Re: [Sursound] Anyone had experience with AllRAD decoding to physical loudspeakers?

2019-05-31 Thread florian.camerer
Hi Sean, have you added a virtual speaker at the nadir? I remember Franz Zotter (one of the original developers of the AllRAD Decoder) pointing that out as the way to get the soundfield to considerably move lower... and this solution os one of the key elements of the AllRAD. Cheers, Florian

Re: [Sursound] Anyone ever tried to bypass youtube/facebook360 player Ambisonics decoder?

2019-02-18 Thread florian.camerer
I can only say what Facebook does. They offer a 8+2 "container" which is 2nd order Ambisonics plus a stereo-signal (for static music, e.g.). Yes, 8 channels is one down from the 9 needed, but of course it`s a proprietary solution of Facebook. During a hands-on training with their principal Ambis

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

2016-02-05 Thread florian.camerer
Yes, in Gravity this is easily possible in the opening shot: it's a super long wide shot where Clooney is off picture in the beginning. There is plenty of tome to absorb the scene and the position of everything. This is an obvious opportunity to pan dialogue as it is really underlining the dramat

Re: [Sursound] Never do electronic in public.

2016-02-03 Thread florian.camerer
Woe, woe, this is a veritable can of worms (dialogue in the center)... The film guys have good reasons for that, and a cheap escape is certainly not the reason. When you strictly follow the placement of a person on the screen with the audio, the picture editing is very much enforced and underlin

Re: [Sursound] Never do math in public, or my take on explaining B-format to binaural

2016-01-27 Thread florian.camerer
Hello, may I point you to the AES Monograph on Binaural Technology by Rozenn Nicol, published on 2010. Rozenn has nicely summarised most of the issues which have been discussed here lately, and she provides an extensive list of references (more than 200!). Well worth reading (35$ for AES members

[Sursound] ebulm

2014-03-13 Thread florian.camerer
Hi Fons, I wanted to ask for a long time if your ebulm Linux loudness meter has seen an upgrade to include True Peak Metering? And does it use the -10 relative gate for integrated loudness? Thanks for answering, Florian ___ Sursound mailing list Sursou