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5.1 FOR FILM COMPOSERS
5.1 FOR PRODUCERS
SURROUND FOR ENGINEERS-THE MAGIC PENTAGON
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Hear
No Evil has an Euphonix mixing console with the combination
of 8 surround mixing buses with full 3D panning, a Genelec 5.1 monitoring
syste mand a MagTrax 48 x 8 monitoring router. This
powerful system gives Hear No
Evil the ability to mix music for Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS,
DVD, IMAX: in fact, any surround format that exists at the
present time.
DVD supports 6 channels of discrete audio, ie, left, centre, right,
left rear, right rear, and a sub bass, more commonly known as 5.1.
All video rental stores now stock films for rental on DVD and consumers
have become used to hearing film soundtracks in surround.
Because DVD players also play regular CDs, listeners are inevitably
disappointed when they hear their albums in mere stereo! It is therefore
important that record companies mix surround versions of their releases
ready for issue on DVD and DVD Audio.
Well over 100 million surround sound home entertainment systems
have been sold worldwide, and the launch of DVD has been a success
story around the world with all retail hifi stores stocking
the hardware with a catalogue of over five thousand feature
films. The recent launch of DVD Audio now gives a specific platform
for audio that supports any number of channels at 24 bit/96k. It
is vital that the audio industry doesn't fall behind the consumers
who are ever demanding more sophistication and higher quality from
their home entertainment.
Although some studios working in music-to-picture have a capability
of mixing in surround, they are severely limited because they do
not have the true ability to dynamically pan sounds around the listening
environment. The Euphonix/ MagTrax/ Genelec system at Hear No Evil
can do all this and more, with every single function of the console,
including EQ and Dynamics, being both fully automated and with split
second recall.
The impact of listening to music in a surround format as against
normal stereo is so dramatic that it must be experienced. These
developments in
listening science are so important to the way we work that we would
like to invite you down to Hear
No Evil so that we can explain the concepts involved in further
detail. We will be happy to demonstrate how the system could enhance
your next project at almost no extra cost.
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© Steve Parr |
SURROUND FOR ENGINEERS-THE MAGIC PENTAGON
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