This processing mode benefits 5.1 music recordings, as
it employs a modified form of the THX Advanced
Speaker Array processing. THX Ultra2 Music takes
account of the fact that music material is mixed and
monitored in a very different environment than film
soundtracks. In this mode the front left, right and centre
signals are passed directly to the loudspeaker outputs
without any re-equalization. The surround content is
timbre matched (again without re-equalization) and
(where required - i.e. mono surrounds) decorrelated
before being fed to the left and right surround
channels, whilst a processed version of the surround
information is sent to the surround backs to enhance
spaciousness and widen the listening area.
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This processing mode includes the re-equalization, timbre
matching and adaptive decorrelation of THX Cinema, but also
detects and compensates for monaural surround information,
feeding it directly to the back speakers but also feeding a
decorrelated form to the left and right surround channels. In
the case of 5.1 material with stereo surround information, the
surrounds are processed to pass the ambient information to
the left and right surrounds and the directional cues to the
surround backs. The overall result is to achieve an enhanced
surround experience over a wider listening area.
To apply THX Ultra2 post-processing, press the
THX
key on the
remote or the
THX
button on the front panel, once or
repeatedly until you selected your desired mode.
Despite the name,
THX Ultra 2 Music
is also
beneficial for film soundtracks
that have been specifically
mixed for the home
environment, as is the case for
many of the newer DVD
releases. Such soundtracks do
not require the re-equalisation
that is part of THX Ultra2
Cinema processing.
To apply THX Music post-processing, press the
THX
key on the remote or the
THX
button on
the front panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your desired mode.
This processing mode includes processing includes the
re-equalization, timbre matching and adaptive
decorrelation of
THX Cinema
, as described on page
29. To apply THX Cinema post-processing, press the
THX
key on the remote or the
THX
button on the front
panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your
desired mode.
surround
THX Cinema
surround
10
0
THX
audio
title
angle
shift
THX Cinema
(1)
THX Ultra2
(1)
THX Music
1. THX ULTRA2 and THX Music are only available if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is equipped with 7.1 channels and system setup includes
back speaker(s).
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