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Subject: Re: [Vorbis-dev] 5.1 surround channel coupling
From: Ralph Giles <giles () xiph ! org>
Date: 2007-01-31 23:16:42
Message-ID: 20070131231642.GF3567 () ghostscript ! com
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On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 02:31:13PM +0000, Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves wrote:
> Someone on the Xiph wiki added some interesting links for Ambisonics
> stuff. That may be of use to you as well.
So, ambisonics are just expanding the sound field in spherical
harmonics. This is the proper mathematical generalization of mono and
stereo, whereas the dolby N.M schemes assume a particular speaker
placement. With the extra layer of abstraction (and a lot of speakers)
one can achieve more accurate recording and reproduction of sound
fields.
However, most of the ambisonic literature is based on the the original
quadrophonic implementations (where were also patented) and this isn't
enough channels to accurately represent the planar source arrangment
most content is mixed for. Furthermore, since the vorbis spec has no
room for a channel mapping table, there's no efficient way to specify
a subset of ambisonic modes you want to encode for a better match.
So, while it's an interesting thing to work on, it's a different and
longer-term project than implementing good support for the 5.1 surround
mixes most people currently want to encode. The tradeoff becomes more
attractive when you have 8-12 surround channels, not just 6, and care
about 3D soundscapes (like in games, art installations, and so on) than
in film.
-r
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