Re: [Sursound] ST450 - an user comment (Giuseppe Silvi)

2012-02-20 Thread Giuseppe Silvi
Hello Masters, I have an ST450. For me is the first SoundField microphone. I use it in a portable configuration, for music and field recordings. >From my previous experiences with planar b-format array I miss only the >“u” of the DPA 4006. But, said this… the list of pro's of the ST450 is a

[Sursound] Conventional surround?

2012-02-20 Thread Marc Draco
I've been lurking on this very interesting list for a while, and I wonder if you do any work with "conventional" - i.e. post mixed surround, rather than these wonderful, but sadly esoteric formats? I'd like to build my own soundfield mic. but right now, I'm having trouble sourcing an affordabl

Re: [Sursound] ST450 - any user comments?

2012-02-20 Thread John Leonard
Thanks, Daniel. My French isn't that great and Google Translate makes some interesting assumptions, but I think it's mainly positive. Regards, John On 17 Feb 2012, at 20:24, Daniel Courville wrote: > There is an account on the ST450, in French, here:

Re: [Sursound] Conventional surround?

2012-02-20 Thread Dave Hunt
Hi Marc, Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:11:52 + From: Marc Draco I'd like to build my own soundfield mic. but right now, I'm having trouble sourcing an affordable (which is relative concept, I know) recorder that converts to digital and doesn't add a hiss like a viper's nest. So far, I can't

[Sursound] Looking for Tetramic

2012-02-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Hello all, Is there anyone (with the obvious exception of Coresound) who'd like to get rid of his Tetramic? Offers by mail, please. Thanks. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fo

Re: [Sursound] Conventional surround?

2012-02-20 Thread Marc Draco
Looks like about the high end of what I can afford. But that will be perfect, thank you. I'm fairly handy with a soldering iron provided that there's no surface mount involved - I trained before it was invented! I'm trying to capture audio with everything from a 600d through an iPad and even a

[Sursound] bounding auditory measures against empirical fact

2012-02-20 Thread Sampo Syreeni
Even in the most simple of perceptual measurements, monaural loudness, we know have multiple measures and a lot of uncertainty about which measure works best, in which conditions. When mathematicians and physicians bump up into this kind of a situation, I believe they will then try to empirica

Re: [Sursound] Journal articles

2012-02-20 Thread Sampo Syreeni
On 2012-01-09, Eric Carmichel wrote: I have to agree with Dave M. that the Acta Acustica united with Acustica articles can be fiendishly expensive (Dave's words). As a student, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get these through inter-library loan. [...] Then always remember that som

[Sursound] overly high journal prices [ot]

2012-02-20 Thread Sampo Syreeni
On 2012-01-11, Fons Adriaensen wrote: I wonder how one can justify such prices. And what motivates authors to make their work available in this way. Right now it seems even hardline mathematicians and physicists are starting to rebel against that sort of a pricing policy. And while I'm norma

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic-Binaural piece using Brahma mic (was Re: Great responses to my post--thanks!)

2012-02-20 Thread Sampo Syreeni
On 2012-01-12, Fons Adriaensen wrote: Nice work ! Usually for me binaural without head tracking just produces in-the-head sound. This one is different: on headphones everything seems to be _behind_ me ! Except for the airplane at the end which appeared where on could expect it. This is again

Re: [Sursound] Home Theater Speakers Getting a Wireless Standard... ; ^)

2012-02-20 Thread Sampo Syreeni
On 2012-01-12, Andrew Castiglione wrote: It's about time. Most so. It isn't as though the mess of cables hasn't been a topic even on *this*, before. Most certainly that pesky wife of yours will prove an obstacle to them audio-grade cables running all over floor, ceiling and walls. http://