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2. Re: Surround Sound Recording

Subject: 2. Re: Surround Sound Recording
From: madl74
Date: Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:28 am ((PST))
> I have not seen or used these mikes. But looking at the online literature=
, I would posit that rather than being intended for a surround sound playba=
ck, this rig is simply an array of four binaural pairs, intended as audio s=
upport for a steerable 360-degree visual experience. >

Flawn,

I tried to get past the jargon but failed. The audio example sounded as if=

it had been edited from one pair of tracks and not recorded in one go,
presumably outdoors unless they had a huge hangar. And what to the "ears"
do? Which way should they point?

The obvious test would be to walk around the rig talking, with a quiet
background or doing my shaking peanuts test. And once the 8 capsules have
been matrixed, what is the system noise level? What mic combination ever ha=
s
a smooth straight line frequency response? Non-coincident mics will always=

interact giving peaks and troughs.

David Brinicombe








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