Want real surround sound in your podcasts?
California startup LA Pro Foil claim they have developed an effective, low-cost way of getting a lifelike"surround” effect from any recorded sound source (such as an iPod or generic MP3 player).
While investigating the properties of our patented low-profile Pro Foil ™ capacitive transmission surface, it became apparent that the non-linear phase distribution characteristics that were limiting its effect as a network platform had a very interesting effect. Audio-frequency signals decompose and distribute across the surface according to the phase characteristics with which they reached the recording microphone, and disperse their energy at an equivalent distance from the sound input to the material.
Recording an audio signal using even a low-cost microphone preserves these important phase characteristics. A simple amplification process is all that is needed to drive a sheet of Pro Foil ™. Current prototypes have relatively low power characteristics, and need to be placed close to the listener’s head for best effect.
Sounds an excellent way to get the most from podcast “soundseeing” recordings.
Read more at : News Shark: LA Pro Foil breaks surround sound barrier
