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Playing music on surround sound

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  • 03-01-2008 1:23pm
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    silvine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭


    If I play MP3s or AAC files over a 5.1 system will they play in proper surround sound? Or is it simply the same music played through five different speakers?


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    daedalus2097
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    Normally music will only be recorded in 2 channels, so it's up to the surround processor to decide what it wants to do with the other 4 speakers. On mine the left and right surround output the same as the main left and right, the sub and centre are a mix of left and right channels, the centre being a lower volume than the main left and right... There'll probably be different settings on the processor for how to handle stereo sound sources.


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    mathias
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    For real surround there has to be recorded surround tracks , the only way to get this in music is either from a music DVD or an SACD or DVD audio.

    What you are describing , making a surround effect from stereo , is typically described as Dolby pro logic II and is a feature of a lot of amps. So if thats what you want then look for the pro logic II symbol on a system.


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