Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread dgm2
On Jan 16 2011, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: On 01/16/2011 02:45 AM, Ronald C.F. Antony wrote: I wasn't aware of this. How bad are we talking here? After all, I'm not after scientific sound localization, but into realistic sounding, natural ambience for live music recording. So if it sounds like i

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 01/16/2011 02:45 AM, Ronald C.F. Antony wrote: > I wasn't aware of this. How bad are we talking here? After all, I'm > not after scientific sound localization, but into realistic sounding, > natural ambience for live music recording. So if it sounds like it > COULD be real, it doesn't matter if

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread Ronald C.F. Antony
I wasn't aware of this. How bad are we talking here? After all, I'm not after scientific sound localization, but into realistic sounding, natural ambience for live music recording. So if it sounds like it COULD be real, it doesn't matter if it IS real. As long as it doesn't create an image that

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Michael Dunn
At 7:03 PM -0500 1/15/11, Ronald C.F. Antony wrote: Thanks! Any plans for updating the code to handle higher sample rates Even at 192k, the lowest 2 octaves will only be slightly degraded. No, I can't tell you exactly how much. or to process/output undithered 32-bit float? No. If

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Ronald C.F. Antony
Thanks! Any plans for updating the code to handle higher sample rates or to process/output undithered 32-bit float? PS: are your SSP-1 still being built/sold? Ronald On 15 Jan 2011, at 14:13, Michael Dunn wrote: > There's my clunky old Python version. Works well, if slowly, though these > da

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 9

2011-01-15 Thread fons
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 07:53:05PM +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > a) fraudulent > b) an insult to my intelligence. Couldn't agree more. And while I could ignore b), a) remains what it is regardless of my or any interpretation. > it's called a diacritical mark, or, as you observed correctly,

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread fons
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 07:47:55PM +, d...@york.ac.uk wrote: > For a 20Hz signal I'm getting -3 degrees error at 96kHz but -37 > degrees at 192kHz. Not done any sweeps yet, just spot measurements. > If this is different from yours, it's probably something I've done > in porting the code over

Re: [Sursound] 3DAA | Audio Alliance

2011-01-15 Thread Ralph Glasgal
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Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread dgm2
Hi Fons, For a 20Hz signal I'm getting -3 degrees error at 96kHz but -37 degrees at 192kHz. Not done any sweeps yet, just spot measurements. If this is different from yours, it's probably something I've done in porting the code over to a VST Dave On Jan 15 2011, f...@kokkinizit

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Michael Dunn
There's my clunky old Python version. Works well, if slowly, though these days, it should be fast enough! http://www.cantares.on.ca/UHJenc.htm Michael Dunn Cantares Electronic Design and Consulting Kitchener, ON, Canada (519) 744-9395 inqu

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 9

2011-01-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 01/15/2011 06:24 PM, Aart Nienhuis wrote: oh come on. decent webspace is cheap, there is no reason to annoy users with that kind of crap. plus i was using a friend's windows machine, which makes me kinda wary of malware. You seem to be annoyed pretty easy if one popup makes you go into stre

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread fons
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 06:19:33PM +, d...@york.ac.uk wrote: > problem with Fon's code is that the filter poles are pre-optimised > for a limited range of sample rates (44.1/88.2 and 48/96) and I'd > like more even more choice. 192 kHz ??? > It shows a little bit more phase > difference vari

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 01/15/2011 07:19 PM, d...@york.ac.uk wrote: What I'd be really interested in is if anyone has any code (Scilab, Octave or even Matlab) to optimise the choice of poles there used to be a graphical linux tool called polarbear, written by maarten de boer, iirc. haven't tried to build it in

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread dgm2
oney. rgds, Geoffrey -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110115/5ca3ac54/attachment.html> ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https:/

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread dgm2
There is, of course, also this http://www.oktava-online.com/shop/view_prod.php?id=194 though the capsule separation is rather too large to make a good A format mic. Dave On Jan 15 2011, John Leonard wrote: You might also want to look at this from Oktava - small package and around the righ

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 9

2011-01-15 Thread Aart Nienhuis
Message: 11 Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:14:27 +0100 From: J?rn Nettingsmeier Subject: Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 8 To: sursound@music.vt.edu Message-ID: <4d319db3.4030...@stackingdwarves.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 01/15/2011 12:27 PM,

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread John Leonard
You might also want to look at this from Oktava - small package and around the right price. http://www.oktava-online.com/shop/view_prod.php?id=189 Regards, John On 14 Jan 2011, at 17:19, Augustine Leudar wrote: > Between £80 and £180 Uk pounds each more or less __

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Peter Craven
Calrec unit (as designed by Geoffrey)- >> Nice to know something I did 30 years ago is still worth ripping off :-) >> These are probably ok at 96 or 192, but at 44.1/48 I think they >> will wander off at high frequencies due to warping. >>

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread John Leonard
Just a thought: Five at UKL150 gives you ULK750, which is more or less the price of a CoreSound TetraMic plus the adaptors. Then you can decode to pretty much what output geometry you want, plus the fact that the current draw from the Tetra is going to be rather less than from five of the Rode

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 8

2011-01-15 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 01/15/2011 12:27 PM, Aart Nienhuis wrote: > Are you familiar with Plogue Bidule ? > Take a look at my website http://www.dtsac3.com this page tried to force a popup on me which was blocked, and another which sneaked past the blocker and told me i was the zillionth visitor to this website an

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Peter Craven
ping off :-) > These are probably ok at 96 or 192, but at 44.1/48 I think they > will wander off at high frequencies due to warping. > A better approach is to look for a solution which is symmetrical > about fs/4. That version is only about 20 years old :-) > Used with backwards dub

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 30, Issue 8

2011-01-15 Thread Aart Nienhuis
> Are you familiar with Plogue Bidule ? > Take a look at my website http://www.dtsac3.com this page tried to force a popup on me which was blocked, and another which sneaked past the blocker and told me i was the zillionth visitor to this website and could claim a prize by entering my cell phon

Re: [Sursound] Available UHJ encoders?

2011-01-15 Thread Geoffrey Barton
partitioned convolution a run for its money. rgds, Geoffrey -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110115/5ca3ac54/attachment.html> ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound

Re: [Sursound] good quality low noise yet miraculously cheap cardiod/unidirectional microphones ?

2011-01-15 Thread Andrew Levine
On 14.01.2011, at 23:42, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: > What we really need is someone with the mechanical skills to produce > four angled pieces of metal tubing, with threads at both ends, to screw > in between the NT5 (or any other SD condenser) capsule and the > grip/amplifier, so that 4 x NT5 can