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saimox is an open, licence-free spatial audio format in which every sound stays a discrete object all the way to the listener, plus the macOS tool to author it.
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saimox is a spatial audio format and authoring application built by Desteba Productions S.L. in Spain. Unlike existing immersive formats, where the mix is rendered to a fixed result before it reaches the listener, saimox keeps every sound as a discrete object with its own position, movement and rules — from the studio, through delivery, to the listener's device. Objects can react at playback time to sensors, environment and session state. The format is free to read, write and distribute: we hold no patents on it and charge nothing per unit shipped.
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saimox is an open, licence-free object audio format and a macOS authoring application, built by Desteba Productions S.L. in Crevillent, Spain, a studio operating two Dolby Atmos Music rooms.
Existing immersive formats decide everything at export: the mix is rendered once, for one speaker layout, and what reaches the listener is a photograph of the room rather than the room itself. saimox keeps every sound as a discrete object with its own audio, position, movement and metadata through the entire chain — nothing is folded down until the listener's own device does it. Objects can additionally carry rules that resolve during playback, reacting to head movement, biometrics, ambient conditions or session state, which no other streamable audio format currently offers.
The authoring application imports ADM-BWF, IAMF, multichannel and Ambisonics material, separates existing stereo masters into placeable objects locally, and exports to every target a client is likely to ask for. Rooms are defined in real metres, so Doppler and distance attenuation follow as physical consequences rather than dialled-in effects. The format itself is free to implement: we hold no patents on it, there is no decoder licence to buy from us, and nothing to pay per unit shipped.
