[Sursound] ChatGPT & Ambisonics

2023-01-22 Thread Courville, Daniel
What is Ambisonics? Ambisonics is a technique of sound spatialization that uses multichannel recordings to reproduce a three-dimensional sound image. It is often used in films, video games, and virtual reality experiences to create an immersive sound environment. It typically uses multiple

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 173, Issue 4

2023-01-16 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi David, I relayed the info to our students, hopefully they will submit something. That being said, I’m a bit perplexed by the “6th order” specification. I don’t know the details of the hardware and software involved in the Sonosfera, but I would imagine that it should be able to playback and

[Sursound] spcmic

2022-11-08 Thread Courville, Daniel
https://spcmic.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic UHJ Stereo decoder to speaker feeds

2022-02-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
Maybe it's a question of terminology, but you need: ATK UHJ *Encoder* (will convert UHJ to planar 1st order FuMa B-Format); followed a B-Format decoder. Le 2022-02-25 12:00, Sursound au nom de sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu a écrit: Message: 1 Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:16:33 -0500

Re: [Sursound] Reaper performance issues.

2021-10-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi, The problem is that you have, say, 30 mono audio files * 16 channels = 480 channels. You could use IEM MultiEncoder and have the 30 mono audio files sent to a 30-channels aux bus (with the MultiEncoder on that bus) = 60 channels That's the way I would do it. Le 2021-10-19 12:00,

[Sursound] Ircam Forum Workshop Hors Les Murs Montréal 2-5 April 2020

2019-10-31 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hey! Come visit us! https://forum.ircam.fr/agenda/ircam-forum-workshop-hors-les-murs-montreal-2-5-avril-2020/detail/ ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account

[Sursound] Zoom H3-VR: new Facebook users' group

2019-08-21 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi, I've started a new Facebook users' group dedicated to the Zoom H3-VR: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902899420069659/ Cheers, Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -

[Sursound] Re : Zoom H3-VR anyone?

2018-11-18 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi there, Use the Zoom software for A to B-Format conversion. Once in B-Format, the choices are numerous. For 1st order to binaural decoding, there's Harpex, of course. https://harpex.net But also have a look at the IEM plug-ins https://plugins.iem.at And the AALTO SPARTA plug-ins

Re: [Sursound] Rode NT-SF1 and Zylia ZM-1

2018-10-21 Thread Courville, Daniel
Matthias Kronlachner « mcfx_filter » from his mcfx suite of multichannel plug-ins. http://www.matthiaskronlachner.com/?p=1910 You can try EQing the A-Format. He also makes a suite of Ambisonics plug-ins, ambiX. http://www.matthiaskronlachner.com/?p=2015 Le 21 oct. 2018 12:00 -0400,

Re: [Sursound] Rode NT-SF1 and Zylia ZM-1

2018-10-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi, First off, I didn’t have the opportunity to test neither the NT-SF1 nor the ZM-1. But, I would point that the NT-SF1, like other 1st order mics, can benefit from spatial resolution upmixing/upsampling using plug-ins like Harpex or the NT-SF1 own « SoundField by RØDE ». According to this

Re: [Sursound] ST350 service/calibration + accessories?

2018-10-11 Thread Courville, Daniel
SoundField UK Telephone Tel: +44 (0)208 962 5098 UK Address 73-75 Scrubs Lane NW10 6QU, London United Kingdom ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or

[Sursound] Nevaton Ambisonics

2018-09-22 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hum... http://nevaton.eu/nevaton-goes-ambisonics/ ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.

[Sursound] Nuendo 8.2

2018-05-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
After Pro Tools HD (or Pro Tools Ultimate, as it's now called) last October, Steinberg's Nuendo is the latest DAW to feature Ambisonic busses, up to 3rd order. No panners or decoders yet, but that should come in a later update.

[Sursound] Rode Soundfield NT-SF1

2018-04-11 Thread Courville, Daniel
This should be interesting... http://www.rode.com/nt-sf1 https://vimeo.com/264158943 ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so

Re: [Sursound] realtime 5.1 streaming over hdmi ?

2018-03-08 Thread Courville, Daniel
A 2012 Mac mini will work fine. The screenshots I posted two days ago are from a Mac mini with OS 10.12.6. It's connected to Yamaha CX-A5100 and no tweaks were needed on the Yamaha for the Mac to see it or to enable eight LPCM channels via HDMI. Some apps, like VLC, can either send the audio

Re: [Sursound] realtime 5.1 streaming over hdmi ?

2018-03-07 Thread Courville, Daniel
https://www.eightforums.com/threads/digital-audio-hdmi-only-has-2-channel-option.6655/ Le 18-03-07 12:00, Sursound au nom de sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu a écrit : However when I pluged the PC in it only showed up in stereo. Ive tried setting the "configuration" in the windows playback

Re: [Sursound] realtime 5.1 streaming over hdmi ?

2018-03-06 Thread Courville, Daniel
It will look something like that: http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/images/hdmi_1.png http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/images/hdmi_2.png ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -

Re: [Sursound] realtime 5.1 streaming over hdmi ?

2018-03-06 Thread Courville, Daniel
Well, on macOS, if you connect your computer via HDMI to a surround receiver/processor, you'll have the option of using that device as an audio interface. Or do you mean something else? - Daniel Message: 1 Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:36:28 + From: Augustine Leudar

Re: [Sursound] brahma facebook page

2017-10-16 Thread Courville, Daniel
Is it this page? https://www.facebook.com/BrahmaAmbisonicMicrophones/ Does not look like a new page. -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:34:36 + From: umashankar manthravadi

Re: [Sursound] Suddenly ambisonic/binaural plug-ins

2017-10-14 Thread Courville, Daniel
This is the list of Ambisonic software for macOS that I maintain on the Spatial Audio in VR/AR/MR Facebook group. AAX Audio Ease 360pan & 360Monitor https://www.audioease.com/360/ Coronal Audio Arcade http://www.coronal.audio/corona…/arcade-spatial-audio-codec/ Dysonics Rondo360

[Sursound] Ambisonics: coming to a Pro Tools near you, bis

2017-10-03 Thread Courville, Daniel
Ambisonics: coming to a Pro Tools near you, bis. http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/images/pt_1282_ambisonics.jpg ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account

[Sursound] Ambisonics: coming to a Pro Tools near you

2017-10-03 Thread Courville, Daniel
Ambisonics: coming to a Pro Tools near you. http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/images/aax_sdk_ambisonics.jpg ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or

[Sursound] Zoom F8 Firmware For Recording 360-Degree Audio

2017-09-29 Thread Courville, Daniel
Zoom's new firmware update lets you record 360-degree audio using your Zoom F8 MultiTrack Field Recorder and Sennheiser AMBEO VR Microphone. https://www.zoom.co.jp/news/F8-update ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

Re: [Sursound] "Surround Sound? You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet"

2017-07-16 Thread Courville, Daniel
EMPAC http://empac.rpi.edu/events/2017/summer/spatial-audio-workshop Le 17-07-15 13:14, Courville, Daniel a écrit : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/arts/music/surround-sound-you-aint-heard-nothing-yet.html ___ Sursound mailing list

[Sursound] NYT: "Surround Sound? You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet"

2017-07-15 Thread Courville, Daniel
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/arts/music/surround-sound-you-aint-heard-nothing-yet.html ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives

[Sursound] Media hosting services that stream surround sound

2016-12-20 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi, What are the media hosting services (Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc) that can stream surround sound? Thanks, Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account

[Sursound] Oculus Ambisonics Starter Pack

2016-10-20 Thread Courville, Daniel
Can be useful: https://developer3.oculus.com/downloads/audio/1.0/Oculus_Ambisonics_Starter_Pack/ ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view

Re: [Sursound] Double MS to B-Format

2016-07-17 Thread Courville, Daniel
@ Billy Wirasnik: You can try my DMS to B-Format converter, part of this suite of plug-ins http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/b2x.html Basically, the recipe is M Front + M Back gives you the W, M Front - M Back gives the X and the S is the Y. There's some gain adjustments to be done on the

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics on the web pt.1: Web Audio FOA/HOA ambisonic objects

2016-06-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
Politis Archontis wrote: > https://github.com/polarch/JSAmbisonics > - WebAudio_FOA.js: Implements B-format encoding, rotations, virtual > microphones, acoustic intensity analysis, and binaural decoding > - WebAudio_HOA.js: Implements HOA encoding, rotations, virtual microphones > and binaural

Re: [Sursound] Conversion from FOA to TOA ? How to and why or not?

2016-06-15 Thread Courville, Daniel
Bo-Erik Sandholm wrote: > What is the simplest or best way to upscale FOA to TOA. Harpex-based upsamplers yield good results. Horizontal-only, you can use the Harpex-B plug-in. Full sphere, the Blue Ripple Sound Harpex Upsampler. http://harpex.net

Re: [Sursound] Zoom H2n firmware update for spatial audio + surround podcast produciton

2016-06-13 Thread Courville, Daniel
John Leonard wrote: >Is there a simple tool for decoding the H2n spatial material to horizontal >surround without all the YouTube VR stuff? It's B-Format. At the output of the H2n in "spatial audio" mode, it's B-Format, but ambiX flavor. Put the Matthias Kronlachner B-Format converter

Re: [Sursound] Brahma first experience

2016-06-06 Thread Courville, Daniel
Le 15-12-07 12:00, Emanuele Costantini a écrit : >I would like to share with you my first experience with Ambisonics >technique through the Brahma microphone: > >http://tinyurl.com/z6pm5ur > >Any feedback is really welcome. Hi Emanuele, I gleaned at your PDF and I have two quick comments:

[Sursound] Google Jump Spatial Audio

2016-05-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
Google Jump/YouTube info page on Spatial Audio https://support.google.com/jump/answer/6399746 ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view

[Sursound] Two Big Ears is now Facebook360 Spatial Workstation

2016-05-23 Thread Courville, Daniel
https://facebook360.fb.com/spatial-workstation/ Their workflow allows B-Format in/B-Format out, ambiX or FuMa. With all the new tools, software and hardware, Ambisonics has never been so alive! - Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list

Re: [Sursound] Zoom H2n firmware update for spatial audio + surround podcast produciton

2016-05-18 Thread Courville, Daniel
Brendan Baker wrote: >this update now enables the H2N to spit out a 4-channel WAV file somewhat >resembling b-format, minus the vertical channel. It is B-Format, ambiX: ACN channel sequence (WYZX), SN3D normalization. >My assumption was/is that the orientation of the H2N's mic capsules

Re: [Sursound] single file?

2016-05-17 Thread Courville, Daniel
Bill de Garis wrote: >Is there a single file one can create that will contain video plus decoded >(5.1/7.1/xx.1) audio (from a Tetramic/VVMic) apart from 5.1 Dolby? You can mux a video file (like H.264) with a PCM or FLAC multichannel file using MKVToolNix, and the resulting MKV file will play

Re: [Sursound] B-Format encoding equations

2016-04-18 Thread Courville, Daniel
Jan wrote: >how about http://ambisonics.ch/standards/channels/ >click each channel number to see the Spherical Harmonics in N3D and conversion >factors to SN3D Ah, yes... I knew that page, but never (or at least not recently) clicked on the ACN number. Thanks, Daniel

[Sursound] B-Format encoding equations

2016-04-18 Thread Courville, Daniel
On Richard Furse's Blue Ripple Sound website, there's a page with a clear table on how to encode mono signal to FuMa normalization. http://www.blueripplesound.com/b-format Is there somewhere, on a website or in a PDF, an equivalent of that table for N3D and SN3D, to at least 3rd order?

Re: [Sursound] Storage - how do you do yours?

2016-04-15 Thread Courville, Daniel
John Leonard wrote: > anyone got any reasonably-priced suggestions for storage? Once production is done, to save space, I FLAC everything (or WavPack it when it's more than eight channel or 24 bit). - Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics for Android and also Oculus..

2016-04-10 Thread Courville, Daniel
Le 16-04-05 07:05, Courville, Daniel a écrit : >Le 16-04-04 17:42, Courville, Daniel a écrit : > >>So it seems that there's a gain error in the O channel of the ambiX converter. > >There will be a new release of ambiX in a few days fixing this problem. The new version is n

[Sursound] IX Symposium in Montreal

2016-04-09 Thread Courville, Daniel
Just a teaser... Detailed program to be announced soon. http://ix.sat.qc.ca ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics for Android and also Oculus..

2016-04-05 Thread Courville, Daniel
Le 16-04-04 17:42, Courville, Daniel a écrit : >So it seems that there's a gain error in the O channel of the ambiX converter. There will be a new release of ambiX in a few days fixing this problem. Thanks Matthias! ___ Sursound mailing list Surso

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics for Android and also Oculus..

2016-04-04 Thread Courville, Daniel
Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Mon, Apr 04, 2016 at 12:47:14PM +0000, Courville, Daniel wrote: >> Going from FuMa to N3D, the maximum gain you should see is 3.416 linear (+ >> 10.67 dB) in the O channel. > AFAIK that should be 2.646, +8.45 dB, for K. So it seems that th

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics for Android and also Oculus..

2016-04-04 Thread Courville, Daniel
Albert Leusink wrote: > 1. Does it make any difference in what order (1st or 3rd or higher...) you > convert from FuMa to ACN/SN3D ? I would say no. > 2. I noticed an increase in overall gain of about 4.5dB going from Fuma to > ACN/SN3D, both in 1st order and 3r order conversion. Is this to

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics for Android and also Oculus

2016-04-03 Thread Courville, Daniel
Albert Leusink wrote: >I'm sure you have all had this discussion many times over, but what, if any, >are the advantages of 1st order ACN over FuMa? http://www.blueripplesound.com/n3d ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 92, Issue 17

2016-03-21 Thread Courville, Daniel
Ralph Jones wrote: >Daniel Courville wrote: > >>In this picture: a TetraMic, a SPS200, a Brahma, a ST450, an Ambeo 2nd >>prototype, and, below, a 3Dio Omni Binaural. >>https://www.instagram.com/p/BDKIUt-OY6k/ >>- Daniel > >I?m new to the list, so I apologize if this question has already been

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Ambeo

2016-03-20 Thread Courville, Daniel
David Pickett wrote: >At 07:49 19-03-16, Courville, Daniel wrote: >> >>>http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/15/sennheiser-3d-audio-demo-ambeo/ >> >>And to give an idea of its size: >>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdmtiYHUUAAPcVG.jpg:large > >Comparing with an

[Sursound] Sennheiser Ambeo

2016-03-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/15/sennheiser-3d-audio-demo-ambeo/ ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Ambeo

2016-03-19 Thread Courville, Daniel
>http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/15/sennheiser-3d-audio-demo-ambeo/ And to give an idea of its size: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdmtiYHUUAAPcVG.jpg:large ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

Re: [Sursound] Ambi Head

2016-03-12 Thread Courville, Daniel
S?ren Bendixen wrote : >It does?t work with Logic Pro X - but almost none of the all the plugins >for decoding/converting ambisonics works in logic - or the work with >limitations, odd behavior or only fine up to 5.1. For other DAW?s Ambi >Head seems like a cool plug in It does work in Logic

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 92, Issue 11

2016-03-12 Thread Courville, Daniel
S?ren Bendixen wrote : >It does?t work with Logic Pro X - but almost none of the all the plugins >for decoding/converting ambisonics works in logic - or the work with >limitations, odd behavior or only fine up to 5.1. For other DAW?s Ambi >Head seems like a cool plug in It does work in Logic

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-02-26 Thread Courville, Daniel
John Leonard wrote: >2) It will deliver A-Format signals from electret capsules. > >5) They are developing their own suite of software. He seemed somewhat >surprised when I mentioned what was already available... Let's hope that their hardware/software combo gives access to both the A and the

Re: [Sursound] Inventory of Ambisonics plug-ins/tools on OS X

2016-02-26 Thread Courville, Daniel
Politis Archontis wrote: >There is also the HOA suite for Puredata from IEM Graz (IEM_ambi). Thanks. I also found this for Max and Pure Data: http://rickygraham.net/?page_id=176401127 - Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

[Sursound] Inventory of Ambisonics plug-ins/tools on OS X

2016-02-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
I'm making a list of the Ambisonics plug-ins/tools available on OS X. So far, I have this: am I missing anything obvious? AAX SoundField: http://www.tslproducts.com/soundfield/soundfield-surroundzone2/ Harpex: http://harpex.net/download.html Audio Unit B2X:

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-01-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2016/01/best-microphone-of-ces-2016-sennheiser-vr-mic This says four caps. OK. Le 16-01-25 08:17, Courville, Daniel a écrit : >Le 16-01-25 08:00, Courville, Daniel a écrit : > >>From what we're seeing, the Ambeo mic looks like it has mo

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-01-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
http://content.jwplatform.com/previews/C05CXB7o-ERPbx32c Interesting that in the video, the first word out of the Sennheiser representative is "Ambisonics". >From what we're seeing, the Ambeo mic looks like it has more then four >capsules. One thing is sure, Sennheiser kept their Ambisonics

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-01-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
Le 16-01-25 08:00, Courville, Daniel a écrit : >From what we're seeing, the Ambeo mic looks like it has more then four >capsules. Still not sure: http://static.videomaker.com/sites/videomaker.com/files/styles/blog_post_primary/public/videonews/2016/01/IMG_1524%20Cropp

Re: [Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-01-25 Thread Courville, Daniel
Le 16-01-25 08:00, Courville, Daniel a écrit : >http://content.jwplatform.com/previews/C05CXB7o-ERPbx32c On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmYHgzCdXi8 ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listi

[Sursound] Sennheiser Easy 3D Recording and Modeling

2016-01-06 Thread Courville, Daniel
« Sennheiser realizes that content is king and that for any new technology to gain traction, it must be easy to develop in. Sennheiser is therefore looking to help content creators take advantage of their 3D audio platform with easy-to-use recording and modeling tools. On the capture front,

Re: [Sursound] NYC Ambisonics

2015-11-05 Thread Courville, Daniel
>Anyone notice this? http://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/nyc-ambisonics In the same vein, the French website http://www.surround-library.com has been selling B-Format audio files since 2010. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

[Sursound] Modified SoundField Mk IV

2015-10-16 Thread Courville, Daniel
Interesting: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/11410162-post650.html ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.

[Sursound] ICSA 2015 in Graz this week

2015-09-14 Thread Courville, Daniel
I’m leaving tomorrow for the International Conference on Spatial Audio in Graz, Austria. Anyone on the list also attending? Cheers, Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -

Re: [Sursound] Soundfield MKV callibration question

2015-09-13 Thread Courville, Daniel
>Anyone have a direct line to their service department? If I was in your situation, I would try Pieter Schillebeeckx. http://www.tslproducts.com/people/pieter-schillebeeckx/ ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu

[Sursound] SoundField rental in Spain

2015-06-02 Thread Courville, Daniel
Hi, A student of mine is looking to rent a SoundField mic in Spain. She's going to be based in Gijon. Any possibilities? Thanks, Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -

Re: [Sursound] ambisonic.xyz

2015-05-23 Thread Courville, Daniel
Please visit http://ambisonic.xyz/ Bravo et merci ! - Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.

Re: [Sursound] ENVELOP - 3D Sound, on Kickstarter.com

2015-04-11 Thread Courville, Daniel
From: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/envelop/envelop-3d-sound Pledge $1,000 or more: ENVELOP Inner Circle Membership That should be Inner Sphere Membership, right? - Daniel ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu