Polyspectral MBC for Wwise

 

For video game developers, Polyspectral MBC is available as a plugin for Audiokinetic's Wwise audio middleware. It has been carefully designed specifically for real-time mastering of a game's audio mix. It is available for download here -- make sure to choose the appropriate package for the Wwise version you're using:

 

Download for Wwise 2023.1.x.x

Download for Wwise 2022.1.x.x

Download for Wwise 2021.1.x.x

 

After download, the plugin can be added to your Wwise installation using the Wwise Launcher. It can be used right away in the Wwise authoring tool, but to export sound banks you will need a free evaluation license. Contact us for an evaluation license or for help getting started.

Use cases

The Polyspectral MBC plugin can be placed anywhere in the signal chain in a Wwise project, and its settings can be used to improve your game's sound in many different ways:

  • Apply gentle, natural-sounding compression to the full game mix, to get a fuller, more detailed, more “glued” sound. Hear more of your music and ambience without sacrificing intelligibility of voice and sound effects.
  • Use it as a final-stage limiter. Ducking only the loudest parts of the content avoids unnatural changes in unrelated frequency bands.
  • Use it on an interactive music mix to achieve levels of polish and cohesion previously possible only in linear, non-interactive music production.
  • Quickly adjust your EQ and dynamics to suit different platforms or different output devices. With minimal effort your work can be tailored for laptop or phone speakers, or for a world-class theater sound system.

Features

  • Wide platform support. The plugin has been built to work in all modern game platforms—desktop, mobile, and console.
  • Flexible bus layout. All common speaker layouts, as well as Ambisonic formats, are supported transparently. LFE and Center channels can be excluded from processing if desired.
  • Low CPU usage. The signal processing algorithms used have been selected carefully and optimized for x86/x64 and ARM processor cores, for low overhead on every platform.
  • Negligible latency. The use of minimum-phase filters means the plugin can do its work without adding any noticeable delay to the output.
  • Elegant, responsive interface. With clear, intuitive parameter adjustment and a real-time spectral display, Polyspectral MBC sets a new interface standard for game audio plugins.
  • Sonically transparent. The compression algorithm was designed with mastering in mind. It is extremely transparent and will not give the mix any undesired color.

Pricing

We follow Audiokinetic's model of charging a license fee per title and per platform, based on Audiokinetic's development budget tiers (as defined here).

  • For the Indie budget tier, the fee is $100 for the first platform plus $50 for each additional platform.
  • For the Pro budget tier, the fee is $500 for the first platform plus $250 for each additional platform.
  • For the Premium or Platinum budget tier, the fee is $1500 for the first platform plus $750 for each additional platform.

(All prices are in U.S. dollars).

User's Manual

The Polyspectral MBC User's Manual can be viewed in PDF format here.