Hi All

I have been fascinated lately with this "8D" audio. Some of you may have seen a thread I posted here a few days ago.

So I tried a little experiment on my latest original song and did some 8d automation on the lead vocals, the loop and on the harmonies. This is the result.

https://soundcloud.com/joannecoopersa/safe-within-experiment-with-8-d-audio

The tool I am using is in demo mode so it only allows exports at 16 bit and also puts a soft "swishing" sound in occasionally (in case you notice anything funny).

The original audio is here in case you want to compare.

https://youtu.be/wDzKSNhUpsg

Please listen with headphones on and I would love to hear your opinion on whether this is just "gimmicky" or worth investing a bit of energy into.

Thanks in advance.
Joanne Cooper

To me, the 8D had a better sound quality.

Hey Joanne, this sounds great! That "8d" effect on the vocals is very cool, excellent production on this one. The swishing sound didn't bother me at all, I feel like it fits with the production style of this song.

Yes, definitely much better.

Joanne,

First of all it sounds great. By not adding the effect to all tracks you managed to preserve the original stereo image. I don't hear the exaggerated left/right panning "swirling" effect most 8D remixes have. Most of those sacrifice the original stereo image for the benefit of the effect. I have only played with the AMBEO Orbit plug-in, but it seems you have used something else. What did you use?

Thanks for the feedback. Maybe it is worth pursuing... I think a little bit of the effect on certain tracks can add some depth and movement.

Cxp. I did use Ambeo orbit plugin. Amazing that it is free. However I used the daw Mulabs to do the automation. I use realband as my daw and it can’t do automation on plugins (that I can see).

Joanne,

I agree 100%. Adding the effect tastefully to specific tracks does open up the mix without being gimmicky.
I also use Realband as my default DAW, but I had to use Cakewalk for recording the plug-in automation. I just played the audio in real time and let cakewalk record the plug-in controls as I rode the sliders in real time. I had to play the track twice - once to record the azimuth control movements and once to record the elevation slider.
Good luck with your experiments.