He's from steinberg isnt he ? Damn you coffee. er.... so Yvan yes it makes sense and yes it would be super cool for sound designers everywhere if that could happen. It would also be great if Nuendo had a couple buses with vertical capability - like "8 cube" etc
On 2 October 2013 19:24, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > -- 07580951119 augustine.leudar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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