[Vorbis-dev] Ambisonics in Ogg Vorbis

[Ian Malone]

Sebastian Olter wrote:
> 2007/4/16, Ian Malone <ibmalone at gmail.com>:
>>
>> What would be a useful goal would be a way to strip streams
>> down to Vorbis I compatibility.
>>
> 
> Vorbis I uses point channels (we install speakers in these points and so it
> plays), Ambisonics instead uses mono + directional channels, which can be
> expressed as microphones. It's a different approach to stereo and it 
> needs a
> different player. What good is a mono playback?
> 

Better than nothing.  It is of course a very minor goal
compared to working Ambisonics (which would be excellent).

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imalone