Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-18 Thread Augustine Leudar
I dont think precise measurements will matter to much - but should keep speakers should be equidistant vertically (and horizontally) -the debate would be - should you have one at ear height as that one could appear louder than the others I would think you should have one at ear height - so wh

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-18 Thread Augustine Leudar
Having said this we are doing a spatial audio zone in a festival this year where we boast of "5D" audio On 18 May 2017 at 09:58, Augustine Leudar wrote: > Ha its you ! I think you were the person who told me about the daisy - > chained firewire devices. Re putting the thing up - being the l

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-18 Thread Augustine Leudar
Ha its you ! I think you were the person who told me about the daisy - chained firewire devices. Re putting the thing up - being the least DIYish person in history I would not know other than to say have four on each column, or even three, one at the top, one/two in the middle and one at the bottom

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
wait, hold up... thank you! but due mostly to financial circumstances & a lack of experience with anything other than ⅛" or ¼" cables, i am buying & daisy-chaining 6 presonus firestudio interfaces < https://www.presonus.com/products/firestudio> (you can find for ~$150 usually) which will giv

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-17 Thread Richard Foss
Another reasonably priced possibility is to set up an Ethernet AVB network. For 48 speakers one could use 6 x N-DAC8s ($299 each) from miniDSP together with two MOTU AVB switches. miniDSP have also recently come out with a PoE Ethernet AVB capable speaker. This allows for incremental expansion o

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-17 Thread Marc Lavallée
Awesome project! Another audio interface suggestion: a TCP/IP network of Raspberry Pis (or similar computers) with 5.1 USB modules (so one Pi per 5.1 surround system). The Pis would be interfaced with netJACK2 with the Opus codec. Not tested... -- Marc On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:41:41 +0100 Augustine

Re: [Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-17 Thread Augustine Leudar
An interface suggestion might be a Motu 24ao with 3 Behringer ADA8200 adats - that will give you 48 outs for around £1000. Somebody mentioned some daisy-chainable firewire device recently which might wook out cheaper - but I forget the make/model. On 17 May 2017 at 05:50, Matthew Palmer wrote

[Sursound] DIY 4d soundsystem

2017-05-16 Thread Matthew Palmer
hi group, i am looking for any advice or suggestions about low-cost materials i could use to build the columns of this 4d sound system < http://demonicsweaters.com/2015/03/the-amazing-4d-sound- system-is-a-nicola-tesla-inspired-fully-immersive-audio-experience/ > i have bought 48 logitech z506's