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7.1.2 and 7.1.4 immersive sound along with 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 format adds either 2 or 4 overhead speakers to enable sound objects and special effect sounds to be panned overhead for the listener. Introduced for theatrical film releases in 2012 by Dolby Laboratories under the trademark name Dolby Atmos .
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]
Sound Blaster Live! supported multi-speaker output, initially up to a four-speaker setup. The software referred to this as a "4.1" setup, meaning 4 satellites and a subwoofer . While this is the case, the subwoofer is not on a separate output as it is with 5.1 and higher audio.
DTS-HD Master Audio may be transported to AV receivers in 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channels, in full quality, in one of three ways depending on player and/or receiver support: [7] Over 6, 7 or 8 RCA connectors as analog audio, using the player's internal decoder and digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
A Pro Logic decoder/processor "unfolds" the sound into the original 4.0 surround—left and right, center, and a single limited frequency-range (7 kHz low-pass filtered) [3] mono rear channel. A Pro Logic decoder also uses 'Steering Logic', which drives amplifiers to raise or lower the output volume of each channel based on the current dominant ...
A four channel quadraphonic diagram showing the usual placement of speakers around the listener. Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic, also called quadrasonic or by the neologism quadio [1] [formed by analogy with "stereo"]) sound – equivalent to what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four audio channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of a listening space.
multi-track audio recorder and editor GPL-2.0-or-later: Audacity: Dominic Mazzoni Yes Yes Yes Yes wxWidgets multi-track audio recorder and editor GPL-2.0-or-later, CC BY 3.0 (documentation) Ecasound: Yes Yes Yes Yes limited support through Cygwin: command line audio recorder GPL-2.0-or-later: Gnome Wave Cleaner: Jeff Welty Yes No No GTK+ audio ...
However, whereas a 5.1 surround sound system combines both surround and rear channel effects into two channels (commonly configured in home theatre set-ups as two rear surround speakers), a 7.1 surround system splits the surround and rear channel information into four distinct channels, in which sound effects are directed to left and right ...