wow,
thanks for sharing this link to the Audium. i've been thinking a lot
the last few weeks about 3D sound, and i've been tinkering with a 4
channel audio-locator in Reaktor, maybe soon an 8 channel. but a
169-channel system?!? amazing.
one thing the SF Gate review of the Audium:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-
bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/08/30/DD12439.DTL
mentioned is a multi-channel format called DVD Audio 5.1
a quick google search turned up the specs on DVD audio here:
http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/DVD/Book_B/Audio.html
which state that
"up to a maximum of 8 audio streams can be multiplexed into the same
cell with a single video stream. Each stream for example is designated
for a particular language or special effects & music tracks."
and that these 8 channels can be and "up to 8 separate streams are
permitted, as long as the combined stream rate is less than or equal to
9.8 mbit/sec" for a max of 8 X 16-bit/48KHz (the low-end for DVD sound,
by the way...) --- which sure sounds interesting if you can find a DVD
player that can play all 8 channels at once!
anybody have any experience with DVD mastering or hacking? i really
think DVDs could be 'the way forward'(as someone on this list referred
to wireless ethernet) in creating interactive and immersive sound
recordings, and that exploring and (especially) exploiting this type of
technology could produce results unintended by the format designers.
best,
derek
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