Poll: What's your current Atmos speaker layout?

[HomerJAU]

VOG = "Voice Of God". It means a speaker directly over the listening position. It is included in (only) Auro 3D speaker layouts (Not dolby or DTS or even 22.2).

It’s is defined in the MPEG-H 22.2 layout, that’s why I knew those lead vocals were in VOG only.

In Dolby Atmos it can be replicated by placing an object in the centre between the two Top Centre speaker positions in a 9.1.6 mix, then on decoding the AVR would use your 4 tops (x.1.4) or 6 tops (x.1.6) to recreate the sound of a phantom VOG.

 

[Sal1950]

I hear the ("Voice Of God") once in awhile and usually it's not good!

Way back in the 70s me and my buddy were jammin down the interstate on our H-D choppers at around 90 mph.
We were both running straight pipes so the noise level was pretty loud when all of a sudden I heard this voice come over my pipes saying
"all right boys, lets slow it down"
I glance over at my partner, who was also looking at me. We were both thinkin the same thing,
Was that GOD???
Until the State Trooper quickly hit his siren for a couple moments and then came around us at around 100mph in hot pursuit of someone/thing.
A true story I swear.

 

[par4ken]

Getting off topic I know, but I once thought about using a VOG ("Voice of God") type speaker as the centre in a 5.1 system. I never tried it but wonder if anyone else has. I suspect that it would sound good with some material and rather odd with other material. I would love to hear if anyone has ever tried or experimented with the idea.

We could use a new thread about unconventional speaker arrangements, what works and what doesn't. I suspect that most people simply go by the book, so there would be little interest in the topic.