Hi Stefan/list. The announcement is from the flyer for the event - it's not intended as anything more. As I mentioned, the system used for the spatialisation is TiMax, not Ambisonics at all (http://www.outboard.co.uk/pages/timax.htm)
"Well, if you say so... and what if the musicians have a bad day, or the technical equiment will break or burn down? :-D :-[ Everybody keeps telling that things have to be < totally > < immersive >. Hopefully this project/concert is not just about technique, but even about some music (which might be involving or < immersive > per se, but maybe doesn't matter so much in the context of this technological project.)" errm. Of course, if the building burns down, it will be a very different event! However, the focus of this work is the artistic final result, rather than the technical means of getting there (although that is important too, in order for the system to actually work!) "But why not after the show?" I'm afraid this is due to various logistical reasons. Better before than not at all, though? "I don't want to mock anybody involved in this project, of course. However, the style of the posted announcement doesn't look very much related to art or music. Probably this was not the intention. But still..." Sorry, but I did think this show would be interesting and relevant to this list as an example of where Surround Sound is being used in a live context in a commercial theatre, rather than an academic lab (along with the various challenges that go with that). Apologies if it isn't. cheers Bruce Wiggins On 16 May 2014 14:40, Stefan Schreiber <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce Wiggins wrote: > >> An up-coming concert at Derby Theatre (UK) on 7th June should interest >> this group. It's a live, 16-channel, TiMax driven surround concert. >> It's the 3rd in the series, and promises to be a great show and >> they'll be a Q and A session before the show if anyone wants any >> insight into the technology and processes involved. >> >> ... >> >> >> ‘Rosetta’ is an original music suite inspired by the Europeans Space >> Agency’s ‘Comet Chaser’ satellite as it attempts to meet up with and >> investigate the 4.6 billion year-old comet; Churyumov-Gerasimenko >> > > > Sorry, I can't hold back... O:-) > > How does music actually sound in space? Is it more like in "2001" (Loud > SILENCE!!!!), or like in "Star Wars"? (distant explosion sounds coming > closer and closer...) > > The investigation of Churymov-Gerasimenko might help to clarify this > important question... > > >> Presented in 16 channel ‘Super- Surround’ the music will be performed >> live by Sigma 7, and will include live instruments, voices and >> electronics. > > Is 16-channel "Super-Surround" identical with TOA? The latter I do know, the > technical term "Super-Surround" I currently don't understand yet... (and how > to include the live instruments and voices? Into the mix? Electroacoustical > performance? Maybe these questions are not so important, because the > important thing here seems to be "super surround"...) > > >> The audience will have a totally immersive, aural and >> visual experience. >> > Well, if you say so... and what if the musicians have a bad day, or the > technical equiment will break or burn down? :-D :-[ > > Everybody keeps telling that things have to be < totally > < immersive >. > Hopefully this project/concert is not just about technique, but even about > some music (which might be involving or < immersive > per se, but maybe > doesn't matter so much in the context of this technological project.) > > >> There will also be an opportunity before the show to meet some of the >> team and to find out about the technology involved in putting together >> a show of this complexity. >> > > > But why not after the show? Talking about the technique before even > listening to the results? But maybe it's only me who "has a bad feeling > about this".... (And would it be < allowed > to talk about the > musical/artistical results? Or should we sursound list guys stick to what we > know? But I see that you can't talk about the music and performance before > the concert, fair enough...) > > >> You’re invited to lose yourself in sound and space! >> >> Supported by The European Space Agency and Funded by the Arts Council." >> > > > Spatial sound = Sound in Space! (Once and for all.) > > I don't want to mock anybody involved in this project, of course. However, > the style of the posted announcement doesn't look very much related to art > or music. Probably this was not the intention. But still... > > > Best, > > Stefan > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20140516/2e5de4af/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > 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
