AMBIENTE
Ambiente is Audio Modeling’s innovative Room Simulator that brings your virtual instruments and recorded tracks into the same immersive acoustic space. Available as a standalone app and plugin, Ambiente allows you to position any sound source—whether it’s SWAM instruments or other instruments—within a shared, realistic room environment. With its powerful ability to centralize control across multiple instances, Ambiente offers seamless integration and precise sound placement, making it easier than ever to create cohesive, organic mixes. Elevate your productions with true acoustic realism—Ambiente, giving you more space for your creativity.
ROOM TECHNOLOGY
Ambiente by Audio Modeling brings an advanced level of realism to your productions, allowing you to place any instrument—whether virtual or recorded—into the same virtual room. This revolutionary Room Simulator is more than just reverb or convolution; it’s a tool that calculates the geometric reflections of sound waves, ensuring that every sound source in your mix interacts naturally with the environment.
With Ambiente, you can record real instruments, such as solo strings or other acoustic performers, in small spaces—like your home studio or even a small room—without the need for large, professional recording spaces. Then, seamlessly blend them with your virtual instruments, including SWAM instruments, all within the same simulated acoustic space.
Control room size, choose absorption materials, and adjust microphone positioning to fine-tune the sonic environment. Whether you’re simulating the tight acoustics of a small recording studio or the reverberant expanse of a cathedral, Ambiente makes it easy to create a cohesive soundscape.
The power of Ambiente lies in its ability to communicate across multiple instances within your DAW. This allows you to manage all instruments or audio tracks in one centralized interface—ensuring that each element, virtual or real, sounds as though it was recorded in the same space.
With Ambiente, your strings, vocals, guitars, or any other audio sources will sound like they were recorded together, even if they were captured in different locations or with different tools. The result? A natural, organic blend that elevates your mix to the level of a real studio recording session.
SPECIFICATIONS
Formats and OS
macOS
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) – 15 (Sequoia) *
- Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit
- NKS (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol) - VST3 only
Windows
Windows 10, Windows 11
- Standalone, VST, VST3, AAX 64bit
- NKS (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol) - VST3 only
Small footprint!
macOS
Each product installer is 80 MB. The required space is 28 MB per single plugin format plus 9 MB for shared resources and assets. The total range is from 37 MB to 149 MB depending on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 45 MB for each instrument instance.
Windows
Each product installer is 47 MB. The required space is 16 MB per single plugin format plus 9 MB for shared resources and assets. The total range is from 25 MB to 73 MB depending on the number of plugin formats installed.
RAM occupancy: about 60 MB for each plugin instance.
CPU load
The realism and expressiveness of the SWAM instrument requires a computer with at least a 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU for running a single plugin instance. Less powerful systems may also prove satisfactory, but may require larger buffer sizes, involving higher latencies.
INSIGHTS
Room View
Intuitive drag-and-drop instrument placement
Tech View
Precision placement for complex setups
List View
Parametric control for accessibility
Manage
Centralized control of all instruments
Main Menu
Step-by-step navigation through features
Room Types
Quick selection of different acoustic environments
FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS
- Seamless Integration: Works as both a standalone app and a plugin for all major DAWs.
- Multi-Room Simulation: Configure up to 3 customizable rooms and a Close Mic Room.
- Centralized Control: Manage all instances in your session from one interface.
- Realistic Acoustic Reflection: Go beyond reverb with geometric wave reflection for natural sound.
- Cross-Instrument Communication: SWAM and non-SWAM instruments interact in the same space.
- Three Intuitive Views: Room, Tech, and List modes for versatile control and accessibility.
FRIENDLY FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED USERS
SWAM instruments offer an inclusive music-making experience for blind and visually impaired musicians. With their user-friendly interface and accessibility features, SWAM instruments enable visually impaired users to fully engage in the creative process without any barriers. Users can navigate the instruments with ease and focus on making music, regardless of their visual ability. With SWAM instruments, everyone can enjoy the joy and therapeutic benefits of music-making.
