[Sursound] Accepting candidatures for PhD in France : Navigation aid for the visually impaired using Virtual Reality acoustic simulations for interior navigation preparation

2016-04-14 Thread Brian FG Katz
We are currently accepting PhD candidatures for a research project involving a Navigation aid for the visually impaired using Virtual Reality acoustic simulations for interior navigation preparation. Additional information concerning the subject can be found here : https://www.adum.fr/as/ed/voi

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 04/13/2016 04:25 PM, Marc Lavallee wrote: I'm looking at this product here: http://www.invensense.com/products/analog/ics-40300-3/ Thanks for posting it, that's the first time I see actual plots of a MEMS microphone. Can anyone explain the reason for the horrible peak at 15k? Is is possib

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Chris
And there's quite a lot more useful and well described material here too. http://www.edn.com/Pdf/ViewPdf?contentItemId=4429422 While it talks about MEMs mics, much of that applies to any very small mic, and the problems of protecting the diaphragm from, yet interfacing it to, the outside worl

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Chris
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Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Politis Archontis
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Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 04/14/2016 01:09 PM, Chris wrote: And there's quite a lot more useful and well described material here too. http://www.edn.com/Pdf/ViewPdf?contentItemId=4429422 While it talks about MEMs mics, much of that applies to any very small mic, and the problems of protecting the diaphragm from, yet

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Marc Lavallée
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:02:55 +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > On 04/14/2016 01:09 PM, Chris wrote: > > And there's quite a lot more useful and well described material here > > too. http://www.edn.com/Pdf/ViewPdf?contentItemId=4429422 > > > > While it talks about MEMs mics, much of that applies t

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Chris
> Btw, good to see you guys at Mikroforum the other week! Doh! I should have worn dark glasses;} Chris On 14-Apr-16 13:02, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: On 04/14/2016 01:09 PM, Chris wrote: And there's quite a lot more useful and well described material here too. http://www.edn.com/Pdf/ViewPdf?

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread David Pickett
At 14:02 14-04-16, Politis Archontis wrote: > Very high quality recording/reproduction would still > require proper capsules in my opinion What do you regard a minimally "proper capsules"? David ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https

Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Conor Mulvey
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Re: [Sursound] Are mems a good choice for ambisonic microphones?

2016-04-14 Thread Politis Archontis
Hi David, I’m not too knowledgable in this stuff, especially from the manufacturing side, but just by listening I would rate what I get from the Soundfield (ST350/450 & SPS200) the best from the arrays I have used so far, so maybe something with an EIN of ~12dBA, and that’s not taking into acco