{"id":7446,"date":"2021-08-30T05:59:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T05:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1365450"},"modified":"2021-08-30T05:59:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T05:59:46","slug":"clubhouses-spatial-audio-feature-works-as-advertised-but-who-cares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=7446","title":{"rendered":"Clubhouse\u2019s spatial audio feature works as advertised \u2014 but who cares?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Spatial audio is among the next big features coming from streaming content platforms<\/span>. Apple Music released it earlier this year<\/a>, and Netflix rolled it out<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n

Now, real-time conversation platform Clubhouse has launched it on its app last night. The company said that the feature will make you feel like you\u2019re physically in a room with people. You can hear the demo of how it works in the video clip below (try it with your headphones)<\/p>\n

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Hear ye, hear ye \ud83d\udd0a spAAaAaAatial audio on Clubhouse!<\/p>\n

It’s like surround sound, but w\/ your own headphones. A more vibrant, human experience! Plus makes it much easier to tell who’s talking.<\/p>\n

thanks to @juberti<\/a> for this one \ud83d\udc4f rolling out now on iOS, Android coming soon! pic.twitter.com\/Zit6F9ijRK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clubhouse (@Clubhouse) August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The new spatial audio feature works with both wired and wireless headphones, so you don\u2019t need to have a specific audio accessory. I tried this feature and out, and it works \u2014 kinda.<\/p>\n

Clubhouse says that spatial audio will bring the main speaker to the \u2018front.\u2019 I did feel that when the feature is turned on, the main speaker was louder and \u2018closer.\u2019 However, the sound often glitched out for me if others were speaking. Ideally, their sound should be coming from different sides of the soundstage;<\/span>but I didn\u2019t experience that; multiple voices also got a bit scrambled and hard to hear from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is just the first iteration of the feature, so hopefully, Clubhouse will squish these bugs ahead of the app\u2019s next release.<\/p>\n

I get the appeal of listening to audio from all directions, but I don\u2019t see it as something enhancing the Clubhouse experience as of now<\/span>. A lot of people, like me, use Clubhouse as white noise while working. So, I don\u2019t care about where the voice is coming from. It might rather be distracting for me.<\/p>\n

The company gave an example of a comedy room where the performer\u2019s voice would be prominent, and all the laughter would feel like it\u2019s coming from \u201call around you.\u201d Doesn\u2019t change my life.<\/p>\n

Spatial audio is turned on by default. You can tap on your profile picture<\/span>, head to Settings, and turn off the spatial audio option if you want.<\/p>\n

Clubhouse said the spatial audio feature is already rolling out to iOS users and will make it to Android in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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