twobigears is sweet - thank you On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Adam Somers <a...@jauntvr.com> wrote:
> 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. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20141113/b7bfaf31/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.
