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Conventional music surround more or less converts a recording that's pan-potted between the L&R channel to be pan-potted between L-C and C-R (most seem to emphasize extracting L-R type of ambiance and try to place it somewhere in the rear to give you the impression of reverb). But that's not how our brain hear sounds.
A viola coming from the right side of the stage has almost the same loudness to our left and right ear, but due to it being off axis from center, the sound arrives at our ear at different times. In a multi-mic recording playback, the way a viola is presented as stage right is by having the right loudspeaker play louder than the left. In principle, yes, but classical music, these days, is rarely pan-potted and has the correct phase and magnitude information. Perhaps an instrument other than a viola would make for a better illustration? Kal
Kal Rubinson
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Iwang,
I agree with you and Trifield it was DPLIIx that I felt was too much with movies. It tends to blur the image. The original recording in multichannel is resolved enough for my ears. Its a more natural ambient using Cinema 7.1. DPLIIx sounds good with old prologic mixes. Trifield isn't right with every recording for me although sometimes it can sound quite good.
Ron
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Hitchhiker
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In principle, yes, but classical music, these days, is rarely pan-potted and has the correct phase and magnitude information. Perhaps an instrument other than a viola would make for a better illustration? You're right, bad example. Trifield is most useful in studio recordings, but there usually are no set instrument layout in them, except for the drums in the rear.
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