In this episode, I was fortunate to interview Dr Tom McKenzie, a researcher in the field of spatial audio and acoustics and a musician, who is currently working at the University of Edinburgh as a lecturer in Acoustics and Architectural Acoustics.At the time of the interview (November 2021), Tom was a postdoctoral researcher at the Aalto Acoustics Lab at the Aalto University in Finland.He was the last member of the lab interviewed by me. Previous interviews included:Leonardo Fierro,Jon Fagerström, andAlec Wright.Please, if you are enjoying the podcast, leave it a review on Apple Podcasts.And if you’re looking for a simple checklist on what is needed to start writing code to process sound, download my free audio plugin developer checklist!Many thanks to Aalto Acoustics Lab for letting us record this interview in their office.Episode ContentsIn this podcast episode, you will learn:What are ambisonics?What is spatial audio?What are 6 degrees of freedom (6DoF)?What is important in spatial audio for a realistic impression?What is cross-talk cancellation?How does individualization look in virtual reality?

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