Post by Vespid on Apr 7, 2010 16:41:37 GMT -5
Is multichannel stereo a word? Forgive me if this subject is in the wrong place, but I think it's germain to this forum considering the never ending discussion regarding 2 channel vs. multichannel "stereo" capabilities of the umc-1. I was going to respond to a post where a kind font asserted that the term stereo was specific to 2 channel presentations only, no such thing as multichannel stereo. I disagree. Not to hijack a thread, I thought it deserved its' own.
Not to be a contrarian, but technically, stereo or "stereophony" is the recording and or reproduction of two or more independent audio channels to create the impression of sound heard from multiple directions. Historically, I would agree that "stereo" was generically applied to two channel, because 2 channel was all that existed. Alternately, I do believe Websters still defines "stereophonic" as pertaining to two channels, but they last updated there definition in 1927, just a few short years after the very first "stereo" radio broadcast. IMHO, it is acceptable to refer to audio recorded and mixed in anything greater than two channels as multichannel stereo. I would consider various recordings, for example those from AIX, that are recorded, mastered and mixed in 5 channels to properly be referred to as multichannel stereo and not just necessarily as multichannel audio only. Indeed, it seems more appropriate to refer to these more contemporary 5 channel audio presentations for audiophiles as multichannel stereo.
Not the final authority on linguistic meaning by any stretch of the imagination, but this from wikipedia -
" The word "stereophonic"—derived from the Greek, stereos = "solid" and phōnē = "sound"—was coined by Western Electric, by analogy with the word "stereoscopic". In popular usage, stereo usually means two-channel sound recording and sound reproduction using data for more than one speaker simultaneously. In technical usage, stereo or stereophony means sound recording and sound reproduction that uses stereographic projection to encode the relative positions of objects and events recorded. A stereo system can include any number of channels, such as the surround sound 5.1- and 6.1-channel systems used on high-end film and television productions."
Then there is the term "surround sound". But that's a can of worms for another day.
Sorry for the long winded blowhard diatribe, but is this an issue, not really, or not at all?
Apr 5, 2010 21:09:15 GMT -5 @annonymous said:
What is multi-channel stereo?? Either it's stereo (2 channels) or multichannel. If you want to upmix stereo then there's Pro Logic II or Neo:6Not to be a contrarian, but technically, stereo or "stereophony" is the recording and or reproduction of two or more independent audio channels to create the impression of sound heard from multiple directions. Historically, I would agree that "stereo" was generically applied to two channel, because 2 channel was all that existed. Alternately, I do believe Websters still defines "stereophonic" as pertaining to two channels, but they last updated there definition in 1927, just a few short years after the very first "stereo" radio broadcast. IMHO, it is acceptable to refer to audio recorded and mixed in anything greater than two channels as multichannel stereo. I would consider various recordings, for example those from AIX, that are recorded, mastered and mixed in 5 channels to properly be referred to as multichannel stereo and not just necessarily as multichannel audio only. Indeed, it seems more appropriate to refer to these more contemporary 5 channel audio presentations for audiophiles as multichannel stereo.
Not the final authority on linguistic meaning by any stretch of the imagination, but this from wikipedia -
" The word "stereophonic"—derived from the Greek, stereos = "solid" and phōnē = "sound"—was coined by Western Electric, by analogy with the word "stereoscopic". In popular usage, stereo usually means two-channel sound recording and sound reproduction using data for more than one speaker simultaneously. In technical usage, stereo or stereophony means sound recording and sound reproduction that uses stereographic projection to encode the relative positions of objects and events recorded. A stereo system can include any number of channels, such as the surround sound 5.1- and 6.1-channel systems used on high-end film and television productions."
Then there is the term "surround sound". But that's a can of worms for another day.
Sorry for the long winded blowhard diatribe, but is this an issue, not really, or not at all?
