At 21:07 15-06-16, Augustine Leudar wrote:
>the point of atmos - from what I
>can tell , is that you have speakers diffused throughout the space
>including in the middle of the audience - so you can get sounds to go
>through, in between, right next to the listeners. Even with focussed
>sources you cant really do that with ambisonics so Im not sure how well it
>would translate, happy to be proved wrong though !
Navigating the Dolby website and extracting
coherent and useful information is not for the
faint of heart. But it seems from this page
http://www.dolby.com/us/en/guide/dolby-atmos-speaker-setup/5-1-2-setups.html
that the simplest playback requirements are 5.1
plus 2 speakers either on the ceiling ("We
recommend that any overhead speaker installation
be performed by professional installers with
experience in installing overhead speakers.") or firing up at it.
That being the case, although a mathematical
mapping makes no sense at all, due to the fact
that the systems is based on "up to 128
simultaneous independent audio objects" that
appear to be panned on a dynamic basis to
different speakers, it should be possible to get
some representation in B-format, though
converting to G-format plus Z channel may be easier.
It is claimed, of course (isn't it always?) that
"Dolby Atmos® discs and online content are fully
compatible for playback on conventional stereo
and on 5.1- and 7.1-channel systems, giving you
the same outstanding experience youve always enjoyed."
In other words, accurate placement of the sources
is not of the essence (investing in the system is the important thing).
Has anyone here tried Atmos at home?
David
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