Hi Augustine,

On 26.01.2011, at 06:33, Augustine Leudar wrote:
> I am now utterly intrigued by
> ambisonics and cant wait to try it out the more I read the more I get sucked
> in

I know what you're talking about :-)

> Gaps in the image are plugged with other speakers with say
> cicadas on them - despite the doubts expressed here it also has been
> effective perhaps because insect noises are high  frequency and the leaves
> on the bushes and trees disperse the sound filling out the sound field.
> Generally the effect is pretty similar to being in the rain forest- except
> you don't get bitten.

I didn't know cicadas bit ;-)

> What I would like to know is
> can the decoding be done with software and then burnt to wav files ?  

Sure. This is what some call G-format.

> Are there
> any ambisonic panners that are VST compatible (I mainly use Nuendo and MAx
> MSP) ? Could I design a horizontal surround sound DVD using ambisonic
> software for panning and localisation - and then burn 6 wav files and
> release it on a 5.1 DVD which could be played on a normal home system ?

So far I haved worked with plugins by Bruce Wiggins 
(http://www.brucewiggins.co.uk/?page_id=78) and Daniel Courville 
(http://www.radio.uqam.ca/ambisonic/b2x.html).

Regards,

Andrew
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