BBC Engineers Develop 3D Sound

[DarkTower87]

Researchers at BBC's special R& department have been developing acoustics can convince a listener that sound is coming from every direction - even above and below. For those of you don't know, the BBC has the largest library of video and sound effects in the world, and has for a long time. This new technology will help push that sound department to a new level, allowing broadcasters to fool audiences into hearing an object rising or falling.

http://3dgeeks.com/articles_pages/bb...d_sound,1.html

[WiCKeD]

Welcome to 14 years ago, BBC.

[leekirlew]

hmm pro logic IIz can do this im sure, i know for a fact my AV amp (Yamaha RX-V1065) can do front height channels at the expense of the 2 additional rears of a 7.1 surround set up. I expect theyre aiming for a full 3d sound, ie overhead transitions, which nothing can do atm

[Zer010]

Originally Posted by DarkTower87

Researchers at BBC's special R& department have been developing acoustics can convince a listener that sound is coming from every direction - even above and below. For those of you don't know, the BBC has the largest library of video and sound effects in the world, and has for a long time. This new technology will help push that sound department to a new level, allowing broadcasters to fool audiences into hearing an object rising or falling.

http://3dgeeks.com/articles_pages/bb...d_sound,1.html

Hit me up when 4D comes out.

In real seriousness speaker placement has always been a critical factor however the technology has not improved very much. I have seen some neat things like connecting via powerlines, ethernet and wifi. They had draw backs in the end.

[Slizzo]

Originally Posted by Zer010

Hit me up when 4D comes out.

In real seriousness speaker placement has always been a critical factor however the technology has not improved very much. I have seen some neat things like connecting via powerlines, ethernet and wifi. They had draw backs in the end.

Where sound, is beamed directly into your BRAIN!

[Orac]

you want an audio spotlight

[WordMasterRice]

Just out of curiosity have any of you actually read the article?

[Orac]

my comment was in respons to slizzos' post. there clip is pants too, if that was as good a they can get for 3d sound then they can keep it. creative upscailing does a better job and i have been using for a few years.

all in all this just a claim and if you are not susecptable to psychoacoustic trickery then it aint gonna work. it doesn't work on me most likely because i have dmaged hearing and dont get the same hearing level out of each ear, it alos changes what i get on each depening on things like altitude.

[leekirlew]

But, the engineers claim that this new technology will allow consumers to receive 3D sound from their existing radio and television speakers.

Frank Melchior, lead technologist for audio with BBC R& , said: "We want to deliver a new experience to the audience that gives them more immersion and involvement in the content." "We also have to make sure we are flexible enough in the delivery of this content. It has to sound OK on headphones as well as on speakers."
Engineers have tested the new technology with recordings of a radio play of the Wizard of Oz.

Anthony Churnside, who co-authored the BBC R& research paper, said: "There are a number of ways to create 3D sound. There are psychoacoustic tricks that can make you perceive sound from above and below.
"With the Wizard of Oz we concentrated on a couple of scenes including the tornado when it takes the house away. Suddenly we had mooing cows thrown up into the air, and the wind could be all around you. With 3D sound you have every direction to play with so you can be really quite creative.
"For an orchestra or a live event, the majority of the sounds come from the stage in front of you, but the sense of immersion comes from the sound bouncing off the roof and the walls."

Obviously, the next step to 3D sound is adding it to 3D video. This could be a potent (in a good way) mix, making your visuals that much more real. Since 3D sound could be used with normal speakers, everything would integrate easily. Bring on 3D sound!

if they manage this im gonna be ****ed lol, £3000 worth of stereo gone =p

Additional Comment:

Originally Posted by Orac

my comment was in respons to slizzos' post. there clip is pants too, if that was as good a they can get for 3d sound then they can keep it. creative upscailing does a better job and i have been using for a few years.

all in all this just a claim and if you are not susecptable to psychoacoustic trickery then it aint gonna work. it doesn't work on me most likely because i have dmaged hearing and dont get the same hearing level out of each ear, it alos changes what i get on each depening on things like altitude.

Nice beardy Orac, how old is that? i got a german giant 2 years old, hes a beast lol

[Orac]

she was 2 whent hat picture was taken, unfortanatly she died from the lizard variant of gowt. she was 22" long and could happily stand in 3 inches of water without the need to swim

[leekirlew]

Originally Posted by Orac

she was 2 whent hat picture was taken, unfortanatly she died from the lizard variant of gowt. she was 22" long and could happily stand in 3 inches of water without the need to swim

ah sorry to hear that, they do make quite good pets, pretty docile and think they have character

[Orac]

we had three, they were all different, even down to what they liked to eat

[sarablakely]

The BBC are reportedly developing a new '3D radio' sound for its stations.

Researchers at BBC R&D have been looking into acoustics that can make the listener feel like they are actually at concerts by making the sound come from all directions, including above and below them.

The BBC's sound effects department would be able to further increase the quality of their output, by making sounds seem like they are rising or falling around the listener.

Engineers say that the technology will allow listeners to receive the 3D effects from their existing equipment, without the need to buy new products.

Frank Melchior, lead technologist for audio with BBC R&D, told The Telegraph: "We want to deliver a new experience to the audience that gives them more immersion and involvement in the content.

"We also have to make sure we are flexible enough in the delivery of this content. It has to sound okay on headphones as well as on speakers."

[Odanez]

psh http://www.iosono-sound.com/

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binaural recordings aren't new... they've definitely been around for a while.

[SCOLANATOR]

I'm quite happy with my PS3 and 360 hooked up to a decent 5.1 system.
DTS-HD is more than I need, but if this new tech requires nothing more than a firmware update then .
~scol

[Odanez]

What you guys are missing is that this is more than just surround sound, it's all about wave field synthesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_field_synthesis
We have a demo theatre here where I work that has an Iosono setup, and I must say, surround sound or even sound used in movie theatres has nothing on this.