On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 10:16:37AM -0800, Eric Carmichel wrote: > For me, sound in space from a surround of loudspeakers rules.
Couldn't agree more. For anything that works, the sound has to physically come from more or less the direction it is intended to be perceived. Which is something HOA does quite well. Most systems that try to deliver sound directly to the ears (this includes binaural, crosstalk cancellation etc.) ignore the fact that normally a listener is not clamped into a vise. Even binaural with head tracking only considers rotational movements, completely ignoring translational. The ability to move our two acoustic sensors leads to capablities that are often ignored when describing the way some system is supposed to work (or not work). For example front/back resolution (which is not disputed), but in theory also resolving phase ambiguities well above the usual 700 Hz or so limit, identifying reflections as such, etc. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
