that last message sould read "now changed" not "no changed" ... important distinction that.
On 14 May 2013 18:07, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ha ! The essential precursor on writing on this list "Im sure someones > going to rip me a new one but......" > . I dont know about "correcting you" but I do beg to differ. Previously > ambisonics was very hard to access and that may have contributed to it > dissapearing to the private domain of a few enthusiasts and academics. > However I believe this has no changed - with software like Spat, Wigware > and ICST ambisonics has become more prevalanet than ever - in composition > and sound design anyway. I know of at least 5 composers and sound designers > who have used ambisonics in the last year as its so easy to integrate intpo > your workflow/daw/maxmsp etc now - and you dont need an expensive hardware > encoder/decoder etc - all you really need is a multichannel soundcard and a > bit of callibration. However with its increased use the limits of what you > can do with ambisonics has also been explored and its "myth" has been > somewhat debumked - it has become one tool in the sound artists arsenal > great for some things but not for others. For example if I want a sound to > come from a particular tree - I will simply nail a speaker to it - no > messing around with complex maths, recreating soundfields or looking donw > my nose at Vbap - however for some "cloud like" effects and some panning I > have found ambisonic very useful for filling in holes in the soundfield..... > > > > If what I write below is incorrect then I am sure > >> somebody will correct me. >> >> Ambisonics (and UHJ) died in the 1980s. >> What remains is a few enthusiasts. These >> include a few radio producers who broadcast >> programmes in UHJ, but they do so without the >> support (and often without the knowledge) of >> their various managements. Dolby MP would >> be a poor choice for stereo transmission >> because, unlike UHJ, it is not stereo >> compatible. >> >> Looking at the equipment installed in people's >> homes then the only surround format that >> currently has a chance is 5.1. One problem is >> lack of material. An example of what is >> possible was the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the >> Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase, broadcast by BBC >> Radio 4/Above the Title Productions in 2004. >> Two mixes were produced: Stereo and 5.1. >> The stereo mix was broadcast via radio, >> Internet, and CD. The 5.1 mix was broadcast >> via Internet and DVD-Video. >> >> (I have "The Tertiary Phase" as 5.1 WMA files; >> if anybody in interested in them contact me >> off-list. I have never been able to play them.) >> >> The present state of play is that no national >> broadcasting organisation is regularly >> transmitting in surround. However, a number >> of music radio stations are currently >> broadcasting in 5.1. National broadcasting >> organisations are investigating other surround >> technologies, such as Ambisonics (BBC) and >> 22.2 (NHK, BBC). >> >> Regards, >> Martin >> -- >> Martin J Leese >> E-mail: martin.leese stanfordalumni.org >> Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Sursound mailing list >> Sursound@music.vt.edu >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound >> > > > > -- > 07580951119 > > augustine.leudar.com > -- 07580951119 augustine.leudar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20130514/23d069ae/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
