Comparison of basic audio quality and timbral and spatial fidelity changes caused by limitation of bandwidth and by down-mix algorithms in 5.1 surround audio systems

AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-192

  Zieliński, Sławomir K ^a   Rumsey, Francis ^a   Kassier, Rafael ^a   Bech, Søren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANG AND OLUFSEN A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUDIO ACOUSTICS; BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CORRELATION METHODS; LOW PASS FILTERS; SOUND RECORDING;

AUDIO QUALITY; DOWN-MIX ALGORITHMS; MULTICHANNEL AUDIO; SURROUND AUDIO SYSTEMS;

AUDIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 17244373167     PISSN: 15494950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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