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FOA in native B-format (SDC) When we started diving into the world of ambisonic, we came across the great book of Frank Zotter and Matthias Frank: "Ambisonics A Practical 3D Audio Theory for Recording, Studio Production, Sound Reinforcement, and Virtual Reality" In this book we…

FOA in A-format The different microphone systems have their own advantages, but what is common for (almost) all of them, they record in the so called "Ambisonic A-format". There is no universal "Ambisonic A-format", but there are many of them. An "Ambisonic A-format" is directly…

ECHO project - PentaSphere This is another microphone array of the ECHO project. It has been invented by Anthony Caruso & Kellogg Boynton from the PlayStation Studios. It can be used as "right in the middle" recording system or "in front of the sound source"…

ECHO project - PCMA-3D v2 The PCMA-3D v2 microphone array is an enhancement of the the PCMA 3D v1 microphone array. We are convinced that the PCMA-3D v2 is an development on its own and has been used for the ECHO project. So, we don't…

ECHO project - PAMA Simon Ratcliffe supposed the PAMA array and it has some very interesting advantages. But let's Simon speak for himself: Objective: Stemming from orchestral film and game music, PAMA (Prototype Atmos Microphone Array) is an in-progress design that aims to extend traditional recording…