Ambisonic Music Creation for the Masses……and other bits and bobs
I’ve just realised that the plug-ins on the site weren’t the versions that I have fixed for Mavericks. I had fixed them almost as soon as Mavericks was released so my students could continue using them, so apologies for not sharing! I’ve replaced all the Mac versions on the WigWare page with the updated graphical versions (the DSP code worked fine, it was the gfx that had issues).
If anyone has any problems with these, please let me know!
The surround sound Rosetta performance by Sigma 7 (at Derby Theatre, 7.30pm 7th June) will be streamed live with Binaural Audio (wear headphones for 3D audio) at http://sigma7rosetta.co.uk/ . Multi-channel Videos will also be available after the show, and they’ll also be a Sound on Sound article about the event in the future too! If you can’t make the event, the stream will be the next best thing!
The Sounds in Space research symposium is really coming together. The excellent keynote from Chris Pike on new experiences in Broadcast sound, the various Auro 3D, Ambisonics, TiMax and 5.1 demonstrations along with bone conduction headsets and multi-channel Guitars are all pointing to what promises to be an excellent, and FREE event. There are still places available, details on how to sign up are on the Sounds in Space webpage (http://tinyurl.com/SinS2014).
John Crossley, programme leader for the MA in Music Production (at University of Derby) is putting together a not-to-be missed sound audio-visual experience during the BIG SHOW on June 7th at the Derby Theatre.
‘Rosetta’ is an original music suite inspired by the Europeans Space Agency’s ‘Comet Chaser’ satellite as it attempts to meet up with and investigate the 4.6 billion year-old comet; Churyumov-Gerasimenko Presented in 16 channel ‘Super- Surround’ the music will be performed live by Sigma 7, and will include live instruments, voices and electronics. The audience will have a totally immersive, aural and visual experience. There will also be an opportunity before the show to meet some of the team and to find out about the technology involved in putting together a show of this complexity. You’re invited to lose yourself in sound and space!
Supported by The European Space Agency and Funded by the Arts Council.
This is the third show of it’s type, and he’s using 16 channels to achieve the surround effect (using TiMax). It will be a great show, and you can’t grumble at the price! More details and info when I get it – follow @johncrossley01 on twitter for updates 🙂
Our yearly Sounds in Space symposium is shaping up to be a great event. We have a talk from the BBC’s Chris Pike confirmed as the keynote (on object-based broadcasting with examples played over our 20 speaker 3D rig) and further talks on subjects such as surround bone conduction audio, multi-channel internet streaming and live, large scale surround sound composition and implementation. We still have spaces for more talks, so please send short abstracts to b.j.wiggins@derby.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 19th May 2014.
Live demos and surround works are actively encouraged (we’ll have a 20 speaker 3D rig available in the presentation room – I can provide a Higher Order Ambisonic Decoder if necessary).
We’ve also got plenty of spaces left for attending this free event. If you’re interested in attending or presenting at what’s always a great day, please see this page for more details.
Below this should be a visualisation of 1st, 2nd and 3rd order Ambisonics (click the mouse to change order). This is showing the velocity and energy vector analysis of a velocity vector optimised decoder, but you’ll still notice the energy vector magnitude improving with rising order.
White blob is the source (size equates to amplitude) and red blobs are the speakers (which go blue when they’re out of phase). The orange and green ‘blips’ are the energy and velocity vectors respectively. Buttons to start and stop the animation at underneath…
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These controls currently aren’t working as WordPress is stripping out some of my HTML (it didn’t when I originally posted it)…… not a massive issue, so I’m not fixing for the moment!
I’ve uploaded two plug-ins which should fully work with Mavericks (on a side note, the old plug-ins still work fine with Plogue Bidule, it’s just Audiomulch and Reaper that exhibit identical issues.)
A 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th order 5.0 ITU decoder is available and should demonstrate the fix (and I’ve made it available for PC too!) Available on the WigWare page, or below!
On Friday 12th July I’ll be doing a sponsored bike ride from Buxton to Derby in aid of Dogs for the Disabled. As I did a couple of years ago, my progress can be tracked in real time on the page below, or instructions on how to keep tabs in google earth too! If you fancy sponsoring me, instructions are also on the page below 🙂 My public location won’t update much except for testing until the day!
The programme for Sounds in Space is now available. This is a FREE event and there are still places available, so if you want to attend see the details found on the Sounds in Space page.
After the success of the previous three Sounds in Space events help at the Markeaton Street Campus of the University of Derby, we’re hosting the event again….and it’s still free!
The symposium concentrates on practical audio/audio-visual demonstrations and the transfer of knowledge through interactive presentations and Q & A sessions and will be of interest both to practitioners in the field and industry as well as the academic community interested in surround audio and it’s related fields. To this end, the previous events have been a mixture of academic and practitioners in industry presenting, which aim to continue this year!
If you’re interested at presenting/demonstrating at the event, please email me at b.j.wiggins@derby.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 27th May 2013. Abstracts should be around 150 words in length and submitted as a standard Word document. Please also provide a 100 word personal summary (for potential public dissemination!) for all contributing personnel. For more details, please look at the Sounds in Space 2013 Page, which also includes a link to the call for works and other details PDF (or you could just click >HERE<).
Any questions/comments? Feel free to ask here!
If you interested in attending the event, it’s FREE, and light refreshment and lunch is also provided. To register for a place (numbers are limited) please email Jessamie Self at j.m.self@derby.ac.uk