2008/6/2 Fons Adriaensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 03:51:45PM +0200, Stefano D'Angelo wrote: > >> > OK, I'm playing a stereo file on my 5.1 setup and want a plugin >> > to add some ambience using all speakers. That's 2 in, 6 out, >> > and nothing special I'd say. >> >> Now, if I undestood it correctly, it was about adding some ambience to >> 5.1 sound, not just converting to 5.1. > > Using the additional speakers for ambience is one way to do the > conversion. What will your host do ? Just add 4 empty channels ? > Is the plugin supposed to know it gets silence on these channels ? > Will your host add 20 empty channels to the input of the plugin > that converts a signal from an .amb file to my 24-speaker setup ?
You're obviously not reading what I'm writing, so it's really pointless to go on. >> Think about it, if an host supports 5.1 output and stereo input, it >> really should know how to do conversion without relying on external >> plugins, or am I missing something? > > Yes. If a host can do all that it needs no plugins. But I see no > point in continuing this. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > Laboratorio di Acustica ed Elettroacustica > Parma, Italia > > Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
