bformenc

bformenc — Codes a signal into the ambisonic B format

Description

Codes a signal into the ambisonic B format

Syntax

aw, ax, ay, az bformenc asig, kalpha, kbeta, kord0, kord1
aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av bformenc asig, kalpha, kbeta, kord0, kord1 , kord2
aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av, ak, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq bformenc asig, kalpha, kbeta, kord0, kord1, kord2, kord3

Performance

aw, ax, ay, ... -- output cells of the B format.

asig -- input signal.

kalpha –- azimuth angle in degrees (clockwise).

kbeta -- altitude angle in degrees.

kord0 -- linear gain of the zero order B format.

kord1 -- linear gain of the first order B format.

kord2 -- linear gain of the second order B format.

kord3 -- linear gain of the third order B format.

Example

instr 1
	; generate pink noise
	anoise pinkish 1000
	
	; two full turns
	kalpha line 0, p3, 720
	kbeta = 0
	
	; fade ambisonic order from 2nd to 0th during second turn
	kord0 = 1
	kord1 linseg 1, p3 / 2, 1, p3 / 2, 0
	kord2 linseg 1, p3 / 2, 1, p3 / 2, 0
	
	; generate B format
	aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av bformenc anoise, kalpha, kbeta, kord0, kord1, kord2
	
	; decode B format for 8 channel circle loudspeaker setup
	a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8 bformdec 4, aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av
	
	; write audio out
	out a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8
endin
        

Credits

Author: Samuel Groner
2005