Re: [Sursound] How to find best fit of SOFA files from CIPRIC?

2017-10-06 Thread Jack Reynolds
Antti, I would love to try out your app! Is it available on the iPhone? Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Oct 2017, at 14:37, Antti Vanne wrote: > > Would you be interested trying out our mobile phone scanning, see e.g. > https://medium.com/@nahkiz/the-holy-grail-in-audio-and-how-we-fou

Re: [Sursound] Simple Software to Play a 6-channel WAV File (Windows)?

2017-12-24 Thread Jack Reynolds
VLC 3.0 has been available as one of their nightly betas for a while, but I think it has just been release proper Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Dec 2017, at 21:37, Len Moskowitz wrote: > > Alex Drioli wrote: > >> Wouldn t you be able to use VLC? > > > The consensus seems to be that the curren

Re: [Sursound] Simple Software to Play a 6-channel WAV File (Windows)?

2017-12-25 Thread Jack Reynolds
ote: > > Jack Reynolds wrote: > >> VLC 3.0 has been available as one of their nightly betas for a while, but I >> think it has just been release proper > > The VLC Home Page still shows v2.2.8. > > > Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) > Core Sound LLC &

Re: [Sursound] MEMS speakers

2018-01-21 Thread Jack Reynolds
Like wavefield synthesis Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Jan 2018, at 11:55, Justin Bennett wrote: > > >> On 20 Jan 2018, at 18:00, sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu wrote: >> >> Message: 6 >> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:36:43 + >> From: Augustine Leudar >> To: Surround Sound discussion group >>

Re: [Sursound] A submittal for a patent on Ambisonics?

2018-01-23 Thread jack reynolds
It looks like a method for binaural rendering with multiple distance HRTFs. Ambisonics could be one of the inputs, but it seems to be aimed more at object based virtual reality, where the listener is more likely to come very close to an audio source. Most HRTFs are currently measured at 1m distan

Re: [Sursound] A submittal for a patent on Ambisonics?

2018-01-23 Thread Jack Reynolds
different pressure > present at different folds of the pinna (ie very close up sound slike a > mosquito) . I dont think theres been much done on that... > > On 23 January 2018 at 11:58, jack reynolds > wrote: > >> It looks like a method for binaural rendering with multiple

Re: [Sursound] (a little )help needed for ambisonics museum project

2018-03-27 Thread Jack Reynolds
As far as I know, higher order ambisonics over loudspeakers has a quite confined sweet spot. Higher order spherical harmonics produce an in phase and out of phase signal in opposite speaker pairs. So if you pan a signal towards a particular speaker, the opposite speaker will produce a lower leve

Re: [Sursound] (a little )help needed for ambisonics museum project

2018-03-27 Thread jack reynolds
entric rings of speakers one inside the other. My advice would be > to not use ambisonics but Vbap or some form of amplitude panning - sweet > spot is less of an issue. I do a lot of walk around installations and > occasionally for museums, > best, > Gus > > On 27 March 2018 at 08

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread Jack Reynolds
I recently built a tetrahedral array into a zoom h2n, but had problems with the m/s encoding of the first two channels eating into the already limited headroom of the mic pres. The signals are added together on the m channel and the resulting recording levels are very different on the first two

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread Jack Reynolds
It’s just four cardioids pointing outwards from a central point, so you can use them as individual signals if you want. Or encode them to B-Format or any number of other virtual microphone arrangements. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu h

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread jack reynolds
> > > > > > > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > > Windows 10 > > > > > > > > > > From: Sursound on behalf of Jack > Reynolds > > > > Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread jack reynolds
have to wait till i reach a > computer? > > sorry if this is too personal > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 3:02 PM, jack reynolds > wrote: > > > do you want monitor live binaurally? > > > > you can monitor the individual channels, but I don't know of any way

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread jack reynolds
Fernando - is your A2B matrix for the octathingy first order? On 10 April 2018 at 06:37, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote: > On 04/09/2018 01:49 PM, Augustine Leudar wrote: > >> My guess would be the AD converters are not great - DA converters are >> generally flat as a pankake these days but AD con

Re: [Sursound] ***UNCHECKED*** Zoom H2N - thoughts?

2018-04-10 Thread jack reynolds
I've just noticed the second order function in A2B_matrix.m! On 10 April 2018 at 16:49, jack reynolds wrote: > Fernando - is your A2B matrix for the octathingy first order? > > On 10 April 2018 at 06:37, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano < > na...@ccrma.stanford.edu> wrote: >

Re: [Sursound] Rode Soundfield NT-SF1

2018-04-12 Thread Jack Reynolds
There is an optimum radius of about 15mm, below which the bottom end begins to suffer I’m told. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archiv

Re: [Sursound] Rode Soundfield NT-SF1

2018-04-12 Thread Jack Reynolds
So is a larger radius A-Format mic not a problem then? I always thought the radius dictated the upper frequency limit for spatial aliasing. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscrib

Re: [Sursound] Rode Soundfield NT-SF1

2018-04-13 Thread Jack Reynolds
That’s what I thought. I have also heard that a radius smaller than 15mm or so has detrimental effects on the low end ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or

Re: [Sursound] Ambix to FuMa conversion

2018-04-14 Thread Jack Reynolds
FuMa is WXYZ and ambiX is WYZX with SN3D normalisation. I forget the gains off the top of my head, but will have a look and get back if no one else has chipped in. J ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/list

Re: [Sursound] Steinberg and Multichannel files

2018-04-14 Thread Jack Reynolds
RF64 is also an option for 64bit WAV files via libsndfile. I am attempting to add BW64 to the library for ADM purposes, but it’s taking a while. J ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - uns

Re: [Sursound] Ambix to FuMa conversion

2018-04-17 Thread Jack Reynolds
AmbiX is more common these days ___ 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] RIR measuring, how to capture a higher order Ambisonic room responce?

2018-04-23 Thread jack reynolds
The new coresound octomic is based on two tetramics, with one rotated 45 degrees from the other, so if you could work out how the second order B-format is extracted from the octomic array, you could potentially take an A-format reponse with your tetramic, rotate the mic 45 degrees and capture anoth

Re: [Sursound] RIR measuring, how to capture a higher order Ambisonic room responce?

2018-04-23 Thread jack reynolds
or yes, take a first order B-Format IR and upsample using Harpex is another possibility. J On 23 April 2018 at 12:24, jack reynolds wrote: > The new coresound octomic is based on two tetramics, with one rotated 45 > degrees from the other, so if you could work out how the second ord

Re: [Sursound] RIR measuring, how to capture a higher order Ambisonic room responce?

2018-04-23 Thread jack reynolds
center point of the mic head. > > I hope this is possible, it should be a great new use of a tetramic to be > able with a little work to create second order room Impulse responses. > > Bo-Erik > > 2018-04-23 19:10 GMT+02:00 Fernando Lopez-Lezcano < > na...@ccrma.stanford.e

Re: [Sursound] RIR measuring, how to capture a higher order Ambisonic room responce?

2018-04-23 Thread jack reynolds
April 2018 at 19:50, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 07:18:33PM +0100, jack reynolds wrote: > > > indeed. apologies, it is 90 degrees. > > Again no. To cover all the directions of the Octomic capsules > with a Tetramic you need 4 orientations of the Tetramic (an

Re: [Sursound] Looking for mic advice

2018-08-11 Thread jack reynolds
I use 14mm electrets, so you can still get them pretty close together. They naturally have a lower noise floor and wide dynamic range. Jack On 11 August 2018 at 14:42, Chris Woolf wrote: > > On 11/08/2018 10:59, Axel Drioli wrote: > >> ... I use >> a prototype made by Reynolds Microphones. ...

Re: [Sursound] Looking for mic advice

2018-08-11 Thread jack reynolds
d less > > 'in-your-face', as opposed to most FOA mics. > > > > > > > > On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 19:16 jack reynolds > > wrote: > > > >> I use 14mm electrets, so you can still get them pretty close together. > They > >> natura

Re: [Sursound] MEMS SNR Specifications

2018-08-17 Thread Jack Reynolds
Are you sure the Ambeo has 110dB SNR? Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Aug 2018, at 23:56, Paul Hodges wrote: > > --On 17 August 2018 14:55 -0700 Ralph Jones > wrote: > >> Some folks posting here have seemed to suggest that this level of >> noise might possibly be acceptable. > > Well, firstly we

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

2018-10-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
Flux Evo Channel is fave for this sort of thing. https://www.flux.audio/project/evo-channel/ Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Oct 2018, at 09:14, eduardo.patricio zylia.pl > wrote: > > > This is an interesting equalizer for HOA: > > https://www.ssa-plugins.com/product/aXequalizer/ > Trial do

Re: [Sursound] Comparison Sennheiser Ambeo mic vs. Rode NT-SF1?

2018-12-14 Thread jack reynolds
I have some recordings made with both microphones, plus a few others. I will post soon with any luck. Would raw A-Format be preferable? On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 11:21, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Is there any comparison online between the two microphones mentioned in > the title? Haven't been abl

Re: [Sursound] Comparison Sennheiser Ambeo mic vs. Rode NT-SF1?

2018-12-14 Thread Jack Reynolds
sounding? > > > Sent from cell phone > Original message ----From: jack reynolds > Date: 12/14/18 11:03 AM (GMT-05:00) To: > Surround Sound discussion group Subject: Re: > [Sursound] Comparison Sennheiser Ambeo mic vs. Rode NT-SF1? > I have some recordings m

Re: [Sursound] Passive small speaker advice

2019-01-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
Genelec The Ones if you can stretch to it. Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Jan 2019, at 17:29, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > Hi Bruce > PMC TB2S+ or smaller db1 are a good match for the flying mole amps. They do > studio and hi versions not the flattest but time based response is really > good.

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

2019-08-21 Thread Jack Reynolds
Where else? Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Aug 2019, at 22:31, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 21.08.19 um 23:15 schrieb Courville, Daniel: >> >> I've started a new Facebook users' group dedicated to the Zoom H3-VR > > On Facebook. Pity, really. > > Ralf > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - Köl

Re: [Sursound] Software Oscillator

2019-08-22 Thread jack reynolds
I use an iphone app called Tone Gen Pro, connected by Bluetooth to whatever i need to test. I think it might be 99p! Jack On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 16:22, Bill de Garis wrote: > Would someone recommend a free software oscillator for me? > I would like to calibrate my playback system (6.0 flat) co

Re: [Sursound] Software Oscillator

2019-08-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/tone-generator/9wzdncrdhjqn Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Aug 2019, at 21:27, Bill de Garis wrote: > > Thanks for the replies for portable telephones but how about good old Win10? > > Bill (Billy d) de Garis > Sound etc > d...@shaw.ca > 604 469-6015 > > Do n

Re: [Sursound] Software Oscillator

2019-08-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
Or REW is always a good one. https://www.roomeqwizard.com/ Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Aug 2019, at 21:27, Bill de Garis wrote: > > Thanks for the replies for portable telephones but how about good old Win10? > > Bill (Billy d) de Garis > Sound etc > d...@shaw.ca > 604 469-6015 > > Do not g

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic Audio - Interactive Installation

2019-10-01 Thread jack reynolds
The new Bose headphones have 6dof tracking, but the accelerometers are not terribly accurate, so they are more 3dof really, unless you implement ARKit or similar. On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 15:29, Hector Centeno wrote: > I've been wanting to create work in this way for a while now (6DOF > audio-on

Re: [Sursound] OctaThingy .stl Files

2020-03-19 Thread Jack Reynolds
Where are they hosted? I can have a go. Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Mar 2020, at 21:09, John Leonard Main wrote: > > Hello chaps, > > As all my work has now been cancelled, thanks to Covid-19, I have time on my > hands and a new 3D printer to play with. I’d like to experiment with buil

Re: [Sursound] Rode NT SF1

2020-06-24 Thread Jack Reynolds
You can set the output of the Røde plugin to B-Format ambiX. You may also want to experiment with something like harpex for upmixing to higher order ambisonics for loudspeaker playback. Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jun 2020, at 10:35, Ross Adams wrote: > > Hi Martin, > Great thank you! > I'm

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-19 Thread jack reynolds
Sound devices Mix Pre 10ii will work well. Linked gains and very nice preamps. That's what I would use at least. Jack On Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 16:34, Augustine Leudar wrote: > Hi there, > can someone recommend a recorder that would work well with the ORTF-3D > OUTDOOR SET > > > > -- > Artist w

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-22 Thread jack reynolds
The only problem with using ambisonics mics is the high frequency limit above which they stop working properly. A second order ambi mic reduces this problem, but above about 7Khz the not quite coincident capsules becomes a problem. J On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 11:36, Steven Boardman wrote: > > > Wh

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
> On 22 Oct 2020, at 16:32, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 12:36:38PM +0100, jack reynolds wrote: > >> The only problem with using ambisonics mics is the high frequency limit >> above which they stop working properly. A second order ambi mic redu

Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET

2020-10-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
when I get a chance. J Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Oct 2020, at 17:00, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 04:42:28PM +0100, Jack Reynolds wrote: > >> I have had great results with a pair of spaced first order ambisonic mics >> for binaural decoding

Re: [Sursound] ORTF-3D With Higher-order Ambisonics

2020-10-23 Thread Jack Reynolds
Sorry, I should made that more clear. The 7kHz limit is for your average first order ambisonic mic, which has been improved on by second order mics. Sent from my iPhone > On 23 Oct 2020, at 03:16, moskowitz wrote: > > Steven Boardman wrote: > >> Have you tried it with first order? >> I wou

Re: [Sursound] the facebook group

2022-01-02 Thread Jack Reynolds
Facebook doesn’t have to be awful. We have a number of successful Facebook group pages that have been immensely beneficial for the spatial audio community. As mentioned above, I couldn’t find the sursound Facebook page, so a link would be useful. Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 2 Jan

Re: [Sursound] the facebook group

2022-01-07 Thread Jack Reynolds
I still haven’t had much luck finding it Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Jan 2022, at 04:59, Sampo Syreeni wrote: > > On 2022-01-02, Sigmund Gudvangen wrote: > >> Bad idea! Not everybody have Facebook accounts. I wouldn't want one even if >> I got paied for it. > > The idea always was to have th

Re: [Sursound] Reynolds mics

2022-03-25 Thread Jack Reynolds
too. > > Chris Woolf > > >> On 25/03/2022 12:55, Tim Cowlishaw wrote: >> I've not used the mic, but I do know Jack Reynolds who makes them, he's now >> working at BBC R&D in the audio dept, and he's a good guy and knows his >> stuff! I suspect he mig

Re: [Sursound] Reynolds mics

2022-04-06 Thread Jack Reynolds
Hi Sampo! I am here if there’s anything you want to know. My marketing approach so far has been word of mouth really. I have been developing the designs with much field testing help from Axel and intended the mics to be as quiet and clean sounding as possible and also to be very difficult to

Re: [Sursound] format convention of Ambisonic Sound Library Files

2022-05-23 Thread Jack Reynolds
As far as the know each file has the format in the file name. J Sent from my iPhone > On 23 May 2022, at 13:16, Alan Kan wrote: > > Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether the audio examples in the > Ambisonic Sound Library on https://library.soundfield.com/ are in FuMa or

Re: [Sursound] basic questions

2022-05-31 Thread Jack Reynolds
Yes, you need to convert to B-Format with the Ambeo A to B convertor plugin Sent from my iPhone > On 31 May 2022, at 12:07, Carôt, Alexander - Prof. Dr. > wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am a newbie regarding suround but hightly interested and motivated to > investigate it. In that regard I did

Re: [Sursound] HOA mic comparison

2022-10-01 Thread Jack Reynolds
Myself and several colleagues have recently tested most of the ambisonic mics available at the moment. I intend to initially run a blind listening test soon comparing fixed binaural renders, then we will subsequently publish all the the A-Formats and B-Formats for everyone to compare on their

Re: [Sursound] [off-topic] Spirals

2023-03-08 Thread Jack Reynolds
Any chance you could take your aeroplane based discussions offline? Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Mar 2023, at 23:26, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano > wrote: > > On 3/7/23 3:08 PM, Panos Kouvelis wrote: >> I recently subscribed to this mailing list for insightful discussions on >> surround sound. >> Up

Re: [Sursound] Designing Audio Experiences: Art, Science and Production - new interdisciplinary MA at UCL

2023-03-28 Thread Jack Reynolds
Yay! Well done Angela. I’m so glad you got the job. Looking forward to working with you in the near future. Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Mar 2023, at 19:29, Angie M wrote: > >  > For those seeking an exciting new, truly interdisciplinary postgraduate > course about spatial sound

Re: [Sursound] MSG sphere beamforming sound

2023-07-07 Thread Jack Reynolds
I’ve heard it a few times now, the beamforming is quite remarkable. J Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Jul 2023, at 19:17, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > Anyone else bristling with skepticism? Some are claiming one seat can hear > one language, the adjacent seat a totally different language with no >

[Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-10-17 Thread jack reynolds
due to the multichannel files.... Cheers Jack Reynolds 07889727365 02036861372 3 Swimmers Lane Haggerston London E2 8FR www.reynoldsmicrophones.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/202

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-10-18 Thread Jack Reynolds
errors. With kind regards. Jack Reynolds > On 19 Oct 2023, at 03:01, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > > For the record, this comparison has serious errors regarding TetraMic and > OctoMic. > > Jack, Steve and I have discussed this before. I'm disappointed that the

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-10-19 Thread Jack Reynolds
I would also be interested to know what kind of errors we made, Panos. I’m sure Mr Moskowitz will enlighten us and we can discuss whether his assertions are valid or not. Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Oct 2023, at 07:54, Panos Kouvelis wrote: > > What kinds of errors should we l

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-10-22 Thread Jack Reynolds
n 2023-10-17, jack reynolds wrote: > >> It's quite a large project >> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w0UZt9XCPCQOkxoZBRRiVfwnkohUhnd-?usp=share_link> >> due to the multichannel files > > Quite the job, so I added the link into the Motherlode as

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-10-22 Thread jack reynolds
Dear Len, I would be grateful if you could detail the errors you mentioned regarding your microphones in this study. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance. Jack Reynolds On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 03:01, wrote: > For the record, this comparison has serious errors regard

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-02 Thread Jack Reynolds
Hi Len, Perhaps there were no serious errors after all? Your input would be greatly appreciated. We put a great deal of effort into this test and your sowing doubt is not appreciated. Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Oct 2023, at 03:01, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > > 

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-02 Thread Jack Reynolds
Right. I see. Thanks for the clarification. You pointed out various things you thought were errors, which no-one else thought were errors, and we didn’t resolve anything at all. I think it would be the right thing to do to outline your issues here to prevent any further doubt being cast on t

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-02 Thread Jack Reynolds
It was on the Spatial Audio in VR/AR/MR group, saved for posterity! There’s a PDF on the google drive along with files in the original post that describes the method. We recorded a piece of music, played back over a 32 speaker array, on fifteen different microphones, at the same gain setting, c

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-03 Thread Jack Reynolds
> TetraMic, we just have to be mindful of this. > > Kind regards, > > Mark > > -----Original Message- > From: Sursound On Behalf Of Jack Reynolds > Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 7:10 AM > To: Surround Sound discussion group > Subject: Re: [Sursound] A c

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-04 Thread Jack Reynolds
Format encoder and calibration method? Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 3 Nov 2023, at 20:17, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 12:34:52PM +0000, Jack Reynolds wrote: > >> I think the point here is we tested at two different pre-amps >> gains

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-05 Thread Jack Reynolds
Hi Len, The test has up until now been entirely focused on the B-Formats. We are now talking about equivalent input noise, to determine whether your assertion regarding preamp gain affecting the performance of Tetra and Octomics was correct. I am assuming this is one of the ‘errors’ you refus

Re: [Sursound] OctoMic Self Noise (was: A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones)

2023-11-08 Thread Jack Reynolds
Thanks Len. Useful piece of information. And what units is the -81? J Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Nov 2023, at 19:10, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > > The recording is of the B-format W channel. > > > Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) > Core Sound LLC > www.core-sound.com > Hom

Re: [Sursound] More Capsules - More Self-Noise Or Less?

2023-11-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
Hi Len, As we’ve discussed before… This simply isn’t true. If you add two omnidirectional microphones together you get a 6dB increase in peak audio signal (voltage) but only a 3dB increase in noise because noise is an average power. P=I^2*R and V=IR. The square makes the difference. If you d

Re: [Sursound] More Capsules - More Self-Noise Or Less?

2023-11-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Nov 2023, at 08:51, Jack Reynolds wrote: > > Hi Len, > > As we’ve discussed before… > > This simply isn’t true. > > If you add two omnidirectional microphones together you get a 6dB increase in > peak audio signal (voltage) bu

Re: [Sursound] More Capsules - More Self-Noise Or Less?

2023-11-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
The measurements will be the source of truth. J Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Nov 2023, at 12:56, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > >  >> You get a 3dB increase of noise per order of ambisonics, which is why >> eight-capsule hybrid second order microphones can actually sound noisier >> than

Re: [Sursound] More Capsules - More Self-Noise Or Less?

2023-11-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
I could refer you back to Prof Angelo Farina’s input on the subject. He confirmed the 3dB increase in noise per order. Just out of interest - who designed your encoder? The increase in signal level was when you add two back to back cardioids was also confirmed by someone whose opinion I suspec

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-09 Thread Jack Reynolds
any reason other than there not being this sort of resource available and hopefully people will find it useful and informative. Jack Reynolds Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Nov 2023, at 13:26, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > >  > In case it hasn't been clear, the author of t

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-10 Thread Jack Reynolds
Thanks Mark, Much appreciated I only wish Len wasn’t so defensive! Cheers Jack Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Nov 2023, at 01:18, Mark Thompson wrote: > > Thanks Jack, I really appreciate the work you and your colleagues have put > together. It is a great resource for our community. > > K

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-10 Thread Jack Reynolds
Yes, we know that a $4000 preamp is better than a $1000 dollar preamp and recorder. What is your point? Are you suggesting anyone who buys one of your mics should not use a Zoom F8? That would appear to contradict the text on your website where you specifically recommend ….. the Zoom F8. We

Re: [Sursound] A comparison of fifteen ambisonic microphones

2023-11-10 Thread Jack Reynolds
study. The noise improvement given by adding capsules is not relevant to this study. Listening to recordings of microphones is. Thank you. Jack Reynolds Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Nov 2023, at 21:00, lenmoskow...@optonline.net wrote: > > One additional comment: > > At