Question: What Is Spatial Sound Windows 10?

Hidden within the depths of the Windows 10 Creators Update is an audio enhancement designed to dramatically bring out the spatial sound in games and movies.

Such is the case with the new Windows Sonic For Headphones Spatial Sound format feature, which is essentially a surround sound emulator for headphones.

What is spatial sound?

Spatial sound is an enhanced immersive audio experience where sounds can flow around you, including overhead, in three-dimensional virtual space. Spatial sound provides an enhanced atmosphere which traditional surround sound formats cannot. With spatial sound, all your movies and games will sound better.

What is Windows spatial sound?

Windows Sonic is Microsoft’s platform-level solution for spatial sound support on Xbox and Windows, enabling both surround and elevation (above or below the listener) audio cues. The spatial sound APIs allow developers to create audio objects that emit audio from positions in 3D space.