On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 12:04:01 +0000, John Leonard <j...@johnleonard.uk> wrote:
> As for the up-mix to Dolby Atmos that happened for the second film, I > had no control over how the effects were sourced and the result in > the cinema was pretty terrible, and totally unnecessary. Rain makes a > noise when it hits a surface, not when it’s flying through the air. For effects that are closer to the ground, like rain, could there be small directional loudspeakers embedded in "media chairs"? Why are loudspeakers always remotely surrounding the public? Some could be part of the public... Maybe surround sound is simply inappropriable for cinema as we know it, because its a framed media. A large screen is probably not a good enough reason to fill an entire room with loudspeakers; an augmented sound experience for a diminished visual experience feels "wrong". Looking at a screen, in a locked position, was an opportunity to add some surround sounds "effects", but I feel that my cinema experiences are better when sound is coming only from the screen. Stereo with a center channel is probably the best configuration for "framed cinema". -- Marc _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
