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ambisonic, n. and a.|æmbɪˈsɒnɪk|
[f. ambi- + sonic a., sonics n. pl.]
A. n. pl. (const. as sing.) A system of (usu. high-fidelity) sound reproduction which uses two or more channels and four or more speakers in such a way that the effect of indirect sound can be reproduced in addition to other directional properties.
1973P. Felgett in Hi-Fi News July 1311/3 Ambisonics is quite a different matter from the offerings on most..so-called quadraphonic discs. 1973New Scientist 20 Dec. 843/1 The new concept, called ‘ambisonics’, aims at giving the listener the experience not only of the spacial positioning of the performers, but also of the directional qualities of the reverberant sound. 1974Nature 13 Dec. 537/2 Ambisonics is a complete system from the pick-up of the original sound field through encoding and decoding to the reconstruction of an approximation to the original sound-field in the listener's home. 1977Times 14 June 5/5 The tests of the system, called ambisonics, will be part of Liverpool's jubilee celebrations. 1983Radio Times 19 Mar. 12/1 Gilgamesh..is the first radio play to be recorded in ambisonics.
B. adj. Pertaining to or employing ambisonics.
1973P. Felgett in Hi-Fi News July 1311/1 There is still a need for a general term referring to either circular or spherical information, and for this purpose we can translate into Latin and say ‘ambisonic’. 1973New Scientist 20 Dec. 843/1 The CD4 system..is a method of frequency modulating the two channels of a conventional stereophonic LP record so as to provide four separate channels. This leaves open the way in which the channels are to be employed, and the ‘ambisonic’ system can use them optimally. 1976Gramophone Sept. 501/2 The ‘ambisonic’ microphone system used imparts something of a bathroom quality in stereo. 1980New Scientist 20 Mar. 929 Ambisonic master recordings are made in the full four-channel format. But the few which have so far been made available as discs or broadcasts have used three channels or less. 1983Radio Times 19 Mar. 12/1 As yet..there are no ambisonic radio receivers.
Hence ambiˈsonically adv.
1976Gramophone Feb. 1398/2 QS must be compatible with ambisonic reproduction, since RM is itself ambisonically compatible. 1983Radio Times 19 Mar. 12/4 No one can hear Gilgamesh ambisonically. |