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Integrate personalized and immersive sound

Production Tools & Plugins

MPEG-H Audio opens the door to personalized, immersive audio. To create the metadata required for this, several renowned manufacturers have designed tools and plugins that meet the needs of state-of-the-art audio production. They rely on the MPEG-H Production Library, a toolbox that comprises everything required for the authoring and monitoring of MPEG-H metadata. The MPEG-H Production Library offers the export and import of MPEG-H Scenes in various MPEG-H Master formats including open formats like ADM and ensures interoperability between tools. Exports are ready for emission and serve as input for MPEG-H encoders.

Live Production

Jünger Audio – flexAI

Jünger Audio flexAI is a scalable professional audio processing platform running on servers, in the cloud or on dedicated hardware. Its modular software framework enables the integration of MPEG-H Audio features into professional production workflows. It supports MPEG-H metadata authoring including loudness processing as well as Metadata rendering and full monitoring (read more).

“flexAI empowers content creators to produce fully immersive and user personalized audio experiences with MPEG-H. It gives precise control over any aspect of the sound and its metadata and perfectly integrates in automated workflows. Our rendering and monitoring system ensures that the producer knows exactly what the audience hears - across any device, platform, or environment.”

Roman Rehausen – Product Manager, Jünger Audio

Telos Alliance’s Linear Acoustic – AMS Authoring & Monitoring System

A real-time authoring and monitoring solution for immersive MPEG-H Audio programs for broadcast and streaming (read more).

“At Telos Alliance, we’re committed to making immersive audio accessible and manageable—from authoring through transmission—so broadcasters can deliver the best possible experience to every listener.”

John Schur, President of Telos Alliance

New Audio Technology – SAD-P

A hardware-based processor including a flexible 3D audio panning tool enabling real-time MPEG-H Audio production for immersive and interactive sound (read more).

“With the new Spatial Audio Designer, you can now deliver an MPEG-H Audio production solution for all use cases and sectors.”

Tom Ammermann - Managing Director, New Audio Technology

Salsa Sound – MIXaiR

An AI-driven audio mixing engine for live sports that automatically creates immersive MPEG-H Audio mixes using standard microphone setups (read more).

“MIXaiR is a highly intuitive and holistic cross-platform audio software tool for automated mixing and Quality Control of live audio. It is incredibly flexible and easy to use – facilitating both standard channel-based audio mixing but also has full MPEG-H authoring to easily create and mix live personalised immersive audio content.”

Rob Oldfield - CEO and Co-Founder of Salsa Sound

Post Production

Avid – Pro Tools

Industry-standard audio production software supporting MPEG-H Audio authoring (read more)

“We are excited to be working closely with the Fraunhofer IIS team to develop a frictionless experience when producing MPEG-H Audio content in Pro Tools.” – Francois Quereuil, VP Product Management, Avid

Francois Quereuil - VP Product Management, Avid

Steinberg – Nuendo

Professional audio post-production software with native MPEG-H Audio support for immersive and personalized sound (read more).

“Thanks to the integration of MPEG-H Audio in Nuendo 13, creatives can produce 3D audio with comprehensive personalization options.”

Timo Wildenhain - Head of Professional Audio, Steinberg

Blackmagic Design – DaVinci Resolve

Video and audio post-production suite with integrated MPEG-H Audio authoring and monitoring capabilities (read more).

“We are excited to elevate the audio production capabilities of DaVinci Resolve with enhanced MPEG-H Audio support.”

Grant Petty - CEO, Blackmagic Design

Fraunhofer IIS – MPEG-H Authoring Suite

A comprehensive toolset for creating immersive and interactive MPEG-H Audio content for broadcast and streaming (read more).

“The range of intuitive tools makes the production of MPEG-H Masters easier, faster, and open to everybody.”

Fraunhofer IIS

Fiedler Audio – SpaceLab

SpaceLab is a 3D audio plug-in for reverb, panning, and spatialization, compatible with any DAW and supporting formats from stereo to multichannel. Based on Fraunhofer IIS algorithms, it enables immersive audio production across a wide range of setups (read more) & (watch video).

“SpaceLab brings immersive audio to any DAW, combining intuitive control with Fraunhofer IIS technology for next-level spatial sound.”

Fiedler Audio

New Audio Technology – Spatial Audio Designer Plugin

The Spatial Audio Designer (SAD) is a leading plug-in for immersive audio creation and monitoring. It supports all MPEG-H formats, including those compatible with Sony 360 Reality Audio, and offers a complete toolset for next-generation sound production (read more).

“SAD is the all-in-one solution for MPEG-H Audio production—trusted by professionals to deliver immersive sound across every format.”

New Audio Technology

Encoders

MPEG-H Audio delivers immersive and personalized sound experiences across live broadcast, live streaming, and video-on-demand services. To enable this, MPEG-H Audio encoding tools and devices must handle both high-quality audio and the associated metadata in real-time and file processing. Devices and services have to meet the demands of modern media productions, featuring high quality video encodings, packaging and low-latency delivery.

Two key encoding profiles support the MPEG-H ecosystem:

The MPEG-H Baseline Profile: A streamlined subset of the Low Complexity Profile, designed for maximum interoperability and reduced implementation effort.
The MPEG-H Contribution Mode: Tailored for production workflows, where delivery of the highest quality object-based audio and metadata transport from the production site to the central broadcast facility or the cloud is necessary.

Ateme – TITAN & KYRION

Ateme’s TITAN Live and KYRION encoders support MPEG-H Audio for immersive and personalized sound delivery in broadcast and streaming (read more).

“Viewers are increasingly demanding high-quality, personal experiences. This is true not only for images, but also for sound. MPEG-H Audio meets this demand, and we are thrilled to have joined forces with them to enable personalized and immersive sound for viewers in Brazil and all over the world.”

Julien Mandel - Solution Marketing Senior Director, Ateme

Harmonic – XOS

Harmonic XOS media processor and VOS software cloud-native platform provide state-of-the-art processing solutions designed to support a range of workflows — from those with just a few channels to more complex, high-channel-count systems (read more).

“The advanced capabilities of the XOS media processor and VOS software ensure immersive and personalized audio experiences with MPEG-H as well as pristine UHD video quality, elevating viewer satisfaction.”

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MainConcept – Live Encoder

A flexible encoding engine with MPEG-H Audio support for live streaming and broadcast, including FFmpeg plugin integration and
MPEG-H contribution mode (read more).

“Partnering with Fraunhofer IIS for the […] integration of MPEG-H Audio into our Live Encoder makes these tools a perfect match for future broadcast infrastructures.”

Thomas Kramer - MainConcept

KORG – Live Extreme

A high-resolution audio and video streaming platform supporting MPEG-H Audio for immersive and personalized live music experiences (read more).

“Features like 22.2 channel-based audio and streaming of pure object-based productions wouldn’t be possible without MPEG-H Audio capabilities.”

Koji Oishi - Director, KORG Inc.

SAPEC – Laguna Media Processor

A multi-channel encoder/decoder platform supporting MPEG-H Audio for DVB and ISDB-T infrastructures (read more).

“With the SAPEC LMP and MPEG-H Audio, broadcasters can offer immersive and personalized sound in Europe and South America.”

Miguel Cristóbal - SAPEC

Spin Digital – Spin Enc Live

A high-end encoder for up to 8K video and 22.2 MPEG-H Audio streaming, optimized for next-generation media applications
(read more).

“Our software-based solution now offers full MPEG-H Audio functionality. Global streaming services can benefit from our high-end live video encoding solution.”

Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa - CEO, Spin Digital

Jünger Audio – Aixpressor

A modular audio processor supporting real-time MPEG-H Audio encoding and S-ADM metadata transport for live broadcast workflows (read more).

“The first complete IP production and broadcasting chain utilizing MPEG-H Audio which transports audio and S-ADM metadata over SMPTE ST 2110.”

Fraunhofer Audio Blog

Decoder Frameworks & SDKs

MPEG-H Audio enables immersive and personalized playback experiences across a wide range of consumer devices and platforms. To support this, decoder frameworks must integrate multiple MPEG-H components into the device’s multimedia architecture. These include the MPEG-H Audio decoder itself, interfaces for metadata exchange, bitstream parsing, HDMI playback, and user interaction. The goal: seamless interoperability and consistent audio experiences across apps, devices, and environments. Get more information on our GitHub Wiki.

MPEG-H Audio Decoder

The MPEG-H Audio Decoder is the core component for enabling immersive and personalized playback. It supports object-based audio decoding and interactive features, making it ideal for integration into software players and client devices. Developers can access the full decoder implementation on GitHub, including source code, example programs, and detailed documentation to support integration into multimedia frameworks.

Find the decoder here.

AndroidX Media (Exoplayer)

Since version r1.6.0, AndroidX Media (ExoPlayer) includes native support for MPEG-H Audio decoding. Based on Fraunhofer’s open-source MPEG-H decoder, it supports playback of MPEG-H content in MP4 and MPEG-2 TS formats. This integration simplifies the development of Android apps with immersive audio capabilities.