The Ninth
The Ninth International Student 3D Audio Production Competition in Ambisonics 2025
In 2025, the Student 3D Audio Competition is taking place for the ninth 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 Thursday, the 13th of November during the Tonmeistertagung in Dusseldorf. They will also be streamed into the internet.
The nominated pieces of category 1 will be already presented in Graz on the 3rd of October as part of the ORF musikprotokoll.
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The 3D categories:
- Contemporary / Computer music
- Audio drama / Documentary / Soundscapes
- Music recording / Studio production
The nominee productions from category 1
Jiajing Zhao
Nominee in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
University of the Arts London (GB),
with „FOMO“.
Natalia Quintanilla Cabrera
Nominee in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
University of Washington, Seattle (USA),
with „Abejas“.
Jakob Gille
Nominee in Category 1: Contemporary Music, Computer Music.
KUG, Graz (AT),
with „Self-Motion Study“
The nominee productions from category 2
David Adlberger
Nominee in Category 2: Audio Drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
Kunstuniversität Graz / FH Joanneum (AT),
with „Self“.
Theodor-Alexandru Petrea
Nominee in Category 2: Audio Drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
SRH Hochschule Berlin (DE),
with „Desmoterion“.
Eric Voigt, Moritz Neuschwander, Lukas Knobloch, Emanuel Wolf, Robin Herrmann and Andreas Wroblewski
Nominee in Category 2: Audio Drama / Documentary / Soundscapes.
Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (DE),
with „Jeanne and Alain - an interactive audio drama“.
The nominee productions from category 3
Benedikt Fuchs
Nominee in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
Popakademie Mannheim (DE),
with „Catching November“.
Elisa Polov
Nominee in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
FH St. Pölten (AT),
with „Don't Go Near the Edge“.
Marcin Studniarz
Nominee in Category 3: Music Recording / Studio Production.
Chopin Music University, Warsaw (PL),
with „Kuldahar“.
41 Submissions from 14 Countries
The call for entries for the ninth 3D competition in Ambisonics for students has closed. The judges are currently evaluating the many submissions. A total of 41 students and student teams from 14 countries have submitted entries in the three categories. Unsurprisingly, German and Austrian students are well represented with seven submissions each, but an equal number came from Canada. The remaining students come from CN, EE, FI, GR, IT, LT, NL, NO, PL, UK, and the USA. The competition thus presents itself as a truly international competition recognized across three continents.
The quality of the entries is very high, and many of the submissions are truly exceptional. It is becoming more difficult every year to select the three best entries. The suspense lasts until the very end! The nominees in category 1 will be announced at the end of September, followed by categories 2 and 3 in October.
This year, the award ceremony will take place on November 13 at 3:30 p.m., once again as part of the Tonmeistertagung. You can attend in person in Düsseldorf or watch live on the internet.
Sponsors of the last Competition (2024)
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.