We’ve just put a topline atmos system into our IEC listening room – amp/decoder thing from Pioneer, and their 5.1.4 speaker arrangement (with four upward firing speakers built into the top of the four main speakers).
It works well, and is interesting especially on 4k HDR UHD bluray discs. So am tempted to try to get my b-format into something that I can play out on this system, giving me horizontal surround plus height from the four speakers. jon On 15/06/2016, 21:29, "Sursound on behalf of David Pickett" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: 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 you’ve 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 _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on. _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
