Hi Daryl, The comparison in question was done with the same source material, originally created in an object sound context, converted to b-format with a specialized utility. So, yes, we try as much as possible to compare apples-to-apples.
Adam Somers Jaunt, Inc. http://jauntvr.com On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Daryl Pierce <da...@darylpierce.com> wrote: > Hi Adam, just out of curiosity when you compare b-to-binaural to BRIR > packages are you comparing, as much as is possible, with the same material > for both? If so then is the material for both designed as it would be for a > production film or game or is it a reproduction of a spatial recording of > some kind? > > -- > Daryl Pierce > www.darylpierce.com > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Adam Somers <a...@jauntvr.com> wrote: > > > To clarify, as a bunch of Stanford alumni (one of CCRMA myself), > ambisonics > > was well known to us at Jaunt VR when we got started. Through our > dealings > > with Len at CoreSound we get connected to David who has provided > immensely > > useful tools for A->B conversion, head-tracking, and real-time binaural > > downmix. > > > > VR video (or as we call it, Cinematic VR) is in some ways the perfect > > use-case for ambisonics. This year we've created hundreds, if not > > thousands, of b-format recordings with accompanying 360ยบ 3D video. > > > > Still, I've yet to find a solution for b-to-binaural which is as > convincing > > as some of the BRIR-based object-sound spatialization packages (e.g. DTS > > HeadphoneX and Visisonics Realspace). I think what's primarily lacking > is > > externalization, which perhaps can be 'faked' with BRIRs. I'm thinking > of > > a 'virtual listening room' where the b-format recording is played through > > BRIRs instead of anechoic HRTFs. Anyone have experience with that? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Adam Somers > > Jaunt, Inc. > > http://jauntvr.com > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20141113/2272ff08/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20141113/3883d02d/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
