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News, insights and behind-the-scenes from the Orbit team.
"The Update That Changes Everything" — an independent look at Orbit Pro 1.5
Professor Michael G Wagner's third independent Orbit video covers the Orbit Pro 1.5 beta — a cleaner interface, a real video timeline, and a far simpler export. Unsponsored, bought at full price, and honest about what still needs work.
Orbit 1.5.3 Beta — One Window for Every Export
The 1.5.3 beta brings a brand-new Export Audio window (⇧⌘B): binaural for everyone, speaker layouts up to 7.1.4, WAV/MOV/MP4 output, loudness normalisation with a true-peak limiter, and range export. Export a clean 7.1.4 or 5.1 WAV and macOS plays it back in Apple Spatial Audio. Plus an IAMF compatibility stereo track so your files open everywhere.
Markers in Orbit Pro: The Most Overlooked Tool in Your Immersive Toolbox
Object-linked markers, timeline navigation, and CSV and PDF exports — how Orbit Pro's marker system keeps an 80-channel immersive mix organised and puts your QC notes exactly where they belong.
Orbit Lite 1.2.0 — Now Plays Video, Speaks IAMF
Orbit Lite 1.2.0 plays IAMF and Eclipsa with video-to-picture sync, switches mix presentations and EBU programmes, and outputs binaural, up to 24-channel and Apple Spatial Audio — all from one load-it-and-listen app. A free update, macOS.
Orbit 1.5.2 — Anything Is Possible
Meet OSLS, the Orbit Speaker Layout System: a fully customisable, open-source speaker output system that drives any layout up to 64 channels. Plus per-speaker solo, mute and custom groups, a loudness section rebuilt and powered by Cota, and performance improvements across the board.
Orbit 1.5.1 Beta — A Rebuilt QC PDF Report, New Privacy Controls & Session Fixes
The 1.5.1 beta is out now with a completely rebuilt QC PDF report — proper A4 pagination, an album cover and contents page, per-track or whole-album export and a live preview — plus optional privacy-first usage data and smoother session handling.
Orbit 1.5 & Orbit Pro 1.5 — Out Now
The biggest Orbit release yet: a full timeline, a real-time Object Activity window, a built-in video editor, and quite possibly the world's most advanced IAMF export. Out now.
Early Access Extended — More Time, More Polish
The Orbit Pro Early Access period is extended to 26 June 2026. More time to try Pro free, lock in the 15% discount, and for us to ship refinements to sessions, head tracking, waveforms, IAMF export, and output formats.
Orbit v1.4.2 — Multi-Programme ADM and a Major Step Toward Full Spec Compliance
The biggest spec-compliance release Orbit has shipped. Programme switching that mutes the right channels. A dub-track language picker. Multi-bed-group support. An upgraded sidebar for EBU ADMs. Plus every fix from the v1.4.1 Beta — large masters, deep-zoom waveforms, and a single-scanner peak pipeline.
Orbit Pro Beta 1.4.0 build (550) — IAMF Refinements & Esfera Alpha Goes Live
A fresh Pro beta with real improvements to our IAMF exporter, plus the public alpha of Esfera — our browser-based spatial audio platform.
Sneak peek: Headphone EQ in Orbit 1.4
Orbit 1.4 adds a Headphone EQ panel — AutoEq-derived compensation curves for popular headphones plus a five-band tone control, all running inside Orbit's own signal chain.
Sign in With Google or Apple
You can now sign in to your Orbit account with Google or Apple. Fewer passwords, same account, nothing else changes.
Ambisonics in ADM — Coming in Orbit 1.4
Orbit 1.4 adds Ambisonics support to ADM BWF files. FOA, 2OA, and 3OA sound fields decode alongside your objects and beds, with full scene visualisation and the metadata you need to trust the delivery.
Introducing User Spotlights — We Want to Feature You
We're launching User Spotlights on the Orbit website — short profiles of the people using Orbit and Orbit Lite in their spatial audio work. Submit your workflow and get featured.
Orbit Lite: Now with Light UI Mode
Orbit Lite now ships with a full light UI mode — reworked for readability in bright environments. Switch between dark and light in preferences.
Orbit 1.3.1 & Orbit Lite 1.0.2 — New Loudness Tools, LBAP Panning, and PDF Export
Orbit 1.3.1 adds 5.1 re-render loudness, per-component metering, LRA, height channel weight toggle, LBAP panning, and a new PDF export dialogue. Orbit Lite 1.0.2 adds LBAP as the default panner.
VBAP vs LBAP Panning Explained
An interactive visualisation comparing Vector Base Amplitude Panning (VBAP) and Layer-Based Amplitude Panning (LBAP) in a 7.1.4 speaker layout. Explore how each algorithm distributes audio to speakers.
Introducing Orbit Pro — ADM to Eclipsa Audio IAMF Export, and More
Orbit Pro brings ADM BWF to Eclipsa Audio IAMF export with Opus, FLAC, and LPCM codec support, intelligent object-to-channel fold-down, full 3D scene visualisation, and professional QC tools — all in one application.
Orbit Lite Is Here — ADM Playback for macOS, Done Right
Orbit Lite — a lightweight ADM player for macOS. Load ADM BWF files, view waveforms, and play back in 7.1.4, Binaural, Apple Spatial Audio, or Stereo. £29, no complexity.
Orbit v1.3 — Apple Spatial Audio, New HRTFs, and Faster Than Ever
Apple Spatial Audio with head tracking and personalised profiles, four built-in HRTFs including Orbit Studio and Orbit Reference, a custom streaming ADM parser with up to 80% lower memory usage, redesigned meters, and binaural monitoring tools.
What's New from Orbit: Introducing Orbit Lite + Version 1.2.1
Announcing Orbit Lite — streamlined ADM playback at £29 — alongside Orbit 1.2.1 with binaural WAV export, improved PDF waveforms, stability fixes, and in-app updates.
Orbit v1.2.0 — Accurate Metering, Faster Loading, and More
Loudness metering overhauled for QC accuracy, validated against ffmpeg within 0.05 dB. Plus PDF loudness reports, faster file loading, output routing presets, and more.
How Orbit Renders ADM Audio
A high-level overview of the signal path from ADM file to the listener's ears.
A Refreshed Look: Thanks to Our Testers
Orbit's polished new interface is the result of invaluable feedback from our alpha and beta testers. Here's what's changed.
SOFA File Support and Custom HRTFs
Import your own head-related transfer functions with SOFA file support, featuring a 1,944-point HRTF grid for accurate binaural rendering at any speaker position.
Advanced PDF Export for ADM Metadata
Generate comprehensive PDF reports with waveform visualizations, position graphs, and detailed object timelines from your ADM BWF files.
Welcome to Orbit
Introducing Orbit - a standalone solution for listening to and visualising ADM BWF files.