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"Bearcat M. Sandor"  wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 08:42 -0700, Martin Leese wrote:

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>> 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.

>

> Wow. That looks really cool. I've only heard an ambiophonic system and

> was impressed.

>

> If Super Stereo can recreate the sound that the mics originally heard,

> what does ambiophonics do that ambisonics can't?

If your mic was a stereo mic then nothing can

recreate the original sound.  There is not

enough information.
> Does ambisonics cancel cross talk as well (like ambiophonics does)?
Ambisonics and Ambiophonics couldn't be

more different.  As Fons suggested, a toaster

versus a lawn mower; which is better depends

on whether you want to toast bread or to cut

grass.
> I'm assuming also that Super Stereo is not anything like the crappy DSP

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> modes that one found in cheap AC3 converters about 10 years back,

> particularly on Sony equipment (Hall, Arena, Church) where bad reverb

> was just added artificially, right?

Super Stereo adds nothing to the stereo

source.
I must suggest that it is about time you started

reading the numerous references people have

given you.  Nobody can do this for you.
Regards,

Martin

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Martin J Leese

E-mail: martin.leese  stanfordalumni.org

Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/

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