Yes, it was an attempt. I'm old enough to remember wire recorders.
----- Original Message ---- From: Neil Waterman <neil.water...@asti-usa.com> To: Surround Sound discussion group <sursound@music.vt.edu> Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 10:09:46 AM Subject: Re: [Sursound] new Ambisonic facility in Parma Eric - please tell me this was an honest attempt at 'humor'??? P.S. Congrats Fons, I surely hope to make over to Italy and have a visit to Parma high on my list, more so now! On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Eric Benjamin wrote: > Congratulations! And great photos. But what's that piece of gear on the > left > in photo #2? > > Eric > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "f...@kokkinizita.net" <f...@kokkinizita.net> > To: Surround sound list <sursound@music.vt.edu> > Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 8:34:53 AM > Subject: [Sursound] new Ambisonic facility in Parma > > Hello all, > > Last friday the 'LABEL' - laboratory for electro-acoustic music at the > Casa della Musica, was inaugurated. It's the result of a co-operation > between the CdM and the Promoteo Foundation. > > Some press photos are here: > ><http://parma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2010/12/03/foto/studio_musicale_per_l_elettroacustica-9816360/1/> >> > > > Monitoring is on a regular octagon (5.7m diameter) using Quested SR8 > active speakers. For the audio processing there are two computers, > an Apple Pro II, and a Fujitsu W380 (dual quad core) running Linux. > There's a Yamaha DM1000 mixer as well, Aphex DA converters, and > everything is interconnected digitally using an RME ADI648 MADI/ADAT > bridge. > > The Apple will run commercial software (PT, Logic, Waves...) but all the > Ambisonics related work will be done on the Linux system. One of the aims > will be to be able to mix a work in 3rd order using a software AMB mixer > (in development), and then take the audio files and the mixer session file > to a similar 'mixer' application at the Sala Bianca and render it there > using the WFS system. > > So far there was no money for a 3D system (but I'm hoping to add that > later, and the wiring for it is already prepared), nor for any acoustic > treatment. But things seem to work well even without. I've been listening > to some of Joern Nettingsmeier's 3rd order mixes and they sound really > great, with the sound just 'being there' instead of appearing to come out > of the speakers. > > You're all welcome to have look if you're near Parma, just drop me a line. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > There are three of them, and Alleline. > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
