The Power of Presence:
How Spatial Sound Affects Our Health

In conjunction with ‘Spatial Sleep Music’, producer Tom Middleton’s spatial audio album released in 2022, this article by Paul Oomen unpacks and leverages the neuroscience of spatial audio and its potential for reducing anxiety and inducing calm using psychoacoustic phenomenon of ‘presence’ to guide the listener’s awareness.

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Research Archive: A Resource for the Science of Sound

The Spatial Sound Institute’s Research Archive aims to consolidate scientific research about sound in its multi-faceted relation to the human body and our spatial environments. Within four distinct fields of study, papers and articles are organized based on keywords and trends within the categorisation literature.

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Explore the Spatial Sound Institute’s Library 

With over a hundred-fifty curated titles in our collection and extensive research archive, the Spatial Sound Institute’s open-access library is an ongoing outreach initiative that recognizes the need for a wider circulation of educational and pedagogical resources in sound, providing cultural and scientific research for the benefit of artists, academics and learners everywhere. 

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