Having been ballooning recently it also has the advantage of happening at a very quiet time of the day noise pollution wise. Most balloon trips happen just before dawn when background noise is at it’s quietest. Being a bit thin on top myself i would also recommend taking a hat!!
Jon Burton Research Student MSc University of York. jgb...@york.ac.uk > On 7 Dec 2015, at 17:08, Dave Malham <dave.mal...@york.ac.uk> wrote: > > Well, true, but it's b*@@&™ loud when it does go, to say nothing of the > heat beating down on the bonce of those of us that are somewhat follicly > challenged...tip: wear a hat > > On 7 December 2015 at 16:55, Peter Lennox <p.len...@derby.ac.uk> wrote: > >> actually, as the burner is only used intermittently, in between it's quite >> quiet - and as balloons aren't used on excessively windy days (and the >> balloon floats along with the wind) wind noise is minimised too. I would >> think the wind noise problems would me much worse for the parachute >> example, not to mention the swearing (if the recordist is not an >> experienced parachutist) >> Dr. Peter Lennox >> 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 Dave Malham [ >> dave.mal...@york.ac.uk] >> Sent: 07 December 2015 15:25 >> To: Surround Sound discussion group >> Subject: Re: [Sursound] OZO? >> >> Unfortunately, hot air balloons tend to have soundfields dominated by loud >> propane flames just above head height. Gliders, especially microlight ones, >> are quieter - or, at least, the wind noises are more evenly distributed. >> Can't answer about parachutes - should be better but haven't done that >> (yet) >> >> Dave >> >> On 7 December 2015 at 13:58, umashankar manthravadi <umasha...@hotmail.com >>> >> wrote: >> >>> Hot air balloons ! >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Peter Lennox >>> Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 7:22 PM >>> To: Surround Sound discussion group >>> Subject: Re: [Sursound] OZO? >>> >>> >>> If you look at early experiements to investigate hearing in 'freefield' >>> conditions, you can see pictures of scientists sitting atop poles on the >>> roof of the building. >>> >>> And if you've ever tried such a thing, the world sounds very different >>> without (or at least, with diminished) ground reflections >>> >>> Dr. Peter Lennox >>> Senior Lecturer in Perception >>> College of Arts >>> University of Derby, UK >>> e: p.len...@derby.ac.uk >>> t: 01332 593155 >>> https://derby.academia.edu/peterlennox >>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Lennox >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Sursound [mailto:sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf Of >> Steven >>> Boardman >>> Sent: 07 December 2015 13:49 >>> To: Surround Sound discussion group <sursound@music.vt.edu> >>> Subject: Re: [Sursound] OZO? >>> >>> Or the N.A.S.A Orbitron. What fun... >>> On 7 Dec 2015 1:21 pm, "David Pickett" <d...@fugato.com> wrote: >>> >>>> At 13:11 07-12-15, Steven Boardman wrote: >>>>> Our heads don't pivot at our ears, or roll perfectly on the joint. >>>>> Our >>>> ears >>>>> aren't that level either. Which only adds to the differences. Mine >>>>> are quite visibily not level. With both pinar of a different size and >>> shape. >>>>> Off piste I know but the filtering effect of the ears and body, when >>>>> one only moves ones head up and down, is also quite substantial. When >>>>> it is done in all planes its a lot more. >>>> >>>> Do you think there is a market for trampolines with built in surround >>>> systems? 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