Surround-sound summary.Surround-Sound Summary: One final point regarding SACD (Super Audio CD) A high-resolution CD audio format from Sony and Philips. SACD and DVD-Audio (DVD-A) were the two next-generation digital audio formats for enhanced sound quality, but neither one caught on (see high-resolution audio). (and DVD-A See DVD-Audio. ) recordings in general. Yes, when it comes to simulating a live-music environment with classical and some acoustic-jazz materials it is likely that good home DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ambiance synthesizing hardware, working with good stereo CD source materials, will be able to deliver the goods Verb 1. deliver the goods - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through as well as nearly any good SACD (or DVD-A) recordings. However, with a lot of pop music, the recording engineers and performers will not be trying to simulate a live-music situation with home playback. Rather, the recording will be an end in itself, and because of this vocal and instrumental performers may be located in all four or five channels. The listener is immersed in the soundfield. There is no way that surround effects synthesized from two-channel source material can do this, but SACD and DVD-A (and DD and DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. ) can do it easily. Pop music enthusiasts should really welcome these new surround-sound technologies with open arms, even if classical enthusiasts do not have to. |
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