Re: [Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

aterial than for the frame... :-) Stefan > On 5 May 2014 22:15, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > >> No, the capsules are not printed (it would be great if I could!). The >> white >> holder and metal frame where 3D printed. >> >> Best, >

Re: [Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

a great price for 3D printing in metal. What company did you use? > > Thanks, > Conor > > > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Yes, the metal frame was 3D printed. It costed about $28. > > > > Best, &g

[Sursound] AmbiExplorer version 2 video

-Format to stereo UHJ - Improved internal sensors stability - Several bug fixes and interface improvements Version 1 demo video: http://youtu.be/EJc85yACwjk http://hcenteno.net/software.html Best, Hector Centeno ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@mu

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer version 2 video

Hello all, After some delay, version 2 of AmbiExplorer is finally out and available at the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hcenteno.ambiexplorer As always, please contact me if you find any problems. Best, Hector Centeno On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:55 PM

[Sursound] AmbiExplorer for Andriod version 2.1 out

sets. This means much improved ambisonic to binaural transcoding. Big thanks to Joseph Anderson for his great work and for sharing it. Happy New Year! Best, Hector Centeno -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/priv

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer for Andriod version 2.1 out

s. > > > > The only change is that I switched it to use the optimized CIPIC HRTFs > from > > the Ambisonic Toolkit [ http://www.ambisonictoolkit.net/ ] instead of > the > > LISTEN sets. This means much improved ambisonic to binaural transcoding. > > > > Big th

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer for Andriod version 2.1 out

t; > > The only change is that I switched it to use the optimized CIPIC HRTFs > > from the Ambisonic Toolkit [ http://www.ambisonictoolkit.net/ ] > > instead of the LISTEN sets. This means much improved ambisonic to > binaural > transcoding. > > > > Big thanks to

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer for Andriod version 2.1 out

... and by the way, I just released version 2.2 of AmbiExplorer with the LISTEN library added back. There are now both ATK/CIPIC and LISTEN HRTFs available. Best, Hector On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:20 AM Hector Centeno wrote: > Hello Brian, > > Thank you for suggesting using SOFA and

Re: [Sursound] Stand alone recorder with built-in mics

I wish they provided some audio recording samples other than what's in the videos. Does anyone here know the gentleman in their promo video? He seems to be based in Toronto so it would be great to touch base with him. Best, Hector On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 9:27 PM Steven Boardman wrote: > More

[Sursound] Waves NX head tracker and third party applications

Hello, I got a Waves NX Head Tracker [ https://www.waves.com/hardware/nx-head-tracker ] and I was wondering if anyone here has managed to use the Bluetooth transmitted data for other applications than the Waves ones? From what I found seems like the data transmitted is encoded but I just wanted to

Re: [Sursound] Waves NX head tracker and third party applications

these that works with my Max patches, and I'm sure I'm not the > only one. > > Ciao, > > Dave Hunt > > > > > > > 1. Waves NX head tracker and third party applications > > (Hector Centeno) > > > > From: Hector Centeno > > S

[Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

dates or would like to suggest any other features or changes please let me know! Best regards, Hector Centeno -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

"decodes to UHJ". Now that sounds confusing, is > it worded wrongly or is there something i'm missing here? > R > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 at 5:08, Hector Centeno wrote: > Hello, > > After a long while,

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

planning to support the octomic with TetraFile? > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018, 05:56 Hector Centeno wrote: > > > Hi Richard, > > > > Thank you for your comments. I agree that it's needed to create awareness > > of what Ambisonics is, which is why I included a short expl

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

rack. Cheers and thanks again. Hector On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 3:59 AM Fons Adriaensen, wrote: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 06:51:50PM +, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > It all depends > > on the source code of the OctoMic version (octofile and octoproc) not > > having any lice

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

I guess if I'm uploading the code to GitHub I could just put the APK there too. On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 10:20 AM Hector Centeno, wrote: > Hello Fons, > > Thank you for your reply. Those conditions are easy to fulfill and I have > no problem sticking to them or any other that

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming update to AmbiExplorer

Thanks Mark, F-Droid looks great. I'll try it too. Thank you for offering help. Cheers, Hector On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 10:27 AM Marc Lavallée, wrote: > Le 18-04-21 à 10:20, Hector Centeno a écrit : > > Hello Fons, > > > > Thank you for your reply. Those conditions

Re: [Sursound] Open HeadTracking Initiative OHTI - Release announcement

This is great Bo-Erik! I will definitively look into adding support to AmbiExplorer for this tracker. I found a couple of sources online where to buy the components but I was wondering if there's any particular breakout boards for those ICs that you would recommend (both for the F52832 BT/SoC and t

[Sursound] Looking for virtual mic equations for 2nd order

Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 09:56:40AM -0400, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > I'm trying to implement virtual microphones derived from first order > > ambisonic soundfields using Csound. I was wondering if anyone had any > > resources to share with e

Re: [Sursound] Looking for virtual mic equations for 2nd order

Thnak you very much Fons. I appreciate the explanation, it's very helpful (It's also hard to find comprehensive literature about it). It would be great to see those Python scripts, thank you for offering to send them. Cheers, Hector On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 3:53 PM Fons Adriaensen wrote: > Hell

[Sursound] looking for ambisonic field recordings

Hi, Since ambisonia.com is gone I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where to download sample recordings made using with any of the commercially available tetrahedral mics, A-format or B-format. I'm looking for field recordings particularly (soundscapes) and not music. Thanks! Hector __

Re: [Sursound] looking for ambisonic field recordings

Thanks everyone! I'm looking for test material for an installation project and this will be more than enough. Cheers, Hector On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Paul Hodges wrote: > Many of my recordings from Ambisonia are accessible here: >         > along with s

Re: [Sursound] Brahma mic users?

Hello Michael and Umashankar, Yes, I've been doing some recordings with it and I'm liking the results. Later today I can upload some of them and post the links here for you to listen. Do you prefer the raw A-format or the B-format conversion? For the B-Format conversion I've been using TetraProc w

Re: [Sursound] Sound Externalization Headphone

Exactly what I've been exploring using ambisonic recordings from a tetrahedral mic. I've been decoding to fixed HRTFs corresponding to virtual speakers in a cube configuration. Good to know who was doing it and when was already being done. I also made a head-tracking sensor using an accelerometer,

Re: [Sursound] Sound Externalization Headphone

m: sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu [mailto:sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On > Behalf Of Hector Centeno > Sent: den 25 maj 2011 23:15 > To: Surround Sound discussion group > Subject: Re: [Sursound] Sound Externalization Headphone > > Exactly what I've been exploring using ambi

Re: [Sursound] problem with jconvolver on osx

work. Cheers, Hector Centeno On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Gregorio Garcia Karman wrote: > Dear Sursounders, > > today I built jconvolver on a mac. Config files and impulse responses are > loading fine, I can see jconv registered as a jack client and am able to > connect and s

Re: [Sursound] problem with jconvolver on osx

Hello, I've been looking into an alternative and came across this: http://sememu.sourceforge.net/ I'm not a C expert so not sure if this could work. I tried to build zita-convolver using this but got errors: ./sememu.c:342: warning: ‘MPSignalSemaphore’ is deprecated (declared at /System/Librar

Re: [Sursound] problem with jconvolver on osx

Thanks Fons, I'll wait for the release of zita-convolver 3.0 to continue exploring this. Cheers, Hector On 2011-10-12, at 4:01 AM, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 01:41:41AM -0400, Hector Centeno wrote: > >> I've been looking into an alternativ

Re: [Sursound] Great responses to my post--thanks!

Hello Eric, Very interesting post. I was a bit intrigued by what you had to say regarding binaural recordings and the lack of sense of space. Reproducing a sense of space is something that has interested me a lot as a sound artist and I've been experimenting with building different types of bin

Re: [Sursound] Great responses to my post--thanks!

fugato.com >> Subject: Re: [Sursound] Great responses to my post--thanks! >> >> At 21:29 04/12/2011, Hector Centeno wrote: >> >>> Here is an example recording I made: >>> >>> http://soundcloud.com/hcenteno/kids-running-in-the-wychwood-barns >> >

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

ost--thanks! >> >> At 21:29 04/12/2011, Hector Centeno wrote: >> >>> Here is an example recording I made: >>> >>> http://soundcloud.com/hcenteno/kids-running-in-the-wychwood-barns >> >> Thanks! It sounds good to me played on earbuds

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

Hi Michael, Yes, I'm aware of that and it's a very nice feature. I also use the VST plugin VVMic for ambisonic to stereo conversion which I'm assuming does something similar to the stereo output in Tetraproc (virtual mics with adjustable polarity and orientation). In this case, of course, I'm a

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

them to 48kHz, which is what I use. Cheers, Hector On 2012-01-12, at 5:18 AM, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:49:12PM -0500, Hector Centeno wrote: > >> Following up on this thread, I just uploaded a soundscape >> piece I made using the Brahma m

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

Thank you Thibaut, I've been looking for these for long time! I couldn't find them easily in the IRCAM website. Cheers, Hector On 2012-01-13, at 7:47 AM, Thibaut Carpentier wrote: > > > Le 13 janv. 2012 à 00:52, Hector Centeno a écrit : >> >> I gue

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

1 file and found that indeed there is different info there. Are these for a recent version of Spat? Mine is from 2010. Hector On 2012-01-13, at 12:50 PM, Hector Centeno wrote: > Thank you Thibaut, I've been looking for these for long time! I couldn't find > them easily in the

Re: [Sursound] B-Format to Binaural

Hello, I was also wondering what other techniques exist to perform this B-Format to binaural conversion other than what I've been already doing: decoding the B-Format signal to a virtual 3D speaker array placed using HRTF IRs for each speaker location. Are there any ways of going directly from

Re: [Sursound] Can anyone explain this ?

I'm a regular watcher and I have noticed exactly the same! I thought it was just some reflections from the room but it's interesting to see someone else experiencing it. Hector On 2012-08-07, at 7:09 AM, Richard Dobson wrote: > Re odd things heard: is anyone here a regular watcher of "The

Re: [Sursound] a quick tutorial video on how to create an impulse response

Hello, This tool set is great, thank you very much. Is there an email or mailing list where to ask technical questions related to these Tools? I'm testing it using the irreverence~ object for matching microphones and was wondering about the reverb effect that I get when using low smoothing valu

[Sursound] Looking for virtual mic equations

Hi, I'm trying to implement virtual microphones derived from first order ambisonic soundfields using Csound. I was wondering if anyone had any resources to share with equations that would allow me to achieve this, specifying azimuth, elevation and directivity of the mic. I've been analyzing Fons'

Re: [Sursound] Looking for virtual mic equations

Thank you very much Fons! On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 09:56:40AM -0400, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > I'm trying to implement virtual microphones derived from first order > > ambisonic soundfields using Csound. I was

Re: [Sursound] Hector bird recording - SoundCloud

Hello! Yes, I gave those recordings to Umashankar before I got the microphone calibrated. I just uploaded a B-format version converted using Tetraproc and the preset file that Fons made for me after I gave him my IR measurements. It's not exactly the same fragment but comes from the same group of

[Sursound] Upcoming Android apps ambisonic related

ansfer the A-format files and do a conversion to B-format and listen using AmbiExplorer. It will read your tetrafile calibration files from your phone's storage. More info and a video demo are available here: http://hcenteno.net/software.html Any comments are w

Re: [Sursound] Upcoming Android apps ambisonic related

ference between android and linux apps ? ( Android is a linux > with other libraries) could you give us the Ambiexplorer for linux as a vst > with control of directions via parameters. > - Bo-Erik Sandholm > Stockholm > > > -Original Message- > From: Sursound [mailto

[Sursound] AmbiExplorer and TetraFile apps available now on Google Play

you have any questions or suggestions. There's a short user guide in the preferences, accesible through the icon located on the right side of the action bar (top of the window). Best regards, Hector Centeno www.hcenteno.net ___ Sursound mai

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer

Hi Michael, I'm sorry that AmbiExplorer didn't work on your daughter's device. If anyone experiences problems with the app please feel free to email me directly. I'm more than happy to try to figure out what's going wrong. A downside of Android development is the overwhelming variety of devices an

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer

Hi Jörn, Did the reset button return the head or mics to face forward with the sensors off? The reset button, for now, should only works for when the sensors are off and the head/mics are being moved manually. Which means that yes, for now we will face north :-) In an upcoming update I'll make t

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer

Hello, I've been always aware that TetraProc (and Tetrafile, which is part of it) is GPL and I can certainly make the source code of my Android app TetraFile available. I just need to find the time to organize it, clean it and package it properly. It consists of two Eclipse projects, one with the

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer

On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > On 01/25/2014 07:27 AM, Hector Centeno wrote: > > great, i'll be watching it for updates. > > thanks for providing this tool! > > > best, > > > > jörn > > > btw: i can't seem t

Re: [Sursound] AmbiExplorer

ssing progress. Best, Hector On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > On 01/26/2014 07:17 PM, Hector Centeno wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I've been always aware that TetraProc (and Tetrafile, which is part of >> it) is GPL and I can certa

[Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

Hello all, I've been experimenting with making a native B-Format mic using 3D printed parts. I've done some recordings with it and I was wondering if people here with ambisonic playback systems could give one of them a try. Any comments will be very appreciated. A photo of the mic: http://www.hce

Re: [Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

No, the capsules are not printed (it would be great if I could!). The white holder and metal frame where 3D printed. Best, Hector On May 5, 2014 2:00 PM, "Stefan Schreiber" wrote: > Hector Centeno wrote: > > Hello all, >> >> I've been experimenting with m

Re: [Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

ded!) rather chaotic. Could you > provide a file of someone talking at the front, rear and sides of the > array? This would enable calibration of the relative levels of WXY. > > I spent some time doing this with my own pantophonic mic recently and was > pleased with the resul

Re: [Sursound] B-Fromat microphone

Hello Umashankar, Yes, they are all 10mm capsules. The bi-directional capsules are EM-183, probably the same as the Zoom H2n, and the omni is a EM-172. Best, Hector On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:33 PM, umashankar manthravadi < umasha...@hotmail.com> wrote: > dear hector > > what capsules did you

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic Audio - Interactive Installation

I've been wanting to create work in this way for a while now (6DOF audio-only augmented reality). This audio augmentation is what I found appealing when I tried the Magic Leap AR headset for the first time since it's very well implemented there (as opposed to the disappointing visual quality). I wi

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic Audio - Interactive Installation

ate, so they are more 3dof really, unless you implement ARKit > or similar. > > > > On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 15:29, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > I've been wanting to create work in this way for a while now (6DOF > > audio-only augmented reality). This audio augmentat

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonic Audio - Interactive Installation

I wonder if when talking about IMU's they should call it something different, like "9 degrees of measurement" or "9 degrees of sensing" since it's not freedom related to spatial movement. This particularly now that spatial tracking is being used more prominently in consumer technology. On Sat, Oct

Re: [Sursound] Suitable headphones for monitoring binaural compositions

I'm wondering if it is the case that if the ambisonic recording is made with in-ear microphones then earbuds would make more sense, and if it's done with microphones outside the ear (clipped on the sides of the head or above the ear) then over-the-ear headphones would work. I record using microphon

Re: [Sursound] Suitable headphones for monitoring binaural compositions

However here I am creating binaural soundscape sin a DAW using a VST > binaural panner rather than recordings . > > On Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 23:20, Hector Centeno wrote: > > > I'm wondering if it is the case that if the ambisonic recording is made > > with in-ear micr

Re: [Sursound] [Proposal] for HOA web-streaming-format

support Yes ✔ WebM with Vorbis support Yes ✔ WebM with Opus support Yes ✔ Best, Hector Centeno On Mon, May 8, 2023, 12:38 p.m. Stefan Schreiber wrote: > Ammendment: > > “EAC-3 (DD+) is natively supported by Edge and all Safari browsers.” > > I did a fast html5test (.com) on my

Re: [Sursound] [Proposal] for HOA web-streaming-format

✔ WebM with Opus support Yes ✔ On Tue, May 9, 2023, 8:42 a.m. Hector Centeno wrote: > Hello, > > I use Edge on Android and Windows machines. This is what I get on my > Android device (latest Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra): > > Audio codecs > PCM audio support > Yes ✔ >

Re: [Sursound] cross-talk cancellation used in binaural sound

Hello, I'm one of those folks, although I hope I'm doing it well. I've been doing some initial tests for an installation that uses ambisonic recordings done with a tetrahedral mic. The B-format signal is then decoded and played over headphones using virtual speakers panned binaurally. I'm also add

Re: [Sursound] HRTF Database

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows if these MATLAB HRTF files can be found as IR audio files somewhere. I won't be buying MATLAB and I would like to try them using a convolution plugin or a MAX/Msp patch. Regards, Hector Centeno On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Len Moskowitz

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics max/MSP 8 speakers - ICST Ambisonic Externals

Hello Darren, I second jörn, ambdec is the way to go. I've just recently tested it against ambidecode~ and IRCAM's spat.decoder~ object and I found ambdec to produce a much better result overall. I've compiled it under Mac OSX 10.6.6 but I remember having to tweak something in the make file for am

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics max/MSP 8 speakers - ICST Ambisonic Externals

re of adding a note saying that no responsibility or technical support will be expected from you regarding this package. On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Hector Centeno wrote: > Hello Darren, > > I second jörn, ambdec is the way to go. I've just recently tested it > against a

Re: [Sursound] Ambisonics max/MSP 8 speakers - ICST Ambisonic Externals

applications directory, in a folder containing both the launcher app and the ambdec presets. I haven't fully tested this installer so please let me know if you encounter any problems. Best, Hector Centeno p.s. I don't have bidule so I've not tested those ambisonic bidules. I'll

[Sursound] ambdec 0.4.4 package for Mac OS X 10.6 available

r a little while, without affecting ambdec), I'll try to fix this for a second version of the installer. You can download the installer here: http://www.hcenteno.net/software/ambdec_0.4.4.pkg Please let me know of any issues with this installer. I hope this is helpful to

Re: [Sursound] Exciting news anyone?

Congratulations! I was looking forward to this release after trying the online conversion. Any chance there will be a non-commercial price (I'm a sound artist, not a commercial producer)? It feels a bit unfair to me that something like this gets focused only on main stream commercial production whe

Re: [Sursound] HARPEX-B Plus First Order Mic vs. Third Order

l decoding. Best, Hector Centeno On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Len Moskowitz wrote: > I've been playing with Svein's player.  It looks and sounds good. > > One claim he's making is that his parametric decoding method allows a > first-order soundfield microphone (li

Re: [Sursound] HARPEX-B Plus First Order Mic vs. Third Order

Fons' Tetraproc for A-B conversion works on Mac OSX too (needs to be compiled by hand, though) and I believe he can give you the calibration files if you provide the serial number of your TetraMic. Best, Hector On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:04 AM, John Leonard wrote: > I've been using the TetraMic