i dont think the multichannel thing is going to be as big of a deal. there
are already ways to do
quad surround with psycho-acoustics. try the panhandler directx plugin for a
good example.
some of the early electronic artists used to experiment with quad speaker
setups and just got tired of it.
most software already supports the increased bit depth/sampling rate, if
your hardware does, and it's not too hard to find a 24 bit 96khz adc/dac
setup these days (www.midiman.net for the delta 1010, www.gadgetlabs.com for
the wavepro). samplitude (www.sekd.com) already has dolby 5.1 mixing built
in to the new version (5.31).
but the question about old st setups is interesting....somehow i doubt there
is anything you can do there, but then again is all this really necessary.
you could resample a 16/44.1 mix into 24/96 without much problem as long as
you interpolate the samples i would think.
in many people's opinion, the specs now are adequate and you just have to
wonder how long people will still be putting out good music on cds look at
all the people still using multi-track tape recorders for demos, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lukas Bergstrom" <lbergstr@fas.harvard.edu>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 1:30 PM
Subject: (idm) new audio formats
quoted 2 lines So the new audio formats (DVD-Audio and Super CD Audio, see
> So the new audio formats (DVD-Audio and Super CD Audio, see
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/circuits/articles/09down.html
for
quoted 1 line details) are filtering in, although I'm not sure how many titles are
> details) are filtering in, although I'm not sure how many titles are
offered
quoted 1 line yet. These formats pack a lot more bits onto the disc, and supposedly
> yet. These formats pack a lot more bits onto the disc, and supposedly
offer
quoted 20 lines much better quality. If the sound is as good as reported, should be cool.
> much better quality. If the sound is as good as reported, should be cool.
> On the horizon, apparently, is multichannel (as opposed to just stereo)
> sound.
>
> So are software-based artists going to have to upgrade their programs to
> something that will produce sound at a better sampling rate? What about
> people wedded to Cubase on their Atari ST? Is anyone going to use
> multichannel sound effectively?
>
> Prediction: a brief spike in multichannel psychedelia soon after the new
> format(s) become common, until the stoners get bored with panning...
>
> Lukas
>
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