Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory (APL) announce Virtuoso Lite software!

Based at the University of Huddersfield in the UK, Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory (APL) was founded in 2013 by Professor Hyunkook Lee, a renowned spatial audio and psychoacoustic engineering expert. The mission was to push the boundaries of sound technology, focusing on the intersection of psychoacoustics and immersive audio and delivering high-quality audio experiences to everyone’s daily lives. After releasing the popular sequel to the first Virtuoso in October 2024, today, APL is excited to introduce Virtuoso Lite, a streamlined edition of its flagship Virtuoso binaural monitoring tool, praised by many top sound engineers for its accurate and natural-sounding speaker and room virtualisation.

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Designed to make high-quality immersive monitoring more accessible, Virtuoso Lite delivers essential features for accurate binaural rendering while maintaining the core excellence of APL’s technology.

While this new tech provides full customisation and advanced professional features for power users, Virtuoso Lite offers a refined selection of features tailored for seamless, high-quality immersive monitoring. The Virtuoso Lite plug-in is available as AAX, VST3 and AU. Virtuoso Lite is also available as standalone software, opening up the potential uses and providing a level of flexibility not yet seen in this area.

Dolby Atmos

Users can experience realistic spatial audio over headphones with:

• Support for Stereo, ITU 5.1/7.1, and Dolby Atmos configurations
• Seven expertly tuned room presets
• Room ambience control for effective externalisation
• Head tracking for improved localisation and realism
• ADM/WAV playback for QC and listening purposes (Standalone app only)

Whether you’re a music producer, sound designer, or content creator, this software provides a powerful yet accessible tool for binaural monitoring and immersive listening. Keep reading here.