Bit of a shameless self promo as this is from my blog but we had a recent article talking about the new surround sound setups and how people are just starting to bring it into the clubs. Thought some of you guys would be interested..
see http://bambambcn.blogspot.com
What has mainly inspired me though is the IOSONO soundsystem which they claim to be able to give listeners the illusion that sound is coming from somewhere else. Either outside of the club or right next to you on the floor. Here is a picture of it setup in Tresor, Berlin.,
and for the nerds amongst us.. a diagram showing how the speakers work, from playing the sounds a millisecond after the speaker next to it, it gives the listener a feeling that the sound is coming from much further away than the speakers, hence giving a bigger sound environment and also makes the whole dance floor the sweet spot. (in the diagram the club is the top half, the circle at the bottom is where the sound would appear to be coming from)
For me this is so inspiring, The possibilties in creatng music for this surround setup is unbelievable!! When this hits it really will be the start of a new scene all together!!
For those interested in surround sound...
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Oh yeh forgot to mention, the reason this is such an amazing step in technology is because apparantly if surround sound is just done in 5.1 etc in a big club. When the music gets to a certain club volume it becomes almost impossible to tell where the sound is coming from. Especially the lower frequencies..
the reason the bass sounds jsut so good in fabric room one is bcause they apply a similar 'wavefront' technique you were talking about. By delaying the signal slightly which goes to the outer transducers the sound sounds like it is coming from a singal point source and the speakers appear to work as one rather than multiple. lovely bit of physics can also use the same branch of physics to explain the line array principle and projecting sound this way. Theres so much we can do with sound which pople have known about for decades, but seeing as the top physicists tend to go into neuroscience rather than PA design, the sound industry is only just beginning to catch up in many aspects.
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Re: For those interested in surround sound...
[quote="soapz"]Bit of a shameless self promo as this is from my blog but we had a recent article talking about the new surround sound setups and how people are just starting to bring it into the clubs. Thought some of you guys would be interested..
see http://bambambcn.blogspot.com
What has mainly inspired me though is the IOSONO soundsystem which they claim to be able to give listeners the illusion that sound is coming from somewhere else. Either outside of the club or right next to you on the floor. Here is a picture of it setup in Tresor, Berlin.,
Wow very cool! I haven't read through your blog yet but are there any phase issues?
see http://bambambcn.blogspot.com
What has mainly inspired me though is the IOSONO soundsystem which they claim to be able to give listeners the illusion that sound is coming from somewhere else. Either outside of the club or right next to you on the floor. Here is a picture of it setup in Tresor, Berlin.,
Wow very cool! I haven't read through your blog yet but are there any phase issues?
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we should arrange a mnml.nl school bus trip to Tresor and hear what this all is about. With some skilled explanation. I'd love to hear this irl.
Now all we need is to decide who will carry the little fluo flag that we need to follow during the tour
Now all we need is to decide who will carry the little fluo flag that we need to follow during the tour
PsyTox.
Coincidence Records.
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Coincidence Records.
www.coincidencerecords.be
www.myspace.com/coincidencerecords
www.myspace.com/djpsytox