by Masataka Nakahara, SONA Corporation
©2005 SONA Corporation & Yamaha Corporation
The Reference Booklet for Multichannel Monitoring Environment
'Multichannel Monitoring Tutorial Booklet,' issued by SONA Corp. and Yamaha Corp., is the reference book in which the information about multichannel monitoring environment, e.g., formats of various multichannel media, know-how of a loudspeakers' placement, adjustment of the monitoring responses etc., is summarized.
The booklet includes the broad information about the following media;
- Movie
- DVD-Video
- DVD-Audio
- Super Audio CD
- Digital Broadcasting
- Game etc.
In order to introduce the precise information, the technical contents about the formats in the booklet have been checked by the following companies / organizations. We would like to thank them.
- Dolby Japan
- dts Japan
- DVD Forum
- NHK
- Sony
- THX
- Yamaha
The booklet can give the background knowledge about the adjustment of multichannel monitoring environment using Yamaha digital consoles, DM2000V2, DM100V2 and O2R96V2, that are implemented THX™ pm3™ approved multichannel-monitoring controllers. And also, the booklet can be made use as a reference booklet for various multichannel productions.
Accurate monitoring environment is one of the essential things for the sound production.
We hope that the booklet will be of assistance for your multichanel productions.
[Main contents]:
- Characteristics of the Various Media's Formats
Surround processing, Encoding/Compression, Recording/Playback response, Down-mixing
- Monitoring environment
Loudspeaker placement, Monitoring distance, Time alignment, THX™ pm3™
- Bass Management
- Monitor System
- Measurement and Adjustment of Monitoring Environment
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