Robert: > I think there were a number of reasons . . .
Very well said!! As some on the list know, so I should report back on my efforts, I tried to interest some senior people at Sony (and elsewhere) in considering a version of Ambisonics for the "surround" component of 3D VIDEO -- including movies, sports, live performances, etc. NOT music -- where everyone knows after SACD/DVD-Audio that there will *never* be a market for surround music. But instead for THEATER -- which is, and has always been, the only place where a better *surround* audio technology MIGHT become a market reality. No interest . . . for the simple reason that 5.1 technology is *adequate* for that purpose. Which is to say, the capability of Ambisonics to deliver 3D AUDIO (i.e. "height") was not considered an interesting enough addition to *planar* "ambience" to be worth the trouble. The fact that movie theaters -- after all these years -- only deliver 2D surround probably tells you all you need to know. Good enough -- case closed. Mark Stahlman Brooklyn NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20120330/544634f9/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
