Re: [Sursound] Rode vs Ambeo as ST350 replacement?

2022-12-01 Thread John Leonard
From personal experience, of the two, the Røde is the better microphone and their decoding software is excellent. Also, you get a much better deal with the Røde: decent cable length, windshield and suspension mount included, and lower price. I found the Ambeo to be light in the lower end and the

Re: [Sursound] [allowed] Re: Which microphone system to choose?

2022-08-17 Thread John Leonard
The H3 will give the best results if you record in Native A-Format and do the conversion to B-Format in the app (I think someone may also have a better converter - can’t remember at the moment.) The H3 with an added Bluetooth adapter an Atomos UltraSync Blue will give you the option of adding

Re: [Sursound] Which microphone system to choose?

2022-08-10 Thread John Leonard
Thorsten, I think the question is rather more what sort of noise do you hope to capture: will it not just be more or less white/pink noise? I’ve recorded in computer rooms in the past and the overwhelming sound is of the aircon/refrigeration units and internal cooling fans. As far as I can see,

Re: [Sursound] Level difference between A-format and B-format

2021-06-27 Thread John Leonard
Arthur, I don’t have an Ambeo - I tried one, didn’t like it for many reasons. I have a first generation ST450, a TetraMic, an OctoMic, a Røde NT-SF1 and a Voyage Audio 20A on test. Oh, and a Zoom H3-VR. I have a Sound Devices MixPre-10 II I’ll do another test when I have a bit more time, but o

Re: [Sursound] Level difference between A-format and B-format

2021-06-24 Thread John Leonard
hur Sauer wrote: > > @John Leonard > I know about the calibration files. I've been using them for years, just > recording A-format to 4 tracks. > For me recording is also a creative process. > As an engineer I would not disregard these facts and record to A-format and &

Re: [Sursound] Level difference between A-format and B-format

2021-06-24 Thread John Leonard
I’ve just done this with my TetraMic and my SD MixPre10T ii. I get four sets of files: AmbiX, FuMa, Bin (Binaural Decode) and LR (Left Right decode.) All files are complete and as I would expect. This session was set up in accordance with the Sound Devices instructions for the Ambisonic plug-in

Re: [Sursound] Level difference between A-format and B-format

2021-06-24 Thread John Leonard
Well, yes, but that’s about it as far as similarities are involved. Each TetraMic comes with its own specific calibration files: in order to get any sensible information from the microphone, you need to have these calibration files in place. It really is pointless using the microphone without do

Re: [Sursound] Level difference between A-format and B-format (Ambix and FuMa)

2021-06-22 Thread John Leonard
Arthur, There’s no point in doing any conversion of the TetraMic signals in the MixPre. In order to get a correct signal, you must use the provided set of filters specific to your microphone, which you can only do using the appropriate VST plug-in in a DAW or in something like Plogue Bidule.. T

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-20 Thread John Leonard Main
As with the 788, all eight can be ganged together. Regards, John > On 20 Oct 2020, at 20:20, peterson tooke wrote: > > However I am not sure how many channels can be ganged together on their > MixPre10ii. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.v

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-20 Thread John Leonard Main
Steve, The SD 788 can indeed link all eight channels, and a lot of other variations as well, except for one which I sometimes need - two sets of M/S linking. Still, can’t have everything. Cheers, John > On 19 Oct 2020, at 20:56, Steven Boardman wrote: > > Can the 788 gang all preamps? Didn'

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-19 Thread John Leonard Main
Even worse for connections, though: 4 XLRs and 4 TA3s - I had a six-way version made up for my 788 when I had a DPA 5001which was rather nice, but not cheap. Those multi-pin Lemo connectors are expensive. But if you’re going for the Schoeps set up, what’s a couple of thousand bucks or so extr

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-19 Thread John Leonard Main
You’ll need a breakout: the 10T uses 8 (low-cost, sadly) XLR/TRS combi sockets. Regards, John > On 19 Oct 2020, at 17:28, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > Thanks, > I notice the Schoeps uses this cable : > > https://schoeps.de/en/products/accessories/cables/k-surround-m.html > > Does the sound de

Re: [Sursound] OctaThingy .stl Files

2020-03-19 Thread John Leonard Main
Here, I think, but I have no real idea what I’m looking at. https://cm-gitlab.stanford.edu/ambisonics/SpHEAR/ Thanks, John > On 19 Mar 2020, at 21:29, Jack Reynolds wrote: > > Where are they hosted? I can have a go. > > Jack > > Sent from my iPhone > >>

[Sursound] OctaThingy .stl Files

2020-03-19 Thread John Leonard Main
Hello chaps, As all my work has now been cancelled, thanks to Covid-19, I have time on my hands and a new 3D printer to play with. I’d like to experiment with building a couple of the SpHEAR microphones, but I can’t seem to work out how to download the SCAD files so that I convert them to .STL

Re: [Sursound] Tetramic UK repair options?

2019-09-24 Thread John Leonard Main
Jamie, Just a note about the HMRC import charges rip-off: someone looks at the declared insurance value of the microphone and charges VAT on that, plus a handling charge. You have to spend time on the phone explaining that to the drones who answer and then ask for the matter to be escalated to

[Sursound] Soundfield Repairs via RØDE

2019-06-28 Thread John Leonard Main
For those of you who aren’t part of the various surround Facebook groups where I’ve already posted this, and who might have been frustrated by the lack of information on how to get your Soundfield microphones serviced, thanks to an introduction via Tony Faulkner, I’ve been able to make contact w

Re: [Sursound] Hardest wearing outdoor speakers

2019-01-24 Thread John Leonard
Ah, that’s a different matter. Bose, possibly? John > On 24 Jan 2019, at 15:58, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > I guess what I really want is an install company that > will take care of/responsibility for the technical infrastructure and then > I could focus on content. ___

Re: [Sursound] Hardest wearing outdoor speakers

2019-01-24 Thread John Leonard
Augustine, There are many outdoor speakers available: most theme parks are full of them. The question is, what degree of fidelity you’re looking for, frequency response, spl, etc. As for media players, once again, there are many choices, so how many tracks, what sample rate, programming method

Re: [Sursound] Any Second and Third order Demo files available ?

2018-10-08 Thread John Leonard
rik Sandholm wrote: > > I want to thank for the links to Ambix HOA files on the web. > To John Leonard, of course more second orders recordings are welcome, > Either privately or publicaly published on any webpage. > > The more different types of recordings from different acoust

Re: [Sursound] Any Second and Third order Demo files available ?

2018-09-26 Thread John Leonard
I have some OctoMic material - any use? John > On 26 Sep 2018, at 22:09, Bo-Erik Sandholm wrote: > > Almost everybody is talking about using second or third order Ambisonics. > > Is there any Audio only files available to test a headtracking higher order > binaural player? > > I have the octo

Re: [Sursound] ST250 Control Box Pouch & Strap thing - free to anyone who wants it.

2018-03-27 Thread John Leonard Main
It’s going to a good home. Thanks, chaps. John > On 27 Mar 2018, at 23:32, John Leonard Main wrote: > > What it says. I found one whilst having a clear-out. It seems to be almost > new. I can stick it in the post if someone would like it. > > Off-list replies, please. >

[Sursound] ST250 Control Box Pouch & Strap thing - free to anyone who wants it.

2018-03-27 Thread John Leonard Main
What it says. I found one whilst having a clear-out. It seems to be almost new. I can stick it in the post if someone would like it. Off-list replies, please. Thanks, John ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mail

[Sursound] Twirling 720 Microphone

2018-03-08 Thread John Leonard Main
Mine (pre-ordered for some small amount) arrived a couple of days ago and I’ve got it hooked up to my MacBook via a suitable USB adapter and an old Apple keyboard extension cable. At first, I couldn't get a sensible signal out of it, but then discovered that it needs to be connected via USB3, or

Re: [Sursound] Sounds in Space 2018

2018-02-23 Thread John Leonard Main
Actually, if we’re talking about the track I used in the demo, it should indeed be Voodoo Chile, as that’s how it’s spelled on the UK release of Electric Ladyland. Actually, on the album, it’s Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) and it does need to be that track, as opposed to the longer Voodoo Child.

Re: [Sursound] Simple Software to Play a 6-channel WAV File (Windows)?

2017-10-25 Thread John Leonard
The Audio Player in Plogue Bidule will do this. You can get fancy with remote starts, if you like. John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 25 Oct 2017, at 02:53, len moskowitz wrote: > > I'd appreciate it if some

Re: [Sursound] Re. Re: Re Re: Ambisonic Mic Comparison

2017-06-26 Thread John Leonard
http://www.johnleonard.co.uk I look forward to seeing you enter into the market. Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 26 Jun 2017, at 20:09, Sampo Syreeni wrote: > > Granted, that. However, I'd still

Re: [Sursound] Re. Re: Re Re: Ambisonic Mic Comparison

2017-06-26 Thread John Leonard
Well, of course, the ULN-8 isn’t just a pre-amp: it happens to have eight very nice low-noise high-gain mic pre-amps as part of the package, that’s all. Also, rather obviously, I didn’t buy the Tetramic and then the ULN-8. The ULN-8 has been at the centre of my studio set-up for many years and

Re: [Sursound] Re Re: Ambisonic Mic Comparison

2017-06-25 Thread John Leonard
> On 24 Jun 2017, at 23:09, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > > If it does that means the amplifier has a problem. And that, in my experience anyway, is indeed often the problem. When I started using the Tetramic, it was with low-cost portable recorders and at the gain levels that I thought sensible f

Re: [Sursound] Surround & Binaural Mic Shoot-out thing

2017-06-06 Thread John Leonard
Huge apologies, Please ignore my previous post which is supposed to be a personal email to Anthony. If admin can delete, I’d be most grateful. Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942

Re: [Sursound] Surround & Binaural Mic Shoot-out thing

2017-06-06 Thread John Leonard
Anthony, I’ve been trying out my Hooke Verse system and have some observations: I hope you’ll find the feedback useful. 1) I get the level setting on the app, although some people I’ve spoken to find it counter-intuitive as they’re used to pushing faders up for to make things louder and down t

Re: [Sursound] Software plugin for SPS200

2017-03-20 Thread John Leonard
There’s still a download here: http://www.tslproducts.com/surroundzone-2-software-download/ and on the Rode site here: http://www.soundfield.com/products/surroundzone2 I’m on Sierra and the VST works fine for me in Nuendo. However, it’s worth noting again that Svein Berge has a new version of

Re: [Sursound] Freedman Electronics Purchases Soundfield

2016-11-21 Thread John Leonard
Although I agree that this must be an improvement over TSL’s pretty terrible attitude to the microphone side of things, I wonder how this affects servicing in the UK and the USA? I’m pleased for Pieter that he gets to go to Australia, but not so pleased for me that Pieter is going to Australia…

Re: [Sursound] Zoom H2n firmware update for spatial audio + surround podcast produciton

2016-06-14 Thread John Leonard
Got it, Thanks, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 13 Jun 2016, at 18:12, Courville, Daniel wrote: > > John Leonard wrote: > >> Is there a simple tool for decoding the H

Re: [Sursound] Zoom H2n firmware update for spatial audio + surround podcast produciton

2016-06-13 Thread John Leonard
Is there a simple tool for decoding the H2n spatial material to horizontal surround without all the YouTube VR stuff? Thanks John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 18 May 2016, at 17:40, Courville, Daniel wrote:

[Sursound] OSSIC Headphones (was Re: Using Ambisonic for a live streaming VR project)

2016-06-08 Thread John Leonard
in due course. Thanks, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 7 Jun 2016, at 17:49, John Leonard wrote: > > Re the OSSIC cans: if anyone wants a set of these when they become available, > I se

Re: [Sursound] Using Ambisonic for a live streaming VR project

2016-06-07 Thread John Leonard
Re the OSSIC cans: if anyone wants a set of these when they become available, I seem to have a one-time code for 20% the sale price. Let me know off-list: first come, first served. John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 594

[Sursound] Storage - how do you do yours?

2016-04-15 Thread John Leonard
A question: Most of my recording is now 4 four or six channel 96/24 and currently, I back up from the recorders to bare hard drives via an eSATA docking station, which means that I have an every-increasing pile of hard drives, as I back up every thing important twice. I’ve pretty much standardi

Re: [Sursound] Anyone know anything about this?

2016-04-08 Thread John Leonard
Well, according to the FAQ, anything and everything! The demo video just shows two people sitting opposite one another with almost complete separation, but it would seem that surround is also an option via software. Just out of interest, I’ve applied to join the beta team, but haven’t heard anyt

[Sursound] Anyone know anything about this?

2016-04-07 Thread John Leonard
This info came through from a colleague in the USA, although the company appears to based in Poland. http://audioimmersion.pl/ Anyone else been contacted? Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 ___

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Ambeo

2016-03-20 Thread John Leonard
That’s because it is… Apparently, they played around with a couple of other variations and then settled on a tetrahedral array. It’s the software package that’ll determine whether it gets any traction, I think. Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-02-27 Thread John Leonard
I wouldn’t call BVE a consumer show, really. It’s aimed at broadcast, film and TV professionals and most of the gear on show is pretty high-end stuff. The chap I was talking to was a fairly high-up exec, but obviously not fully clued up on Ambisonics and at least he asked to be informed of what

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-02-25 Thread John Leonard
I had a chance to talk to a Sennheiser rep at BVE yesterday and have an update on their VR mic. How much of this is gospel, I don’t know, but they seem intent on reinventing the wheel in many ways. 1) It will be a tetrahedral array: the pictures that some have seen with a different capsule arra

Re: [Sursound] [allowed] Re: LaMonte Young - Just Charles & 'Cello in The Romantic Chord

2016-02-23 Thread John Leonard
Thanks for finding it: I can pass that link on to the director. Paul, I’ve emailed you separately. Thanks for all the help. John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 23 Feb 2016, at 00:27, Gerard Lardner wrote: >

Re: [Sursound] LaMonte Young - Just Charles & 'Cello in The Romantic Chord

2016-02-22 Thread John Leonard
Unfortunately, that leads to the “This video is unavailable” notice. But thanks for looking. John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 22 Feb 2016, at 16:39, Gerard Lardner wrote: > > It seems to be still there on

[Sursound] LaMonte Young - Just Charles & 'Cello in The Romantic Chord

2016-02-22 Thread John Leonard
Stab in the dark: does anyone have a copy of this piece? There are various CD-R versions floating around, as far as I can tell, but nothing readily available. I wouldn’t normally ask for something like this, but I’m being nagged by a director who says that the various download sites that claim t

Re: [Sursound] Servicing a Soundfield ST250

2016-02-15 Thread John Leonard
Have you tried Pieter directly? p...@tsl.co.uk He might be able to help off the record, as it were. BTW, I need a chat and a refresher on your system at some point in the next few weeks, All the best, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk ph

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield ST350

2016-02-09 Thread John Leonard
me off list with those pictures please. > > Best regards > > Steve > On 8 Feb 2016 10:19 pm, "John Leonard" wrote: > >> The new set-up for an ST3/450 in a Rycote uses a special fitting: it???s a >> tube with thumbscrews, mounted on a modified Lyre system. As

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield ST350 Rycote Windshield Suspension

2016-02-08 Thread John Leonard
Some quick pictures here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsktcTKQK Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 8 Feb 2016, at 15:13, John Leonard wrote: > > The new set-up for an ST3/450 in a Rycote u

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield ST350

2016-02-08 Thread John Leonard
The new set-up for an ST3/450 in a Rycote uses a special fitting: it’s a tube with thumbscrews, mounted on a modified Lyre system. As far as I’m aware, you have to buy the complete set-up from TSL, at some ludicrously inflated price, no doubt. I can look at mine when I get home tonight and see h

Re: [Sursound] Dialogue in center channel,,, not always

2016-02-06 Thread John Leonard
One of the few times that I found surround in a film interesting and valid was in the original Tron, where it seemed to be perfectly acceptable and to enhance the on-screen visuals. These days, it’s just mainly annoying and almost always badly balanced, but we know that’s largely down to the lac

Re: [Sursound] A piece of history

2016-02-06 Thread John Leonard
; Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy >> Senior Lecturer in Perception >> College of Arts >> University of Derby >> >> Tel: 01332 593155 >> ________ >> From: Sursound [sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf Of John

Re: [Sursound] A piece of history

2016-02-06 Thread John Leonard
was Ebay item Item # 262270964850 Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 6 Feb 2016, at 13:53, John Leonard wrote: > > Just bought this lot for ??82 via Ebay. Ex Royal Opera House, apparently

[Sursound] A piece of history

2016-02-06 Thread John Leonard
Just bought this lot for £82 via Ebay. Ex Royal Opera House, apparently. I’ll be using it for some demonstration work later in the year, but if anyone would like it after that I’ll happily sell it on for what I paid. Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number emai

Re: [Sursound] Dialogue in center channel,,, not always

2016-02-06 Thread John Leonard
Having had two theatre shows filmed for cinema release, I haven’t had the greatest experience engaging with the post production chaps: in both cases I’ve had to explain that when the cast members exit upstage, door slams shouldn’t be shoved in the rear speakers. Similarly, with a scene where all

[Sursound] The things in the auction...

2016-02-05 Thread John Leonard
If you’re bidding on the same things that I’m bidding on, and you’ll know who you are and what they are, could you let me know off-list? We could avoid beating each other up on price. Dodgy practice, I know, but sometimes you’ve just got to do it. And if you don’t know what I’m on about, then m

Re: [Sursound] Renting a TetraMic or other ambisonic mic

2016-01-24 Thread John Leonard
Yep, that’s a bigger ship alright. There looks to be a pretty good mounting point on the bow, in which case my major concern would be structure/cable-borne vibration. I’ve recorded on a couple of large vessels, especially to capture the throbbing drone that they make: handheld works well to all

Re: [Sursound] Renting a TetraMic or other ambisonic mic

2016-01-23 Thread John Leonard
gt; > On 22-Jan-16 22:36, John Leonard wrote: >> We also had five MKH416s arranged in around the boat as a sort-of wide >> 5.0 system. > > As a matter of interest did this arrangement give you lower engine noise? I > can see that spaced directional mics could be us

Re: [Sursound] Renting a TetraMic or other ambisonic mic

2016-01-22 Thread John Leonard
That’s my ST450 in the pictures and I believe that my Rycote & Windjammer set up for it is the prototype for the current system. It does indeed work well. If you’re using a TetraMic, you’ll definitely need something similar. I suppose it depends on what you’re trying to achieve with the recordin

Re: [Sursound] Renting a TetraMic or other ambisonic mic

2016-01-22 Thread John Leonard
Pictures scrubbed, so here are links, for anyone interested. https://flic.kr/p/CX1gLS https://flic.kr/p/DmNNAo https://flic.kr/p/CQC7vB John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 ___

Re: [Sursound] Renting a TetraMic or other ambisonic mic

2016-01-22 Thread John Leonard
Just a quick caveat: I did this for an immersive video thing to do with the Olympics on a boat down the Thames. The end result (audio, that is) was phenomenally boring. Basically, what I got was engine noise and a bit of water sloshing by. Nothing to do with the mic, everything to do with the f

Re: [Sursound] Calrec Hebden Bridge pictures, anyone?

2016-01-19 Thread John Leonard
Sodding auto-corect… Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 19 Jan 2016, at 14:57, John Leonard wrote: > > Hello folks, > > I have to give a lecture about my surround recor

[Sursound] Calrec Hendon Bridge pictures, anyone?

2016-01-19 Thread John Leonard
Hello folks, I have to give a lecture about my surround recordings to a group of American theatre sound designers in March and I’d like to try and get hold of some pictures of early Soundfield systems, in particular the original listening room at Hebden Bridge, back in the late 1970s. I’ve drop

Re: [Sursound] The Mike Skeet Collection

2015-12-20 Thread John Leonard
I have some storage space available in London for the master tapes, depending on how much there is. I did try and find out exactly what kit Mike was selling through a friend of his and indeed I bought his DPA5100: I believe someone else bought his Soundfields and Sennheiser MKH30s. As far as I r

Re: [Sursound] Is this a questionable statement?

2015-11-24 Thread John Leonard
Thanks, Geoffrey. I wondered about that back in the early 1980s. Bit of a shame, really, as things turned out. And who on earth chose Boots (it was Boots, wasn’t it?) for the domestic set-up distribution, I wonder? Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j

[Sursound] Is this a questionable statement?

2015-11-23 Thread John Leonard
I’ve just looked at the Wikipedia entry for Ambisonics, which contains this statement: "Ambisonics was developed in the UK in the 1970s under the auspices of the British National Research Development Corporation.” Well, I know they screwed up my little project because of their involvement, but

Re: [Sursound] Browsers that play surround sound under HTML5.

2015-10-28 Thread John Leonard
I asked this question on the list a few years ago about who had properly configured systems at home, rather than in a studio or university. There were about three of us, as I recall. Mine is Nuendo, feeding a Metric Halo ULN-8 and a Blue Sky MediaDesk 5.1 system, although my room’s not exactly s

Re: [Sursound] email

2015-09-30 Thread John Leonard
Jon, All your posts are showing up here, so I wouldn’t worry unduly. I think Pieter’s email address has just been spoofed, rather than hacked and I get two or three similar emails a week from various people. They’re pretty obviously phishing attempts or spam and I just dump them without followi

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield MKV callibration question

2015-09-13 Thread John Leonard
Aha, I did send him a message, but that could explain things: that’s not the email address I have for him. I’ll try again, Thanks, and thanks to Dan for getting in touch. Here’s hoping my ST450 will stop spitting at me soon. Regards, John Please note new email address & direct line phone n

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield MKV callibration question

2015-09-12 Thread John Leonard
While we’re on the subject, has anyone actually managed to get a response from Soundfield support at TSL? My ST450 has started making random noises and needs looking at, but after a week of leaving messages and emails, I’ve had nothing back. Anyone have a direct line to their service department?

Re: [Sursound] Cheap Soundfield ST350 at Professional Sound Services

2015-08-28 Thread John Leonard
crossed customs don’t sting me to much, and it arrives in good order. > Thanks very much for the heads up John. > > Cheers > > Steve > > > On 27 Aug 2015, at 16:09, John Leonard wrote: ___ Sursound mailing list Sursoun

Re: [Sursound] Cheap Soundfield ST350 at Professional Sound Services

2015-08-27 Thread John Leonard
Damn, Sorry for getting the hopes up. John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 > On 27 Aug 2015, at 16:02, m...@hacklava.net wrote: > > It's already sold... :-( ___ Sursound

[Sursound] Cheap Soundfield ST350 at Professional Sound Services

2015-08-27 Thread John Leonard
If anyone’s interested, Pro Sound NY have an ST350 listed in their used equipment section for $1,500.00 They also have an ST250 kit with Rycote, but that’s double the price at $3,000.00 Go, as my American friends say, figure. You should be able to get there via this link: http://www.pro-sound.

[Sursound] BBC Proms in surround again this year.

2015-07-24 Thread John Leonard
Just a reminder that the BBC is streaming the Promenade concerts in four channel surround again this year. You’ll need Google Chrome and some way of routing the audio to the correct speakers. On my Metric Halo/Blue Sky system, the front left and right signals show up on channels 1 & 2 and the re

Re: [Sursound] Surround & Binaural Mic Shoot-out thing

2015-06-29 Thread John Leonard
Folks, I’ll be at the Sounds In Space do tomorrow in Derby if anyone wants to chat about the proposed shoot out. (Old bloke, white hair, white beard, jeans, polo shirt with my name on it). If you’ve replied to me off-list and I haven’t got back to you yet, it’ll be because the lovely Virgin M

[Sursound] Surround & Binaural Mic Shoot-out thing

2015-06-25 Thread John Leonard
Well, this could become a thing if enough people are interested: I’ve been researching locations and so far, the leading paid-for contender is the Menuhin Hall at Cobham, in Surrey. Reasonably easy to get to, on-site parking, nice acoustics and an offer of a deal from the manager. I did ask Air

[Sursound] Surround and Binaural Mic mass test. Was Re: Hooke: First Bluetooth Binaural Microphone

2015-06-19 Thread John Leonard
;ve got a Brahma > ambisonic mic to add to the mix if you like - it would be very interesting to > see how it compares to more expensive mics. > > What sort of venue are you looking for? > > Tom > > > > > >> On 18 Jun 2015, at 22:43, John Leonard wr

Re: [Sursound] Hooke: First Bluetooth Binaural Microphone

2015-06-18 Thread John Leonard
t; > I'm sure some Huddersfield people would be happy, and we have 24 channels of > portable DAV pre-amps linked to RME converters. > > We also have the DPA 5.0 set with the decca tree. > > Contact me off-list if you need a contact > > pa >

Re: [Sursound] Hooke: First Bluetooth Binaural Microphone

2015-06-18 Thread John Leonard
Anthony, I have a set on order (any update on shipping?) and I'm planning a massive surround and binaural test later in the year, probably July, with Soundfield ST450, TetraMic, CoreSound DPA4060 Binaural set, DPA 5100, Neumann KU 100 dummy head, Schoeps DMS, Neumann KM184d IRT cross and the ne

[Sursound] Pearl DS60 available.

2015-05-22 Thread John Leonard
A colleague is selling his extensive microphone collection: included is a Pearl DS60. If anyone’s interested, contact me off list and I’ll pass the details on to the seller. Thanks, John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 59

Re: [Sursound] Converting 16 mic array recording to B format

2015-05-14 Thread John Leonard
You can always come direct to me for other stuff as well. I have some music recordings made with a TetraMic and an increasing bunch of stuff using the ST450. (I know this is heresy, but I've also just acquired Mike Skeet's DPA 5100. By the way, Mike's not at all well, apparently, and has sold of

Re: [Sursound] sounds in space - June, Derby, UK

2015-04-28 Thread John Leonard
Peter, Also hoping to be there, work permitting. Best wishes, John On Apr 27, 2015, at 17:15, Peter Lennox wrote: > Please excuse this, if you're not interested! > A one day symposium, free to attend (but registration required) -a > low-pressure event, a chance to get together, have a natt

Re: [Sursound] Boids for Ambisonic Panning

2015-04-14 Thread John Leonard
I would be most upset if one of my recordings resulted in the end of the world. Mind you, it would make for an interesting recording opportunity... Regards, John On Apr 13, 2015, at 14:12, Dave Malham wrote: > oh dear, we seem to have a black hole and > all we were trying to do was play a go

[Sursound] ST250 positional test request

2015-01-23 Thread John Leonard
Could someone with an ST250 do a positional test for me in both end-fire and front-fire mode? I just need a very simple, but accurate 'front, back, left, right, up. down' test track. I've come across an anomaly in some archive work I'm doing and I want to do some comparisons with someone else's

Re: [Sursound] AES London Lecture

2015-01-14 Thread John Leonard
Agreed - some interesting ideas, but there seemed to have been a bit of a lack of research in some areas: no knowledge either of Harpex or the work that Richard Furse (hello Richard, sorry I had to dash off) has been doing. And the demo material was not exactly comprehensive: I must admit I'd ho

Re: [Sursound] Surroud sound with height demos

2015-01-09 Thread John Leonard
Sascha, I have a bunch of B-Format material with plenty of height information (mostly historic fighter planes) that I'm happy to provide for demo purposes. Is this of any use? John Please note new email address & direct line phone number email: j...@johnleonard.uk phone +44 (0)20 3286 5942 O

[Sursound] AES London Lecture

2014-12-30 Thread John Leonard
This looks interesting: Upcoming Lectures London: Tuesday 13th January Perceptual Sound Field Reconstruction and Coherent Synthesis Zoran Cvetkovic, Professor of Signal Processing at King’s College London Imagine a group of fans cheering their team at the Olympics from a local pub, who want t

Re: [Sursound] Oculus Rift Visual Demo + Ambisonic Audio Available?

2014-11-24 Thread John Leonard
The MDR-7506 headphones are effectively the same as the MDR-V6, so that's probably it. Regards, John On 24 Nov 2014, at 20:25, dw wrote: > "I have found only two models of headphones that seem to compromise the > binaural effect, and those are the Sony MDR-V6 and V7. ___

Re: [Sursound] Oculus Rift Visual Demo + Ambisonic Audio Available?

2014-11-24 Thread John Leonard
I downloaded it last week and listened to it a few times, but listening on closed-back headphones (MDR7506) it doesn't work that well for me. Although the horizontal localisation is fine, I don't get any vertical clues. I also find the whole recording rather disorientating - not a pleasant exper

[Sursound] SPS200s for rent in NYC?

2014-11-15 Thread John Leonard Main
Two people on another list are looking to rent SPS200s in the New York City area. One of them is looking for 4(!) for the 21st of this month and the other for one for December 10th. Any info or offers, please let me know and I'll pass on contact details. Thanks, John _

Re: [Sursound] another 100k for "3D"

2014-10-24 Thread John Leonard
Well, it's an interesting system, if only in terms of two-way Bluetooth communication. Of course the marketing is so much hype, plus it pretty much ignores years of history, and the video demos are pretty basic binaural recordings that demonstrate more than anything that the system suffers from

Re: [Sursound] [OT] Dating ad surround sound

2014-09-29 Thread John Leonard
As in "I like the Stereophonics: they're a really good band, even though they're from Wales" as someone with a poor view of the Welsh and who uses dating services might say... (Not me, obviously: happily married and with many Welsh antecedents.) John On 29 Sep 2014, at 11:08, Michael Chapman

Re: [Sursound] Piézo

2014-09-15 Thread John Leonard
Stefan, I don't understand your reply at all: Michael's posting has nothing to do with Auro-3D. It references an art-work using piezo-electric transducers and has a totally different subject title. Are you seeing something that I'm not? John On 15 Sep 2014, at 18:07, Stefan Schreiber wrote:

Re: [Sursound] BBC Proms in 4.0

2014-09-13 Thread John Leonard Main
Sadly, I'm sitting in a church on the other side of town making my own surround recording of works by Nick and Tony Bicât, so will miss it. Impressed with what I've heard so far, though. If anyone makes a recording, I'd love a copy. Hope it all goes well and thanks for putting the test together.

Re: [Sursound] Splitting a 10.2 file

2014-09-02 Thread John Leonard
I'm pretty sure Wave Agent will handle 12 tracks: (788 has 8 ISOs, L,R, Aux 1, Aux 2.) John On 3 Sep 2014, at 07:08, Eero Aro wrote: > I am not sure if the Sound Devices Wave Agent will handle that much tracks. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@mu

Re: [Sursound] BBC Proms in 4.0

2014-07-19 Thread John Leonard
Well, it depends on how you're listening: because I'm using a Metric Halo ULN-8, I just route the decoded signal through their console application which lets me record all four channels. I would imagine that most sound cards will let you do the same thing, if that's how you're getting the signal

Re: [Sursound] BBC Proms in 4.0

2014-07-18 Thread John Leonard
Stream working well here - shame it's wildly out of sync with the broadcast picture, though. Some distortion apparent on FF passages? John On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:21, Rupert Brun wrote: > The BBC will make the BBC Proms Concerts available in 4.0 using MPEG-DASH. > The stream will be available

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic workflow with mac and Nuendo

2014-07-08 Thread John Leonard
Hi Emanuele, There are quite a few plug-ins that will work for you, starting with the paid-for Harpex-B, which does some very interesting things and which I have found to be extremely useful in working with Ambisonic files. Then there is a wealth of free stuff, almost all VST, that can be used

[Sursound] Ambisonics - help with my time-line

2014-06-24 Thread John Leonard
Folks, I'm writing an article for a magazine about surround in theatre and I'm trying to recall events in my own time line with regard to discovering Ambisonics, but there are areas of confusion that I'd like to clarify. I can remember my first proper demo at Hebden Bridge with The Last Night O

[Sursound] Calrec Soundfieldf Mk IV for sale on JWSound Forum

2014-06-15 Thread John Leonard
If anyone's interested, there's a classic Mk IV Soundfield on offer here: http://jwsoundgroup.net/index.php?/classifieds/item/289-calrec-soundfield-mark-iv/ Ignore the Price: Free bit, the guy's looking for offers. Anyone who doesn't want to sign up to the JWSound site but is interested in the

[Sursound] Soundfield Service at TSL

2014-05-19 Thread John Leonard
A colleague has just been quoted four weeks turnaround for a connector/cable repair on an SPS200. Not impressive. John ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound

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