Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] surround encoding
From: Nick Bailey (n.bailey_AT_elec.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 11:18:50 EEST
"Richard W.E. Furse" wrote:
>
> Now there's a subject and a half. Ambisonics is *different* to 5.1 and has
> advantages and disadvantages (mostly advantages IMHO). Much of the power of
> Ambisonic encoding is that you can find an optimal decoding strategy for
> whatever speakers are available and you don't need a hardware decoder (there
> are a number of software ones included in the CMT plugin set).
>
Hear, hear.
It's the only one based on maths. (i.e. it acknowledges the *fact* that it's
impossible to add a fourth speaker non-redundantly, assuming you've got only
two human ears).
>
> Anyone wanting to find out about Ambisonics might be interested in taking a
> look at http://www.muse.demon.co.uk/3daudio.html.
>
Excellent link! I'd not noticed it before. Thanks! Glad to see the York
people still at it.
Nick/
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