I do have a personal view on the whole concept of multichannel audio. Once again I do compare it all to film.
How wonderful to have all these channels and positions. But we don’t have to feel obliged to use all of them all of the time. For me it has to be about the focus, and the overall picture.
It can be all about trying to recreate a live experience, a feeling of being there in the venue - or it can all be about making a personal picture inside your head.
Therefore on a concept album I might choose to have some moments in mono, some in stereo or surround at ear level, and maybe put some transitions or effects in the overhead channels….
Or if it is all about an engaging atmospheric experience, it can all be about enveloping the listener without precise discrete positioning. (my solo projects might clarify what I am expressing here…)
There are no rules - and this is what makes it all so individual and exciting!!
This has always been my attitude to stereo and five point one. I have also worked with many experimental multichannel setups for experimental sound installations in exhibition spaces that have been amazing unique experiences.
So once again I make my point - there are no rules!!
All the best - SWTx
How wonderful to have all these channels and positions. But we don’t have to feel obliged to use all of them all of the time. For me it has to be about the focus, and the overall picture.
It can be all about trying to recreate a live experience, a feeling of being there in the venue - or it can all be about making a personal picture inside your head.
Therefore on a concept album I might choose to have some moments in mono, some in stereo or surround at ear level, and maybe put some transitions or effects in the overhead channels….
Or if it is all about an engaging atmospheric experience, it can all be about enveloping the listener without precise discrete positioning. (my solo projects might clarify what I am expressing here…)
There are no rules - and this is what makes it all so individual and exciting!!
This has always been my attitude to stereo and five point one. I have also worked with many experimental multichannel setups for experimental sound installations in exhibition spaces that have been amazing unique experiences.
So once again I make my point - there are no rules!!
All the best - SWTx