux en associant un module de base à chaque canal
- synthese multiphonic sounds with up to 64 channels by associating a basic module with each channel

MultiSynth, FocusSynth, ScatterSynth

- synthétiser et spatialiser les sons à l'aide de contrôleurs
- synthesize and spatialize sounds using controllers

SpatSynth, KaleidoSynth, AnimaSynth, BlenderSynth

- capturer, jouer et transformer des fichiers audio simultanément avec leur espace
- play and transform audio files simultaneously with their space

BrushSampler, AleaSampler, VaporSampler, ScaleSampler, SweetSampler, MorphSampler, MassSampler, RoomSampler + (Win32) PenSampler, PolySpatSampler

- générer des textures et des morphologies jusqu'à 64 canaux à partir d'échantillons animés spatialement
- generate textures and morphologies up to 64 channels from spatially animated samples

AnimaPlayer, FocusPlayer, Texturizer, KaleidoSampler, ScatterSampler

- jouer et appliquer des transformations sur des fichiers multicanaux
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- traiter / générer des sons et des espaces possédant plus de 64 canaux
- working with sounds and spaces that have more than 64 channels

Spat3D 280, SpatLayers 124C, KaleidoSynth 128,  KaleidoSampler 128, AleaSampler 128, SpacePeaks 128, FastPatch 80, SpaceInFaders 80, SpacedTest 75, SpacedRoute 75, SpacedPeaks 75

- traiter un flux ambisonique jusqu'à l'ordre 7
- process an ambisonic stream up to 7th order

Uni series

- adapter une composition réalisée selon une certaine disposition spatiale pour une disposition haut-parlante différente en termes de nombre de canaux ou de leur emplacement
- adapt a composition produced according to a certain spatial arrangement for a different loudspeaker arrangement in terms of the number of channels or their location

Spat3D 864 / 1664 (max source format 16 channels), SpaceConverter 64, SpaceConverter-3L 64X and 2L 48, SpaceInFaders, ScaleLine 64, SpaceMixer 328

- tester et contrôler le fonctionnement et le routage des canaux
- test and control the operation and routing of channels

SpacedTest, SimpleTest, SpacedPeaks, SpherePeaks, SpacedRoute, FastPatch

- calibrer un dispositif haut-parlant
- calibrate a loudspeaker system

MultiLevels, SimpleBass, SpacedAnalyser, MultiAnalyzer

- capturer des gestes et les rejouer en leur appliquant des variations
- capture gestures and replay them by applying variations to them 

SweetSpat, Concatenator, ConcatSampler, KaleidoSampler, SimpleStretcher, StrechSampler, SweetSampler, Gesturizer M

- contrôler les paramètres de plugins à l'aide de contrôleurs matériels particuliers
- control plugin settings using specific hardware controllers

PenSampler, ARQSampler, BlockPlayer, ZyliaTouch

- générer et transformer des messages MIDI provenant de contrôleurs matériels ou d'autres plugins
- generate and transform MIDI messages from hardware controllers or other plugins

EnvelopeControl,

PLUS

- utiliser l'ensemble des acousmodules avec un encodage ambisonique en ordre élevé
- use all acousmodules with high order ambisonic encoding

IEM MultiEncoder (free)

- utiliser l'ensemble des acousmodules pour une production binaurale
- use all acousmodules for a binaural production

GRMTools SpaceVR (free)

5. Séries et familles / Series and families

"Spat" : pour "spatialisation", l'interface utilisateur est souvent basée sur une représentation spatiale symbolique. La plupart peuvent être utilisés à la manière de "panners" avec des réglages appropriés, mais ils sont plutôt à considérer comme des "pinceaux" à tailles variables.

"Spat": for "spatialization", the user interface is often based on a symbolic spatial representation. Most of them can be used in the manner of "panners" with appropriated settings, but they are rather to be considered as variable size "brushes".

"Layers" : la dimension verticale du dispositif haut-parlant est organisée en couches, jusqu'à 6. Cette conception permet d'optimiser les mouvements d'élévation et de faciliter l'étendue horizontale des masses spatiales.

"Layers": the vertical dimension of the loudspeaker device is organized in layers, up to 6. This design optimizes elevation movements and facilitate horizontal expanse of masses space.

"Mass" : ils traitent des sources multiphoniques, généralement jusqu'à 8 ou 16 canaux, qui sont organisées spatialement selon des formes pré-établies (cube, cercle, ligne, grille...), qui sont librement modifiées et combinées.

"Mass": they deal with multiphonic sources, generally up to 8 or 16 channels, which are spatially organized into shapes pre-established (cube, circle, line, grid ...), which are freely modified and combined.

"Scale" : variantes de la série "Mass" dans lesquelles les canaux d'entrée ne sont pas groupés selon des formes prédéfinies mais selon une disposition libre. Les possibilités de transformations sont par contre limitées à la position et à l'extension/contraction du groupe (indépendemment dans les trois dimensions).

"Scale": variants of the "Mass" series in which the input channels are not grouped by shapes but according to a free manual arrangement. The possibilities of transformation are limited to the position and extension / contraction of the group (free in all three dimensions).

"Sweet" : ils sont dédiés aux espaces circulaires, sphériques et cylindriques, mono ou multicouches, et comme ils traitent le signal à puissance constante ils peuvent être plus faciles à utiliser pour des tâches simples comme des panners.

"Sweet": they are dedicated to circular, spherical and cylindrical spaces, single or multi-layered, and since they process the signal at constant power they may be easier to use for simple tasks like panners.

"Focus" : ils peuvent traiter l'ensemble des canaux d'un dispositif spatial ou des sons multiphoniques complexes en appliquant leur effet sur une zone sphérique de position et de taille variable, pouvant aller d'un point unique à l'ensemble des canaux. Ils permettent de combiner des traitements multicanaux massifs avec un contrôle simple (le "focus") et donc d'obtenir des effets complexes qui restent intuitifs à utiliser. Ils sont déclinés principalement sous la forme d'effets : filtre, délai, réverbération, modulateur en anneau, granulateur, pitch shifter, vocoder.
Ils ont également la possibilité de traiter n'importe quelles sources de 1 jusqu'à 64 canaux, les regroupements étant effectués automatiquement sur les canaux disponibles.

"Focus": they can process all the channels of a spatial system or a complex multiphonic sound by applying their effect to a spherical zone of position and variable size, ranging from a single point to all the available channels.
They make it possible to combine massive multichannel treatments with a simple control (the "focus") and thus obtain complex effects which remain intuitive to use. They are mainly available in the form of effects: filter, delay, reverb, ring modulator, granulator, pitch shifter, vocoder.
They also have the option to process any source from 1 up to 64 channels, groupings being done automatically on the available channels.

"Anima" : ils disposent de modulateurs

"Kaleido" :

"Uni" : traitements parallèles où tous les canaux partagent les mêmes valeurs. Ils disposent généralement d'un nombre réduit de paramètres. Sauf exception, ils peuvent être utilisés pour traiter un flux ambisonique jusqu'à l'ordre 7.

"Uni": parallel processing where all the channels share the same values. They generally have a reduced number of parameters. With some exceptions, they can be used to treat an ambisonic flow up to order 7.

"Multi" : traitements multicanaux où chaque canal peut avoir des valeurs différentes, réglables séparément.

"Multi": multi-channel processing where each channel can have a different value, adjustable separately.

"Spaced" : traitements multicanaux où chaque canal peut avoir des valeurs différentes, les réglages pouvant être aidés par une représentation (facultative et libre) de leur position dans l'espace. Sauf exception, ces valeurs ne sont pas destinées à être automatisées.

"Spaced": multi-channel processing where each channel can have values different, the settings being aided by a representation of their position in space.

"Scatter" : traitements parallèles où chaque canal peut avoir des valeurs différentes, réglables globalement et pouvant être animées. Ils traitent tous 64 canaux en interne pouvant être répartis dynamiquement de 1 à 64 entrées / sorties.

"Scatter": parallel processing where each channel can have values different, globally adjustable and can be animated. They deal all 64 internal channels that can be dynamically distributed from 1 to 64 inputs / outputs.

"Zone" : traitements parallèles où chaque canal peut avoir des valeurs différentes selon sa représentation spatiale en X, Y ou Z. Peut s'appliquer à l'ensemble du dispositif spatial ou à un format d'objet particulier.

"Zone": parallel processing where each channel can have values different according to its spatial representation in X, Y or Z. 

"Spectra" : ils appliquent un traitement spatial à différentes bandes de fréquences

6. Les fichiers de configuration spatiale / Spatial configuration files

Un système d'exportation/importation de fichiers de configuration spatiale a été mis en place début 2022 pour les plugins qui sont basés sur une représentation symbolique de la disposition des points haut-parlants (soit à peu près la moitié des Acousmodules). Ces fichiers permettent l'échange de ces configurations de base indépendamment des réglages des Presets propres à chacun.
Attention : ils ne comprennent que les positions spatiales et l'activation des points, les réglages d'aires et de couleurs sont bien-sûr à régler à chaque fois en fonction des spécificités des plugins et de leurs applications. 
Étant de simples fichiers textes ils peuvent être également édités séparément ou avec le plugin SpaceEditor (voir la colonne "import export" dans le tableau suivant pour savoir quels sont les plugins qui peuvent en bénéficier).

A spatial configuration file backup system has been implemented in early 2022 and it is currently being rolled out to plugins concerned, namely most of those which are based on a representation symbolic of the layout of the loudspeaker points (about half Acousmodules). These files allow the exchange of these basic configurations independently of the settings of the Presets specific to each plugin.
They only comprise the spatial positions and the activation of the points, the area and color settings must be configured each time according to the plugins and their applications.
Being simple text files they can also be edited separately or with the SpaceEditor (see the column "layouts" in the following table to find out which plugins can benefit).

am36: Atelier35, Atelier35Circle, Atelier35 Small, AtelierDome30, Atmos7.1.4, Atmos7.1.4-2D, Atmos9.1.6, Atmos9.1.6-2D, Auro9.1, Auro13.1, Circle16, Circle224, Cranelab16, Dome2D25, DTSXPro32.2, Grid16, Micadome16, Micadome16-2D, Micadome16-2D, Micadome24.2, Motus2D18, NHK22.2Small, NHK22.2, Noirlac19, NotamSirius24, OctoCircle, OctoDeltaP, RadioFranceStudio115, Reseau36, Satosphere31, Satosphere31-2D, Screen16, Screen18, Sphere18, Spiral16, WaveExt17.1
am64: 4DSound48, AcousmoDome47, AcousmoDome47-2D, Acousmonef63L, Acousmonef64H, Atelier35, AtelierDome30, Atmos7.1.4, Atmos9.1.6, Cranelab16, Cube64, Dome2D25, DTSXPro32.2, Grid25, Micadome24.2, NHK22.2, Satosphere31, WaveExt17.1
am3l: 4DSound48, Acousmonef59, Acousmonef63, Acousmonef64H, Atelier35, Atmos7.14, Cinema32, Cinema38, Cirque32H, Cube64, Dome43, Dome47, Grid3D36, Grille25, Motus2D18, NHK22.2, Satosphere31, Sphere54, WaveExt17.1
am3d: 4DSound48, Acousmonef63L, Acousmonef64H, Atelier35, Atmos7.1.4, Atmos9.1.6, Auro9.1, Auro-Cockos13.1, Cranelab16, Cube64, DearReality13.1, Dome47A, HEM26, Micosome24, NHK22.2, NHK-Sparta, Reseau36, Satosphere31, Sphere54, WaveExt17.1

Spatial Configs    (2022-09)

Spatialization (spatial mass processing)

Reminder: these plugins process only the amplitudes and don't transform the sound in any other ways. They are intended to work with real loudspeakers spaces and don't use spatial compression or virtualization (but they can easily be converted to ambisonics and binaural with third party free tools).
- space type: "multi" = independant of the loudspeakers arrangement ; "mesh" = 2D and 3D meshed spaces ; "peri" = periphonic only like domes and cinema formats ; (x) means that it is not optimal in this mode.
- import export: the output spatial arrangement in most of the "3D" and Layers plugins can be saved and shared by other plugins with the same number of outputs, typically 18, 36 and 64
- "universal VST3" for both Windows and MacOS will replace progressively the current VST3 and AU versions

space type

spatial configs import
export

Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

multi

mesh

peri

1/2 inputs
> n outputs

Spat3D 218, 236, 264, 280

spatial "paint brushes" or "panners" with up to 80 outputs, free speakers positions, separate and global Area settings, dual view for easy positionning, Center Compensation settings for periphonic arrangements

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

SpatLayers 248-3, 264-3, 264-4

same purpose than the Spat3D but with a three or four height layered structure making the elevation control more accurate and easier to set for irregular and periphonic speakers arrangements

x

x

am3l

x

x

SweetSpat L4, L6, C12

polar controlled layers, good and easy for domes, spheres and periphonic spaces, also with distance simulation in the horizontal plane (exception to the spatial mass series!)

x

x

x

AnimaSpat3D 64, 48L

advanced spatial animations with combined LFOs

x

x

am64
am3l

x

x

SpatKeys 64

send the input to all the outputs you want with a MIDI keyboard, record the spatialization positions and movements as a MIDI notes sequence !

x

x

(x)

SpatTouch 64

direct control of the channels amplitudes from a touch controller, a polyphonic aftertouch keyboard, or simply a range of faders

x

x

x

LightWave 125

use a poly pressure compatible controller to modulate the outputs amplitudes (also with a multimode filter)

x

x

x

SpatLine 64

up to 64 channels "auto-panner", with keyboard, envelope and LFO/Shaper modulations

x

x

(x)

SpatSteps3D 36, 64

3D nodes stepped path based animation

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

SpatPath 16-64

3D nodes continuous path based animation

x

(x)

am64

x

x

SimpleSend 264

as said...

x

x

x

8 inputs
> n outputs

Spat3D 836

up to 8 separate inputs with possible independant automations, to use as a multi-panner or as a spatialization engine controlled by other plugins

x

(x)

am36

x

x

SpatMass 864

the inputs are grouped together according to basic spatial shapes (Cube, Sphere, Rings, Lines, Chaos) that can be combined and automated

x

(x)

am64

x

x

ScaleMass 864

the inputs are manually arranged as whished and then moved and scaled together

x

(x)

am64

x

x

OctoMass 864

the inputs are organized upon the capsules' positions of the Spatial Mic or the OctoMic ambisonic microphones ; the spatial transformations are limited compared to the other "Mass" plugins

x

(x)

am64

x

x

OctoMorph 64

easier to use version that can work with most spatial microphone arrangement (circle, line, cube), including compact ambisonic dedicated ones

x

am64

x

x

MassLayers 848L

same features than the SpatMass 8n but with a layers organization that is easier to use with irregular and periphonic speakers layouts

x

x

am3l

x

x

AnimaSpat 836, 864, 848L

advanced spatial animations with combined LFOs applied to the same spatial shapes than the SpatMass and the MassLayers

x

x

am36
am64
am3l

x

x

KaleidoMass 864

x

x

x

MPESpat 864

use the Sensel Morph (or other MPE controllers) to move up to eight input separately and simultaneously

x

am64

x

x

SimpleSend 864

as said...

x

x

x

16 inputs
> n outputs

Spat3D 1664

up to 16 separate inputs with possible independant automations, to use as a multi-panner or as a spatialization engine controlled by other plugins

x

(x)

am64

x

x

SpatMass 1618, 1636, 1664

the inputs are grouped together according to basic spatial shapes (Cube, Sphere, Rings, Lines, Planes, Chaos) that can be combined and automated ; the 1618X version has also four modulators for simple animations

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

SimpleSend 1664

as said...

x

x

x

n inputs
> n outputs

MultiMass 64

combines up to 64 inputs as four 16 channel spatial shapes that can be morphed separately or together (quite CPU intensive !)

x

x

x

x

FocusMass 36, 64

virtual sphere that is used to control the amplitudes of a whole system according to its position and its size

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

MassInFaders 3264

control the amplitudes of up to 32 inputs to a combination of up to 64 outputs by the mean only of sliders: precise and open but not very intuitive...

x

x

x

ScaleMass 2436, ScaleMass 3264

define the spatial position of up to 24/32 inputs, then move and scale them as a group freely among the three axis

x

am36
am64

x

x

SpaceMorph 2436

x

(x)

am36

x

x

SpaceScaler 64L

move and scale up to 64 inputs at once in up to three 24 channels height layers

x

x

x

x

SpatLine 64

in "Focus" mode

x

x

ScaleLine 1864, 6418, 64

distribute/compress up to 64 inputs along a virtual line of up to 64 outputs, with mass size and shape (the 64 x 64 version is more suitable for spatial conversions)

x

x

x

ScaleLines 4X16

distribute/compress up to four 16 channels lines

x

x

x

SpaceShifter 16x4

moves / compress / expands a complete space to a side or a height (must be a regular speakers network)

x

x

x

SpaceRotator 12+4x4

rotates a complete space (must be a symmetrical speakers network)

x

(x)

x

x

ChannelCycler 12, 24

cycle through 2 to 24 inputs

x

x

x

DisPatcher 64

aleatory dispatches a selected range of inputs to a selected range of outputs (no interpolations), simple, fast and efficient

x

x

x

DisOrganizer 64

curve based live modulated channel mapping (no interpolations)

x

x

x

Others

MassBlender 64

morphing between arbitrary groups of channels

x

(x)

x

x

SpaceXplorer 32-8, 32-16

use a virtual ensemble of microphones to explore a 32 channels (also virtual) space, then use these 8 / 16 channels as you want...

x

(x)

x

x

SpatStrument 218, 264, 248L

process the sound coming from a mono/stereo hardware or software instrument and play it together with a Spat3D like section

x

x

am64
am3l

x

MPESpat 848

use multi-outputs instrument with some MPE compatible controller for spatialization

x

x

Spatial Microphones

TetraMass 464

special SpatMass version to use with A-Format close up recordings made with 1st order ambisonics microphones

x

(x)

am64

x

x

OctoMass 864

special SpatMass version to use with A-Format close up recordings made with 2nd order ambisonics microphones (OctoMic and Voyage Audio)

x

(x)

am64

x

x

ZyliaMass 1936, 1964

special SpatMass version to use with close up RAW recordings made with the Zylia ZM-1 microphone

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

Multichannel "effects"

multi

mesh

peri

configs

Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

Reminder: these plugins process the sound in parallel (discreet multichannel) or combine their effect with the same kind of spatial mass processings as the previous ones.

Amplitude

UniGain 64

simple 64 channels level control

x

x

x

UniComp 64

dynamic compressor/expander, with independant channels processing and a reasonable quality

x

x

x

SpacedComp 16

x

am3d

x

x

DynaMover 64

64 LFOs based amplitude animator and dynamic shaper

x

x

x

ZoneShaper 64

x

x

am64

x

x

DynaSplitter

x

x

x

LevelMorph 64

x

Filter

UniQ 64

64 channels high order single multimode filter

x

x

x

UniTilt

x

x

x

SpacedEQ 16

x

am3d

x

x

SpacedFilter 16, 64

x

am3d

x

x

UniPhase 64

x

x

UniFIR 64

x

x

MorphFIR 16

x

x

FocusFilter 36, 64

variable position and size multichannel multi filter

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

FocusPhase 36, 64

variable position and size multichannel multi phaser

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

Scatterizer 64

combines 64 filters and delays which values can be set and animated according on a 64x64 graphic matrix

x

x

x

TouchFilter 64

x

x

x

ZoneFilter 64

x

x

am64

x

x

Room 64

kind of delay based spatialization with distance attenuation and reverberation

x

x

am64

x

Roomulator 64

same as previous with better filters and 64 channels Pitch/Frequency Shifter

x

x

am64

x

Delay

FocusDelay 36, 64

variable position and area size multichannel modulated delay

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

Scatterizer 64

combines 64 filters and delays which values can be set and animated according on a 64x64 graphic matrix

x

x

x

MiniDeco 64

time decorelator and multidelay with simple global settings

x

x

x

QuadDelay 64

four 64 channels delays in parallel

x

x

x

Spaced-DR 16

x

am3d

ZoneDelay 64

spatial position based multi-delay

x

x

am64

x

x

SpatHaas 136

Haas effect inspired multi-delay

x

(x)

am36

x

Room 64

kind of delay based spatialization with distance attenuation and reverberation

x

x

am64

x

Roomulator 64

same as previous with better filters and 64 channels Pitch/Frequency Shifter

x

x

am64

x

Reverberation

UniVerb 64

discreet multichannel reverberation, can have a very long decay

x

x

UniVerb 36Q

discreet multichannel reverberation with 3 bands equalizer

x

x

UniIR 32

convolution based reverberation with up to 32 channels IR

x

x

IRVerb 16, 32

convolution based reverberation with different IRs for each channels pair

x

x

IRBlender 12-64

mix and combine up to 12 stereo IRs following spatial interpolations

x

x

CoulourVerb 8, 64

synthetic convolution

x

x

FocusVerb 36, 64

the direct/wet mix is controlled from the spatial position of up to 64 channels, according to the place and the size of the focus' area (the 64 channel sounds better but is Windows only)

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

(x)

ScatterVerb 64

x

x

SpacedConvo 416

x

am3d

Spaced-DR 16

16 channels Delay and Reverberation

x

am3d

ZoneVerb 64

x

x

am64

x

DiffusVerb 64

distance based diffusion reverberation

x

(x)

am64

x

Room 64

kind of delay based spatialization with distance attenuation and reverberation

x

x

am64

x

Roomulator 64

same as previous with better filters and 64 channels Pitch/Frequency Shifter

x

x

am64

x

Spectral

MiniRez 64

up to 64 channels resonators with per channel values set with simple global parameters

x

x

x

SpectraSplitter 8, 16X

"splits" a mono input into 8 or 16 spectrum bands, each one to a different output

x

x

x

SpectraMover 32

"splits" and animate up to 32 spectrum bands with FFT power

x

x

KaleidoTone 164

x

x

x

SpectraMass 36, 64

"splits" a mono input into 16 frequency bands then process them as a group according to the ScaleMass approach and 8 LFO animators

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

SpectraShaper 1636, 1664

"splits" a mono input into 16 frequency bands then process them as a shape according to the SpatMass approach

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

UniRing 64

up to 64 parallel channels Ring Modulator, with waveforms mixing and S&H modulation

x

x

x

FocusRing 36, 64

the frequency of 36/64 ring modulation oscillators is controlled from their spatial position, according to the place and the size of the focus' area

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

x

SpacedConvo 416

16 channels convolution

x

am3d

FocusVox 36

FFT vocoder with integrated 36 channels basic synthesis generator (alpha)

x

(x)

am64

x

Substractor 32, 64

32/64 channels FFT spectral substractor, can be used as a "noise" remover or a spectral effect

x

x

NoiseDestructor 64

x

x

Pitch

FocusPitch 64

pitch shifting controlled from the spatial position of up to 64 channels, according to the place and the size of the focus' area

x

(x)

am64

x

FocusShifter 64

frequency shifting controlled from the spatial position of up to 64 channels, according to the place and the size of the focus' area

x

(x)

am64

x

ZonePitch 64

pitch shifting controlled from the spatial representation of up to 64 channels, according to their X, Y or Z position

x

(x)

am64

x

TouchShifter 64

x

x

SpacedShifter 16

x

am3d

Pitch'n Filter

responds (via MIDI) to the Envelope 64 plugin, or multitouch hardware controllers

x

Roomulator 64

kind of delay based spatialization with relative distance controlled Filters, Pitch/Frequency Shifter and Reverberation

x

x

am64

x

MultiPitch 64

up to +/- 4 octaves individual channels pitch shifter, with transition time

x

x

Grains

FocusGrains 32, 64

the size, the speed and the pitch of grains are controlled from their spatial position according to the place and the size of the focus' area

x

(x)

am36
am64

x

AnimaGrains 864

uses the LFOs based spatial animations of the AnimaSpat to control the size, the speed and the pitch of eight grains

x

(x)

am64

x

MassGrains 1664

process 16 grains (size, speed and pitch) according to spatial shapes that can be modulated and combined

x

(x)

am64

x

ScatterGrains 64

x

x

KaleidoCutter 64

a kind of spatial granulator ...

x

x

x

Others

MassModeler 1664

combines a multichannel Pitch Shifting with a spectral morpher and three dimensionnal spatial shapes, all being controlled, transformed and animated together

x

(x)

x

SpaceBrush 18, 64

adds a distance simulation system (filter and reverb) and pitch shifting to the Spat3D plugins

x

x

am64

x

x

KaleidoCutter 64

a kind of spatial granulator...

x

x

Sample Based Instruments and Processors

multi

mesh

peri

configs

Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

Reminder: these plugins don't process any audio input, but play and process audio files. Nevertheless most of the "samplers" can also record their audio input(s).

Spatial gestures

SpatSampler 64L

x

x

am3l

x

x

SpatSampler 64

x

(x)

x

BrushSampler 18, 64

use a graphic tablet, a hand gesture or more traditionnal controllers to play both samples and space

x

(x)

am64

x

 x

BrushPlayer 464

idem with up to 4 layered samples

x

(x)

am64

x

x

PenSampler 25, 43, 128

x

(x)

x

SweetSampler L6

easy 2D gestures sampling control for periphonic spaces

x

x

x

MPESampler 564, 864

5 or 8 voices MPE controlled spatial sampler

x

(x)

am64

x

x

PolySpatSampler 13.1, 818, 22.2, 843

8 voices MPE controlled spatial sampler for fixed spatial layouts

x

(x)

x

ScaleSampler 864

records an 8 channels input, organize them freely in space and play with the sampling parameters and spatial shape/position

x

(x)

am64

x

x

MorphSampler & Player 864

records an 8 channels input and morph its spatial organization according to basic shapes based on main octophonic microphones arrangements

x

am64

x

x

MassSampler 1664

records an 16 channels input and control its spatial organization according to basic shapes

x

am64

x

x

Spatial animations 

AnimaSampler 864

complex interacting modulations of the sample and spatial position

x

am64

x

x

AnimaPlayer 836, 864, 848L

plays 8 different audio files (or the same one) and process their spatial position, their pitch, amplitude and filters according to a combination of LFOs

x

x

am36 am64
am3l

x

x

VaporSampler 864

x

(x)

am64

x

x

PathSampler 64

combines a 16 node 3D spatial path with envelope based sampling and spatial control

x

(x)

am64

x

x

Generators   

KaleidoPlayer 64, 128

x

x

KaleidoSampler 64 & 128

grain like splicer and spatial animator

x

x

x

StretchSampler 1664

x

(x)

am64

x

x

SimpleStretcher 16

x

x

x

MultiStretcher 1643D

pseudo sliding window based time-stretcher with mass mode grains spatialization

x

x

SampleShaper 16 & 32

x

FocusPlayer 36, 64

plays 36 or 64 times the same audio file with independant speed/pitch and filters, modulated according to their spatial position, the place and the size of a focus' area

x

(x)

am36 am64

x

x

Texturizer 64X

plays 64 times the same audio file with independant speed, FM cross synthesis and filters

x

x

x

ScattSampler 64

short sample textures with 64 loops modulations

x

x

x

Multi Samples  

TouchSampler & Player 48

multisample player for use with multitouch control surfaces, or keyboards/controllers with PolyAftertouch

x

x

x

RandomPlayer 12-18 & 8-32

play multichannel files with random parameters, granular trigger and crossfader

x

x

Concatenator 16 & 32

x

x

x

ConcatSampler & ConcatPlayer 1664

x

(x)

am64

x

x

SampXplorer 24-8 & 32-16

"4DOF" sample space explorer

x

(x)

x

x

LightPads 25

to be played with a Roli Lightpad Block, works with other MPE controllers

x

x

ZyliaPads 19

use a Zylia multichannel microphone as a sampling gesture instrument

x

x

AnimaSampler 16

x

x

ZoneSampler 16

16 keyboard layers

x

x

Others  

AleaSampler 64 / 128

x

x

x

RoomSampler 64

x

x

am64

x

SamplerModeler 1636 & 1664

am36 am64

x

MultiSampler 16, 32, 64, MultiPlayer 32

multichannel input sampler, straight inputs/outputs, nevertheless with advanced modulations (can be used with HOA too)

x

x

(x)

AmbiSampler 1ST

records and plays 4 channels  / 1st order ambisonic sounds, modulation parameters keep the spatial informations of the coding (must logically be followed by a decoder)

x

x

x

 x

ARQSampler 32

special version of the TouchSampler for Zoom ARQ-96

x

x

x

BlockPlayer 25

special version of the TouchPlayer for Roli Lighpad Block

x

x

x

StrisoSampler 61

special version of the TouchSampler for Striso Board

x

x

x

SpatSampler L16

x

x

SplitSampler 24

x

x

Synthesis

multi

mesh

peri

configs

Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

SpatSynth 3D-36, 64, 48L

a monophonic synthetic brush with a lot of possible colours and grains...

x

x

am36 am64
am3l

x

x

UniSynth 64

simple to use and surprizing

x

x

x

MultiSynth 64

x

x

x

MPESynth 564

AnimaSynth 836, 864

semi-modular (too complicated)

x

(x)

x

x

FocusSynth 36, 64

additive-like focus driven 36/64 channels synthesis

x

(x)

am36 am64

x

x

RoomSynth 64

delay based spatialization and effect

x

(x)

am64

x

KaleidoSynth 64, 128

spatial granular

x

x

x

AggregaSynth 24-36

x

(x)

am36

x

x

MassSynth 1636, 1664

x

am36 am64

x

x

ScatterSynth 64

x

x

x

BlenderSynth 64

x

(x)

x

x

SynthXplorer 328

x

(x)

x

x

Utilities

multi

mesh

peri

configs

 Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

Setup

SpacedTest 64

signal test generator, can use a wave file in addition to common waveforms, automatic cycles on a range of outputs with continuous or iterative signals

x

am3d

x

x

SimpleTest 64

signal test generator, can use a wave file in addition to common waveforms, automatic cycles on a range of outputs with continuous or iterative signals

x

x

x

SpacedGain 64

x

x

x

am3d

x

x

MultiLevels 32, 64

simple parallel gain control (-70 > +12dB) with mutes, can be also used as a spatial mass processing tool

x

SpacedBass 16.2, 32.4

multichannel bass manager with variable order crossovers, low-cut filters for direct outputs, each channel can be sent to up to two or four subs 

x

x

x

am3d

x

x

SimpleBass 18, 36, 64

multichannel bass manager with variable order crossovers, low-cut filters for direct outputs, each channel can be sent to up to two or four subs

x

Visualize, Analyze 

SpacedAnalyser 64

x

x

x

am3d

x

x

SimpleAnalyzer 164, 864

shows one / eight signals picked from 64 inputs

x

MultiAnalyzer 18, 32, 64

up to 64 simultaneous frequency analyzers !

x

SpacedView

peak-meter in a pseudo-3D space

x

x

x

am3d

SpacePeaks Mini

peak-meter in a pseudo-3D space

x

x

SpherePeaks 36

peak-meter in a pseudo-sphere space

x

Routing

SpacedRoute-R, -S

visual patch in two versions: Receive and Send

x

x

x

am3d

SimplePatch 18, 36

wires based patch bay

x

SquarePatch 32, 64

wires based patch bay with "optimized" layout

x

Conversions

SpaceConverter-3L 64

layer based loudspeakers (up to 3 x 25) space converter

x

x

am3l

SpaceConverter-3D 36

3D based loudspeakers space converter

x

am36

SpacedConvert 64

layer based loudspeakers (up to 3 x 25) space converter

x

x

am3d

SpaceInfaders 64

amplitude based loudspeakers space converter

x

x

x

ScaleLine 64

contract or extend a series of points along a logical line (can be a spiral or a network)

x

ScaleLines 4X16

distribute/compress up to four 16 channels lines (works for domes)

x

x

Room 3610

listen to a multichannel work with only 10 speakers...

x

x

am36

Ambisonics compatibility

All the Acousmodules can of course be used with an ambisonic encoder like the IEM MultiEncoder, but the following ones can also process an already encoded sound without interfering with its spatial informations.

Effects

UniGain 64, UniQ 64, UniVerb 64, UniRing 64, MiniRez 64

Sampling

AmbiSampler 1ST, MultiSampler 16 / 32 / 64

Controllers & MIDI

configs

Win
VST3

Mac
AU

Mac
VST3

Win
32

Gesturizer M

 x

 x

ScaleControl 3D

 x

ShapeControl 3D

 x

SphereControl 16

 x

NodeControl 3D

 x

Converters

ZYLIATouch

 x

3D MIDITrack, 3D MIDIRudder, 3D MIDIJoy, 3DMIDIPad

games controllers converters; respectively for the GameTrack, the 3D Rudder, 3D joysticks and gamepads

 x

3D MIDIZ

for the Lexip 3D mouse, the specific driver and utility must run

 x

P5 Keyboard

 x

Processors

AnimaPhy 3D8

8 XYZ

 x

AnimaMID 2D

 x

 ...

 ...

8. Les contrôleurs gestuels / Gesture controllers

La plupart des Acousmodules sont conçus pour être utilisés en temps réel avec des contrôleurs gestuels. C'est notamment le cas pour ceux qui

MPESynth, MPESampler, MPESpat : these plugins need to move several fingers at once while adjusting the pressure, they are the more demanding qualities from the controllers and ideally need a flat continuous surface to operate.
The suitable controllers are, from the cheapest to the more expensive : Lightpad Block, Sensel Morph, Erae Touch and Haken Continuum.
Others can do with some effort and important limits : Joué, Seaboard Block and Rise, Linnstrument.
The Lightpad suffer from its small size and above all its very low sensitivity (even the second improved version), making 2D movements combined with pressure challenging and with a poor result.
The Erae Touch uses the same pressure cells technique but in a considerable wider range, but also with more distance between them resulting in more interpolation computing, which is currently not optimal. The pressure sensitivity is globally good and its dynamic range correct, but alas these are not even accross the cells resulting in great variations. The result is while it is a very nice controller, using it to obtain reliable XYZ gestures is actually not possible.
The Continuum must be a good one, but since it is a synthesizer and its price is far above
The Sensel Morph is actually the only MPE controller that allows to put the fingers freely on the surface and who has an excellent spatial accuracy and time response. Alas, it is no more available ...
The Joué with the Scaler pad (which is the only one that allows a full MPE control) while disposing of the necessary features, is disapointing in every domains : its hardware has a low definition, sensitivity and sampling rate, and its software does not provide enough settings to get around these limits.

SpatTouch, TouchFilter, TouchSampler : these plugins mostly use only polyphonic pressure, so if a high sensitivity and a wide range is best more controllers will fit. On the other hand, the spatial organization of the touches may be very important relative to the space they are connected to.
Worlde Orca Pad : it is a low cost 64 buttons grid controller which support Polyphonic Aftertouch with average results
Striso Board :