Highend immersive reverb on any DAW
Whoever thinks Spacelab is a 3D panner or a very good-sounding 3D reverb is both totally right and completely missing the point. Spacelab simply aims to completely re-imagine the way 3D sound is approached. No more, no less. Love it.
Hans-Martin Buff (Prince, Scorpions, Peter Gabriel)
Website: https://buffwerk.com
The creative workflow is just amazing. With Dolby Atmos Composer, the 3D reverb Spacelab, and finally the Mastering Console with gravitas MDS dynamics you get breathtaking results fast. I love the fact that you can easily expand your existing stereo mixes to Atmos or even mix in Stereo and Atmos at the same time.
Marek Pompetzki (Miley Cyrus, Shaggy, Sido, Sarah Connor)
Website: https://www.kungfustudios.berlin/
What makes Spacelab outstanding is that it is so easy to use on the one hand and can be so complex on the other. The innovative workflow allows creative possibilities and combinations that I don't know from any other tool. Due to Spacelab, I gained new inspiration about mixing in 3d space and had a blast during the whole process.
Martin Rieger (vrtonung)
Website: https://www.vrtonung.de/en
Unrivalled sound quality
Developed at the famous Fraunhofer IIS, the inventors of MP3, the immersive reverb algorithm of Spacelab is sonically on par with the top tier of reverbs on the market. Ultra realistic spatial impression and a lush but crystal clear decay are available for any given room size.
Really any format
Spacelab Ignition delivers on any given speaker layout, from stereo to 3D full sphere. If your layout is not among the extensive output preset list, you can create one fitting your needs. A superb binaural algorithm enables you to listen to and render any speaker layout onto your headphones.
The goto reverb for Dolby Atmos
Being the only reverb plug-in which directly connects to the Dolby Atmos Composer on any DAW (even stereo only DAWs), Spacelab stands out among all other reverbs. Render reverb to any speaker layout for your Dolby Atmos mix and Spacelab sources can become dynamic objects in Dolby Atmos with one simple click.
Object based heaven
Spacelab Ignition is capable of processing up to 24 inputs and can render to arbitrary speaker layouts of up to 24 channels. The inputs become objects in the virtual room and can be placed around the listener in any direction (full sphere). The listener itself enjoys 3 d.o.f. while moving around.
Every source is unique
Every object in a real environment has a unique position depending pattern of early reflections which adds to it's spatial perception. Spacelab takes immersive reverb rendering to the next level by incorporating this effect dynamically for all objects, even while moving around, a feature not to be found in any other reverb plug-in.
Key Features
- Ultra realistic room simulation, from small boxes to huge venues
- Arbitrary speaker layouts, from mono to full sphere 3D-audio, with up to 24 speakers
- Reverb time separately adjustable on 9 frequency bands
- Individual early reflection pattern for each object depending on its position, continuously changing when moving through space
- Up to 24 inputs (objects), using the Spacelab Beam plugin to bypass routing limitation of your DAW
- Full sphere binauralizer, monitor through and produce for headphones
- Distance-dependent rendering of object motion and corresponding reverb changes
- Dynamic automation for simplifying complex automation of hundreds of parameters
- Create individual speaker layouts with the speaker layout editor
- Classic mode for send/return operation / Object mode for object based mixing
3D panning
- Position your objects around the listener in the virtual room
- 3D-view for best overview of your object arrangement
- Listener with 3 degrees of freedom
- Individual dry/wet and spread for each source
Dolby Atmos
- Direct integration into our Dolby Atmos Composer workflow
MPEG-H
- Export your work in the MPEG-H production format using the optional MPEG-H Exporter
Requirements
Mac
- Plugin formats: VST3, AU & AAX
- System: macOS 10.14 to 14.x
- CPU: Intel min. 2 GHz, x64 with at least SSE3 support, or Apple Silicon
- Graphics: min. 1440 x 900 px, OpenGL 3.3 or newer
- Memory: min. 4 GB RAM
Windows
- Plugin formats: VST3 & AAX
- System: Windows 10 & 11
- CPU: Intel min. 2 GHz, x64 with at least SSE3 support
- Graphics: min. 1440 x 900 px, OpenGL 3.3 or newer
- Memory: min. 4 GB RAM
| Feature Comparison | Spacelab Interstellar | Spacelab Ignition |
| Inputs / Outputs | 256 | 24 |
| Audio Objects | 256 | 24 |
| Snapshots | yes | no |
| Spatial EQ | yes | no |
| Individual Spread per Source | yes | no |
| Map View | yes | no |
| Listener degrees of freedom | 6 (position & orientation) | 3 (position) |
| Source view hide / focus | yes | no |
| Source Automation in Beam (from V1.5) | yes | no |
