Steinberg VST Instruments Immerse User manual

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3!

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 !

1.1 Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4!

1.2 Cubase / Nuendo Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5!

1.3 Immerse With VST AmbiDecoder Installers . . . . 8!

2 Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Desktop Application . . . . 11 !

2.1 Onboarding a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11!

2.2 User Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15!

3 VST AmbiDecoder Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19!

3.1 User Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19!

3.2 Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Overview . . . 20!

3.3 Head-tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23!

4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24!

4.1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24!

4.2 License and Software Information . . . . . . . . . . . 25!

4.3 Image Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28!

3.4 Audio Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28!

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Contents

Welcome to Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder, bringing

personalized spatial audio directly into Cubase and Nuendo. !

With Immerse, you can hear sounds in all directions with accuracy

and clarity from the comfort of your favorite headphones. You will

be truly transported into your ambisonic mixes as immersive sound

worlds, with the help of your personalized HRTF.!

Our brains are trained from an early age to hear sounds coming in

from all directions due to the shape of our ear. How sound is

altered as it enters your unique ear drum is your HRTF or Head

Related Transfer Function - your spatial audio proﬁle. Historically,

HRTF’s have only been available after spending hours in a research

lab receiving precise binaural recordings of sound from all

directions while you sit there.!

Today you can discover your personalized HRTF in just a matter of

minutes. Simply download the Immerse software and upload one

image of your right ear. From this image Embody’s advanced

machine learning algorithms analyze thousands of features of your

unique ear shape, and create a personalized HRTF unique to you.!

We are excited to bring you premium ambisonic headphone

monitoring with Immerse, the ﬁrst solution to bring personalization

straight to your Steinberg software. We can’t wait to see what you

create!!

June 2020!

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Preface

1.1 Quick Guide

For those who already familiar with VST AmbiDecoder, and want to

get started in a ﬂash, the very basic steps to get started with

Immerse can be found here.!

For more detailed instructions, including how to set up your project

for Ambisonic monitoring, please see below.!

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PROCEDURE"

1. Obtain a license from the Steinberg Store"

2. Download and install the Immerse software for PC or Mac"

3. Launch the Immerse software and enter your license code and

any user name you wish."

4. Scan the QR Code with your mobile device, and follow the

instructions to submit a picture of your right ear."

5. Return to Immerse, and ﬁnalize your setup."

6. Open VST AmbiDecoder plugin and select HRTF Mode:

“Immerse”"

7. Select your proﬁle from the drop-down menu, and start

listening!!

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1 Overview

1.2 Cubase / Nuendo Setup

To facilitate Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder, you will need to start

by setting up binaural headphone preview monitoring for your

project output.!

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PROCEDURE!

1. In the!Audio Connections!window found under Menu ->

Studio -> Audio Connections, set your main mix bus to an

Ambisonics output.!

!

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2. In the#MixConsole, found

under Menu -> Studio ->

MixConsole, route your audio

tracks to this Ambisonics

output bus.!

3. Add a headphones bus in your control room. One method is to

right-click under the bus channel and select the ‘Add

Headphones’ option.

4. Enable ‘phones channel as preview channel’ for VST. The ‘VST

- Control Room’ functions is accessible under Preferences ->

VST -> Control Room!

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5. Check that the VST AmbiDecoder is

converting to binaural headphones in

your control room.!

!

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1.3 Immerse With VST AmbiDecoder Installers

1.3.1 Installation

1. Download and open “Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Installer

x64.exe” for Windows and “Immerse with VST

Ambidecoder.pkg” for MacOS.!

!

2. Please read and agree to the license terms and privacy policy.!

3. Click on options to select the directory you would like to install

Immerse into. We highly recommend using the default directory

for Mac and Win.!

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4. Click OK to ﬁnalize the directory. Click on the Install button.!

!

1.3.2 System Requirements

The Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Desktop Application is

supported on all the OS’s oﬃcially#supported by Cubase 10.5 and

Nuendo 10.3 i.e.#Windows 10, Mac OS Mojave, and Mac OS

Catalina.!

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1.3.2 Uninstallation

1. For Mac OS open “Immerse with VST Ambidecoder.pkg”

select the Customize tab under the Installation Type menu

option, and then select “Uninstall Immerse with VST

AmbiDecoder”!

2. For Windows, open the “Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder

Installer x64.exe” and select Uninstall !

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2.1 Onboarding a New User

1. Enter your license code and any username you wish into the

ﬁrst screen. Press Begin."

Please note, you can ﬁnd your license code in your email after

signing up on the Steinberg Store.!

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2 Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Desktop Application

2. Once logged in, you will be taken to a QR code screen.!

3. Scan the QR Code with your Mobile phone by opening your

phone’s camera and holding it in front of the QR code.!

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4. On your mobile phone, click to allow it to open a browser

window. On that page, view the video instructions to take your

picture properly. You should bring your face closer to the

screen such that it ﬁlls the screen and then turn your head to

the left to take a picture of your right ear. !

5. Press Yes, Proceed once you are ready!!

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6. Upon Success, return to Immerse with AmbiDecoder. Almost

there!!

7. If you see this screen, Press DONE, or your new proﬁle will be

automatically downloaded.!

!

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8. You are now ready to go! Now press Home to verify your

license information.!

!

"

2.2 User Interface Overview

Once you press Home from above you will be redirected to the

Home Page of your desktop application. At this point you can

either modify your license or proﬁle information or go to VST

AmbiDecoder in Nuendo/Cubase to start using your personalized

audio proﬁle. !

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Home Page Options !

1. You can check the information related to your proﬁle under the

“License Expiration”, “Devices Left” and “Image Submissions

Left” section. You can also ﬁnd the HRTF ID corresponding to

your latest image, if you press the “Show” button to its right.

More information on this is given here.!

2. You can ﬁnd the Immerse troubleshooting guide when you click

the Info Icon.!

3. When your current license expires you can navigate to the

Steinberg Store by clicking on the “Buy Now” button to

purchase a new one. %

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4. You can click the + Icon to add a new user which will take you

to the page you started your new user onboarding. You can

then follow the same steps for the new user. !

5. You can click on “Upgrade License” to upgrade your trial

license to a lifetime license. At the prompt, enter your new

license and hit Done. !

6. You can submit a new image for your proﬁle by using the

“Submit New Image” button, this will redirect you to a QR

code screen as before for enabling a new scan on your

smartphone and an image submission thereafter.!

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7. You can click on the Refresh Icon to check for updates. This

indicates an available update to your Immerse Proﬁle or a

revised version of the Desktop Application. In both cases, you

will be prompted with a 1 symbol on the Refresh button which

will direct you to the updates page. Here you can click on

“Proﬁle Update” or “Software Update” subject to availability. !

The version number of

the Desktop

Application is

indicated at the

bottom of the page. !

!

If available, you will

also get a software

update notiﬁcation on

startup.!

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3.1 User Interface Overview

!

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Main UI Options !

1. By clicking on the Open Editor in Control Room, you should see

the VST AmbiDecoder plug-in user interface. The controls are

linked to the according control in the Cubase/Nuendo Control

Room Mixer. !

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3 VST AmbiDecoder Overview

2. The top line “Output” shows the two options, Headphones and

Speakers. In this case, you will need to select Headphones in

order to use Immerse. !

!

3. The section “HRTF Mode” allows you to select which HRTF you

would like to listen to, including Immerse. The “HRTF File”

shows you the status of your Immerse proﬁle. !

4. By clicking on the Immerse HRTF Mode tab button, you may

select and update your Immerse proﬁle. Details are given in the

next section.!

5. The bottom section allows you to have extra control over head

tracking devices and front focus while mixing spatial audio.!

6. If you don’t see the AmbiDecoder, you can re-open it by

selecting Open Editor in the Cubase / Nuendo “Control Room”

menu. !

7. With the new option “Immerse”, you can now utilize the

personalized HRTF for professional audio mixing. To be able to

use Immerse HRTF, you need to ﬁnish setting up your Immerse

proﬁle. Details are given in the next section.!

3.2 Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder Overview

1. Make sure that you have ﬁnished setting up in the Immerse with

VST AmbiDecoder Desktop Application. If you haven’t done

that, revert here for further details. !

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