At 00:43 05/04/2012, Dave Malham wrote: >On 5 April 2012 02:22, David Pickett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> My normal method of playing first order is to load B format WXY .wav files >> into Samplitude, matrix them and add shelf filters, but I have not yet >> successfully discovered how to convert the .amb files to .wav files.  I >> should be grateful for a few pointers. >> > >Don't you just change the extension? > > Dave > >> David >> >> >> At 12:56 04/04/2012, Aaron Heller wrote: >>>Hi David, >>> >>>Thanks for listening and writing.  All these recordings were made at >>>the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in upstate NY and broadcast on NPR's >>>Performance Today about 8-10 years ago. >>> >>>As for the distortion, frankly I have not listened to the DTS versions >>>that carefully. Last night, I decoded the Brahms using VLC Player and >>>note that the DTS version does sound "coarser" than the original. The >>>masters are 48kHz, so the DTS encoding also includes a sample rate >>>conversion to 44.1 kHz, and I'm not sure about the quality of the SRC >>>in the Surcode DTS encoder. >>> >>>I've uploaded the B-format files from which the DTS files were made, >>>if you'd like to listen to those >>> >>>  http://ambisonics.dreamhosters.com/AMB/ >>> >>>The free Harpex player makes that particularly easy (and you can play >>>with different virtual mic arrays).  http://harpex.net/ >>> >>>In my humble option, the Stravinsky Pulcinella recording is the best >>>of the lot.  It was made with my MkIV (#99) when it still had the >>>original Calrec capsules and alignment.  The Beethoven is from the >>>same concert and is the one I listen to the most often.  The Dvorak >>>recording was made after an overhaul by Soundfield Research that >>>included a capsule replacement, and the Brahms after further tweaking >>>by Richard Lee and Eric Benjamin. >>> >>>Thanks.... >>> >>>Aaron >>> >>> >>>On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:12 PM, David Pickett <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> At 14:01 02/04/2012, Aaron Heller wrote: >>>> >>>>> I put some files at >>>>> >>>>>  http://ambisonics.dreamhosters.com/DTS/ >>>> >>>> I downloaded, cut onto CD and listened to the finale of Brahms I, which I >>>> have conducted several times (where was this recorded?). It is the first >>>> time I have heard 4.0 from a CD and for some reason it took me a long >>>> time >>>> to establish a volume level. The wide dynamic range is nice. The >>>> instrumental timbres are realistic, and it is terrific to hear the >>>> applause >>>> from all around -- something that one unfortunately doesnt get with the >>>> DVD >>>> recordings of the Sylvester concert from the Musikverein. The image >>>> seemed >>>> stable. The worst aspect was the "distortion" (most noticeable just after >>>> Letter N from 12:10), which I take to be the 16-bit granularity. I will >>>> listen to more of these. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> David >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 > > > >-- > >These are my own views and may or may not be shared by my employer > >Dave Malham >Music Research Centre >Department of Music >The University of York >Heslington >York YO10 5DD >UK >Phone 01904 322448 >Fax   01904 322450 >'Ambisonics - Component Imaging for Audio' >_______________________________________________ >Sursound mailing list >[email protected] >https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
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