On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 06:45:03PM +0200, JQ Adams wrote: > My question pertains to play back to a three speaker setup (left, center, > right)...would it be most correct to send the 'mid' signal directly to a > center speaker and the 'side' signal to speakers left and right, phase > inverted from each other?
It _maybe_ _could_ work if the side speakers are fairly close, say directly L and R of a relative small monitor. They would form a dipole in that case, but only over a rather limited frequency range. Also the effect for off-center listeners could be funny. But you probably get better results with the side speakers wider apart and using the normal M+S resp. M-S. That way they would kick in for e.g. an off-screen speaker at the remote end. Ideally give your users a separate volume control for the center speaker so they can adjust the ratio of direct sound and room sound for best results. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
