Disclosed herein is a mixed reality application to use a multi-channel audio input to identify a character and origin of a given sound, then present a visual representation of the given sound on a near eye display. The visual representation including a vector to the source of the sound. The visual representation further including graphical elements that describe various attributes of the given sound including the magnitude, directionality, source, and threat level. Where the source of the given sound is moving, the visual representation shifts to illustrate the movement.