SpACE-Net, originally funded by the UK's EPSRC, was set up to bring together a community of spatial audio researchers, practitioners and artists, drawn from the fields of science, audio engineering and the arts. By combining theoretical, experimental and creative approaches, it aims to identify and develop important new directions in spatial audio research and practice, and to encourage and promote work in these areas.

• Principal Investigator : Damian Murphy
• Co-investigator : Tim Brookes
• Network Co-ordinator : Jude Brereton

SpACE-Net activities will be open to all network members, and registration for membership will be free of charge. The initial network partners, who will direct the network, are:

• Sensaura
• Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe
• Soundfield Ltd
• University of Derby Signal Processing Applications Research Group (SPARG)
• University of Surrey Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR)
• University of York Audio Lab & Department of Music

Other potential partners will be invited to join as the network progresses. We are particularly keen to involve creative professionals working with spatial audio, so please contact us if that sounds like you.

SpACE-Net was launched in January 2006. Activities will include:

• the commissioning of musical compositions which specifically exploit the spatial attributes of sound, to encourage artists to work in this area and to demonstrate what can be achieved
• hosting performances of the commissioned works
• workshops to exchange ideas and to encourage new collaborations and formulate new project proposals
• research symposia to disseminate expert knowledge and to encourage discussion
• developing this website to provide a focus for everyone working with spatial audio; to promote and document events; to promote spatial audio projects; and to make available recordings, software tools, and information about network partners and members
• enabling and organising other relevent activities as they arise

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions then please contact us using the 'contact' link in the menu.