[Big Picture Big Sound]
Big Picture Big Sound was lucky enough to be in attendance at the Dolby Fidelity Forum 2.0 (not a reference to the number of channels and lack of subwoofer as it turns out) at the company’s San Francisco headquarters last week, for two full days of nonstop demonstrations, discussion, and yummy snacks.
First up was the announcement/explanation/exhibition of Dolby TrueHD with Advanced 96K Upsampling, a new option for the studios which when applied to movies and music recorded at the 48kHz sampling rate (the de facto standard for in The Biz) can noticeably enhance the sound quality. …
The following day brought our indoctrination to the world of Dolby Atmos, which they are positioning as the next generation of cinema sound. Again the company is using sophisticated software to expedite the creation and distribution of more elaborate sound mixes than ever, which play ideally in any high-end venue. The theater we sat in contained six surrounds on each side of the room, five in the rear and six more in the ceiling, part of a 26.3-channel system. The ever-humble Dolby reps were quick to point out a theater in Las Vegas with a 47.3 configuration, and Atmos can support up to 128 simultaneous sound elements, or “objects.” …
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