[kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1

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5.1 is surround sound.    five channels with a subwoofer.   Left, center, Right, right rear, left rear, and then the subwoofer.  You need a digital surround receiver , and then you need to have a dvd player that has a digital audio connection to the receiver.
   Surround sound was more or less started by George Lucas for use in the first Star Wars movie.   He was unhappy with the prevailing state of movie sound at the time, and wanted to do better.    Although I am not completely sure of this,  I think he looked at the existing state of quadraphonic sound and adapted it a little.   Quad had 2 speakers in front and two in back, while early surround was left, center, right, and a mono rear channel.   When surround sound made the jump to digital,  they were able to make 2 rear channels and make them discrete from each other.    

    for the most part, surround sound is marketed towards the home theater crowd, but is actually a really cool format for music.  All you need is people with the talent and imagination to do it.  In addition to the KJ dvd, I might also mention that the Kraftwerk DVD

"Minimum Maximum" has an excellent surround mix as well.  - Carl P.


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At the risk of looking totally clueless, I must 
ask:  what is 5.1? 


 


 


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  5.1

  


Actually, I would say that 5.1 is less "fashionable" than it 
  was a few years ago, when surround sound was emerging and record companies 
  were releasing quite a bit of titles, especially during the Christmas retail 
  season.    For the moment, it hasn't generated a huge groundswell of 
  commercial success, and  has evolved into much more of a niche market 
  phenomenon that music diehards are keeping alive.   Not completely unlike 
  the classical music cd market,   i.e.  much smaller but consistent 
  sales numbers when compared to rock record sales.5.1 has also renewed interest 
  in all the quadraphonic sound releases that came out in the 70's, as there are 
   now computer programs that allow people to convert quad sources to files 
  that can be uploaded to the internet and then downloaded and burned to disc on 
  the other end. 
  



  
    I for one love  5.1 , and look forward to hearing 
  this stuff ,  especially "Red" when it comes out.    For those 
  of you who haven't experienced the20'Gathering XXV" dvd through a good system 
  with the 5.1 mix going,  it is well worth checking out .   Really 
  makes you feel like you were there.       - Carl 
  P.


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  11, 2009 3:03 pm
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This 5.1 business is 
  be coming quite fashionable.
Many electronic musicians have been doing this 
  for a while, now. Pete Namlook, Richard Devine to name a 
  couple...
 

  



  

    

    
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