In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by the musician, sound engineer, microphone designer and immersive media producer - Jack Reynolds from London, UK. We discuss Jack’s extensive career in music and spatial audio, the subsequent move to BBC R&D, UCL, and his own company, Reynolds Microphones. We talk about the importance of ambisonics for location sound and immersive documentary production. For extended show notes and more information on this episode, go to...
Mar 30, 2026•1 hr 22 min
We’re excited to share that we’ll be presenting “Audible Dimensions: Expanding Story Through Spatial Audio” at SXSW 2026 in Texas. For information - schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1148531 In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Monica Bolles is joined by the musician, sound engineer, educator - John Wills from Tayvallich, Scotland. We discuss John’s initiative, Positive Ambisonics, a non-formal creative and educational residency programme focused on developing practical skills in recording a...
Feb 27, 2026•42 min
We’re excited to share that we’ll be presenting “Audible Dimensions: Expanding Story Through Spatial Audio” at SXSW 2026 in Texas. For information - schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1148531 In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Monica Bolles is joined by the software engineer and researcher – Dan Barry from Dublin, Ireland. We discuss Dan’s work and research in digital signal processing, data analytics and AI machine learning for projects centred around spatial psychoacoustics and sound sour...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 22 min
We’re excited to share that we’ll be presenting “Audible Dimensions: Expanding Story Through Spatial Audio” at SXSW 2026 in Texas. For information - https://schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1148531 In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the award-winning bassist, composer, producer and engineer – Justin Gray from Toronto, Canada. We do a deep dive into Justin’s recently Grammy-nominated album IMMERSED, and what it takes to produce an album in spati...
Dec 12, 2025•1 hr 21 min
We’re excited to announce the fifth instalment of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. As always, the sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We proudly present our guests for this session: the Professor of Audio Technology at Chalmers University of Technology – Jens Ahrens, the sound designer and co-founder of DELTA Soundworks – Ana Monte, and the technical lead and co-founder of DELTA Soundworks – Daniel Deboy. Th...
Oct 03, 2025•1 hr 6 min
We've just submitted our panel proposal for SXSW 2026: “Audible Dimensions: Expanding Story Through Spatial Audio” We'll explore how spatial audio is more than a technical enhancement but a powerful storytelling tool. From shaping emotion and perspective to guiding audience engagement, we'll discuss how designing for immersive media means writing for space as well as time. As platforms like Meta, Apple Vision Pro, and Android XR raise audience expectations, spatial audio is becoming indispensabl...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the production sound mixer, sound designer and mixing engineer – Tim Archer from Victoria, Canada. We discuss Tim’s approach to creating an immersive experience for giant screens and theme attractions, from location sound to sound design, final mix and speaker system design at the installation venues. For extended show notes and more information on this episode, go to www.immersiveaudiopodcast.com This e...
Aug 08, 2025•55 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by the international speaker, author and communication expert – Julian Treasure, from Orkney, Scotland. In this episode, we dive deep into the fundamentals of human communication, discussing the profound importance of listening and powerful speaking and its universal impact on our lives. For extended show notes and more information on this episode go to www.immersiveaudiopodcast.com This episode was produce...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 10 min
We’re excited to announce the fourth instalment of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. As always, the sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We’ll be providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. We proudly present our expert guest from Nomono, the lead audio engineer and head of content – Ruben Åeng. Nomono is a portable spatial audio recor...
May 29, 2025•56 min
We’re excited to announce the third instalment of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. As always, the sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We’ll be providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. We proudly present our guests from Amadeus, the Co-Founder and CEO - Fabio Kaiser, and the Co-Founder and CTO - Volker Werner. Amadeus developed sol...
Apr 17, 2025•41 min
We’re excited to announce the third instalment of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. As always, the sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We’ll be providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. We proudly present our guests from Amadeus, the Co-Founder and CEO - Fabio Kaiser, and the Co-Founder and CTO - Volker Werner. Amadeus developed sol...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min
In this two-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Oslo and Trondheim to meet the Nonomo team behind the Norwegian start-up whose innovation in hardware and cloud-processing aimed to enhance spatial sound recording and post production workflow. In this second episode, we are going to discuss the importance of machine learning for audio, behind the cloud-processing and speech enhancement, talk about the unique Nomono spatial sound recorder design and sustainability po...
Mar 07, 2025•49 min
In this two-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Oslo and Trondheim to meet the Nonomo team behind the Norwegian start-up whose innovation in hardware and cloud-processing aimed to enhance spatial sound recording and post production workflow. In part one, we break down the core tech behind the Nomono system, using a step-by-step process. You’ll hear the speech enhancement demo we’ve recorded outdoors in the city. Nomono Website – https://nomono.co/ Nomono Sound Cap...
Feb 28, 2025•47 min
In this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Vienna, Austria to meet - Amadeus Acoustics. Their team of innovative engineers, seasoned acousticians, musicians and tonmeisters, developed solutions for acoustic enhancement for live music and speech in multi-purpose venues, concert halls and theatres. Amadeus Immersive Audio provides 3D sound source spatialisation and rendering with accurate localisation and envelopment for indoor and outdoor venues. In this fin...
Jan 30, 2025•44 min
In this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Vienna, Austria to meet - Amadeus Acoustics. Their team of innovative engineers, seasoned acousticians, musicians and tonmeisters, developed solutions for acoustic enhancement for live music and speech in multi-purpose venues, concert halls and theatres. Amadeus Immersive Audio provides 3D sound source spatialisation and rendering with accurate localisation and envelopment for indoor and outdoor venues. In part two...
Jan 23, 2025•58 min
In this three-part series of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Vienna, Austria to meet - Amadeus Acoustics. Their team of innovative engineers, seasoned acousticians, musicians and tonmeisters, developed solutions for acoustic enhancement for live music and speech in multi-purpose venues, concert halls and theatres. Amadeus Immersive Audio provides 3D sound source spatialisation and rendering with accurate localisation and envelopment for indoor and outdoor venues. In part one...
Jan 17, 2025•48 min
How to access the content from our Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series? Head out to our page on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/immersiveaudiopodcast. The sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. The livestream contains video demonstrations and spatial audio playback with live Q&A. Keep up to date with our upcoming events, announcements and industry news by subscribing to our newsletter immersiveaudiopodcast.com/. In this ...
Dec 23, 2024•56 min
How to access the content from our Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series? Head out to our page on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/immersiveaudiopodcast. These sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We go deeper by providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. Our latest instalment features the Co-Founder and CEO of Atmoky - Dr Markus Zaunschirm, ...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr
Announcement We’re excited to announce the second instalment of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. The sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We go a level deeper by providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-audio-podcast-masterclass-with-atmoky-tickets-1058089757949?aff=oddtdtcreator We proudly pr...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel co-hosts the DOK Exchange XR annual podcast with its regular host and curator - Weronika Lewandowska. They are joined by a spatial audio designer and engineer - Aili Niimura and a spatial audio designer and co-founder at DELTA Soundworks - Ana Monte. We discuss how to enhance human interactions through spatial audio and how to approach designing audio experiences that foster meaningful connections within immersive environments. Can spa...
Oct 25, 2024•54 min
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Immersive Audio Podcast Masterclass series. The sessions are designed to enhance your practical learning experience and are delivered by world-class experts. We go a level deeper by providing video demonstrations, spatial audio playback and an exclusive opportunity to interact with our expert guests. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-audio-podcast-masterclass-with-dr-hyunkook-lee-tickets-977952280597 We proudly present our first expert guest Dr. H...
Sep 06, 2024•54 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, we're joined by the co-founders and artistic directors at DARKFIELD - David Rosenberg and Glen Neath from London, UK. David and Glen talk about the creation of DARKFIELD as a company and a form of immersive entertainment and we dive into binaural sound design behind their most successful shows. This episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Emma Rees and included music by Rhythm Scott. For extended show notes and more information on this episode go ...
Aug 09, 2024•41 min
This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility visi...
Jun 06, 2024•49 min
This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility visi...
May 24, 2024•1 hr
This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility visi...
May 03, 2024•45 min
In this 100th-anniversary episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles travel to the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas to host a panel discussion on the State of Play of Immersive Audio - Past, Present & Future. We proudly feature our special guests the Segment Manager for Immersive and Experiential Applications at HOLOPLOT - Natalia Szczepanczyk and the Co-Founder and CTO of Audioscenic Limited - Marcos Simón. This panel highlights the key developments that have def...
Mar 26, 2024•58 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Reykjavik, Iceland, to meet Treble Technologies whose mission is to enable a better-sounding world. Treble is a start-up that built the world's leading acoustic simulation platform that can generate interactive, real-time, immersive audio-visual auralizations. In this two-part series, we will explore the complex world of acoustic simulation. In this second part, we dive more into audio product design and the close collaborat...
Mar 08, 2024•35 min
In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel travels to Reykjavik, Iceland, to meet Treble Technologies whose mission is to enable a better-sounding world. Treble is a start-up that built the world's leading acoustic simulation platform that can generate interactive, real-time, immersive audio-visual auralizations. In this two-part series, we will explore the complex world of acoustic simulation. In this first part, we meet Treble’s core founding team members, where the CEO Finnu...
Mar 08, 2024•39 min
This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility visi...
Feb 09, 2024•46 min
This episode is sponsored by HHB Communications, the UK’s leader in Pro Audio Technology. For years HHB has been delivering the latest and most innovative pro audio solutions to the world’s top recording studios, post facilities, and broadcasters. The team at HHB provide best-in-class consultation, installation, training, and technical support to customers who want to build or upgrade their studio environment for immersive audio workflow. To find out more or book a demo at their HQ facility visi...
Feb 02, 2024•32 min
