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Dolby Surround Mixing Manual

Dolby Surround Mixing Manual

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List of Figures

List of Figures

Figure 

Figure 

Description 

Description 

Page

Page

2-1 

2-1 

Dolby 

Dolby Model 

Model SEU4 

SEU4 and 

and SDU4

SDU4..............................................................

.....................................................................

....... 2-1

2-1

2-2 

2-2 

Typical 

Typical Room 

Room Layout

Layout .................................................

...................................................................................

.................................. 2-2

2-2

2-3 

2-3 

Sound 

Sound Field 

Field Pattern 

Pattern with 

with Two 

Two Surround 

Surround Speakers.......................

Speakers......................................

............... 2-3

2-3

2-4 

2-4 

Sound 

Sound Field 

Field Pattern 

Pattern with 

with Four 

Four Surround 

Surround Speakers

Speakers.....................................

..................................... 2-3

2-3

2-5 

2-5 

Large 

Large Listening 

Listening Room 

Room with 

with Surround 

Surround Speaker 

Speaker Array

Array ..................................

.................................. 2-4

2-4

2-6 

2-6 

Front 

Front Speakers 

Speakers Equidistant 

Equidistant from 

from Engineer..................................................

Engineer.................................................. 2-5

2-5

2-7 

2-7 

Wrong 

Wrong Soffit 

Soffit and 

and Center 

Center Speaker 

Speaker Placement..............................................

Placement.............................................. 2-6

2-6

2-8 

2-8 

Listener 

Listener in 

in Sweet 

Sweet Spot

Spot ..............................................................

.................................................................................

................... 2-7

2-7

2-9 

2-9 

Listener 

Listener Shifted 

Shifted to 

to Side................................................................................

Side................................................................................ 2-7

2-7

2-10 

2-10 

Defined 

Defined Image.......................................................................................

Image..............................................................................................

....... 2-8

2-8

2-11 

2-11 

Front 

Front Speakers 

Speakers in 

in the 

the Same 

Same Horizontal 

Horizontal Plane

Plane ............................................

............................................ 2-8

2-8

2-12 

2-12 

Ideal 

Ideal Setup—All 

Setup—All Speakers 

Speakers Above 

Above Screen

Screen ...................................................

................................................... 2-9

2-9

2-13 

2-13 

Ideal 

Ideal Setup—All 

Setup—All Speakers 

Speakers Below 

Below Screen......................

Screen....................................................

.............................. 2-9

2-9

2-14 

2-14 

Compromised 

Compromised Setup—Hig

Setup—High-Freque

h-Frequency 

ncy Drivers 

Drivers In 

In Line

Line ..............................

.............................. 2-9

2-9

2-15 

2-15 

5.1-Channe

5.1-Channel 

l System 

System Room 

Room Layout............................................................

Layout............................................................ 2-10

2-10

2-16 

2-16 

Vertical 

Vertical Location 

Location of 

of Surround 

Surround Speakers 

Speakers in 

in Control 

Control Room.........................

Room......................... 2-11

2-11

2-17 

2-17 

Typical 

Typical Signal 

Signal Flow

Flow ...........................................................

....................................................................................

......................... 2-11

2-11

2-18 

2-18 

Signal 

Signal Flow 

Flow through 

through Console 

Console Monitor........................................................

Monitor........................................................ 2-12

2-12

2-19 

2-19 

Modified 

Modified Monitor 

Monitor Section 

Section of 

of 2-Track 

2-Track Console............................................

Console............................................ 2-13

2-13

2-20 

2-20 

Radio 

Radio Shack 

Shack Analog 

Analog and 

and Digital 

Digital SPL 

SPL Meters

Meters ............................................

............................................ 2-14

2-14

2-21 

2-21 

Tektronix 

Tektronix 760 

760 Phase 

Phase Scope 

Scope Display 

Display of 

of Center 

Center Channel 

Channel Information

Information ........

........ 2-15

2-15

2-22 

2-22 

Tektronix 

Tektronix 760 

760 Phase 

Phase Scope—Typic

Scope—Typical 

al Multichan

Multichannel 

nel Information...............

Information............... 2-15

2-15

3-1 

3-1 

XLR 

XLR Connecto

Connector 

r Pins

Pins .............................................................

....................................................................................

....................... 3-1

3-1

3-2 

3-2 

Signal 

Signal Routing—St

Routing—Stereo 

ereo Bus 

Bus and 

and Auxiliary 

Auxiliary Sends

Sends .......................................

....................................... 3-3

3-3

3-3 

3-3 

Signal 

Signal Routing—

Routing—Film-Style 

Film-Style Panning..................................

Panning............................................................

.......................... 3-4

3-4

3-4 

3-4 

Signal 

Signal Routing—D

Routing—Dual 

ual Stereo 

Stereo Bus................................................................

Bus................................................................ 3-4

3-4

3-5 

3-5 

Signal 

Signal Routing—

Routing—Console 

Console with 

with Monitor 

Monitor Section

Section ...........................................

........................................... 3-5

3-5

3-6 

3-6 

Signal 

Signal Routing—M

Routing—Monitor 

onitor Section 

Section with 

with 4 

4 Channel 

Channel Insert 

Insert Points...................

Points................... 3-5

3-5

3-7 

3-7 

Signal 

Signal Routing—L

Routing—Live 

ive Broadcast

Broadcast .......................................................

..................................................................

........... 3-6

3-6

3-8 

3-8 

Signal 

Signal Routing—L

Routing—Live 

ive Broadcast 

Broadcast with 

with Fail 

Fail Safe

Safe ...........................................

........................................... 3-6

3-6

3-9 

3-9 

Signal 

Signal Routing—4

Routing—4-2-4 

-2-4 Monitorin

Monitoring................................................................

g................................................................ 3-7

3-7

3-10 

3-10 

SEU4 

SEU4 Front 

Front Panel 

Panel with 

with Surround 

Surround Active 

Active LED 

LED On........................................

On........................................ 3-7

3-7

3-12 

3-12 

SEU4 

SEU4 with 

with EPL 

EPL Highlighte

Highlighted

d ......................................................................

.........................................................................

... 3-8

3-8

3-13 

3-13 

CAT 

CAT 344 

344 Card 

Card Switches 

Switches and 

and Jumpers..............................

Jumpers.........................................................

........................... 3-9

3-9

3-14 

3-14 

Center 

Center Speaker 

Speaker Switch 

Switch Detail......................................................................

Detail...................................................................... 3-9

3-9

3-15 

3-15 

Wake-Up 

Wake-Up State 

State Jumper 

Jumper Detail

Detail ..............................................................

...................................................................

..... 3-10

3-10

3-16 

3-16 

Remote 

Remote Fader 

Fader and 

and Connector

Connector ..................................................................

.................................................................... 3-10

3-10

3-17 

3-17 

Remote 

Remote Fader 

Fader Switch 

Switch Detail

Detail .................................................................

......................................................................

..... 3-11

3-11

3-18 

3-18 

EPL 

EPL Switch 

Switch Detail...............

Detail..................................................................................

........................................................................

..... 3-11

3-11

3-19 

3-19 

Detail 

Detail of 

of Jumper 

Jumper Modification 

Modification for 

for Bass 

Bass Splitting

Splitting ........................................

........................................ 3-13

3-13

3-20 

3-20 

Delay 

Delay Switch 

Switch Detail

Detail .......................................................

....................................................................................

............................. 3-13

3-13

4-1 

4-1 

Adjusting 

Adjusting the 

the Center 

Center Input 

Input Trim 

Trim Control

Control ......................................................

...................................................... 4-2

4-2

4-2 

4-2 

Adjusting 

Adjusting the 

the Right 

Right Input 

Input Trim 

Trim Control.........................................................

Control......................................................... 4-3

4-3

4-3 

4-3 

Adjusting 

Adjusting the 

the Center 

Center Output 

Output Trim 

Trim Control..................

Control....................................................

.................................. 4-3

4-3

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Страница 1: ...Dolby Surround Dolby Surround Mixing Manual Mixing Manual Part Part No No 91536 91536 Issue Issue 2 2...

Страница 2: ...5542 6160 Facsimile Facsimile 81 3 5542 6158 81 3 5542 6158 Dolby Laboratories International Services Shanghai Co Ltd Dolby Laboratories International Services Shanghai Co Ltd 03 07a 18 F The Center 0...

Страница 3: ...13 2 13 2 3 9 2 3 9 SPL SPL Meters Meters 2 14 2 14 2 3 10 2 3 10 Phase Phase Scope Scope 2 14 2 14 Chapter Chapter 3 3 System System Installation Installation 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 Signal Signal Routing Ro...

Страница 4: ...Panning Panning Sounds Sounds 5 2 5 2 5 5 5 5 Stacking Stacking Encoded Encoded Tracks Tracks 5 2 5 2 5 6 5 6 Magic Magic Surround Surround 5 2 5 2 5 7 5 7 Decoder Decoder Mistracking Mistracking and...

Страница 5: ...n Audio Consol io Console e 7 5 7 5 7 10 7 10 Game Game Playback Playback 7 6 7 6 Chapter Chapter 8 Theory 8 Theory of Operation of Operation 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 Encoder Encoder 8 1 8 1 8 2 8 2 Decoder De...

Страница 6: ...ektronix 760 760 Phase Phase Scope Scope Display Display of of Center Center Channel Channel Information Information 2 15 2 15 2 22 2 22 Tektronix Tektronix 760 760 Phase Phase Scope Typic Scope Typic...

Страница 7: ...7 3 7 3 Dolby Dolby Surround Surround Game Game Encoding Encoding 7 3 7 3 7 4 7 4 Game Game Mixer Mixer 7 4 7 4 7 5 7 5 Waveform Waveform of of Game Game Encoded Encoded Signal Signal 7 4 7 4 7 6 7 6...

Страница 8: ...of Tables List of Tables Table Table Description Description Page Page 3 1 3 1 EPL EPL Connecti Connections ons 3 12 3 12 3 2 3 2 Delay Delay Switch Switch Settings Settings 3 14 3 14 7 1 7 1 Dolby Do...

Страница 9: ...e the same as those of stereo stereo soundtrack production The main difference is that the mixing console must have at soundtrack production The main difference is that the mixing console must have at...

Страница 10: ...t signals Left Center Right and Surround from the audio console Surround from the audio console and matrix encodes them into two and matrix encodes them into two output signals Lt and Rt The Lt output...

Страница 11: ...onform to a The various room possibilities for working with Dolby Surround encoding all conform to a basic basic standard They all require the typical standard They all require the typical Left and Ri...

Страница 12: ...front of the room working in the front of the room and the clients listening in the and the clients listening in the back Sharing two Surround back Sharing two Surround speakers within this configura...

Страница 13: ...n master control rooms and screening rooms are similar to control rooms For larger rooms several Surround speakers may be are similar to control rooms For larger rooms several Surround speakers may be...

Страница 14: ...ield monitors In either case the design of all three front speakers must be three front speakers must be identical panning from one type of speaker to another identical panning from one type of speake...

Страница 15: ...equally If amps for each should be rated equally If the Center speaker is smaller and the the Center speaker is smaller and the Center channel bass is being redirected to the Center channel bass is b...

Страница 16: ...ure 2 8 This configuration provides a good phantom This configuration provides a good phantom image image Figure 2 8 Listener in Sweet Spot Figure 2 8 Listener in Sweet Spot If the listener moves to e...

Страница 17: ...rmation This results is a narrower mix narrower than most people are than most people are accustomed to This further supports the need to have a accustomed to This further supports the need to have a...

Страница 18: ...iver is oriented for the correct dispersion characteristics if you place it in dispersion characteristics if you place it in any position other than its normal one any position other than its normal o...

Страница 19: ...arate from any other front channel subwoofer is normally connected to this channel with an subwoofer is normally connected to this channel with an appropriate amplifier Since the appropriate amplifier...

Страница 20: ...s The exact needs for a complex mixes The exact needs for a particular application will depend on the complexity particular application will depend on the complexity of the of the mix When deciding to...

Страница 21: ...tor outputs If this is done check three outputs If this is done check three things First set the control room monitor level pot things First set the control room monitor level pot in a fixed in a fixe...

Страница 22: ...practices for proper SPL is based on film practices The SPMTE standards call for setting The SPMTE standards call for setting each channel so each channel so that pink noise at reference level reprod...

Страница 23: ...e meter is used to properly calibrate speaker levels The A sound pressure meter is used to properly calibrate speaker levels The most readily available most readily available units in the US are from...

Страница 24: ...s the top and the Surround channel will appear across the top and the Surround channel will appear at the sides Information that is in appear at the sides Information that is in all channels will appe...

Страница 25: ...me direction Past Other countries are moving in the same direction Past wiring practices and equipment designs wiring practices and equipment designs in the USA Europe and elsewhere have led in the US...

Страница 26: ...ect one of the inner wires to the hot or go If the equipment at the other end is unbalanced connect one of the inner wires to the hot or go side the other to the cold side the other to the cold or ret...

Страница 27: ...end Aux Send L L L L L L R R R R R R C C C C S S S S L L L L R R R R t t t t t t t t Figure 3 2 Signal Routing Stereo Bus and Auxiliary Sends Figure 3 2 Signal Routing Stereo Bus and Auxiliary Sends T...

Страница 28: ...and one stereo output can be used for left right panning and a second used for center surround a second used for center surround panning Although not as flexible as a film style panning Although not...

Страница 29: ...l volume control and monitor loop insert points for inserting the SDU4 In this points for inserting the SDU4 In this case installation is very simple and the case installation is very simple and the m...

Страница 30: ...odules assigned to feed the encoder can easily be feed the encoder can easily be reassigned to the stereo bus of the console and reassigned to the stereo bus of the console and audio can be re audio c...

Страница 31: ...and withdrawing the plug in modules On the more recent more recent units silver finish remove the front extrusion first However it is likely units silver finish remove the front extrusion first Howeve...

Страница 32: ...t t S S S S OUTPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS INPUTS CAT CAT No No 338 338 Figure 3 11 SEU4 with EPL Figure 3 11 SEU4 with EPL Highlighted Highlighted Troubleshooting Tip Troubleshooting Tip If you are feeding s...

Страница 33: ...Right speakers and a channel stereo from the Left and Right speakers and a Mono summation of the audio in the Mono summation of the audio in the Center speaker when in the Mono mode Center speaker wh...

Страница 34: ...the unit to wa you want the unit to wakeup in the stereo or mono keup in the stereo or mono mode remove the card and move the jumper mode remove the card and move the jumper to the appropriate positio...

Страница 35: ...switch in the remote position and no pot attached and no pot attached 3 5 5 3 5 5 EPL EPL Switch Switch As with the encoder the decoder As with the encoder the decoder contains an EPL switch as shown...

Страница 36: ...s will In most studio applications all three front speakers will be identical In some applications be identical In some applications however a smaller version of the Left and Right however a smaller v...

Страница 37: ...speakers and subtract the distance from the seating position to the nearest Surround speaker nearest Surround speaker Add 10 to the result This Add 10 to the result This is the proper time delay in is...

Страница 38: ...e 3 2 Delay Switch Settings Table 3 2 Delay Switch Settings Setting Setting Delay Delay 0 0 20 20 ms ms 1 1 30 30 ms ms 2 2 40 40 ms ms 3 3 50 50 ms ms 4 4 60 60 ms ms 5 5 70 70 ms ms 6 6 80 80 ms ms...

Страница 39: ...reen LED is approximately 1 4 dB to right green LED is approximately 1 4 dB In some In some cases it may be difficult to keep both green LEDs lit If so adjust until you are at the cases it may be diff...

Страница 40: ...output of the SEU4 final output of the SEU4 encoder These trims are encoder These trims are usually set for unity gain at the usually set for unity gain at the factory Should you desire to change them...

Страница 41: ...the Center speaker and Center speaker ignore the setting for the Center speaker and adjust only adjust only Left Right and Surround The level for Center Left Right and Surround The level for Center s...

Страница 42: ...ned as less than 5300 cubic feet or 150 cubic meters ANSI SMPTE 222M calls For small rooms defined as less than 5300 cubic feet or 150 cubic meters ANSI SMPTE 222M calls for a modification of the X cu...

Страница 43: ...om there No matter what convention you choose equalize the No matter what convention you choose equalize the Left Center and Right speakers to Left Center and Right speakers to match match the curve I...

Страница 44: ...ds further back in the room room Sometimes only a mono element is Sometimes only a mono element is available when a surround effect is desired In this case available when a surround effect is desired...

Страница 45: ...oves bring up the signal on more than one fader and fade each to one fader and fade each to a a different output which allows you to use the different output which allows you to use the faders as pann...

Страница 46: ...or example crickets in the at once For example crickets in the Surround channel and chickens in the front cause Surround channel and chickens in the front cause the sounds the sounds to bleed into the...

Страница 47: ...rround channel remove the stereo output from output from the device and pan it a little towards the center instead of hard left and right Experiment to get the device and pan it a little towards the c...

Страница 48: ...also be present in a front channel interior panned so they will be heard interior panned so they will be heard in mono as is commonly practiced in in mono as is commonly practiced in the film industry...

Страница 49: ...he Surround channel instead of paying attention to heard in the Surround channel instead of paying attention to the action on the screen you the action on the screen you have a have a problem Too much...

Страница 50: ...o With it becoming the norm to source live feeds or audio from a source live feeds or audio from a digital recorder phase correction digital recorder phase correction is essentially unnecessary as no...

Страница 51: ...ts The headroom of the encoder and decoder are sufficient for headroom of the encoder and decoder are sufficient for any of the requirements above any of the requirements above 6 6 6 6 Stereo Stereo S...

Страница 52: ...thod is to emulate Dolby Surround This is common in console games This method common in console games This method lets you place sounds at each of lets you place sounds at each of the four cardinal po...

Страница 53: ...iple streams of audio that are engine can output multiple streams of audio that are pre panned to L R C and S pre panned to L R C and S the Dolby the Dolby Phase Positioner can also encode these and P...

Страница 54: ...igure 7 2 Signal Flow for Game Encoding Figure 7 2 Signal Flow for Game Encoding The resulting signal has the same audio processing as other true The resulting signal has the same audio processing as...

Страница 55: ...eo generation of sound files for use in video games and games and the like The output of the encoder can not be monitored without additional circuitry or signal the like The output of the encoder can...

Страница 56: ...ut for 3 Adjust the Rt output for 3 dB relative to unity gain or dB relative to unity gain or as appropriate for your situation as appropriate for your situation Alternate Method Alternate Method Put...

Страница 57: ...aders pans from back bringing down the 2 back faders pans from back to front will occur Reversing this action w to front will occur Reversing this action will pan from front to back ill pan from front...

Страница 58: ...her virtualized for playback over a playback over a conventional pair of speakers conventional pair of speakers AUDIO AUDIO MIXER MIXER F S GAME MODE F S GAME MODE SOUND ELEMENT SOUND ELEMENT MUSIC AN...

Страница 59: ...hase shift for that channel degree of phase shift for that channel The all pass networks are designed so that over the The all pass networks are designed so that over the range of the surround bandpas...

Страница 60: ...nerates the calibration noise used during the speaker system setup is added to calibration noise used during the speaker system setup is added to the output of the input level the output of the input...

Страница 61: ...bsite at at www dolby com www dolby com Below is information on local Dolby offices Please contact Below is information on local Dolby offices Please contact the nearest office for assistance the near...

Страница 62: ...nt dolby com trademarkagreement dolby comor by contacting Dolby or by contacting Dolby Laboratories at any of the locations given in Laboratories at any of the locations given in Section 9 1 Contactin...

Страница 63: ...boratories maintains listings on the Dolby Web Page encoding Dolby Laboratories maintains listings on the Dolby Web Page www dolby com www dolby com and and in print To keep these lists current studio...

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