Canadian developer MNTRA has introduced Living Sky, a GPU-powered spatial mixing and reverb engine designed to combine 3D sound positioning with the acoustic characteristics of real-world spaces.

Available as a plugin for macOS and Windows, Living Sky combines convolution processing, spatial modulation and a library of captured acoustic environments in a single immersive audio production system.

Unlike conventional reverbs that primarily process audio through stereo or multichannel impulse responses, Living Sky uses hundreds of convolutions running on the GPU in real time. Its acoustic library contains more than 120 high-resolution spatial responses captured from real locations using higher-order Ambisonics and proprietary microphone arrays.

The system supports up to 64 independent audio sources, each with adjustable distance, elevation, azimuth and spatial width. Users can distribute sources across five reverb buses, combining up to three different Spaces per bus. The resulting acoustic environment can be further shaped using modulation, automation and MNTRA’s Aura processing, which provides a source-responsive reverb send.

Living Sky also includes a separate 3D Control App for positioning and manipulating sound sources visually. Its internal Ambisonic processing allows the same spatial mix to be translated into stereo, binaural, surround and immersive formats without rebuilding the mix.

Features:

• GPU-powered convolution engine combining hundreds of acoustic responses in real time.
• Up to 64 independent spatial audio inputs per plugin instance.
• Five reverb buses, each supporting up to three Spaces.
• More than 120 captured spatial responses from real-world locations.
• Additional virtually modelled acoustic Spaces from Lese Audio.
• 3D source positioning with adjustable distance, elevation, azimuth and sharpness.
• 32 modulation slots for movement and audio-responsive processing.
• Aura source-responsive reverb processing with independent Drift and Flux controls.
• Stereo, binaural, quad, surround, Dolby Atmos-compatible speaker layouts and fifth-order Ambisonics output options.
• OSC head-tracking support for compatible binaural listening setups.
• Separate 3D Control App linked to the main plugin.
• VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats.

Pricing & Availability:

MNTRA Living Sky is available for $799 USD, with a free 30-day trial offering up to four sources and stereo and binaural output.