Having said this we are doing a spatial audio zone in a festival this year where we boast of "5D" audio ....
On 18 May 2017 at 09:58, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ha its you ! I think you were the person who told me about the daisy - > chained firewire devices. Re putting the thing up - being the least DIYish > person in history I would not know other than to say have four on each > column, or even three, one at the top, one/two in the middle and one at the > bottom. As for how to mount them physically in a way that would satisfy a > risk assessment - I suspect this might be the wrong mailing list (no > offence fellas) best of luck and keep me in the loop - glad its progressing > - and dont call it 4D haha (marketing nonsense) > > On 17 May 2017 at 22:48, Matthew Palmer <palme...@mymail.vcu.edu> wrote: > >> wait, hold up... thank you! but ---- >> >> due mostly to financial circumstances & a lack of experience with anything >> other than ⅛" or ¼" cables, >> i am buying & daisy-chaining 6 presonus firestudio interfaces < >> https://www.presonus.com/products/firestudio> (you can find for ~$150 >> usually) which will give me 48 ¼" input & output - i got the logitech z506 >> @ ~$45/each, the total is a little under $3,000, excluding cables & a rack >> I'm still on the hunt for (for the interfaces) which made the endeavor >> seem >> approachable so I've been saving up for the last few years. >> >> my question to the group is about the process of building a version of the >> '4d sound system' approach, specifically suggestion, advice, designs >> regarding the 16 columns i need to build. i'd like to create a version i >> can break down & fit in a pick-up truck. i was thinking something like >> speaker stands & custom PVC architecture & mounts but i know there are way >> smarter people than me on this listserv who might be able to help me save >> money & build a safer, better rig. >> >> I am awaiting the dimensions of the proto-rig but let's say bottom speaker >> is 12" of the ground, mid = "54", top = 96"... >> (reference: >> http://demonicsweaters.com/2015/03/the-amazing-4d-sound-syst >> em-is-a-nicola-tesla-inspired-fully-immersive-audio-experience/ >> ) >> >> thanks again. - matt / >> >> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Richard Foss <r.f...@ru.ac.za> wrote: >> >> > Another reasonably priced possibility is to set up an Ethernet AVB >> > network. For 48 speakers one could use 6 x N-DAC8s ($299 each) from >> miniDSP >> > together with two MOTU AVB switches. miniDSP have also recently come out >> > with a PoE Ethernet AVB capable speaker. This allows for incremental >> > expansion of the immersive sound system. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Professor Richard Foss >> > Computer Science Department >> > Rhodes University >> > Grahamstown 6140 >> > South Africa >> > >> > Tel: +27 46 603 8294 >> > Cell: +27 83 288 9354 >> > email: r.f...@ru.ac.za >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > On 17 May 2017, at 1:41 PM, Augustine Leudar < >> augustineleu...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > An interface suggestion might be a Motu 24ao with 3 Behringer ADA8200 >> > adats >> > > - that will give you 48 outs for around £1000. Somebody mentioned some >> > > daisy-chainable firewire device recently which might wook out cheaper >> - >> > but >> > > I forget the make/model..... >> > > >> > > On 17 May 2017 at 05:50, Matthew Palmer <palme...@mymail.vcu.edu> >> wrote: >> > > >> > >> hi group, >> > >> >> > >> i am looking for any advice or suggestions about low-cost materials i >> > could >> > >> use to build the columns of this 4d sound system < >> > >> http://demonicsweaters.com/2015/03/the-amazing-4d-sound- >> > >> system-is-a-nicola-tesla-inspired-fully-immersive-audio-experience/ >> > >> > >> >> > >> i have bought 48 logitech z506's (https://www.logitech.com/en- >> > >> us/product/surround-sound-speaker-z506)and am working to construct a >> > way >> > >> to >> > >> mount the 5 speakers around the sub (any suggestions here are also >> > >> appreciated) & build 16 3-speaker high columns that can fit in the >> back >> > of >> > >> a pick-up truck. >> > >> >> > >> the design objective is minimal cost, safe, modular, optimized for >> > ease-of >> > >> setup & travel. >> > >> *my recent proposal to a friend of a speaker stand to start & a >> custom >> > PVC >> > >> structure to finish was deemed unsafe. >> > >> >> > >> thanks for any help. >> > >> - matt >> > >> palme...@vcu.edu >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> > >> URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ >> > >> attachments/20170517/cf0a6bef/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. >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Augustine Leudar >> > > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD >> > > Company Number : NI635217 >> > > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, >> > > Belfast BT88LL >> > > -------------- next part -------------- >> > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ >> > attachments/20170517/07ac42df/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/20170517/4c101d6c/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/attachme >> nts/20170517/7a97be87/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. >> > > > > -- > Augustine Leudar > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > Company Number : NI635217 > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > Belfast BT88LL > > -- Augustine Leudar Artistic Director Magik Door LTD Company Number : NI635217 Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, Belfast BT88LL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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