[ogg-dev] OggPCM proposal feedback

[oliver oli]

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
>   f) Encoding of channel information. In a two channel file,
>      is the audio data a stereo image or two distinct mono
>      channels? For a file with N (> 2) channels, are there 
>      pairs of channels which should be considered as a stereo
>      pairs or do you want to place these stereo pairs as 
>      separate streams within a single ogg container? What
>      about multi channel surround sound (there are a number
>      of different formats like 5.1 and 7.1) or quadraphonic? 
>      How are you going to specify which channel is which. 
>      Being able to encode this stuff easily is **vital**.

please don't forget ambisonics :-)

2 channel UHJ
4 channel 1st order
9 channel 2nd order
16 channel 3rd order

etc.