JAR Reaper Ambisonics Bundle — companion to "The B-Format as Score: Composition, Interpretation, and Spatial Form in Ambisonics"
Authors/Creators
- 1. Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) — Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST)
Description
This bundle is the companion REAPER environment for The B-Format as Score:
Composition, Interpretation, and Spatial Form in Ambisonics (Johannes Schütt, 2026),
submitted to the Journal of Artistic Research (JAR) via the Research
Catalogue platform.
It turns a freshly installed REAPER into a configured playground for the
paper's ambisonic experiments: pre-configured ReaScripts, Lua helpers,
JSFX plug-ins (notably Raumpartitur_Analyzer.jsfx), the SpaceScore
integration (Python + Lua + JSON example data), and a starter Project
Template for user experimentation.
What the ZIP contains (tool only): Scripts, Effects (JSFX), Data,
UserPlugins binaries (ReaPack, SWS, Helgobox for Apple Silicon),
configuration files, Templates/SpaceScore/ (Python companion + docs),
ProjectTemplates/Default/ (scaffold), and the install guide as README.md.
What the ZIP does not contain — but is needed per experiment:
- REAPER.app itself (licensing reasons — install from reaper.fm into the
bundle folder per README §3.2). - The IEM, ICST, and SPARTA plug-in suites (install per README §3.4–3.6).
- Each experiment session (HeadTracking_Demo, JAR_MultiDecoder, M-series,
Rethinking Thought study sets, etc.) is published as a separate
Zenodo record with its own DOI. Download only the sessions you need.
Target platform: Apple Silicon macOS 13+ (Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia).
Tested on REAPER v7.69 / IEM v1.15.0 / SPARTA v1.8.2. Windows 10/11 not
tested; see README §4.
License: Bundle documentation, scripts, JSFX, and configuration are
CC BY 4.0. Third-party components retain their own licenses (see README §8).
Reproducibility: This bundle has been verified against README §6
Verify the install. See the accompanying test protocol record for
SHA-256 hashes, test date, and per-check results.
SHA-256: ade4453eb2e07e87bf503a30d1f21321d48d779682bc5f5df4e03c2333b1d16b
MD5: f6a1a68645ba05d044319843f1ca6aee
Other
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v1.0.1 (2026-04-29) — Added:
- Tools/ — standalone Python analysis toolchain: raumpartitur_export.py, set_c_directional_energy_analysis.py, analyse_bformat.py, hoa_analyzer.py, hoa_render_pipeline.py.
- Tools/maintenance/ — bundle audit and cleanup scripts for transparent reproducibility.
- Tools/sample_output/ — sample output from raumpartitur_export.py.
- Templates/SpaceScore/ — two additional analysis scripts: space_score_analyze_bformat.py (B-Format WAV → SpaceScore JSON + browser player) and space_score_analyze_selected_item.lua (REAPER one-action analysis). Coordinate convention corrected in README (az=+90°=Right, consistent with REAPER_SETUP.md and visualization code).
- ProjectTemplates/ — HOA7 VirtualSpeaker Demos, Rendering Type-3 template, MultiDecoder Set-D README.
- Scripts/ — additional REAPER ReaScripts: AB_Switch_Monitor.lua, D10_Region_Export_Selected_Item.lua, reaper_play_region_under_cursor_and_stop.lua.
- Documentation/ — HOA Render Pipeline guide (PDF).
- GUIDE.html — comprehensive illustrated setup guide with active links.
- install_setup.command — double-clickable macOS installer for Python dependencies.
All v1.0.0 contents preserved. The additions do not change the portable REAPER setup or existing JSFX/Lua workflow.
Other
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v1.0.2 (2026-04-29) — Changed:
All bundle documentation translated from German to English. Affected files:
ProjectTemplates/REAPER_HOA7_ICST_VirtualSpeaker_Demos_README.md,
ProjectTemplates/REAPER_Rendering_Type3_Template_README.md,
ProjectTemplates/REAPER_SetD_MultiDecoder_README.md,
Templates/SpaceScore/REAPER_SETUP.md.
All v1.0.1 contents and functionality preserved.
No scripts, templates, or JSFX files were modified.
Other
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v1.0.3 (2026-04-29) — Fixed:
- Removed Effects/VST3/ directory (IEM, ICST AmbiEncoder/Decoder, dearVR AMBI MICRO).
Third-party binaries are not redistributable; install independently per README §3.
- Stripped private file paths from ProjectTemplates/REAPER_HOA7_ICST_VirtualSpeaker_Demos.RPP.
- Added LICENSE.txt (CC BY 4.0) for original bundle content.
- Added scipy to Python dependency list (README §8 standalone tools).
- Added dearVR AMBI MICRO download note (README §2, §3.7) with IEM BinauralDecoder as alternative.
- Translated GUIDE.html and BUNDLE_INVENTORY fully to English; removed internal metadata from README.
All v1.0.2 scripts, JSFX, Lua, JSON, templates, and documentation preserved.
Files
JAR_Reaper_Ambi_Bundle_v1.0.3-clean.zip
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Dates
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2026-04-29