Re: [Sursound] ST450 - any user comments?

2012-02-17 Thread Daniel Courville
Le 12-02-16 08:24, John Leonard a écrit: >Seriously considering trading up to an ST450. I'd appreciate comments >from users. There is an account on the ST450, in French, here: - Daniel ___ Sursound

Re: [Sursound] ST450 - any user comments?

2012-02-17 Thread John Leonard
Thanks for the information, chaps. Looks like I'll pull the trigger before the end of the tax year, which means I've some kit to sell, specifically my venerable, but very lovely ST250, with case, cables, suspension mount and Rycote windshield kit, including Windjammer, and my SPS200-SB Zephyx

Re: [Sursound] matching speaker gain and delay compensation

2012-02-17 Thread Iain Mott
> do i understand correctly that the listener will be sitting on this very > off-center chair for most or all of the performance? i'm asking because > ambisonics won't perform at its best so far out from the sweet spot. > you seem to have adjusted the delays already to this position, right? Yes

Re: [Sursound] matching speaker gain and delay compensation

2012-02-17 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 02/17/2012 12:21 PM, Iain Mott wrote: Here is an extract from the ambdec config file showing distances and angles: /speakers/{ add_spkr 1 1.297 54.0 0.0system:playback_1 add_spkr 2 2.721111.0 0.0system:playback_2 add_spkr 3 3.290156.0

Re: [Sursound] matching speaker gain and delay compensation

2012-02-17 Thread Iain Mott
> > Quite a challenge I'd say, in particular if those voices have to > come near to the listener. With most the speakers at larger distance > you'll need a room that is quite 'dead' by itself, and then synthesize > the interaction of a virtual room and the voice. > > Would there be any way to mo

Re: [Sursound] matching speaker gain and delay compensation

2012-02-17 Thread Fons Adriaensen
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 09:28:37PM -0200, Iain Mott wrote: > The material to be projected in the installation with some degree of > "precision" is voice. Will also be projecting more atmospheric sounds > that don't require accurate placement. I've uploaded a plan of the > installation (which also