RØDE launched the Ambisonic Sound Library – a large collection of ambisonic sound recordings created by sound recordists and the RØDE NT-SF1 microphone. The entire library is free to download so users can access hundreds of ambisonic recordings and use them in their projects. All sounds offer many editing and sound manipulation options with the SoundField by RØDE Plug-in. Ambisonic Sound Library. Source: RØDE What is Ambisonic Sound Ambisonic sound is a 360° surround sound format that, unlike conventional stereo and surround sound, records the full directivity information for every soundwave that hits the microphone – including height information. Once captured, ambisonic recordings can be manipulated in post-production to create any 360° surround soundscape desirable. The first SoundField ambisonic microphone was invented by Michael Gerzon and Professor Peter Craven in 1975 and developed for commercial release in 1978. Lately, Ambisonics has gained more attention with the emergence of virtual reality and 360° video applications. SoundField by RØDE Plug-In and NT-SF1 Ambisonic Microphone In 2016 Freedman Group (RØDE’s parent company) acquired SoundField and in 2018 they released the SoundField by RØDE Plug-In for Ambisonic audio (more information can be found in our news article from 2018) and also the RØDE NT-SF1 ambisonic microphone. RØDE NT-SF1 Ambionic Microphone. Source: RØDE According to RØDE, the NT-SF1 was the first ambisonic microphone with the broadcast-grade sound quality available for under $1000. That helped to make ambisonic sound recording more accessible and it actually went hand-in-hand with better and more affordable 360° video capture. The NT-SF1 features four T45C condenser capsules arranged...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 28 April, 2020