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Subject: 3. Re: Surround Sound / Wildlife Recordings
From: "Charles Veasey" veasec
Date: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:24 am ((PDT))
  For windows, a very good one is Visual Virtual Microphone:
http://mcgriffy.com/audio/ambisonic/vvmic/

For cross platform try Roger Klaveness's Java Ambisonics Player.
Currently his site is messed up in that the html requires a download to
view it, so here are both the info and software link:

http://sites.google.com/a/klaveness.info/www/ambplay.html
http://sites.google.com/a/klaveness.info/www/AmbisonicsPlayer.zip

There are more including a Windows Media Player plugin refer to the Wiki:
http://www.ambisonia.com/wiki/index.php/Playback_Software

peace.
Charles

On 8/27/10 3:56 AM, Rob Danielson wrote:
>
> At 10:14 PM -0400 8/26/10, Charles Veasey wrote:
> >
> >Here are some nature recordings I made with the TetraMic using the
> >Motu Traveler and Edirol R-44.
> >
> ><http://www.ambisonia.com/Members/cveasey/ambisonicfile.2008-08-29.11937=
00776>http://www.ambisonia.com/Members/cveasey/ambisonicfile.2008-08-29.119=
3700776
> >
> ><http://www.ambisonia.com/Members/cveasey/ambisonicfile.2008-08-29.31065=
70230>http://www.ambisonia.com/Members/cveasey/ambisonicfile.2008-08-29.310=
6570230
> >
> >-charles
>
> Hi Charles-
> I've come across these very titles before and was curious to hear them.
>
> Grassy Plains Day Insects: Badlands
> Northeast Night Woodland Stream: Algonquin Provincial Park
>
> Is there a 5.1 format I can quickly play on my
> surround speakers connected to the audio card in
> my computer? I'm thinking of poly file formats
> that play with one click using a browser rather
> than downloading and loading files into
> multitrack apps, using special decoding plug-ins
> or streaming coax to a tuner? Hopefully there's
> one staring me in the face as I'd very much like
> to hear your work. If not, I'll give it another
> try to get Ambisonic files playing in Reaper or
> Logic v7 or ? Are there clear set-up directions
> for the easiest means you can point me to?
> Thanks, Rob D.
>
> =3D =3D =3D
>
> >
> >On 8/26/10 12:40 PM, Rob Danielson wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi--
> >> I'd love to hear some samples of the surround
> >> work people are realizing with these arrays. Rob
> >> D.
> >>
> >> =3D =3D =3D
> >>
> >> At 7:10 PM +0300 8/26/10, Marinos Koutsomichalis wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >There are also the soundfield ambisonics
> >> >microphones - I' ve work with them outdoors but
> >> >always not in extreme conditions. I' m quite
> >> >happy with their sound !
> >> >
> >> >I read somewhere though that Chris recently used
> >> >one in his trip to antarctica..
> >> >
> >> >m
> >> >
> >> >On 26 =C9=FC=C9"=C9=A1 2010, at 5:51 =C9 .=C9 ., Bernie Krause wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Four 4060s aligned in a tetrahedral pattern will provide the
> basis for
> >> >> ambisonic surround that can be delivered by anything from 3 to over
> >> >> 150 channels. And, yes, the surround provided by an MKH 30 and
> two 40s
> >> >> facing opposite directions (used by Martyn, Chris Watson, and a few
> >> >> others) provides a wonderful double MS result that can likewise
> be re-
> >> >> programmed in an ambisonic configuration. The beauty of the
> double MS
> >> >> configuration is that only three channels are needed.
> >> >>
> >> >> Bernie
> >> >>
> >> >> On Aug 26, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > I actually had a chance to use the DPA surround setup on a projec=
t
> >> >> > and was very impressed with them. I'm told they are the same
> >> >> > capsules as the 4060's. I use normally 2 MKH 40 back to back
> with 1
> >> >> > MKH-30 effectively.
> >> >> >
> >> > > > Martyn
> >> >
> >> > > > Sent from my iPad
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Aug 26, 2010, at 6:19 AM, clay
> >>
> >><<dan.cesonrocks%40gmail.com><dan.cesonrocks%40gmail.com>=

> <dan.cesonrocks%40gmail.com>
> >> <dan.cesonrocks%40gmail.com>>
> >> >>wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:29 AM,
> >> >>corticalsongs
> >>
> >><<corticalsongs%40yahoo.com><corticalsongs%40yahoo.com>co=

> <corticalsongs%40yahoo.com>
> >> <corticalsongs%40yahoo.com>
> >> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> Any thoughts on using surround sound for wildlife? Are the mic
> >> >> >>>> specs
> >> >> >>> suited to wildlife?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I would say that all you need is 4 mics to start. As far as
> I can
> >> >> >>> tell the
> >> >> >>> fancy surround mics are all pretty noisy right now, perhaps
> thier
> >> >> >>> intended
> >> >> >>> use was the concert hall or foley stage. If you are recording a
> >> >> >>> jungle at
> >> >> >>> night, they would be fine, but as Dan pointed out, they are
> >> >> >>> probably too
> >> >> >>> noisy for most quiet places in North America.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> David
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> __._,_.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I was thinking three mics would work, if one were Figure-8, plus
> >> >> >> front and
> >> >> >> rear facing cardiods?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> There is something called a Tetramic that might be useful,
> but still
> > > >> >> relatively noisy.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >>
> >><<http://www.core-sound.com/TetraMic/1.php>http://www.core-sound.com/Te=
traMic/1.php><http://www.core-sound.com/TetraMic/1.php>http://www.core-soun=
d.com/TetraMic/1.php
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> clay
> >> > > >>
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
>
>










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