AmbiPlay

The Ambisonics B-Format Media Player for ASIO

Experience spatial audio with AmbiPlay. Designed for audiophiles, AmbiPlay delivers bit-perfect multi-channel audio with support for high sample rates and automatic sample rate switching.

Download Now (Last updated: 24 January 2025 as version 3.60)

Screenshot of AmbiPlay interface

AmbiPlay Interface - Bringing spatial audio to your ASIO DAC.

Key Features

How to Use AmbiPlay

Follow these steps to configure and use AmbiPlay with your ASIO device:

  1. Open AmbiPlay and click the Configure button.
  2. In the configuration utility, select your ASIO device from the dropdown menu.
  3. Choose the desired number of audio channels (e.g., 2 for stereo, 4 for Ambisonics 1st Order, 9 for Ambisonics 2nd Order, etc.).
  4. (Optional) The default buffer size is usually adequate, but you can increase it if your CPU struggles with many channels.
  5. Click the Configure button to confirm your settings, and close the utility.
  6. Load your playlist with B-Format audio tracks, shuffle the tracks if desired, and press Play.
  7. Use the playback controls to pause, stop, or navigate through your playlist.

For advanced audio processing, pair AmbiPlay with ASIOExtender to apply VST3 plugins for ambisonics decoding and EQ.

AmbiPlay in Action

AmbiPlay in action

AmbiPlay used with ASIOExtender and the 'ab Decoder Light' plugin.