Overview
Areal's innovative hardware and software make immersive audio more accessible, enabling spatial sound to be produced, monitored, and experienced anywhere. The company offers the SR1 spatial reference headphone system, which won a Red Dot Design Award for design and innovation in mobile immersive monitoring, and an Upmix engine product.
In the news
- More bass.” “Louder vocals.” That kind of feedback can be surprisingly hard to interpret when an Atmos mix is being approved remotely. Is the artist reacting to the mix itself, or to whatever they happen to be listening on? Consumer headphones and uncalibrated setups can make that difficult to judge, especially when the notes are about level, balance or spatial positioning. Mapa Studios started testing a different approach: sending artists an SR1 alongside a prepared Pro Tools session, so they could hear the multichannel mix
- Nice to see Sound On Sound putting SR1 through its paces. Their verdict? “Areal have taken a completely different approach to immersive audio over headphones with the SR1, and they’ve made it work.” We’ll take that.
- Can headphones really recreate an immersive Dolby Atmos mix? We reviewed the Areal Technologies SR1 and puts its unique approach to spatial audio to the test. Read the full review via https://sosm.ag/SR1
- We’ve been looking forward to sharing this one... Sound On Sound magazine has put SR1 through its paces and taken a close look at our answer to the problem of monitoring immersive audio outside calibrated Atmos rooms. Their summary gets straight to the point: “Areal have taken a completely different approach to immersive audio over headphones with the SR1, and they’ve made it work.” For four decades, Sound On Sound has set the standard for independent gear reviews that carry real weight with engineers, producers and studios. So
- 3 years ago when I entered the Tomorrowland Ventures team, this product was just a crazy idea. Nobody said we could make it, nobody said we could produce it. And now we're getting recognized by leading industry press, platforms and people. Proud to see our scale-up Areal Technologies gaining recognition from one of the industry's leading audio publications, Sound On Sound! Great to see how far we've come and excited about what's ahead. Read everything here: https://lnkd.in/en-vS_s8 #AREAL #ImmersiveAudio #AudioInnovation
- That’s a wrap on ADE 2026! For four days, our balcony at De Rode Hoed showed the future of live entertainment: drone light shows, immersive LED walls, robotics, smart stage automation and so much more. A huge thank you to our members, who brought their innovations to life in the member showcases. And cheers to every visitor who came up, tried things out and joined the conversation. When you work together, you fly together. Together with Xine Robotics, Citymesh, Aerora - Drone Light Shows, time-line.io, AIDefine, Matrix drone shows,
- How is spatial audio changing the future of live entertainment? This Thursday, Areal's Commercial Director Kristof Jeuris will join a panel at KIKK Festival in Namur to explore that question alongside Nico Elliott (Polygon Productions), Vanhaelemeesch Wouter (Club Wintercircus) and Laurent dupuy (Delacroix Studio). Titled "Beyond Stereo: The Rise of Immersive Sound," the discussion will look at how spatial audio is opening up new creative possibilities for artists, venues and audiences, and what it will take to make immersive
- How much of a professional immersive production really needs to happen in the speaker room? For Terry Gao, Dolby Atmos Music Producer and founder of Future Orient, the answer changed considerably after working with SR1. On recent album projects, decisions made with conventional binaural monitoring often needed to be rebuilt once Terry reached his reference room at Ascentone Music Studio. With SR1, those same spatial decisions translated closely enough that his workflow shifted from roughly 50% headphones / 50% studio to around 80%
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