tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post6473996129669708790..comments2024-03-18T03:11:28.494-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: 7.1 - The Revolution That Never CameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-30547335513750937092016-03-12T11:32:58.511-08:002016-03-12T11:32:58.511-08:00Oh man!
Doorway, couch, and so on... how to get th...Oh man!<br />Doorway, couch, and so on... how to get the surround sound set up right for a listener that likes it to sit (or lay) on a couch that is an inch away from a wall that ends the room? There's no option to have extra speakers way behind that comfortable couch or at least at proper angles for all viewers. So I think there's always a tradeoff. For me the audio-options for watching audio-visual content are: 1. go to one's favourite cinema and have it all ready and on a big screen and with decent LFE (don't even have to clean up that mess after miseating popcorn) or 2. set a sound rig in a room and seat close to the "sweet spot" (sitting almost stiff for 2 hrs just for "quality" seems not fun even for a person that doesn't have ADHD, although at home there is much better choice of treats and company) or 3. give up and watch news and comercials in color and in stereo (on that comfy couch).<br />There's one more thing about the less <i>immersive experience</i> - remembering that black and white TV that heated up for over 3 minutes to show us (kids) our favourite show or recalling watching a match with friends on a 15" at their rented flat when their neighbor started knocking at pipes when we got too loud - no speaker setting is worth more than that.<br />So I guess you're just right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-70516758369752383882010-03-08T14:31:08.359-08:002010-03-08T14:31:08.359-08:00I think that, in music and regular cinema, it'...I think that, in music and regular cinema, it's possible that 5.1 is dead. But in video games and 3D film, I think it has the potential to really thrive, because the consumer wants to be fully enveloped in those environments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561492840225139638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-8390800224260301782010-03-04T11:53:41.933-08:002010-03-04T11:53:41.933-08:00I'm with ya here Bobby!
And In case anyone re...I'm with ya here Bobby!<br /><br />And In case anyone reading this finds his 'wives' comment a bit sexist...<br /><br />First, I know Bobby is one of most non-sexist veterans of this industry, who supports and works with women in all realms of the biz. His own business partner is a women!<br /><br />But more importantly, these 'wives comments' have been substantiated in multiple outside consumer electronics studies presented at several of the Surround Conferences and published in multiple periodicals over the years.<br /><br />Sad but true.<br /><br /> * now, back to that heartache...Ron MacLeodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-78916312705981666862010-03-04T09:39:02.868-08:002010-03-04T09:39:02.868-08:00Could be it's just me, but I don't believe...Could be it's just me, but I don't believe the hardware has been the issue at all! I've personally had a surround sound setup for 20 years at least, and nearly everyone I know with a big TV has found a way to install the extra speakers. You pretty much can't buy a receiver without at least 5.1 support.<br /><br />It all works just fine for movies!<br />However, when it comes to music, there has never been a simple way to mix Stereo content with Surround content- they seem to require different sources, different file types, different players. <br /><br />I can't just add a DTS-encoded CD, or DVD Audio, or other disk to my player, or add surround tracks to my iTunes playlist that will automatically play in Surround on my main system, but play in Stereo in my iPod.<br /><br />Since my enjoyment of music is driven by the content- not the technology- it's just too complicated to listen to surround music!<br /><br />But it's truly incredible when I make a special effort to do it!<br /><br />The music industry needs to develop a new music file format that can both output analog Stereo audio on a portable player AND output a digital high-quality bitstream when the delivery channel can support it. Yes, it would be bigger than an MP3 file, but it would open the doors for Surround and high-quality audio.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581311740037619389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-70549165510485741792010-03-04T07:32:43.465-08:002010-03-04T07:32:43.465-08:00You are so on it, Bobby. I started pitching my wif...You are so on it, Bobby. I started pitching my wife with suround back in the early days (Shure StereoSurround, circa 1990) and could never get past the "where will the wires go, what happens when we rearrange the furniture" issue. In a small house with small children, it wasn't a battle worth fighting.<br /><br />The move from "quad" to 5.1 made sense, to center the soundstage and provide an anchor for on-screen content. But going to 7.1 never offered enough obvious benefit. Two more speakers and two more amp channels, and for what?Jrabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664441386720126628noreply@blogger.com