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YouTube TV is finally rolling out 5.1 Dolby surround sound audio support — which has been among users’ biggest requests — and is launching a premium “4K Plus” service tier.
The left and right surround speakers in the bottom line create the surround sound effect. 5.1 surround sound ("five-point one") is the common name for surround sound audio systems. 5.1 is the most commonly used layout in home theatres. [1] It uses five full-bandwidth channels and one low-frequency effects channel (the "point one"). [2]
The sound bar utilizes analysis of a room's reflective characteristics to enable a single-unit 5.1.4 setup. [47] On May 17, 2021, Apple Music announced the addition of spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos and lossless audio. [48] The feature was introduced to Apple Music users on Apple devices starting from June 7, 2021. [49]
Generally, a Dolby Digital Plus bitstream can only be transported over an HDMI 1.3 or greater link. Older receivers support earlier versions of HDMI, or only have support for the S/PDIF system for digital audio, or analog inputs. For non-HDMI 1.3 links, the player can decode the audio and then transmit it via a variety of different methods.
Dolby AC-4 can have up to 5.1 core audio channels which all Dolby AC-4 decoders are required to decode. [1] Additional audio channels may be encoded as side signals which Dolby AC-4 decoders can optionally support which would allow for the delivery of 7.1.4 channel audio. [1] Side signals may also contain audio objects. [1]
Dolby TrueHD is a lossless, multi-channel audio codec developed by Dolby Laboratories for home video, used principally in Blu-ray and compatible hardware. Dolby TrueHD, along with Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) and Dolby AC-4, is one of the intended successors to the Dolby Digital (AC-3) lossy surround format.
The current evaluation encoder is licensed for personal and non-commercial uses. An MP3 Surround file can be created from 5 or 6 channels of WAV audio. Several companies, such as DivX, Inc. and Magix, have announced support for the new codec. [5] [6] DivX, Inc. released their first player with MP3 Surround support on September 6, 2006.
The first and simplest method is using a surround sound recording technique—capturing two distinct stereo images, one for the front and one for the back or by using a dedicated setup, e.g., an augmented Decca tree [20] —or mixing-in surround sound for playback on an audio system using speakers encircling the listener to play audio from ...