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Is stereo better than surround sound?
For a home theater centered on watching movies and TV, surround sound is best. However, if listening to music is going to be your main priority, then stereo will probably be your best bet. If you’re still unsure, decide on your favorite form of media and build your speakers around that.
What does Virtual Surround do?
Virtual surround is an audio system that attempts to create the perception that there are many more sources of sound than are actually present. Most recent examples of such systems are designed to simulate the true (physical) surround sound experience using one, two or three loudspeakers.
Is it possible to mix music in 5.1 surround?
Mixing music in 5.1 surround is exciting, but the price of equipping your studio for the task might seem prohibitive. If you limit yourself to professional equipment, things can get expensive quickly. Does that mean that 5.1 surround mixing is the exclusive domain of the rich and famous, or is there a way to do it on a real-world budget?
Is there plugin for mixing in surround sound?
The Nx Virtual Mix Room plugin carefully depicts all the qualities of 7.1, 5.1 and 5.0 surround environments and how our ears perceive them, decoded for reproduction onto stereo headphones.
What do you need for 5.1 surround sound?
To monitor 5.1-channel surround music in your studio, you need five full-range speakers and one subwoofer, amplifiers for the speakers and subwoofer, a volume control with bass management, and a Dolby Digital/DTS decoder so you can check that the final surround encoding worked.
What should I look for when mixing surround sound?
When mixing live performances for surround sound music releases, realism (or, at best, a conservative type of hyper-realism) is probably a good goal. In those circumstances, you want to pay special attention to audience microphones in order to construct a believable virtual space.