From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson)
Subject: Re: PHIL: Meaning of "graphics" (Was Re: SCI: sound cues for
Date: Wed, 5 May 1993 20:00:46 GMT
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory


> [MODERATOR'S NOTE: I have also learned of a firm in the Seattle area,
> the Carver Corporation, in Lynnwood, Washington, that markets a
> product called "Sonic Holography."  A competitor, the Archer
> Communications Corp., in Calgary, Alberta, offers another take on the
> same service.  Thank you for the special insight, Richard. -- Bob
> Jacobson]

Bob Carver (founder of the Carver Corporation) has been around for awhile, 
and is a rather outspoken designer of high-end and/or audiophile (depending 
on who you talk to) equipment.  They've used the term "Sonic
Holography" for a long time, going back at least to the late 70s.  If I 
remember right (I used to be an audio weenie wannabe and set up many a Carver
system), they were always a bit fuzzy about what the pre-amp (the part
that had the "Sonic Holography" pasted on it) was doing, but it did seem 
to make the audio image wider and deeper.  See, I just used imaging terms
to describe sound...

Anyway, I'm not sure what any of this has to do with VR (other than being a  
long discussion of definitions), but I thought I'd cut off any notion that 
Carver's "Sonic Holography" is some cutting edge new audio technology...

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