The Eighth
The Eighth International Student 3D Audio Production Competition in Ambisonics 2024
In 2024, the Student 3D Audio Competition is taking place for the eighth year in a row. Again, we are expecting many submissions of high quality, elaborate, peppered with trend-setting ideas. The finals and award ceremony take place on the 8th of November 2024 in the IEM in Graz. They will be streamed into the internet. In addition, you can attend one of the many live breakout sessions or public hearings locally in many cities where you can enjoy the original 3D audio quality of the audio productions.
As last year, the nominated pieces of categiry 1 will be already presented as part of the ORF musikprotokoll.
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The 3D categories:
- Contemporary / Computer music
- Audio drama / Documentary / Soundscapes
- Music recording / Studio production
32 Submissions from 12 Countries
The call for the eighth 3D competition in Ambisonics for students has ended. Now the work of the jurors begins to evaluate the submissions. Once again, many students have taken part with some quite extraordinary productions. There were 32 submissions in total, produced by students from 12 countries. It is particularly pleasing that combined teams from several countries were also found. The nominees will be announced towards the end of September.
Traditionally, the award ceremony takes place on November 8 in Graz and is broadcast live on the Internet. We also organize so-called public viewing hubs, i.e. meetings where you can watch the finals in original quality in the company of other 3D audio enthusiasts. Three locations in Hamburg, Leipzig and Düsseldorf have already been found.
The nominated productions from category 1
Youngjae Cho
University of the Arts Bremen (DE)
with „mirrored: ceilings, floors, walls“.
Nominee production in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
Ágnes Klára Máthé
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest (HU),
with „Interspace“.
Nominee Production in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
Avenar Kasszian Banföldi
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (DE),
with „D4“
Production in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
The nominated productions from category 2
Antoine Lamothe
Montreal (CA), with
„Distressing“
Production in Category 2: Audio drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
Pascal Zurek, Daniel Knüttel, Melina Gentner, Klara Schulmeyer, Felix Stöckl, Jonas Engel, Julian Ferreira de Silva, Franz Waschgler, Hannes Kieselbach
Stuttgart (DE), with
„Exi[s]t“
Production in Category 2: Audio drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
Weronika Wrzosek
Graz (AT), with
„Marine melodies: Inside the battle against oceanic noise pollution“
Production in Category 2: Audio drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
The nominated productions from category 3
Eduard Telik
Detmold (DE), with
„Any Reason“
Production in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
Julius Segeler
Babelsberg (DE), with
„Biology“
Production in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
Juli Grönefeld
Berlin (DE) / Graz (AT), with
„Certain Misery by swcct & rando“
Production in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
Sponsors of the Competition
IEM Graz together with the ORF musikprotokoll and the VDT
The Competition is a cooperation of the Institut für Elektronische Musik und Akustik der Kunstuniversität Graz (IEM) and Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT), Sounding Future, and this year again with the ORF musikprotokoll.
The contribution format is 5th order Ambisonics as there are many free production tools available and no licence fees have to be paid. Contributing to the Competition is an important step for the students into the professional world of pro audio. At the same time there are attractive prizes for the winners waiting.
Headtracking with Camera-Tracked 3D Audio Player (Cat3DA)
It is best to use circumaural headphones. To be able to use head tracking, a webcam must be available and enabled on the playback device. The following browsers are suitable for playback: Firefox, Opera or Chrome on a PC (Mac or Windows). Playback via the Safari browser, smartphones or tablets is currently not possible or not recommended.