// Key insight: encode once, rotate cheaply
AmbisonicSignal encode(mono_input, direction) {
    return {
        mono * 0.707f,      // W (omnidirectional)
        mono * direction.x, // X (front-back)
        mono * direction.y, // Y (left-right)
        mono * direction.z  // Z (up-down)
    };
}

// Surface resonance frequencies (expert knowledge)
float get_resonance(Surface s) {
    switch(s) {
        case Concrete: return 150.0f;  // Low, dull
        case Wood:     return 250.0f;  // Mid, warm
        case Metal:    return 500.0f;  // High, ringing
        case Gravel:   return 300.0f;  // Crunchy mid
        default:       return 200.0f;
    }
}

// Material-aware footsteps via Wwise
void OnFootDown(FHitResult& hit) {
    FString surface = DetectSurface(hit.PhysMaterial);
    float speed = GetVelocity().Size();

    SetSwitch("Surface", surface, this);        // Concrete/Wood/Metal
    SetRTPCValue("Impact_Force", speed/600.0f); // 0-1 normalized
    PostEvent(FootstepEvent, this);
}

// Proper iOS audio session setup
func configureAudioSession() {
    let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
    try? session.setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers])
    try? session.setActive(true)

    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
        self,
        selector: #selector(handleInterruption),
        name: AVAudioSession.interruptionNotification,
        object: nil
    )
}