Hi everyone! Something I have always wanted to do is to mess around with creating stereo sound that is not just left to right but in arbitrary positions x, y, z so it feels like you’re in a real space (I don’t mean reverb/greverb). Here is a quick demo of what I mean: LST | 3D Sound Demo - YouTube
In that demo you can hear the different locations that’s not just left/right. Is there any way we could emulate 3D panning that’s not just left/right? I feel like musicians don’t really explore using interesting panning effects beyond left and right, so I’m very curious on whatever techniques are available in the current version of Sonic Pi. Or, if this is not feasible, maybe it could a future FX?!
This is always an interesting subject. I use Ableton and it has a variety of Max4Live plugins that do this. You could send midi cc from SPi to manage position etc.
I also use Eurorack and there are a few modules on the market that do quad/5.1 etc. One of the earliest Quad performers is Suzanne Ciani with her Buchla synth. There are two recent videos on her approach. The first is an interview with demo here.
The second considers how to use Quad in four different types of system DAW, Eurorack, VCVRack and Dawless. Any of these could give you some insight into how you might be able to adapt approaches.
Hope some of that helps.
Looking forward to hearing about other solutions as well!