About US
Experience Ambisonics in Asia
"OTTOsonics is a collective of sounds-artists, developers, and sound engineers with an initiative to make immersive audio formats accessible to sound and performance artists, as well as cultural and educational institutions, and to facilitate their use in the arts and culture. OTTOsonics is an open platform for artists to address barriers to incorporating immersive sounds in all disciplines of arts and performances, to exchange technical and creative methods from production to implementation, and to share artistic and technological know-how across the field of acoustic and electronic music."
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In February 2024, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Saint Joseph in Macao (China) invited OTTOsonics and the Tangible Music Lab, University of Arts Linz, to install the very first OTTOsonics 24 channel Ambisonics system in Asia. Manu Mitterhuber (OTTOsonics), Enrique Tomás (tamlab) and Martin Kaltenbrunner (tamlab) assisted with the setup and gave an introducing workshop and lecture open to the public.
Our Story
In Macao, we started building OTTOsonics in various locations and occasions, including academic conferences, exhibitions, puppetry drama, and bamboo pavillion, etc. Although we are based in Macao, we are closely connected to the community back in Linz, Austria. Seeking opportunities to extend the research, we also built the DodekaOTTO in Vietnam.
Know more about OTTOsonics: https://www.alterbauhof.at/ottosonics/
Meet The Team in Asia
Projects &
Installations
A Fusion of Puppetry and Immersive Audio:
ChongChong’s Hamster Premieres with OTTOsonics in Macao
(2024)
On the weekend of 6 DEC 2024, the Black Box Theatre at the Macau Cultural Centre hosted the highly anticipated premiere of ChongChong’s Hamster, a poignant and visually stunning theatrical experience. Presented by Rolling Puppet Alternative Theatre in collaboration with OTTOsonics, this innovative production marked a milestone in Asian theatre by integrating puppetry, visual storytelling, and immersive ambisonics sound technology.
Prof. Gérald Estadieu & Prof. Sandra Ng (USJ, Macao)
Photo credits: Simson Lam, #RollingPuppet滾動傀儡另類劇場
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2024. 12.7-9
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OTTOsonics at Venetian Macao (2024)
DodekaOTTO is a multi-channel sound installation structure shaped like a dodecahedron that places immersive audio experiences in the heart of our city. Visually striking and sonically fascinating, it invites us to take a deep breath and plunge into a spatial audio adventure!
With the exhibition Macao’s Wetland Treasures: 2024 Biodiversity Photography Exhibition at the Venetian Macao, we showcase two selected pieces: Water, Earth and Sky (2024) by Gérald Estadieu, and Máni (2022) by Kim Ho to highlight the sound of nature.
Prof. Gérald Estadieu & Prof. Sandra Ng (USJ, Macao)
Installation | Ubimus (2024)
Ubimus 2024 MACAO was held on the 31st of October, 1st and 2nd of November 2024 at the University of Saint Joseph, in Macau S.A.R. (China) and hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The goal of the conference is to promote interest in ubiquitous music as an important research field embracing all humanities and technological aspects of our societies and cultures. We put an installations of the DodekaOTTO on the patio of the University as the foyer of the conference.
Prof. Gérald Estadieu & Prof. Sandra Ng (USJ, Macao)
Prof. Enrique T. Calderón (University of Arts Linz, Austria)
Immersive Sound Experience with OTTOsonics at ARTTECH Fusion Vietnam (2024)
Unlock the full potential of sound with our hands-on workshop, where you'll discover the transformative power of Ambisonics technology. This cutting-edge immersive audio system wraps listeners in 360-degree sound, redefining your relationship with music and space.
Experience a 20-channel OTTOsonics setup shaped like a dodecahedron, and learn how to harness its capabilities through interactive demonstrations. We'll showcase various soundscapes and compositions that will inspire you to rethink audio as a multidimensional art form.
Prof. Gérald Estadieu & Prof. Sandra Ng (USJ, Macao)
Prof. Enrique T. Calderón (University of Arts Linz, Austria), Artist. Manuel Mitterhuber
StormSphere | An Immersive Audio Journey into the Eye of a Typhoon (2024)
A collaboration with the USJ Library as part of the exhibition about the anniversary of the global typhoon in 1874. Step into the swirling vortex of sound that is “Stormsphere”, an immersive audio installation that plunges you into the midst of a raging typhoon. Imagine yourself standing in the heart of Macau in 1874, as a massive storm system bears down on the city. The winds howl, the rain lashes down, and the very fabric of reality seems to be torn apart.
In this experiential journey, we invite you to surround yourself with the raw energy of nature's fury. Using spatial audio technology, our artists have captured the sounds of recent typhoons in Macau and recordings from around the world to create a breathtakingly immersive experience.
As you enter “StormSphere”, you'll be transported into the heart of the storm, where the cacophony of wind, rain, and thunder converges into a symphony of chaos. Let the rumble of the storm's fury envelop you, as you feel the power of nature's raw energy coursing through your very being.
Project Supervisors: Prof. Gerald Estadieu, Prof. Sandra Olga Ng Ka Man
Support: Emily Chan On I, Catarina Lei Hoi Kei, Prof. Priscilla Roberts
OTTOSONICS | Creative Soundscape Workshop Series (2024)
A collaboration with OTTOsonics. Setting up an Ambisonics sound system on the Green Campus of the University of Saint Joseph, Ilha Verde, Macau, China. This sound system was 80% manufactured in-house with the technology of 3D printing and some electronics.
Project Supervisors: Prof. Gerald Estadieu
