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This guide presents a comprehensive list of resources for the research and study of spatial audio, including: surround sound, binaural audio, ambisonics, and Dolby Atmos.

Acknowledgments: Link descriptions are taken from the source websites. Special thanks to Dr. Michael G. Wagner, Head of the Digital Media Department at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University, for sharing his vast knowledge of spatial/immersive audio through his scholarship and YouTube channel.

Spatial Audio

Spherical Harmonics up to degree 3,
as used in third-order Ambisonics

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ATU Media Lab - Spatial Audio Equipment Loan

Zoom H3-VR Ambisonics Microphone
Four built-in microphones arranged in an ambisonic array to capture and process spatial audio for VR, AR and mixed-reality content.
Zoom H2n Handy Recorder
Five built-in microphones and four recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, X/Y stereo, and both 2-channel and 4-channel surround.
Surround Sound Headset. HFI-450 by Ultrasone AG
Closed-back studio headphones; features S-Logic surround-sound simulacrum technology.