Augustine Leudar wrote:
Actually wavefield synthesis was turned down by several film companies
attending a demonstration in France because the extremely effective
holographic nature of the sound destroyed the illusion of the 2d screen.
Yes film producers do use surround with some effects travelling behind the
listener but you will find the majority of the audio activity goes on in
front of the listener (thus the middle speaker in 5.1) with much less
activity and lighter mixing behind the listener (such as an aeroplane
flying overhead etc) - precisely for the reasons already given.
3D audio and actually surround effects should not be "over the top".
I heard (actually from a journalist) that the 3D audio mix for the
"Hobbit" (which he attended in a cinema equipped with a Dolby Atmos
system, of course) seemed to be like a demonstration of spacial audio
effects, unfortunately not anything natural.
(He didn't like this movie anyway. "Much too long"... I don't say they
didn't render a lot of video, also. :-D )
Best,
Stefan
You dont need an ambisonic microphone to create ambisonic soundfields - you
can do it all in the software - there is software like Spat and ICST which
will allow for HOA - all you need is enough speakers.
I agree about the wife and the speakers though - it has already caused
several low level marital disputes.
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