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Surround Sound Cycle 6+7 Flashcards

1
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Dolby 5.1 channel assignment order

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left, center, right, left surround, right surround, LFE

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2
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what does LFE stand for

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LOW FREQUENCY EFFECT

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3
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SMPTE/ITU channel assingment order

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left, right, center, LFE, left surround, right surround

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4
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the LEAST amount of speakers you can have in a surround system is…

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5

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5
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LCRS is a playback format that has how many channels?

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4

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6
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how is surround sound formatted with LCRS?

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there is a single mono surround channel that is commonly sent to multiple speakers

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7
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what is THX and what does it stand for?

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it is a calibration standard for theatre. its a certification/licensing company. it stands for Tom Holman Experiment

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8
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Anything that normally lives in the Stereo Field (L + R) will arrive in ___________ in surround

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L, R, Left Surround, Right Surround

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9
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the _________ is the bass manager in the s6 room

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Intonato

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10
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The bass manager is both a ______ and a ______

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crossover and a summing amp

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11
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Binaural Phase Cancellation allows the software to

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take a 5.1 or 10.1 (surround) mix and convert it into only 2 channels while maintaining the surround sound image. This is accomplished with phase cancellation techniques.

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12
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Phantom Center means…

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equal signal in left and right channels. no TRUE center speaker.

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13
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in a surround mix, phantom center becomes…

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TRUE center

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14
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THX and Dolby Atmos has _____ as their crossover point

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80 Hz

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15
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What are examples of DELIVERY formats?

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DVD, Blu-Ray, Mp3

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16
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What is something that is defined as having distinct or separate parts?

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Discreet

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17
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what is up mixing?

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the process of taking a stereo mix format and creating an artificial surround sound field from it

18
Q

who created THX?

A

George Lukas

19
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LCRS was created for…

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Film

20
Q

a tri-pole speaker is..

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a speaker that has drivers on the the front as well as on both sides, forcing sound out in three directions

21
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What are immersive speakers?

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Immersive speakers are either speakers placed directly above the listening position such as in Dolby Atmos, or placed in upper channel above the traditional left and right channels.

22
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What is the difference between an LFE and a subwoofer?

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An LFE (which stands for Low-Frequency Effect) refers to the CHANNEL that supplies the low-frequency audio. The subwoofer is the piece of HARDWARE (speaker) that actually emanates sound.

23
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Describe “Matrixing”

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surround sound is packaged into two channels. these channels can be played in stereo (and sound perfectly normal) but when played through specialized equipment, the sound is expanded back into its original multichannel formal

24
Q

Blu-Ray has the ability to deliver ____ channels of _________ audio at ___ kHz

A

8, uncompressed, 96

25
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name the channels in quadrophonic

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left, right, left surround, right surround

26
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combining multiple channels of audio into a single channel is called

A

multiplexing

27
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give examples of PLAYBACK formats

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5.0, 5.1, 7.1, 2.0 (stereo)

28
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this four channel playback system has four channels, but unlike quadrophonic, is still widely used.

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LCRS

29
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channel configuration for LCRS

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left, center, right, surround (single mono surround channel)

30
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describe 5.0 surround

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there is left, center, right, left surround, and right surround. there is no LFE

31
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describe 5.1 surround

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there is left, center, right, left surround, right surround AND an LFE channel

32
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difference between 5.1 and 6.1 surround?

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there is a center surround speaker directly behind the listener.

33
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for 7.1, where are the two additional speakers placed?

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not entirely clear. for some a left-center and right-center are added, for others, a left-back and right-back surround are added, etc.

34
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SMPTE/ITU assignment order

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L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs

35
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DTS assignment order

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L, R, Ls, Rs, C, LFE

36
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what is down-mixing?

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Checking a multichannel mix in a playback format with fewer channels.

37
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what is divergence?

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A control commonly found on surround sound panners that limits to what extremity the pan moves are perceived

38
Q

Inputs that can accept sound beyond stereo are commonly referred to as what?

A

Wide inputs

39
Q

what is up-mixing?

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A process of taking a stereo mix format and creating an artificial surround sound field from it.

40
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what are immersive speakers?

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speakers that are placed directly overhead, or in general, give the listener a sense of vertical positioning

41
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what are tri-pole speakers?

A

speakers that have drivers on the front as well as on both sides, forcing out sound in 3 different directions

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