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Surround sound for music playback. 

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April 2020,

 

On the left, there’s the Dolby recommended speaker placement for a 7.1 system.

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This where most of the movie industry is at today. (in 2020)

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Dolby Atmos is there, and gaining popularity, but hasn’t achieved mainstream status yet.

(Dolby Atmos added four extra speakers on the ceiling)

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The movie catalog of Dolby Atmos releases keeps growing, and eventually Atmos will be the standard for pretty much everybody.

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Back to 1976, and the year the new Dolby 5.1 was released. (standard was pro-logic before, 5 channels total)

 

On the left, is the older Dolby recommended speaker placement for a 5.1 system.

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For music reproduction, 5.1 is our standard.

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The reasoning was that multi-channel SACD are encoded in 5.1 as the SACD medium only offers six independent channels.

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Yes, the SACD use a 44-year-old standard. Quite old, yet most audiophiles haven't tried or accepted it.

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The newest digital files and Blue Ray have native 7.1 option, but the catalog of music is very slim. Most music would have to be processed and reconstructed for creating a 7.1 signal.

Typical symphonic orchestra layout

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I highlighted six positions on the floor plan. (blue pointer)

 

  • Where would you like to sit?

  • What position would provide the "best" experience?

  • Would one position provide a more "realistic" experience than another? 

  • When the sound engineer records a performance, where do they aim to recreate the performance from? (a viewpoint if you wish)

 

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Additional evaluations are in progress….

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Stay Tuned :)

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