Re: [Sursound] Auro 3D

2012-10-13 Thread Jascha Narveson
Yeah - can you name some venues that do this? I want to know which ones to avoid! On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:43 PM, David Pickett wrote: > At 05:51 13/10/2012, Dave Hunt wrote: > >> I have long been dubious of the common practice of turning all PA >> amplifiers up to full and doing all level adj

Re: [Sursound] Thunderbird

2012-03-30 Thread Jascha Narveson
; > > Ciao, > > Dave Hunt > > >> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:53:25 -0400 >> From: Jascha Narveson >> >> >> right! bolt, not bird. maybe Thunderbird's the next OS... >> >> >> >> On Mar 28, 2012, at 3:35 AM, &

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 44, Issue 22

2012-03-28 Thread Jascha Narveson
right! bolt, not bird. maybe Thunderbird's the next OS... On Mar 28, 2012, at 3:35 AM, wrote: > > >> ...or you could wait for people to start making Thunderbird-enabled audio >> interfaces? They'd be plenty fast, though you'd be back to buying apple... > > I think you mean Thunderbo

Re: [Sursound] Sursound Digest, Vol 44, Issue 22

2012-03-27 Thread Jascha Narveson
...or you could wait for people to start making Thunderbird-enabled audio interfaces? They'd be plenty fast, though you'd be back to buying apple... On Mar 27, 2012, at 8:09 PM, David Pickett wrote: > At 17:32 27/03/2012, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > >actually I was considering the RME HDSPe

Re: [Sursound] TetraMic help (re cal files)

2012-03-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
odges wrote: > --On 17 March 2012 16:35 -0400 Jascha Narveson wrote: > >> I'm copying my calibration file below - I notice that mine makes explicit >> reference to the .iir files, whereas the one you copied does not - maybe >> that's it? > > The difference is

Re: [Sursound] TetraMic help (re cal files)

2012-03-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
I'm copying my calibration file below - I notice that mine makes explicit reference to the .iir files, whereas the one you copied does not - maybe that's it? cheers, j ; Settings for TetraMic SN2180 sens5 2 0

Re: [Sursound] Powering the DR-680

2012-01-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
Sorry to keep dusting off this old thread, but after a few months I thought I'd share my thoughts on the option I eventually went with for my DR-680, which was to use Powerex 2700 mAh NIMH AA rechargeable batteries and the Powerex MH-C801D charger. On a full charge, the batteries last over f

Re: [Sursound] another patent

2011-09-15 Thread Jascha Narveson
Well, now you're in trouble... > Seems like I violated that one *today*. For a 'tape' concert in a few > weeks I was asked to modify some stereo recordings just to give them > a more 'spatial' feel when reproduced in surround, and without adding > reverb or room reflections. So I took 8 BP filter

Re: [Sursound] Powering the DR-680

2011-09-10 Thread Jascha Narveson
Hi, list - To pick up on this older thread: has anyone tried this particular cheap Li battery from Hong Kong? Did it burst in to flame as John warned that it might? It seems this might be a better bet - I somehow trust the higher price, though I'm wondering if that's justified... http://www

Re: [Sursound] Portable ambisonics setup, or "how do you mount speakers on tubes?"

2011-06-30 Thread Jascha Narveson
I'm with Umashankar on this - digital T-Amps are very cool. I helped assemble a bunch of hemispherical speakers for the Princeton Laptop Orchestra using these, and they work quite well: http://diyparadise.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=67&reviews_id=9 You can bu

Re: [Sursound] mixing multichannel in Logic

2011-06-14 Thread Jascha Narveson
If you're just doing simple cut-and-paste editing (ie: not generating new multichannel data using multichannel panning etc), you could just work in multiple mono tracks and then use something like Scott Wilson's free little De-Interleaver app to pull apart and put together multichannel files.

Re: [Sursound] VVMic with Reaper / TetraMic workflow

2011-04-27 Thread Jascha Narveson
nuggets of wisdom on this? More generally, what kinds of workflows have people developed when working with the TetraMic? I'm curious to know what's out there. thanks, - jascha On Apr 27, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Jascha Narveson wrote: > > Hi, list - > > I'm a newcom

[Sursound] VVMic with Reaper

2011-04-27 Thread Jascha Narveson
Hi, list - I'm a newcomer to David McGriffy's VVMic software - I'm using the Reaper template that he puts on his site, but can't quite figure out how to get an 8-channel decoding happening. If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate it! cheers, j ___

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-26 Thread Jascha Narveson
course, > presupposes I can find the time to do it! > > Dave > > On 17/04/2011 22:59, Fons Adriaensen wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 05:44:08PM -0400, Jascha Narveson wrote: >> >>> I was using the 6-foot extension cable yesterday. I didn't try it to

Re: [Sursound] Powering the DR-680

2011-04-18 Thread Jascha Narveson
Wow - thanks for posting this, as I didn't know about the DR-680. More attainable than the SD 788T, I'd say... cheers, j On Apr 17, 2011, at 8:58 PM, David Worrall wrote: > Thanks John, I see. so it plugs into the power socket. > (I've just purchased a DR-680 in anticipation of getting a c

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-18 Thread Jascha Narveson
> Though I lust after a SD 788, Jim Brown says its input socket shells may not > be connected to chassis. ".. I've seen it in connectors built into very good > quality preamps and mics from a variety of manufacturers. So far the list > includes Audio-Technica, Mackie, Neumann, Sound Devices an

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 05:44:08PM -0400, Jascha Narveson wrote: > >> I was using the 6-foot extension cable yesterday. I didn't try it today, so >> I can't comment on whether swapping out the cable today affected the RFI, or >> if w

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
David Worrall wrote: > Hi Jascha, > What length extension cable were you using? > And does anyone have any experience of the comparative differences between > the the different lengths? > > David > On 18/04/2011, at 6:30 AM, Jascha Narveson wrote: > >> >&g

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-17 Thread Jascha Narveson
inium foil over the > adapters after zip-tying them to the handle of my Rycote blimp. > Worked OK in the kitchen, but nowhere else. :o) > > Bill > > On 16/04/2011 12:36 p.m., Jascha Narveson wrote: >> >> Hello, once again, surround list - >> >> My apologi

Re: [Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-16 Thread Jascha Narveson
t;> zip-tying them to the handle of my Rycote blimp. >> Worked OK in the kitchen, but nowhere else. :o) >> >> Bill >> >> On 16/04/2011 12:36 p.m., Jascha Narveson wrote: >>> >>> Hello, once again, surround list - >>> >>&

[Sursound] rf interference

2011-04-16 Thread Jascha Narveson
Hello, once again, surround list - My apologies for the continued emails from my end - as you can tell, I'm trying to muddle through some location recording this weekend, and am running in to things I've never dealt with before. To whit: I've just come back from recording in Times Square and

Re: [Sursound] TetraMic and/or Sound Devices 788T question: weird noise at record start?

2011-04-16 Thread Jascha Narveson
with the TetraMic, by the way; not perfect, but so much better than the >>> foam & furry set-up supplied with the mic. I believe that Rycote now do a >>> special set-up for TetraMics with a modified lyre-suspension and the >>> extended BabyBall gag, but t

Re: [Sursound] TetraMic and/or Sound Devices 788T question: weird noise at record start?

2011-04-16 Thread Jascha Narveson
byBall gag, but that really is expensive. > > On the subject of Rycote prices - my thought is that if it enables me to to > my job effectively, it's worth the money. Rycote is a genuinely innovative > company, run by people who care passionately about what they do. And it's &

[Sursound] TetraMic and/or Sound Devices 788T question: weird noise at record start?

2011-04-15 Thread Jascha Narveson
Hi, surround list - Thanks for all of your suggestions about windscreens. I decided to try out a heinously over-priced Rycote "baby ball gag" with extra furry. Before I do *that*, though, I have a question for any TetraMic or Sound Devices 788T users out there - Len's on vacation, and can't

[Sursound] NYC-area TetraMic owners? or: advice on a wind-screen

2011-04-14 Thread Jascha Narveson
, and can't get one from Core-Sound due to holidays. Has anyone used an alternative brand they could recommend? cheers, - jascha narveson ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound