[LAU] ambiophonics vs. ambisonics?

[Martin Leese]

On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 22:42 -0700, Bearcat M. Sandor wrote:
...
> Am i correct in my
> understanding, that nothing can be utilized by ambisonic processing
> during playback if the source material is only stereo?

Nope.  Domestic Ambisonic decoders have a
Super Stereo mode for "decoding" stereo
sources.  They also include a stereo width
control which allows the stereo image to be
compressed to mono-like or expanded into a
horseshoe around the listener.

See the Ambisonic FAQ on my website at:
http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/Ambisonic/faq_latest.html#SECTION10

The technical stuff is in the Ambisonia Wiki at:
http://www.ambisonia.com/wiki/index.php/Super_Stereo

Regards,
Martin
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Martin J Leese
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