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| What was the first movie to use Dolby Digital? |
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| What was the first movie to use Surround sound and what was it called? |
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| 3 most common types of encoding/decoding in surround |
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Dolby Digital (gold standard)
DTS
THX |
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| What was the configuration for Fantasound? |
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| 6.0- L,C,R,H.L, H.C, H.R) H=House=Rear |
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| an extremely high definition widescreen film format developed in the mid 1950a. co developed by mike todd, a braodway producer with american optical company in rochester new york. sound format was 6.0 |
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| File type should be _________ when bouncing a surround PTs session |
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| "multiple mono" file type. Gives up 6 individual files |
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SMPTE is predominantly used in ________
FIlm is used for ______ |
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SMPTE is predominantly used in Music production/Blu Ray/Video Games
FIlm- film/tv production. |
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| What was the first film to use Dolby Noise Reduction? |
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| sound uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are wholly or in apart independent of each other. Used for Music |
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| the new wider-screen formats needed multiple channels to fill the entire front field of the movie screen. an array of speakers behind new wide screen format. |
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| ray dolby in england in 1965 |
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| It is possible to mix down to surround even if the original recording was not intended for surround. T or F |
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| SMPTE/Film channel Configuration |
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SMPTE
Channel 1: Left
Channel 2: Right
Channel 3: Center
Channel 4: LFE
Channel 5: L-S
Channel 6: R-S
Film
Channel 1: Left
Channel 2: Center
Channel 3: Right
Channel 4: Left Surround
Channel 5: R-S
Channel 6: LFE |
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a "multiple mono" file type. Gives up 6 individual files
24bit/48hz |
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| Sub for Surround sound should be able to handle between __ hz and ___ hz |
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Make sure al speakers are equidistant from each other and from the mix position
All full range speakers should be about eye/ear level from the mixer
Angle Speakers properly in relation to the mixer (anywhere between 35-45 degrees) |
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| Process of calibrating your Protools/Multitrack recorder |
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Create a new session in Protools with a mono track. Open the signal generator plugin and assign it to the first mono Output with fader set at Unity.
Signal generator should be set to Sine Wave and Freq. to 1k
Adjust level plugin to -18dB
Take an AC voltmeter and measure across pins 2 and 3 for XLR or across top and ring for TRS. Should read 1.228V +4 |
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| Process of calibrating your speaker system |
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Used the DigiDesign Calibration session (found in protools utilities and labeled CALIBRATION TEMPLATE)> This will provide you a 1k sine wave at -18db across the first 8 channels of your interface.
Use an SPL mete on C- weighting with a slow scale
Select PINK noise in signal generator and calibrate each individual monitor (average reference is about 85dBSPL) |
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| Two standard versions of surround sound |
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SMPTE/ITU (ITU International Telecommunications Union)
FILM 5.1 |
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| The amount of signal shared by 2 or more speakers equally. |
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| A routing Scheme used in more consumer system where the low freq. info all five main channels is routed to the subwoofer along with the LFE channel |
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