NODE26 — Immersive Audio Network
Jueves · 17 de septiembre de 2026
Immersive audio in Latin America: Building a community
This pricing model takes regional economic differences into account and operates on a basis of trust.
Your ticket gives you access to the full event.
There is a participation fee that helps cover the time and resources needed to organize the event.
It is an independent initiative born out of a desire to connect people working with immersive audio across Latin America and beyond.
All registrations are final and non-refundable once payment is completed.
We bring together those who think it, make it, and bring it to the public.
How we work. How it arrives. Where we are going.
Online · LATAM + International
1 day · 3 independent conversations
Three Conversations
NODE26 is organized around three independent conversations.
- Each approaches immersive audio from a different point of view.
- Each participant chooses one conversation as their main table.
SLOT 01 MAKING
17/9/2026 01:00pm
What is stopping us from making immersive audio?
SLOT 02 LISTEN
17/9/2026 04:00pm
What is stopping more people from listening to immersive audio?
SLOT 03 FUTURE
17/9/2026 07:00pm
Where do we want immersive audio to go?
Why NODE26?
Last year, I conducted a survey on how immersive audio is being used in Latin America. The response far exceeded expectations, leading to two articles and numerous conversations about the actual conditions of working with immersive audio in the region.
One thing became increasingly clear:
The field is growing, but it remains deeply fragmented.
People are developing projects, researching technologies, teaching, producing, creating tools, and bringing immersive audio to audiences—often from vastly different contexts and without knowing who else is tackling similar challenges.
NODE26 stems from that reality.
It is a space to connect these experiences and ask ourselves:
What is really happening with immersive audio today?
Not through polished presentations or finished projects, but by exploring the questions, obstacles, and opportunities that emerge in the daily practice of those working in the field.
SLOT 01 — MAKING
What is stopping us from creating immersive audio?
A conversation about production, workflows, tools, technical knowledge, resources, infrastructure, and the conditions needed to bring immersive works and experiences to life.
- What makes production difficult?
- What are we still missing?
- What stands between an idea and actually bringing it to fruition?
SLOT 02 — LISTEN
What is stopping more people from listening to immersive audio?
A conversation about audiences, access, exhibition, distribution, education, and the ways immersive audio reaches—or fails to reach—people.
- What makes finding an immersive audio experience so difficult?
- Where does the experience break down?
- What needs to change so that more people can listen?
SLOT 03 — FUTURE
Where do we want immersive audio to go?
A conversation about the directions this field could take.
- What should we be building?
- What should we be challenging?
- What kind of ecosystem do we want to build around immersive audio?
Choose your conversation
The three discussions take place at different times.
This pricing model takes regional economic differences into account and operates on a basis of trust.
Your ticket gives you access to the full event.
There is a participation fee that helps cover the time and resources needed to organize the event.
It is an independent initiative born out of a desire to connect people working with immersive audio across Latin America and beyond.
All registrations are final and non-refundable once payment is completed.
How does the conversation work?
Each gathering brings together up to 15 people per slot on the same video call. No formal presentations, lectures, or panels: this is a space for conversation.
Everyone gets their moment.
Each participant has three minutes to introduce themselves and share whatever they want to bring to the table: a problem, a question, or an idea that is still taking shape.
There is no need to prepare slides or polish a speech; this is not a pitch, it is an invitation to think out loud.
Afterward, the conversation opens up.
Once everyone has introduced themselves, we begin looking for common ground: which problems recur, where differences emerge, which ideas resonate, and what collaborations might spark from there. Someone facilitates the exchange, but nothing is scripted — the discussion is built by those who take part.
And at the end, something remains.
Before closing, the group pauses to reflect on what is worth exploring further:
which problem emerged strongly?
Which idea started to gain traction?
What could be developed or connected based on what was discussed?
These takeaways are added to the collective outcome of NODE26.
Who is NODE26 for?
NODE26 is open to anyone working with or around immersive audio, including:
Sound artists and composers
Sound designers and audio engineers
Spatial audio and object-based audio professionals
Researchers and educators
Software and technology developers
Immersive media producers
Cultural and creative organizations
Practitioners developing experimental sound workflows
Professionals working to bring immersive audio to the public
You don’t need to work exclusively with immersive audio. If immersive audio is part of the problems you are trying to solve, this space is for you.
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