[linux-audio-dev] 2-channel stereo compatible ambisonics...

[Joern Nettingsmeier]

Steve Harris wrote:
> 
> On 14 Mar 2007, at 10:10, Joern Nettingsmeier wrote:
>> i'm very new to ambisonics, so i may be wrong, but i think there are 
>> indeed stereo compatible first-order ambisonics streams. iirc, the 
>> format is called UHJ, and it matrixes WXY (lossily) into L/R (i.e. no 
>> height information).
> Hi Joern,
> 
> Hmm, interesting, though it sounds like you'd need a specialised UHJ 
> ambisonic decoder to play it back. That probably narrows the audience 
> even further.


unless i'm very much mistaken, UHJ-encoded material can be played back 
on any stereo rig without problems (some even report better stereo width 
and precision). the only drawback i heard about is that UHJ-encoded 
stuff tends to be a little on the ambient site, with a tad too much 
reverb when listened to over stereo...