On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 08:58:36PM +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > it is the panner that defines the capabilities of the downstream > bus and the meaning of every single channel in it.
Couldn't be more right. > an 8-cube could be used as a bus, but that's not ambisonic mixing. > some people have used the term "ambisonic-equivalent panning" for > this - it basically means that the panner uses ambisonics > internally, but already includes a decoder for a fixed speaker > layout. this can be useful for people who are not familiar in terms > of thinking in b-format, but it's generally wasteful and less > flexible. Wasteful because that second half of such a panner - the decoder, which can easily be a factor 100 more complex than the bare panner itself - could as well be in the master channel, or (even better) in the monitoring module or (best) completely external. > a better way to handle this usecase would be to have a panner that > includes height, a b-format bus, and an appropriate decoder > afterwards. Right. In an ambisonic production flow the decoder is part of the monitoring or reproduction system, just as pre-amplifier crossover filters or room EQ would be. Whatever happens in a DAW should only deal with the B-format signals, and be oblivious of the speaker layout. > oh and augustine, do get some more coffee ;) Coffee, low-fat pizzas (e.g. marinara), isolation and lots of reading :-) Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
