27 Aug
2009
27 Aug
'09
3:23 a.m.
Yes but Ambisonics by themselves won't solve problems in as far as easily
creating a 5.1 panning output system. 5 Channel sure, but that extra LFE is
a bit troublesome. And until we get a working and easy to use 2D panner in
Ardour, it will still be lacking in that regards. There are a few parts to
this in fact some of which I am hoping to start implementing the basics of
sometime later this year myself if I manage to have time.
Ardour is slowly getting to this point, and I firmly believe A3 will be a
HUGE step in the right direction for it and will help as a major boost.
There are a few other projects I know of to continue to help with this as
well. But it isn't quite there yet. Getting there and improving with each
release, but not quite there yet.
Seablade
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Ray Rashif <schivmeister(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'd agree; there's no Blender-for-Audio yet.
If you're familiar with 3D Graphics, you'd know that Blender's situation is
different to that of, say, Inkscape. For much the same reason, it's
different from Ardour's. Its suitability for the "industry" is just behind
Cinelerra. The equation would be something like this:
GIMP (raster) < Inkscape (vector) < Ardour (audio) < Cinelerra (film) <
Blender (3D)
So as we can see, Blender fairs well in its market. It's so capable that
it's one of the choices for a _professional_ graphic designer. It's used in
educational institutes, it's got certifications, it's got good level of
marketing, a bigger following (majority of whom can't be bothered about
open-source). In short, it is pragmatically well-equipped to serve in its
field as a _major_ player. Consider that you have about a dozen other
alternatives to 3D, pitted against the beasts like Maya and 3DSM. See? Most
of us can only name 2 major products.
Ardour needs to be able to put a pro-audio consumer into a dilemma. That
has not happened yet. The market here is more saturated, hence tougher. A
15-year-old HipHop kid knows at least 5 products which he plans to torrent.
To narrow down the scope, we can see that certain tools are definitely
industry-ready. AMBdec for instance, is one of the few key players in
Ambisonics. It is included as one of the recommendations on ambisonia.comand as such can
hold its own.
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