次は、音だ。
Sound xR Core is
a spatial audio solution
for earphones/headphones
that has been developed based on
ViReal™ total solution technology
for immersive sound.
TOPICS
"Sound xR™" is now included as standard in the game sound middleware "CRI ADX®"
NEWS
Exhibiting and Presenting at “GAME CREATORS CONFERENCE ’26”
Official Website
Mar 28 2026, at Grand Cube Osaka
Presented and tech-showcased at “XR Kaigi 2025.”（Thank you for your attendance）
Official Website
Dec 1～3 2025 at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba
Exhibited at「GTMF2025」（Thank you for your attendance）
Official Website
Osaka：Nov 20 2025 at Congrès Convention Center
Tokyo: Nov 25 2025 at Bellesalle Shinjuku South
Product Insights
About this package
- Name
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a spatial audio processing engine for earphones and headphones
Sound xR Core - Contents
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Sound xR Core is an acoustic processing plug-in that can stereoscopically express sound in three dimensions using ordinary earphones/headphones.
As a plug-in for the Unity game engine and Wwise sound middleware, it supports a wide variety of targets providing a smooth, immersive sound experience.· Feature 1：High resolution of 360° HRTFs (Head Related Transfer Functions)
· Feature 2：Direct computation from moving true objects, real-time rendering
(*Two-steps computation with phantom speakers and Higher-Order Ambisonics are also possible)
- Configuration
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This is a package of stand-alone virtual stereophonic 3D sound processing software engine.
As a plug-in for the Unity game engine and Wwise sound middleware, it supports a wide variety of targets.
(We are happy to provide custom implementations tailored to your development environment.)
Game engine and sound middleware
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
comes standard
*CRIWARE products are on sale by CRI Middleware.
Supported Platforms
macOS、Windows、Android、iOS、Nintendo Switch 2 、Nintendo Switch 、PlayStation®5、PlayStation®4、Xbox
*Please contact us from the following link for the supported versions, etc.
Unity and the Unity logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unity Technologies or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.
Unreal and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Wwise® and Audiokinetic® are registered trademarks of Audiokinetic Inc.
CRI, CRIWARE, and the CRIWARE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.
Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
PlayStation is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Windows and Xbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft group companies.
macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
iOS is the name of Apple Inc.’s operating system. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countr ies and is used under license.
Android is a trademark or registered trademark of Google LLC. All other names or brands are trademarks of their respective owners.
As of December 2025. Status of this support is subject to change without notice.
Record
THE FUJIYA HOTELGATARI Inc.
- Platform
- Auris
- Release
- 2025/12/29
ViractalSTING Co., Ltd.
- Platform
- Steam
- Release
- 2025/09/19
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATERKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- Platform
- Steam
- Release
- 2025/08/28
Ghost PhotographersMyDearest, Inc.
- Platform
- Meta Quest
- Release
- 2025/02/13
Break My Casecoly Inc.
- Platform
- iOS / Android
- Release
- 2024/05/09
GRANBLUE FANTASY: RelinkCygames, Inc.
- Platform
- Steam / PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4
- Release
- 2024/02/01
knowledge
Supporting the overwhelming realism of Sound xR Core
Sound xR Core reproduces spatial audio using ordinary earphones or headphones.
It is based on ViReal®, Yamaha’s comprehensive spatial audio technology developed by the Research & Development Division.
What is Yamaha's "Sound xR"? It's a surround sound solution that greatly enhances the immersiveness of any experience, whether 2D or XR.
Mogura Inc.
“GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink” — The Mix that Dominates Chaotic Battles: Ambisonics, Dynamic Volume Control, and Interactive Voice Lines
Cygames, Inc.
CEDEC2024 session
“METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER” — The Sound Team’s Remake Design Philosophy: Evolving a 20-Year-Old Masterpiece with Modern Technology
historia Inc.
Introduce
For Individuals (Unity version)
Click here to get Sound xR Core for windows Trial Ver.
※Please check the Unity Asset Store page for more information.
For Corporate Customers
Please contact us using the inquiry form
(Unity/Wwise version)
(including evaluation version request)
Please feel free to contact us for consultation on introduction and/or evaluation use.
We also accept requests for customization to individual game production environments and acoustic design for virtual spaces.