Hi Pete,
I suppose it depends what it's going to be used for! For
measurement purposes I suspect that it probably would be problematic -
the smaller tetramic might better - but for artistic purposes I
suspect it would be seriously cool :-)
Dave
On 6 February 2013 22:38, Peter Lennox wrote:
> I;ve a suspicion that a Soundfield mic wouldn't behave well in such a weirdly
> reactive environment - i seem to remember chatting with Angelo Farina about
> this some years ago - anyone shed light on that?
> Dr Peter Lennox
>
> School of Technology,
> Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology
> University of Derby, UK
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> From: sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu [sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf
> Of Giuseppe Silvi [giuse...@altrisuoni.it]
> Sent: 06 February 2013 22:35
> To: sursound@music.vt.edu
> Subject: Re: [Sursound] anyone in Gran Sasso region able to record an
> impulse response?
>
> Hi,
> Maybe I can do that. I have a Soundfield ST450 with a laptop+RME. If there is
> a way I can bring a Genelec to do sweep, otherwise balloons.
>
> I live near Rome, one hour away from gran sasso.
>
> Saluti.
> Giuseppe
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 06/feb/2013, at 18:00, sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu wrote:
>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:45:38 +
>> From: Richard Dobson
>> Subject: [Sursound] anyone in Gran Sasso region able to record an
>>impulseresponse?
>> To: sursound@music.vt.edu
>> Message-ID: <51125e82.7090...@blueyonder.co.uk>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> there is a new experiment about to start at the Gran Sasso laboratory
>> (Abruzzo region, central Italy), to detect dark matter (featured on BBC
>> News24 today). The business end appears to be a metal sphere, loosely
>> comparable to a bathroom in size, which will soon be filled with argon.
>> The presenter was able to climb inside to make the report, and the
>> acoustics are, to say the least, "interesting". Small and presumably
>> heavily acoustically reactive. I have asked my one particle physicist
>> contact at Cern to make inquiries about sampling it, if there is time.
>>
>> Is there anyone in that area able to jump to the challenge at short
>> notice, ideally with a surround mic? It would have to be a hand-held or
>> at least compact portable setup, as the access hatch into the sphere is
>> human sized, but possibly too small to pass large-scale kit. My guess is
>> that a mic, a laptop and a (small) balloon plus needle may have to do.
>>
>> The idea being, needless to say, that ~when~ some significant data is
>> obtained, it can be sonified with an appropriate acoustic context. It
>> would have to be a labour of love, on the assumption that getting a
>> research grant for it at such short notice is rather unlikely!
>>
>> Richard Dobson
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