Ableton: New Dimensions In Live Performance With 4dsound And Stimming

The rate at which new production tools have been released in recent years is fast enough to make your head spin, with new software, hardware and controllers being introduced every other week. However with all these developments in technology the way we listen to music has remained relatively unchanged, especially when it comes to the live arena where audiences experience sound in stereo, or even mono sound. 

Dutch music technology whizzes 4DSound have approached this problem with a fresh an innovative approach, designing a system that utilises a custom array of speakers with a Max for Live patch that allows uses to place sound anywwhere in a space. The system is designed to push audiences to accept new ways of experiencing sound and performance.

Martin Stimming recently worked with 4DSound to create a special set using the system. He and 4DSound founder Paul Oomen talk about the process.

For more information on Ableton and their products check out their website. 

4DSound will be at ADE this year. Go to their website to see where and when. 

You can listen to the full 4D Set (although unfortunately only in binaural quality) on Stimming's Soundcloud