Minim Ambisonics - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Barraman · 24th Feb 2019, 12:54 pm

Just found a Minim Ambisonic decoder AD8. I remember it was given to me about 25 years ago.There's some paperwork with it. Some sort of surround sound system?

Is it of interest to anyone these days?

Richard

paulsherwin · 24th Feb 2019, 1:00 pm

It's a standard for encoding surround sound. There's a very comprehensive Wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambisonics

jamesperrett · 24th Feb 2019, 9:03 pm

Ambisonics is probably one of the few surround sound systems that is still being actively developed. Ambisonic mic arrays are now becoming available cheaply and there are software decoders available. However, this decoder sounds like the ideal unit for someone who doesn't want to involve a computer in the process.

24th Feb 2019, 12:54 pm	#1
Barraman Tetrode Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western Isles of Scotland, UK. Posts: 52	Minim Ambisonics Just found a Minim Ambisonic decoder AD8. I remember it was given to me about 25 years ago.There's some paperwork with it. Some sort of surround sound system? Is it of interest to anyone these days? Richard

24th Feb 2019, 1:00 pm	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,947	Re: Minim Ambisonics It's a standard for encoding surround sound. There's a very comprehensive Wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambisonics

24th Feb 2019, 9:03 pm	#3
jamesperrett Octode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Liss, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,873	Re: Minim Ambisonics Ambisonics is probably one of the few surround sound systems that is still being actively developed. Ambisonic mic arrays are now becoming available cheaply and there are software decoders available. However, this decoder sounds like the ideal unit for someone who doesn't want to involve a computer in the process.