[LAU] more than 4 channels for listening? Really?

[Bearcat M. Sandor]

On Sun, 2010-02-28 at 12:12 +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:

> here's a tutorial i wrote 2 years ago, it's still relevant, only you 
> should of course use more recent versions of the software mentioned in 
> there:
> 
> http://stackingdwarves.net/public_stuff/linux_audio/tmt08/Ambisonic_Listening_Rig_with_Free_Software.pdf
> http://stackingdwarves.net/public_stuff/linux_audio/tmt08/Ambisonic_Listening_Rig_with_Free_Software-Slides.pdf
> 
> there's a video from LAC 2008, where i presented an earlier version of 
> that paper:
> http://stackingdwarves.net/public_stuff/linux_audio/ambi_at_home/2008-0229-1059-Joern_Nettingsmeier-Ambisonics_at_Home.ogv
> corresponding slides are in the same directory.

Jörn,

Awesome!! I'm wondering if ardour2 is nessesary. I use pulseaudio now,
but i understand that pulse audio can use jack.  I like the idea of
being able to use mpd for music (or totem or what have you for movies)
and being able to play it into pulse audio into jack and then whatever
else it needs. Would using the amb ladspa plugins (which pulse audio can
use) be viable here?

I didn't make it clear earler, but i want to be able to use this with
stereo recordings to retrieve the ambiace from mics in to a realistic,
recording venue recreation in 3d.  This is where Super Stereo comes in,
right? Also, i'd like to use it for 5.1/7.1 movie sound tracks to tame
them a bit and make them sound better. 


I'm still head spinning a bit over all this, and wishing i had kept the
4 extra (crappy) speakers and cheap integrated amp that i gave to the
thift sore a few weeks ago. Would have been nice to test all this..

Thanks,

Bearcat