but yes if you could get Nuendo to import .amb it would be brilliant .
On 2 October 2013 19:19, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Yvan - > > 1) Nuendo does not allow you to import or export .amb files natively. > 2) Wigware or the others VSTs suggested on this thread will work in Nuendo > - you could do your ambisonic mixing in nuendo but getting the vertical > plane right will be a routing headache. > 3) You would have to export however many mono tracks were needed for your > specific array - you wouldnt be able to export a .amb file or the xyz/w > > > On 2 October 2013 19:13, David McGriffy <da...@mcgriffy.com> wrote: > >> Yvan, >> >> I would say yes, definitely, to both parts of question 1, both input and >> output capabilities would be useful. >> >> A normal workflow might go something like this: >> - record A-format (direct mic signals) in the field >> - Main project: >> + read the field recording in its native format, multi-mono, etc. >> + edit into tracks, do heads and tails, assemble tracks into a whole >> + apply some kinds of processing either surround, like rotate, or not >> like EQ >> + possibly mix in other material via ambisonic panners >> + render to a master B-Format track, to be stored in an .amb file >> - Decoding project: >> + read the .amb file from the main project >> + decode to the delivery format(s) like stereo or 5.1 >> + repeat for other delivery formats >> >> If everything is in the same workstation, like Nuendo, then it doesn't >> really matter if the intermediate storage is a single .amb file, multiple >> mono .wav files, etc. However, if we use .amb then we can play that file >> in other software in more predictable ways, for example my VVMic will >> switch out of A-Format mode if it detects the GUID on input. It will also >> write the GUID if set to B-Format output. >> >> In Nuendo, on input files it might be nice to tell the user that the GUID >> was detected, but it's probably not important as long as Nuendo will go >> ahead and use what is also a pretty normal multi-channel .wav file. I >> believe this works fine today, though putting .amb in the extensions list >> would be a nice touch. >> >> On output, unless Nuendo were modified to have B-Format be a bus type or >> something like that, then I can't see how you would automatically detect >> that the output was supposed to be B-Format. There could be some kind of >> option in the render dialogs to allow the user to say that they want the >> GUID included or include it if the user names the file with the .amb >> extension. Might also need logic to only include it for multi-channel >> files. >> >> Question 2: Yes there are some VST's that do B-Format panning and work >> in Nuendo, in particular I have used Bruce's and the Swiss Center B-Pan. >> >> David McGriffy >> vvaudio.com >> >> >> On 10/2/2013 5:11 AM, Yvan Grabit wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> 1) >>> i want to known if it makes sense for an application like Nuendo >>> (Steinberg) : >>> - to import directly (without decoding) AMB (Ambisonic) Files (described >>> in >>> http://dream.cs.bath.ac.uk/**researchdev/wave-ex/bformat.**html<http://dream.cs.bath.ac.uk/researchdev/wave-ex/bformat.html> >>> ) >>> - to allow to export them directly (no Encoding) >>> >>> This means that the Nuendo file selector will display as readable file, >>> files with extension ".amb" >>> and the same for export ".amb" is selectable as format. >>> >>> It would be great if it makes sense to have some use cases... >>> >>> 2) are there some Ambisonic plugins which could be use as Panners in >>> Nuendo ? >>> >>> >>> Thanks a lot for your time >>> >>> >>> YVan >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**++++ >>> Yvan Grabit mailto:y.gra...@steinberg.de >>> Technical Manager - Technology Group Phone: +49-40-21035125 >>> Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Fax : +49-40-21035300 >>> Frankenstr. 18 b , D-20004 Hamburg/Germany >>> http://www.steinberg.net >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**++++ >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, Frankenstrasse 18b, D-20097 Hamburg, >>> Germany >>> Phone: +49 (40) 21035-0 | Fax: +49 (40) 21035-300 | www.steinberg.net >>> Managing Director: Andreas Stelling, Kazunori Kobayashi >>> Registration Court: Hamburg HRB 86534 >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Sursound mailing list >>> Sursound@music.vt.edu >>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/**mailman/listinfo/sursound<https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Sursound mailing list >> Sursound@music.vt.edu >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/**mailman/listinfo/sursound<https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound> >> > > > > -- > 07580951119 > > augustine.leudar.com > -- 07580951119 augustine.leudar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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