The Sound of Four Dimensional Reverb

US Hard to visualize but possible to synthesize 07/03/25

Visualizing a fourth dimension is a confusing topic for many of us - often explanations of how it works make it even more confusing! Luckily in the realm of sound, we have the ability to replicate it, as shown in this video from AIHVHIA. Using Ray Tracing in 4 dimensions, he uses mathematical equations to replicate a 4D space, and the potential influence it has on acoustic reverbs - very interesting! Here are the time stamps:

Video Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:25 The wave equation in higher dimensions

03:11 Ray tracing in 4 dimensions

06:45 Quick demo

06:57 Intuition for reverb in higher dimensions

08:25 4D geometry is actually cool

09:18 Fully mixed song demo

09:31 Is there a 4th spatial dimension?

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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music.

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