dear hector is there some way one can access the b format recordings of the birds? umashankar
i have published my poems. read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/umashankar > Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:27:57 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Sursound] HARPEX-B Plus First Order Mic vs. Third Order > > Hello, > > Not related to a comparison with a third order mic but related to > directional cues: I did a quick check using the demo plugin decoding > some tetrahedral mic recordings to binaural. I loaded it into a > Max/MSP patch and did A-B comparisons between two combos consisting of > Tetraproc-Harpex and Tetraproc-Ambdec-SPAT (SPAT for the binaural > virtual speakers). To my ears, this comparison revealed that > directionality was much precise and clear with the TAS combo than with > Harpex. This was particularly noticeable with a recording of birds > singing from tree branches located above the mic. With Harpex some of > the bird calls would jump around spatially as the spectral content of > the call changed whereas with TAS it remained focused and well > localized within a discernible location. I haven't done a test > decoding over speakers so I'm not sure if this would be only related > to binaural decoding. > > Best, > > Hector Centeno > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Len Moskowitz > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been playing with Svein's player. It looks and sounds good. > > > > One claim he's making is that his parametric decoding method allows a > > first-order soundfield microphone (like our TetraMic) to provide direction > > cues that are equal to or better that what's available from a third-order > > soundfield microphone. Also, presumably the "sweet spot" is comparable > > in size to the one we'd expect from a third-order microphone. > > > > If you've been using the HARPEX-B player or plug-in, do you think the claims > > are reasonable? > > > > > > Len Moskowitz ([email protected]) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110407/33eae940/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
